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14 Hartford Business Journal • June 12, 2017 www.HartfordBusiness.com Simsbury Bank presented a $5,000 check to Jewish Family Services during its recent event, Embracing Possibility for Mental Health Awareness: A Conversation About Compassion & Edu- cation. The event was attended by over 600 people including spe- cial guest best-selling author and NBC's Today contributing correspondent Jenna Bush Hager. Pictured (from left) are: Richard Sudol, Simsbury Bank; Joan Beresford Bulanowski, Simsbury Bank; Beth T. Goodfriend, Simsbury Bank; Jenna Bush Hager; Kim Margolis, Jewish Family Ser- vices; and Traci Meccariello, Simsbury Bank. NONPROFIT NOTEBOOK NONPROFIT PROFILE Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc. 103 Vision Way, Bloomfield | www.fidelco.org MISSION To promote increased independence to men and women who are blind by providing them with high-quality guide dogs. TOP EXECUTIVE SERVICES Eliot Russman, President & CEO Guide dog services. FY 2015 SUMMARY 2014 2015 Total Employees 56 59 Total Assets $25,027,826 $25,238,948 Total Liabilities $1,094,388 $1,731,207 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $5,437,986 $4,741,091 Program Service Revenue $124,754 $101,972 Investment Income $1,190,011 $860,928 Other $104,548 $76,846 TOTAL $6,857,299 $5,780,837 EXPENSES Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $2,719,659 $3,108,542 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 Other $2,016,068 $1,943,607 TOTAL $4,735,727 $5,052,149 MARGIN $2,121,572 $728,688 TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY 2015) Base Salary Total Compensation & Benefits Eliot Russman, President & CEO $239,271 $240,756 Doug Nelson, VP, Director of Development $150,292 $150,476 Julie Unwin, COO $107,937 $115,546 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 VHB names New England regional manager VHB has promoted Tom Jackmin to senior vice president and New England regional manager of the Watertown, Mass.-based engineering firm. Jackmin, a professional engineer, will lead the re- gion, which accounts for $100 million of the firm's total revenues, overseeing growth and operations for nine New England locations, including Wethersfield. Jackmin most recently was Massachusetts op- erations manager. In his 17 years at VHB, he has led some of New England's largest and most complex projects, including the recent MassDOT Route 79/I- 195 Interchange project in Fall River. CT Dental Association installs new president The Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) on May 10 appointed Dr. Gary Linker, a general dentist in New Britain, as its new president. Linker will serve a one-year term leading the trade association and serving as the main spokes- person for oral health in the state. Also, elected to the CSDA board of governors were: Dr. David Fried of Yalesville, president-elect; Dr. Al Natelli of Southington, vice president; Dr. Bethaney Brenner of Burlington, treasurer; Dr. Annemarie Delessio-Matta, Southbury; Dr. Edward Finnigan Jr., Fairfield; Dr. Steve Hall, Farmington; Dr. Robert Hughes, Stamford; Dr. Tam Le, Hamden; Dr. Lau- rence Levy, Middletown; Dr. Nancy Treiber, New Britain; and Dr. Michael Ungerleider, Granby. Smith Brothers Insurance adds employee-benefits adviser Smith Brothers Insurance, a Glastonbury-based insurance broker, has added Chelsea Peruccio as employee-benefits adviser. Her responsibilities in- clude new business development, account manage- ment and creating employee-benefit strategies. Peruccio has worked with clients in diverse in- dustries, including law firms, IT, education, govern- ment and financial services. She previously was with Cigna Healthcare, man- aging broker and client relations in its New York City and Washington, D.C. offices, and was active in its leadership and sales training programs. American Board of Family Medicine elects local doc as officer The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) announced the election of four new officers, includ- ing Dr. Montgomery Douglas as treasurer. The new ABFM officers will each serve a one-year term. Douglas is chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the UConn School of Medicine and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He previously served as chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and associate dean for diversity and inclusion at New York Medical College. The Hartford names chief underwriting officer The Hartford has named David Firsten- berg as chief under- writing officer for the company's property and casualty (P&C) busi- nesses, reporting to Doug Elliot, president of The Hartford. Firsten- berg replaces Mo Tooker, who was recently named head of The Hartford's middle market segment. Firstenberg, who has more than 20 years of experience in the P&C industry, will oversee the common underwriting framework across The Hartford's small commercial, middle market, specialty commercial and personal lines segments, and partner with the businesses to enable them to grow through improved underwriting, product and risk management. He will lead development of the company's un- derwriting approach for new markets and emerging risk in addition to the risk-engineering function of the company. Prior to joining The Hartford, Firstenberg was presi- dent and CEO of Canal Insurance Co., a specialty insurer. Hoffmann Architects promotes three in Hamden office Hoffmann Architects, an architecture and en- gineering firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, announced the promotions of Robert A. Marsoli Jr., Rachel A. Mesite and David S. Obrizzo in its Hamden office. Marsoli, a professional engineer, was promoted to senior engineer. Marsoli began his career at the firm in 2007 as a project coordinator, was promoted to project manager in 2010 and to project engineer in 2016. In addition to developing designs for challeng- ing structural engineering projects, he has mentored emerging professionals. Mesite earned a promotion to senior finance coor- dinator. Since joining the firm in 2015 as finance coor- dinator, Mesite has assumed additional responsibilities and expanded her position to include managing certifi- cates of insurance and collections, as well as process- ing accounts receivable/payable. Obrizzo was promoted to CAD/IT coordina- tor and has experience in drafting, modeling and conceptual rendering. Since joining the firm in 2015 as senior project representative, he helped guide technical staff in the use of architectural and graphic software programs. Serving as lead CAD drafter, Obrizzo will oversee development, mainte- nance and application of Hoffmann CAD standards and work closely with the IT manager to plan and implement technology projects. CBIA's insurance arm to get new leadership July 1 The insurance arm of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association is getting new leadership. CBIA Service Corp. announced that its longtime President Philip Vogel is retiring June 30 and will be replaced by Ken Comeau, the organization's current senior vice president. The service corporation is the division that man- ages CBIA's private healthcare exchange for small businesses, CBIA Health Connections. Vogel, who joined the service corporation in 1987 as senior vice president, spearheaded development of Health Connections in 1995. Comeau, who joined CBIA Service Corp. in 1990 as director of product development, was later named vice president of sales, products and services. MOVERS & SHAKERS Tom Jackmin Robert A. Marsoli Jr. David Firstenberg David S. Obrizzo Chelsea Peruccio Rachel A. Mesite Volunteers from TD Bank (shown above) joined the city of Hartford, KNOX, and Simp- son-Waverly Elementary School students to plant 21 shade trees at the school. The day was made possible by a $20,000 grant from TD Green Streets, a grant program from TD Bank and the Arbor Day Foundation sup- porting innovation in urban forestry. • • • Trinity College has received a $131,410 grant from the Davis Educa- tional Foundation to support the expan- sion of its Community Learning Initiative. The CLI will build on its 23-year record of developing academic partnerships between students and community organizations. • • • Electric company Dynegy recently pre- sented a $100,000 donation to CREC Ath- letics. The funds will support the continu- ation of the middle school sports program at five participating CREC middle schools. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D