Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • February 8, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK NONPROFIT PROFILE The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corp. 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford | bushnell.org MISSION The Bushnell serves as a catalyst to advance education, promote economic development and build a sense of community in central Connecticut. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES David Fay, President and CEO Theatrical properties, cultural programs and educational activities. FY 2014 SUMMARY 2013 2014 Total Employees 103 100 Total Assets $61,904,654 $64,529,077 Total Liabilities $18,211,151 $18,194,085 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $6,752,416 $7,617,337 Program Service Revenue $10,641,938 $12,585,233 Investment Income $399,369 $908,590 Other ($9,215) $0 TOTAL $17,784,508 $21,111,160 EXPENSES Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $5,952,556 $6,246,913 Fundraising Fees $0 $52,150 Other $11,025,044 $12,509,226 TOTAL $16,977,600 $18,808,289 MARGIN $806,908 $2,302,871 TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY 2014) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits David Fay, President & CEO $374,521 $400,601 Ronna Reynolds, EVP $217,829 $255,383 Elizabeth Ray, VP Programming $124,998 $144,124 S O U R C E : G U I D E S T A R I R S 9 9 0 T A X F O R M Cantor Colburn promotes associates The Hartford office of intellectual property law firm Cantor Colburn LLP has promoted four attorneys from associate to counsel: Amy Bizon-Copp, Grant Eh- rlich, Nicholas Geiger and James Wimpe. Bizon-Copp concentrates on drafting and prosecut- ing patents for a major Korean electronics company and various midsize domestic and foreign companies, with respect to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices. Prior to joining the firm, Bizon-Copp managed regulatory and compliance ac- tivities for medical and aerospace manufacturers. Ehrlich supports a range of technology-based companies. He has drafted and prosecuted patents and has prepared non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate opinions in myriad fields. His past includes engineering experience at Pratt & Whitney and UTC Fuel Cells. Geiger has experience litigating patent and trademark infringement cases, as well as false advertising, false marking, trade secret and unfair trade practice matters. Wimpe concentrates on patent application prep- aration and prosecution in a wide array of mechani- cal and electrical technology areas. Prior to joining Cantor Colburn in 2006, Wimpe had 15 years of en- gineering experience in aerospace and automotive design and in manufacturing. Outthink announces hires for CFO, three other positions Essex-based Outthink, a marketing communica- tions firm, has hired Jessica Bryk as junior copy- writer, Tracey Jacey as chief financial officer, Ryan Lee to head its interactive marketing team and Elizabeth Ormiston to augment the firm's new- business efforts. Most recently, Bryk was a marketing coordinator at A/Z Corp. in North Stonington, specializing in internal and external communications for the construction firm. Jacey will lead accounting, finance and human re- sources and brings more than 25 years of experience in financial management, strategic planning and hu- man resources. Jacey previously was the divisional controller at Dealertrack Technologies Inc. in Groton. Lee will work with clients to create interactive strat- egies across websites, mobile and other digital plat- forms. He previously led a team that helped build the Mohegan Sun brand through the MoheganSun.com and MoheganSunPocono.com websites. He also over- saw mobile applications and email marketing efforts. Ormiston previously was a marketing consultant working with clients in industries that included food, ski resort real estate and education. Shipman & Goodwin names partners Vincenzo Carannante and Jessica L. Ritter have been named partners at Shipman & Goodwin LLP in Hartford. Carannante is a member of the firm's health law practice group, where he represents a variety of healthcare facilities and providers on state and federal healthcare regulatory and business matters. Ritter represents boards of education in general and special education cases, and labor disputes and employment litigation arising in education. Savings Institute Bank & Trust names new branch managers Willimantic-based Savings Institute Bank & Trust announced that Elizabeth Williams and Maryann Gorgone joined the bank as branch managers. Williams joined in October as manager of the North Windham branch located inside Walmart. She comes to the bank with 10 years of banking experi- ence, most recently as branch service manager of First Niagara Bank in Putnam. Gorgone joined in October as manager of the West Main branch located inside PriceRite in Willimantic. Prior to joining Savings Institute Bank & Trust, she worked as a customer service representative, and most recently, assistant branch manager for Metro Bank in Lancaster, Pa. Innovatient Solutions hires sr. execs Hartford health tech firm Innovatient Solutions Inc. has named Henry Schaffer as chief financial officer and Ed Kenney as vice president of market- ing. Schaffer will manage Innovatient's financial and administrative functions and has more than 20 years of management experience focusing on early-stage, high-tech and retail firms. He was recently executive vice president and CFO for InSite One Inc., a health- care firm in Connecticut acquired by Dell in 2010. Kenney joins Innovatient with more than 25 years of marketing, business development, channel distri- bution and sales leadership experience. He was co- founder and chief marketing officer of Advanced Im- aging Concepts, which was acquired by Allscripts. MOVERS & SHAKERS Amy Bizon-Copp Vincenzo Carannante Ryan Lee Nicholas Geiger Jessica Bryk Elizabeth Williams Grant Ehrlich Jessica L. Ritter Elizabeth Ormiston James Wimpe Tracey Jacey Maryann Gorgone Members of the Bloomfield Rotary were on hand for a tarp raising over the Mushroom Barn in Bloomfield, presenting the nonprofit farm with a $5,000 donation to support the "Save the Shrooms" restoration project. The Mushroom Barn is the only known hollow clay tile barn in Connecticut and is listed on the National Historic Register due to its unusual shape, purpose and building materials. Pic- tured (from left) are Dale Bertoldi, Mark Weis- man, Jack Hasegawa, Jonathan Hochman, Hans Kilbourn and Norman Famely. • • • Girl Scouts of Connecticut has received a $40,000 grant from Travelers in support of its program, College Pathways. College Path- ways, which serves around 130 girls in Hart- ford, is a program that encourages education- al and career aspirations in underserved high school girls in Hartford. • • • Hands on Hartford will offer healthy food choic- es to 480 Hartford households through the community pan- try program funded by a $25,000 grant from Lincoln Financial Founda- tion. Additionally, 305 students will receive three to four pounds of food each Friday to ensure that they have nourish- ment on weekends. This is one of nine human-services grants pro- vided by Lincoln Financial Foundation with a total contribution of $148,000. • • • A $1,500 grant to Hartford Stage, awarded by Connecticut Humanities, will help support four free community events surrounding The Body of an American. The Connecticut Humanities award will help Hartford Stage in providing four free events coinciding with the run of the play. • • • The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000 each, through the Amiel P. Zak Public Service Fund. Between five and 10 grants will be awarded during 2016 to com- munity-based organizations, civic associa- tions, volunteer groups and public agencies. This year, the Hartford Foundation will also entertain one grant of up to $40,000. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D

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