Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • December 19, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK NONPROFIT PROFILE CT Automotive Retailers Association 36 Trumbull St., Hartford | www.ctcar.org MISSION To promote legislative policies that will strengthen Connecticut auto dealerships. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES James Fleming, President Statewide trade association. FY 2015 SUMMARY 2014 2015 Total Employees 5 5 Total Assets $5,740,893 $4,735,494 Total Liabilities $3,772,262 $2,867,309 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $169,814 $170,540 Program Service Revenue $334,312 $326,417 Investment Income $10,318 $8,581 Other $359,833 $391,169 TOTAL $874,277 $896,707 EXPENSES Grants $70,178 $70,520 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $476,017 $488,580 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 Other $418,109 $556,625 TOTAL $964,304 $1,115,725 MARGIN $(90,027) $(219,018) TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY2015) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits James Fleming, President $219,761 $232,926 Jonathan Courtemanche, CFO $63,792 $69,482 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 FOX 61 hires multimedia journalist FOX 61, Tribune Broadcasting's Hartford station, has hired Ike Ejiochi as a multimedia journalist. Most recently, Ejiochi served as weekend anchor/reporter for KODE Action 12 news in Joplin, Mo., and, before that, as a freelance reporter for The Associated Press in Hartford, where he covered the Connecticut guber- natorial race of Tom Foley. Ejiochi begins on air Jan. 25. OneDigital Health and Benefits announces moves in Farmington office OneDigital Health and Benefits, which focuses exclu- sively on employee benefits, recently announced that Tina Sparrow was appointed business development executive for mergers and acquisitions and Jeff Cross joined as a principal, both in the Farmington office. Sparrow's business development role for M&A is a new position for OneDigital's Northeast region. In ad- dition to her success in sales during her three years with OneDigital, she was previously a senior account executive for 14 years with Delta Dental of New Jersey. Cross is an experienced insurance executive who has underwriting experience with local and national insurance companies. Prior to joining OneDigital, he spent more than eight years as vice president of un- derwriting at ConnectiCare. Weatogue's Vesta Corp. announces retirement of co-founder Vesta Corp., a developer, owner and manager of affordable housing communities throughout the U.S., announced that Steven Erie, managing di- rector, principal and co-founder, is retiring after 35 years. His partner and co-founder, Arthur Greenblatt, will remain as president and CEO to lead the com- pany, along with a seasoned team of executives. Nutmeg Technologies names business development/customer care director Nutmeg Technologies, a women-owned IT ser- vices provider in South Windsor, said Deirdre Tindall has joined the company in a hybrid role as director of business development and customer care. Tindall will be responsible for building community engage- ment and will work with clients and local businesses to develop business technology strategies. Prior to Nutmeg Technologies, Tindall worked for The Jordan Porco Foundation raising awareness and donor contributions. Bloomfield's FMI Chemical names president and CEO FMI Chemical Inc. of Bloomfield, a manufacturer of heat-resistant silicone sealants for aerospace, manu- facturing and industrial applications, has hired Bob Margolis as president and CEO. FMI Chemical also is an accredited testing facility and custom repackager of nonmetallic sealants, compounds and coatings. Mintz + Hoke adds junior art director Avon marketing agency Mintz + Hoke has added Katelyn Peterson to its creative team as junior art director. Peterson's responsibilities include developing cre- ative concepts and executing design and communi- cations projects for clients. Webster's Ciulla elected CBIA chair Webster Bank President John Ciulla has been seat- ed as board chair of the Connecticut Business & Indus- try Association, the state's largest pro-business lobby. Ciulla, who also is president of the Waterbury lender's parent, Webster Financial Corp., was elect- ed last week. He succeeds former ebm-papst president and CEO Bob Sobolewski, who becomes the immediate past chair. National bankers group elects Windsor Federal Savings CEO as treasurer George Hermann, president and CEO of Windsor Federal Savings, has been elected treasurer of the American Bankers Association for 2016-2018. The ABA is the largest bank trade association in the U.S. As one of four elected ABA officers, Hermann will serve on ABA's executive committee, which guides ABA's policy and business decisions. As treasurer, Her- mann also will serve on the board of the ABA Educa- tion Foundation, which helps banks provide financial education to people of all ages, focus on the topics of affordable housing and community development, and emphasize corporate social-responsibility objectives. Travelers executive joins Hartford Foundation for Public Giving board Travelers executive Marlene Ibsen has been appointed to the board of directors of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foun- dation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communi- ties. Ibsen's appointment by the trustees commit- tee, comprised of Bank of America and KeyBank, the successor by merger to New Alliance Bank, will begin on Jan. 1 and end on Dec. 31, 2021. Since Nov. 2007, Ibsen has served as CEO and president of Travelers Foundation and vice presi- dent, community relations, for The Travelers Cos. CT Senate Republican Office hires former OPM labor relations chief Linda J. Yelmini, a former longtime director of labor relations in the state Office of Policy and Man- agement, will serve the Connecticut Senate Repub- lican Caucus as a labor relations advisor and leg- islative researcher for the 2017 legislative session. Yelmini has been hired to work in a part-time, hourly capacity. Yelmini previously worked in OPM's Office of Labor Relations from 1987 to 2015 and served as its director for 18 years. MOVERS & SHAKERS Ike Ejiochi John Ciulla Bob Margolis Marlene Ibsen Steven Erie George Hermann Katelyn Peterson Linda Yelmini The Greater Hartford Association of REALTORS raised $14,000 during its annual charity golf tournament. The pro- ceeds will benefit The Hundred Club of Con- necticut, a nonprofit that provides financial aid to the families of fallen officers, fire- fighters and correction officers. • • • The Bridge Family Center received a $10,000 donation from The Allstate Foun- dation to support positive youth development in the Greater Hartford area. To celebrate this new partnership, CT Allstate agents will be col- lecting donations during the holiday season to support children and teens the Bridge serves. • • • Despite a drop in energy prices this year, utility bills remain unaffordable for approx- imately 322,000 Connecticut households, according to an annual report commis- sioned by the nonprofit Operation Fuel. The report pegged the state's "home energy affordability gap" — the dollar amount of home energy bills that exceed affordable levels (6 per- cent of household income) — at $399 million. • • • The Network Against Domestic Abuse has received a $20,000 unrestricted grant as part of The Mary Kay Foundation's annual shelter grants program. The grant will help further the organization's efforts to combat domestic violence. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D

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