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30 Hartford Business Journal • April 4, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com ACCOLADES & MORE OF NOTE 2016 CONNECTICUT CHAMPION OF CHILDREN AWARD WINNERS The Center for Children's Advocacy has announced the 2016 recipients of its Connecticut Champion of Children award. The recipients include: Barbara Hennessy, regional general counsel, Aetna; José Colón-Rivas, director, Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth and Recreation; and Scott Wells, director, Options Employment and Educational Services. The award honors Connecticut leaders whose dedication and commit- ment has had a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged children. • • • SUSAN G. KOMEN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD PRESIDENT Susan G. Komen Southern New England announced the appointment of Tracy Church, senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Hartford Healthcare, as president of their board of directors. Church has more than 30 years of healthcare industry experience. Komen Southern New England is the largest nonprofit funder of breast health services in Connecticut. • • • THE HARTFORD'S CEO TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF INSURANCE INDUSTRY ASSOC. BOARD The Hartford's Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Swift will become chair- man of The American Insurance Association's board of directors, serving a one-year term. Swift succeeds Michael S. McGavick, CEO of XL Group plc, who served as chairman during the past year. The American Insurance Association is the leading property-casualty insurance trade organization, representing approximately 325 insurers that write more than $127 billion in premiums each year. • • • MICROTEL UNCASVILLE RECOGNIZED AS BEST HOTEL 2015 Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham in Uncasville was named one of Microtel's 2015 Best of the Best Hotels. This recognition is presented annually to the top performing hotels within the brand worldwide. Hotels were selected based upon quality, customer satisfaction and other performance metrics. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ Shipman & Goodwin LLP celebrated Women's History Month with a reception at its Hartford office featuring guest speaker Fran Pastore, CEO of the Women's Business Development Council, which advocates entrepreneurship and economic equality for women. Pastore discussed the history of women's business ownership and the challenges facing women entrepreneurs. The event was hosted by the firm's Women at the Helm networking alliance. Pictured (from left) are: James Schulwolf, Shipman & Goodwin partner; Fran Pastore, CEO of WBDC; and Robin Frederick, Shipman & Goodwin partner. ▶ ▶ In honor of its 50th anniversary in the state, Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters recently presented a Corporate Champion Award to Farmington-based CBS Radio Connecticut. The award was accepted by Mark Hannon (right), CBS Radio's senior vice president and market manager for Boston/ Hartford and Kathy Browne (left), key accounts manager at CBS Radio Connecticut. Also pictured is Andy Fleischmann, president & CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters. SIMSBURY BANK SPONSORS SIMSBURY LAND TRUST WALKBOOK SHIPMAN & GOODWIN CELEBRATES WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CBS RADIO CT RECEIVES AWARD FROM NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ▶ ▶ Simsbury Bank will be lead sponsor of the Simsbury Land Trust's updated property trail map "Simsbury Walkbook: A Guide to Local Hiking." The Bank's $5,000 sponsorship will underwrite a redesign and expansion of the Walkbook to include a number of trails on properties acquired by the Simsbury Land Trust since its original publication. The updated Walkbook will be published in the fall of 2016. Pictured (from left) are: Joe Beale, senior market manager, Simsbury Bank; Sophie Stevens, financial advisor, Simsbury Bank; Amy Zeiner, executive director, Simsbury Land Trust; and Martin Geitz, president and CEO, Simsbury Bank. Barbara Hennessy Scott Wells José Colón-Rivas Tracy Church Christopher J. Swift