Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • August 22, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK NONPROFIT PROFILE Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc. 30 Laurel St., Hartford | www.nutmegbigbrothersbigsisters.com MISSION To make a positive difference in the lives of children and young adults. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES Andrew Fleischmann, President/CEO Volunteer services, local leadership, mentoring and advocacy. FY 2015 SUMMARY 2014 2015 Total Employees 32 25 Total Assets $262,750 $233,544 Total Liabilities $156,296 $101,094 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $1,544,033 $1,487,338 Program Service Revenue $0 $0 Investment Income $580 $(305) Other $0 $0 TOTAL $1,544,613 $1,487,033 EXPENSES Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $858,244 $894,455 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 Other $568,317 $566,582 TOTAL $1,426,561 $1,461,037 MARGIN $118,052 $25,996 TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY2015) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits Andrew Fleischmann, President/CEO $100,384 $100,384 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 Computational biologist joins The Jackson Laboratory The Jackson Laboratory has appointed Sheng Li, a scientist who develops computational tools and studies cancer epigenomics, as an assistant profes- sor, effective in October. Li comes to JAX from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, where she is an instructor of bioinformat- ics working in cancer epigenome dynamics. She will join the JAX Genomic Medicine faculty in Farmington. Her lab aims to understand the inner workings of cancer cells — the genetic and epigenetic diversity that drives cancer initiation and progression. Her ul- timate goal is to help devise new therapies to attack cancer cells effectively with the power of big data. World Affairs Council of CT names new board members The World Affairs Council of Connecticut recently designated four new board members: Cynthia C. Bell-Bucha, Kevin Bechard, Jason Giulietti and Sanjay Gupta, with Se-Min Sohn as the newly elected president. Bell-Bucha's professional experience includes broadcast journalism, publishing and education and she helped develop a magazine for The World Affairs Coun- cil of America. Currently she is a contributing writer to TownVibe and publisher of six lifestyle magazines that serve Connecticut and upper Westchester, New York. Bechard is an instructor of management, entrepre- neurship and marketing at Manchester Community College. Giulietti is vice president of business re- cruitment for the Connecticut Economic Resource Center. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care names marketing VP Richard C. O'Connor, a senior marketing leader with experience in business-to-business product marketing and direct-to-consumer strategies, has been named vice president of marketing at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Most recently, O'Connor served as senior vice presi- dent and chief marketing officer for Telcare Inc. of Con- cord, Mass. He also has worked as vice president of product marketing at Aetna Inc. Hospital for Special Care elects new board chairman The Center of Special Care Inc., parent company of Hospital for Special Care and its affiliated operat- ing entities, has elected Samuel N. Paul as chair- man of its board of directors. Paul is president and partner of Meadowbrook Center Inc. As chairman, Paul will preside at all meetings of the board and is responsible for the overall governance and management affairs of Center of Special Care. Previously, Paul spent 25 years at United Tech- nologies Corp., where he held multiple senior man- agement positions before transitioning to president and CEO of Bowater Industries PLC. Before entering semi-retirement, Paul was the senior manager and principle of multiple startup companies. Former Chairman David Kelly will remain on the board as vice chairman, Center of Special Care; James Mahoney will continue as chairman, Hospital for Special Care Inc., and will serve as chairman, HSC Community Services Inc.; and Richard Feitel was elected vice chairman of Hospital for Special Care and HSC Community Services and will continue his role as chairman of Hospital for Special Care Foundation Inc. Hoffmann Architects names project engineer in Hamden Hamden-based Hoffmann Architects, an archi- tecture and engineering firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, has promoted Robert A. Marsoli Jr. to project engineer. Marsoli joined the firm in 2007 as a project coor- dinator, later becoming project manager. He mentors junior staff members and engineers in training in the investigation and rehabilitation of building distress, oversees project management and publishes articles related to parking structures and building enclosures. Savings Institute Bank & Trust appoints branch managers Willimantic-based Savings Institute Bank & Trust has named Emily Petrik branch manager of its Dayville location and Scott Heimer vice president and branch manager of the East Hampton and Colchester locations. Petrik previously worked at Savings Institute Bank & Trust as assistant branch manager of the Moosup location. Before joining Savings Institute Bank & Trust, Heimer worked at Citizens Bank as vice president and branch manager. Wells Fargo VP named to nonprofit boards Jeffrey Bruneau, Wells Fargo vice president, com- munity bank district manager, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce and Greater Waterbury In- terfaith Ministries, which promotes self-sufficiency among the homeless and underprivileged. Bruneau, who began his career at Wells Fargo nearly a decade ago as a financial specialist, manages Wells Fargo's community bank in the Hartford/Waterbury region. Ad Club | CT 2.0 appoints new executive director The Advertising Club of CT, now known as Ad Club | CT 2.0, announced the appointment of Kath- leen Lilley as its new executive director. Lilley has worked in meeting, conference and event planning and execution, both locally and globally, and has worked for Riverfront Recapture, MetroHartford Alliance, Aetna, Travelers, Gartner and more. Her current consulting business is Value Added Management Group. MOVERS & SHAKERS Sheng Li Robert A. Marsoli Jr. Sanjay Gupta Jeffrey Bruneau Jason Giulietti Emily Petrik Richard C. O'Connor Kathleen Lilley The Connecticut Humane Society received a $70,000 grant from the Peter Grayson Letz Fund for Animals and the Envi- ronment, administered by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. The grant will provide veterinary care, supplies and other resources to low-income pet own- ers, free veterinary services for animals being cared for by town animal control officers, and training for animal welfare professionals. Pictured (from left) are: Alison Woods, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecti- cut; Jennifer O'Brien, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut; and Gordon Wil- lard, executive director of the Connecticut Humane Society. • • • The Children's Museum was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from People's Unit- ed Community Foundation to support its Science Achievement for All programs. The SAFA programs foster STEM learning through hands-on classes and demonstrations that are offered as field trips or out- reach programs. • • • Main Street Community Foun- dation has awarded over $96,140 in grant awards to 36 organizations serving Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott. The grants were awarded from 23 endowed funds established by donors to support the local community. • • • Jon-Paul "JP" Venoit has been named president and CEO of Wallingford-based Masonicare, effective Oct. 1. Venoit, who is COO now, succeeds Stephen B. McPherson, who is retiring at the end of Sep- tember after 16 years with the senior-living and healthcare nonprofit. Howard W. Orr, chairman of the board of trustees for Masonicare said the choice of Venoit follows a rigorous search process that generated "several outstand- ing candidates from within and outside the organization." Venoit has been with Masonicare since 1990, while in high school, when he worked as a waiter at Ashlar Village, the organization's retirement community in Wallingford. Over his career, his roles have ranged from execu- tive director of residential services to oversight of all the operating entities. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D

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