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UConn Health's future uncertain
"Assuming we identify
a desirable partner and
partnership model we
are targeting substantial
completion of a public-private
partnership as soon as
reasonably feasible."
UConn Health CEO Dr.
Andrew Agwunobi on his hospital's mission to
find a partner that will help it achieve long-term
financial sustainability.
Keith Soressi | Executive Director, Connecticut Bar Association
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
Keith Soressi couldn't pass up the opportunity to
become executive director of the Connecticut Bar
Association — getting back into a state association
and closer to family in a place
with "unsurpassed" beauty.
Soressi began work at the
CBA Feb. 26. The organiza-
tion, with 10,000 members,
is nearly double the size of
the Nassau County (N.Y.)
Bar Association, where he
was executive director for 5
½ years. Before that, he was
associate executive director
of the New York State Bar Association.
He oversees day-to-day operations at CBA,
including 19 staff, while helping advance the
president's and association's initiatives. While he
has practiced in a law-firm setting, most of his
career has been with bar associations.
What issue is most concerning to CT lawyers?
Ensuring everyone has equal access to justice
while navigating the ever-changing world of of-
fering legal services. It is imperative for attor-
neys to acquire tools to adjust to new methods
of offering legal services and adapt to clients'
expectations around delivery of these services.
Attorneys are also faced with a larger issue of
the need and commitment to diversity and inclu-
sion and addressing the issue of implicit bias.
The CBA is at the forefront of this issue with
Karen DeMeola as president. Karen is a speaker
on implicit bias and has educated the legal com-
munity on this topic and ways to overcome it.
What do you hope to accomplish at CBA?
I hope the CBA continues to be the informa-
tional hub for attorneys, to efficiently respond to
members' ever-changing needs.
What's the biggest challenge you face in your
new role?
At the moment, get to know Connecticut's
legal community. The legal profession is very
similar in most states, but each community has
its own personality.
Is there competition among state and local bar
associations?
There should never be competition. We have
the same goals of assisting and improving the
profession and access to justice. We should and
can always work in tandem.
Tell us something about you many people don't
know.
My favorite ice cream is Ben and Jerry's Coffee
Toffee Bar Crunch.
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Keith Soressi
UConn's mission debated
"Turning UConn from a
university into a tech school
that primarily cares about —
to be blunt — making money
may impact our ability to
attract students or faculty."
UConn President Susan
Herbst, quoted in the
Courant, on her opposition to a bill that aims to
turn UConn into more of an entrepreneurship
university.
