Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • March 14, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK NONPROFIT PROFILE Hands on Hartford Inc. 55 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford | www.handsonhartford.org MISSION To strengthen the community in Hartford by responding faithfully to people in need through programs that change lives and renew human possibility. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES Barbara Shaw, Executive Director Soup kitchen, food pantry, advocacy center, weekend meal programs and housing assistance. FY 2014 SUMMARY 2013 2014 Total Employees 53 42 Total Assets $7,248,487 $6,974,285 Total Liabilities $153,363 $526,938 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $5,066,172 $1,724,285 Program Service Revenue $361,052 $463,361 Investment Income $5,497 $7,574 Other $3,070,818 $0 TOTAL $8,503,539 $2,195,220 EXPENSES Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $1,261,204 $1,275,272 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 Other $1,165,004 $1,267,725 TOTAL $2,426,208 $2,542,997 MARGIN $6,077,331 $(347,777) TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY 2014) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits Barbara Shaw, Executive Director $99,390 $120,204 Pamela Fitzgerald, Director of Finance $71,815 $83,226 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 Day Pitney lawyers become partners Christiana N. Gianopulos was recently named a partner at Day Pitney LLP in West Hartford and Eliza- beth Latif was named partner in the Hartford office. Gianopulos works extensively in estate and tax planning, contested probate matters and represen- tation of professional fiduciaries. Gianopulos also assists clients with planning and compliance for their offshore assets. Prior to join- ing the firm, Gianopulos spent nearly 20 years at a bank as senior vice president and regional fiduciary officer. Latif is a partner in the commercial litigation de- partment and is a member of the firm's white-collar defense and internal investigations and securities enforcement defense practice groups. Prior to joining Day Pitney, Latif was an assistant U.S. attorney, both for the Eastern District of New York and the District of Connecticut. She now regu- larly represents companies and individuals in con- nection with the defense of regulatory, white-collar criminal and complex civil litigation matters. Murtha Cullina announces new lawyer in Hartford office Murtha Cullina LLP has added Matthew J. Hoberman as a lawyer in its business and finance department. Hoberman joins the firm's commercial finance and lending, and real estate practice groups. He represents lenders with a particular emphasis on financing, development, construction, asset-based lending and middle markets. Prior to joining Murtha Cullina, Hoberman was a partner at Rome McGuigan PC. Updike, Kelly & Spellacy announces new lawyer in Storrs office Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC said Benjamin Wiles has joined the law firm as a shareholder/principal in its Storrs office. Wiles will primarily work within the technology and emerging companies, and venture capital and private equity practice groups. Wiles joins the firm from Day Pitney LLP, where he served as counsel. Wiles has represented emerg- ing high-growth companies and venture investors across a wide range of industries, including software, technology, financial services, health care, beverage alcohol and fashion. KBE Building Corp. promotes four in Farmington office Farmington-based KBE Building Corp. recently promoted Jonathan Coccorese and Cody Mordenti to assistant superintendent, Michael Kolakowski Jr. to project manager and Bill Culviner to estimator. Coccorese joined KBE in 2014. Prior to joining KBE as a full-time employee, Coccorese interned for the commercial construction company. Mordenti began his career at KBE as an intern in summer 2013 and became a permanent em- ployee in 2014. Mordenti has held various positions throughout the company, including project engineer and superintendent. Kolakowski joined KBE in 2014 after working for four years as a project engineer and an assistant project manager at Hayner Hoyt. Culviner began his career at KBE as an intern in summer 2013 and became a full-time employee in June 2014. Cronin and Co. adds four to staff Glastonbury marketing communications agency Cronin and Co. has hired four new employees: Kara Barrepski, account executive; Suz Bednarz, senior interactive project manager; Michael Fein- berg, senior copywriter; and Rob Simone, junior interactive designer. Barrepski most recently worked at Cashman + Katz, Bednarz at Cigna, Feinberg at Keiler and Co., and Simone at Bob's Stores and as a freelancer. Four area executives join Employers Association of the Northeast board The Employers Association of the Northeast (EANE) recently announced the addition of four executives to its 18-member board of directors, including two from Connecticut: William Manthey, vice president and CFO at Bridgeport Fittings Inc. in Stratford, and Mi- chael Rocheleau, executive vice president and CFO of PTA Corp. in Oxford. Manthey has been at Bridgeport Fittings for 13 years and has held CFO and administrative posi- tions in general management for Connecticut man- ufacturing companies over the last 40 years. Rocheleau has been with PTA for more than 20 years. His additional duties at PTA include serving as the general manager of the Oxford business unit. MOVERS & SHAKERS Christiana N. Gianopulos Jonathan Coccorese Kara Barrepski Matthew J. Hoberman Michael Kolakowski Jr. Michael Feinberg Elizabeth Latif Cody Mordenti Suz Bednarz Benjamin Wiles Bill Culviner Rob Simone Glastonbury-based GoodWorks Insur- ance recently donated $12,650 to Bloomfield nonprofit Operation Fuel. The donation was used to help more than 30 lower-income Connecticut families keep the heat and elec- tricity on this winter. Pictured (from left) are Operation Fuel's Kim O'Brien Green; GoodWorks' Curt John- son; Nancy Bulkeley, chairperson of Oper- ation Fuel's board; and Operation Fuel's Patricia Wrice. • • • Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford received a $34,000 grant from Buffalo Wild Wings in support of their ALL STARS flag football program. As part of Buffalo Wild Wings' Team Up for Kids mission and part- nership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the company is supporting 200 Clubs across the country this fall, creating sports pro- grams that promote physical fitness, good sportsmanship and teamwork. • • • The Cigna Foundation in Bloomfield awarded a $50,000 World of Difference grant to Ashoka, a global nonprofit that is building a Workforce Wellness Collabora- tive Innovation Lab in India. Ashoka's program will pro- vide health assess- ments, pay for treat- ment, and support behavior change for healthy lifestyles, deliv- ered at the work site. • • • Amy's Angels, a charitable organiza- tion based in Simsbury, announced it has given out more than $150,000 since its 2014 inception to families and individuals cop- ing with the debilitating effects of a long- term illness, serious injury or catastrophic life event. Through year-round fundraising, Amy's Angels has been able to assist more than 22 individuals and their families, try- ing to fight cancer, hereditary liver disease, and other life challenges. • • • The Liberty Bank Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Reach Out and Read Inc. to support early literacy program- ming in Bristol, Mansfield and Windham. Reach Out and Read nurtures the impor- tance of reading books to children to support early literacy, and gives parents the tools they need to help their children succeed. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D

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