Susan Heffernan-Gaieski ’01, ’02 MSA, a managing director at Deloitte in the Hartford Office, has been named a Hartford Business Journal 2024 Women in Business Honoree. At Deloitte, Heffernan-Gaieski is also the resources and industrials industry leader for New England, where she specifically supports the growth of climate-focused companies.

Denise M. Whitford ’17 MBA served as a panelist at the Women Empowering Women panel discussion Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The event was a collaboration by the Town of West Hartford’s Department of Economic Development, the West Hartford Office of Equity Advancement, and Explore Farmington to mark Women’s History Month.

Frank Murphy ’07, assistant professor of accounting, has won the American Taxation Association’s (ATA) Outstanding Tax Manuscript Award for his significant contributions to tax literature. Prior to joining the business school faculty in 2017, Murphy worked at Deloitte in Hartford, Connecticut.

Carmen Effron ’72 (ED), ’81 MBA, founder and president of C F Effron Company LLC based in Fairfield County, Connecticut, has been named one of eight 2024 Neag School Alumni Awards honorees. Effron was inducted into the School of Business Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011, and in 2013, she received the Connecticut Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce Award.

Benna Lehrer ‘02 JD/MBA has been named chairperson of the Board of Directors of Capital for Change, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in Connecticut. Lehrer is currently employed by Synchrony.

Zoe R. Riccio ’08 (CAHNR) and Robert A. Riccio ’10, ’15 MSBAPM of Athletic Brewing Company have been named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies in the Northeast region, which included eight Connecticut businesses. The rankings are based on a company’s revenue growth percentage from 2020 to 2022mmerce Award.

Kyle J. Eagleson ’01  has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Guilford Savings Bank. Eagleson formerly served as the bank’s chief operating officer.

Kimberly Green Reynolds ’16 MBA has been appointed chief procurement officer for Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Sales & Services, responsible for driving efficiency, reducing operational costs, and improving procurement processes.

Gregory P. Voyentzie ’92, ’95 MBA  has been appointed head of Greystone’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) syndication platform which supports the development and construction of new affordable housing across the nation. Prior to joining Greystone, a private commercial real estate finance and investment company, Voyentzie led the tax credit platform at Boston Financial as chief executive officer and served as a member of the Management Committee for ORIX Corporation USA, Boston Financial’s parent company.