Hartford Business Journal

62 Hartford Business Journal • July 25, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com 2015 Winner List: Julianne Avallone Stephanie Bealing David M. Bittner Anthony Byers Michael Byrne Megan Carannante Rebekah Castagno Aidan Charles Dan Clark Endia DeCordova Jocelyn DeMaio Stephanie Dumont David Elder Stephen Frenkel Ryan T. Gardner Jacquelynn Garofano Tara Gerber Daniel Gottfried Jaclynn Hart Jennyfer Holmes Elizabeth Johnson Jonathan Kaplan Alex Koenigsberg Melissa Lambright Lori-Ann Marchese Michelle McDade Kristina Miner Karraine Moody Quentin Phipps Kathryn H. Redican Todd R. Regan Natasha Roggi Jacquelyn Santiago Kathryn Shafer Anthony Shannon Steven Taylor Joseph Turbessi Rebecca Wareing Robert Zanlungo Mark S. Zatyrka Past Classes:2015 OCTOBER 12, 2015 Occupancy of newest downtown apts. outpaces expectations The first batch of downtown office buildings converted to apartments are filling faster than expected, according to the state-supported financier that co-funded them and their developer-landlords. MARCH 9, 2015 St. Francis Hospital in a deal-making mode St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center is working several deals that will expand its geographic footprint in northeast Connecticut and make it one of the best capitalized hospitals in the state, including the acquisition of Stafford Springs' Johnson Memorial Medical Center and a merger with Michigan-based Trinity Health. A look back at what made business headlines in 2015: Class Photo: Past Party Pics: Moody helps Hartford families find homes, independence By John A. Lahtinen Special to the Hartford Business Journal W hen Karraine Moody accepted the role of executive director of the Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity in 2014, she brought with her a great deal of firsthand experience having served as family services director and chief operat- ing officer since joining the organization in 2006. Moody also possessed a longtime connec- tion with the Greater Hartford community having attended Thomas S. Weaver High School and Trin- ity College. She volunteered with Community Health Services, the Wilson-Gray YMCA and Our Piece of the Pie, and worked for United Technologies Corp. and the Hartford Public Schools. "I am passionate about people and making a dif- ference in the community through housing," Moody said when she was named Hartford Habitat's execu- tive director. "With adequate housing, other accom- plishments are made possible, including education attainment, career growth, civic engagement and finally family stability." In 2015, Moody was named Person of the Year by the Trinity Club of Hartford and Hartford Habitat was named a Best Places to Work. Currently, Moody is working on two major projects that she says will greatly impact Hartford Habitat fami- lies and the Hartford community overall. The first is the Financial Freedom Center, scheduled to open this fall. "We'll offer workshops on financial fitness and how to achieve life goals with a sound plan," Moody said. "I am looking forward to providing families with the tools needed to plan for their children's col- lege education. Our homeowners are first in their families to own a home and their children are usually the first in their family to complete a college degree." The center, located at 780 Windsor St., will serve as a resource for homeowners throughout all of Greater Hartford by offering workshops on financial literacy, college financial aid, retirement planning and saving plans. The second project, Moody says, involves expanding Hartford Habitat's services in the north Hartford community to include new construction, rehabs and critical repairs that will turn eyesores into homes fit for families. Moody's passion and commitment to the organi- zation's mission remain rock solid with her aspiring for Hartford Habitat to become not only a support hub for the other Connecticut Habitat affiliates but the entire New England region as well. "I love the impact that our mission has on the family, neighborhood and city," Moody said. "I've been with Hartford Habitat for the past 10 years so I know the homeowners and their children. We are a huge expanded family." 'I love the impact that our mission has on the family, neighborhood and city.' Now Title: Executive Director & CEO Company: Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity, Hartford Age: 37 Then Title: Executive Director Company: Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity Age: 36 PROFILE: Karraine Moody Moody, 2015 Moody, today At the travel- themed 2015 awards event, attendees participated in "Pin Where You've Been." Winners (from left) Megan Carannante, Jennyfer Holmes and Melissa Lambright, at the networking reception.

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