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22 Hartford Business Journal • June 20, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE GLASTONBURY CPA HONORED WITH CPA SOCIETY LEADERSHIP AWARD The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants has honored Mitchell R. Insero of Glastonbury with the 2016 Jack Brooks Leadership Award. Insero is a business advisor with CohnReznick LLP in Hartford. The Jack Brooks Leadership Award was created in 2011 to memori- alize the inspiration, dedication and drive for accomplishment that defined former CTCPA Executive Director Jack Brooks. • • • SIMSBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS ANNUAL AWARDS AT LUNCHEON The Simsbury Chamber of Commerce presented Robert Hensley, president of Robert Hensley & Associates, with the 2016 Business Leader of the Year Award at their annual leadership awards luncheon. The 2016 Public Servant of the Year Award was presented to former Simsbury board of finance members Peter Askham and Nicholas Mason. The Educator of the Year Award was given to Bryan Forman, Sr., a technical education teacher at Henry James Memorial School. • • • WEBSTER BANK RECEIVES PARTNER IN BUSINESS AWARD Webster Bank received the Partner in Business award from CCARC in New Britain, an organization that provides a wide variety of services to people with disabilities. Webster bankers were awarded this honor at CCARC's annual awards dinner for turning a one-day volunteer project into a full-year event. ▶ ▶ Lockheed Martin recently showcased its F-35 Lightning II mobile cockpit demonstrator to elected officials and business leaders at Whitcraft's Eastford plant. Whitcraft is a key supplier for the F-35 program in East Hartford. During the event, attendees received an update on the status of the program as well as the opportunity to simulate a flight in the cockpit demonstrator. ▶ ▶ More than 200 volunteers (shown above) from businesses throughout Hartford participated in a Dash for a Difference, an innovative community- service initiative to foster team building and explore Hartford's historical and cultural gems through a friendly corporate competition. The teams explored various Hartford sites and cultural gems, while also completing volunteer service projects. BETA PARTICIPATES IN 2016 HARC WALK LOCKHEED MARTIN BRINGS F-35 COCKPIT DEMONSTRATOR TO WHITCRAFT DASH FOR A DIFFERENCE EVENT PROMOTES COMMUNITY SERVICE IN HARTFORD ▶ ▶ Employees, friends and family of Hartford engineering firm BETA Group Inc. (shown above) recently came together to participate in the 2016 HARC Walk & 5K Run. BETA's tent was filled with lots of activity including fitness assessments by Fabi Elite Fitness, chair massages by Jess Hart Massage & Spa and face painting. With the support of family and friends, BETA helped raise $34,000 to date for this event. Pictured (from left) are: Bruce L. Blasnik, CTCPA president; and Mitchell R. Insero, CPA. Pictured (from left) are: Harry Sitilides, president of the board of direc- tors for CCARC; Anne Ruwet, CEO CCARC Inc.; and David Hadd, Webster's senior vice president, director continuous improvement. ACCOLADES & MORE