Russell Dancho ’86 MBA has been appointed Managing Director of Strategic Sourcing by LogicSource, a leading sourcing and procurement services firm in Norwalk, Connecticut. Before joining LogicSource, Mr. Dancho spent over 30 years in senior-level packaging and product development roles with major consumer brands such as Revlon, CONAIR and The LEGO Group. He began his career in Engineering and Supply Chain Management, working with companies such as The Nestle Company and PepsiCo.
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Judith Ward ’18 MBA
Judith Ward ’18 MBA has been named Vice President of Marketing & Communications for Baystate Health. Ms. Ward will oversee marketing, digital/web, communications, public affairs, social media, creative services, loyalty programs, and special events at the Springfield-based health system. She comes to Baystate Health from Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California, where she led the organization’s strategic marketing efforts, developed award-winning advertising campaigns, and executed engaging Facebook Live strategies.
Kevin J. Pleiter ’08 EMBA
Kevin J. Pleiter ’08 EMBA has joined Grant Thornton LLP as a principal in the company’s Financial Services Advisory practice. Mr. Pleiter has more than 25 years of financial services experience and spent much of his career advising global financial services firms across investment banking, asset management, wealth management, and custody businesses in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Jimmy Q. Tang ’11
Jimmy Q. Tang ’11 has been listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Games. Mr. Tang is currently the Senior Manager of Strategy and Finance at Twitch, a live streaming video platform. His focus is on making Twitch a more sustainable platform for its content creators, including his help in launching the Cheering product and developing the business case for the Twitch Affiliate Program, both of which greatly help people earn a living.
Bryan E. Rosenblatt ’11
Bryan E. Rosenblatt ’11 has been listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Marketing and Advertising. Mr. Rosenblatt is currently the Director of Brand Partnerships for Reddit, a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. He was most recently part of the brand partnerships team at Twitter. Mr. Rosenblatt has also been recognized by the Ad Council for championing nonprofit advertising that builds awareness around suicide prevention and has invested in startups led by underrepresented and minority founders.
Minal Patel Davis ’01 JD, ’01 MBA
Minal Patel Davis ’01 JD, ’01 MBA has been honored with a Presidential award by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for her exceptional work against human trafficking in Houston, Texas. At the request of US State Department, she has spoken at the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit and recently visited India and Canada to discuss the role of municipalities in combating human trafficking.
Daniel T. Goose ’16
Daniel T. Goose ’16 has been named Manager of Player Development & Basketball Operations for the Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League Affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets. While at UConn, Mr. Goose was a four-year manager (2012-16) for the men’s basketball program, including a prominent role on the 2014 NCAA Championship team.
Matthew J. Daniels ’02
Matthew J. Daniels ’02 who majored in real estate and urban economic studies, has launched encaptiv, an interactive presentation and sales software based in Stamford, CT. Recently encaptiv was awarded both free patent work and office space from a contest held by an IP law office to benefit tech start-ups. To learn more, visit https://www.encaptiv.com/.
Brian Anderson ’09 MBA
Brian Anderson ’09 MBA has been named Vice President of Business Development at SwapsTech Inc., a leader in global foreign exchange, payment and commercial banking technology.
Dean R. Mahoney ’09
Dean R. Mahoney ’09 co-founded ‘Merican Mule, a canned alcoholic beverage made with premium vodka with co-founders Pete Weil and Steve Pawlik.