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www.HartfordBusiness.com March 21, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 17 Community Health Center names director of Project Echo Middletown-based Community Health Center Inc. (CHC), a primary care provider for under- served populations, has appointed Ági Erickson to director of Project Echo, the virtual classroom to improve patient care by uniting medical experts to share knowledge and best practices. In her new position within the Weitzman Insti- tute, the research and innovations arm of CHC, Er- ickson will oversee and expand the teleconference program designed to improve care and treatment for people with complex health problems, includ- ing Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, pain management, drug abuse and mental illness. St. Francis Hospital announces new doctors Two doctors have joined the medical staff of St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center: Dr. Sean H. Rhyee as a specialist in emergency medicine and toxicology with St. Francis Emergency Medical Group, and Dr. Jeremy C. Hwang as an ophthal- mologist with Solinsky EyeCare LLC in West Hartford. Prior to joining St. Francis, Rhyee, who is board certified in toxicology and emergency medicine, held faculty appointments at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and University of Colorado School of Medicine. Hwang specializes in the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, as well as cataracts and comprehensive ophthalmology. TRC announces senior project manager in Windsor TRC, a national engineering, environmental con- sulting and construction management firm, has added Mark Kearney to its building sciences and industrial hygiene team as a senior project manager in Windsor. He will oversee project management and client relationships. Kearney has 29 years of environmental expe- rience, including site assessments, management of large-scale asbestos abatement programs, and oversight of lead paint-related solutions. He is a licensed asbestos inspector and asbestos project designer in Connecticut. Law firm Jackson Lewis names principal Jackson Lewis PC, which represents management in workplace law, announced that Thomas Dorer has joined the firm's Hartford office as principal. Dorer joins Jackson Lewis from the University of Hartford, where he was vice president, general coun- sel and secretary and was responsible for the legal issues impacting higher education, including em- ployment law, student and academic affairs, regula- tory compliance, Title IX, contracts, privacy law, tax law and corporate governance. O,R&L announces executive vice president O,R&L Facility Services has named Michael Clary executive vice president. Clary, a licensed broker, will help implement the company's growth strategy that includes investment and acquisition throughout the United States. He also will target new commercial real estate and facil- ity management services opportunities along the East Coast. Prior to joining O,R&L, Clary worked for Tavistock Group, an international private investment firm. Simsbury Bank hires senior market manager in Granby Simsbury Bank has hired Ernest Meier as a senior market manager for its Granby office to oversee the retail business line and overall mar- ket. In his market leadership role, he will develop and manage sales plans and coordinate the team serving the mortgage, commercial borrowing and investment services needs of the market, includ- ing joint business and community activities. Meier has more than 15 years of branch manage- ment and operations experience. Most recently, he was manager of a Windsor branch of People's United Bank. Covenant Village of Cromwell announces new sales director Erin Hall has been named director of sales at Covenant Village of Cromwell, a faith-based, non- profit continuing-care retirement community. In her new position, Hall will develop and ex- ecute the marketing and sales program for Cov- enant Village of Cromwell's 219 residential living residences, including one-story patio, cottage and apartment homes. Hall joins Covenant Village af- ter a previous position as sales representative at VITAS Healthcare in Glastonbury. Hoffman Nissan announces sales director Hoffman Auto Group has promoted Tyrrell Dabrowski to Hoffman Nissan sales director, in addition to his current role as sales director of Hoffman Toyota and Hoffman Honda. Dabrowski, who has spent 21 years with Hoff- man Auto Group, began his career at Hoffman Ford as a sales consultant and worked his way up through every level of sales management. Economic development official joins CERC board Bart Kollen, deputy commissioner of the De- partment of Economic and Community Develop- ment, has been elected to the board of the Con- necticut Economic Resource Center Inc. (CERC), the state's nonprofit economic development firm. In his role at DECD, Kollen focuses on efforts to attract businesses to Connecticut and retain com- panies in the state, including regular collaboration with CERC to support these activities. He has had previous positions with ING (now Voya) and the National Association of Manufacturers. The CERC board also re-elected the following executive board members: Shelly Saczynski, UIL Holdings Corp., as chair; Greg Therrien, UIL Holdings (representing Connecticut Natural Gas), as treasurer; and Bill Vallée, state of Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, as secretary. MOVERS & SHAKERS Dr. Sean H. Rhyee Thomas Dorer Tyrrell Dabrowski Dr. Jeremy C. Hwang Ernest Meier Michael Clary See why over 500,000 small business owners trust us. You have worked so hard to build your small business — and will do whatever it takes to protect. That's why you need a carrier that understands your business, is experienced in your industry and has affordable solutions to best meet your insurance needs. 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