Gary C. Hartnett ’94 has been appointed by Mercer as office business leader for health and benefits. Mr. Hartnett will be responsible for executing the local health and benefits consulting strategy, leading strategic growth initiatives and enhancing the Mercer brand in the local market.
Author: Amanda Spada
Tara A. Gerber ’14 MBA
Tara A. Gerber ’14 MBA has been named to the 2015 Hartford Business Journal 40 Under 40 List. Ms. Gerber is the senior director of strategy and partnerships with Travelers.
Lynn R. Esenwine ’12 MBA
Lynn R. Esenwine ’12 MBA has been appointed by MassMutual as vice president of its pension buyout business. Ms. Esenwine will be responsible for market and business development, advisor and key account management, product and solution design, quoting and analysis of business cases, oversight of plan support, and identifying future opportunities in the risk transfer market.
Kristina L. Dempsey ’11
Kristina L. Dempsey ’11 has been named a Connecticut AVP and portfolio management officer at Bank of America.
Minal Patel Davis ’01 MBA, ’01 JD
Minal Patel Davis ’01 MBA, ’01 JD has been named by Houston’s Mayor Parker, the first special advisor to the mayor on human trafficking. Mrs. Davis will coordinate with city, county, state and federal law enforcement to pursue and maintain relationships with all levels of government to best coordinate efforts and messaging around the issue of human trafficking.
Julianne Avallone ’02, ’06 MBA, ’07 JD
Julianne Avallone ’02, ’06 MBA, ’07 JD has been named to the 2015 Hartford Business Journal 40 Under 40 List. Mrs. Avallone is an attorney with Ford & Paulekas, LLP in Hartford.
Jonathan S. Wood ’77
Jonathan S. Wood ’77 has been promoted to executive vice president of retail banking by Willimantic-based Savings Institute Bank and Trust.
Sudhakar V. Shenoy ’71 MS, ’73 MBA
Sudhakar V. Shenoy ’71 MS, ’73 MBA has joined the board of directors of Government Proposal Solutions, Inc. Mr. Shenoy has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in the Washington, D. C. high-tech industry and was previously selected as Executive of the Year by Northern Virginia GovCon Council. Mr. Shenoy also is the founder, chairman and CEO of IMC, Inc. and considered to be a nationally recognized expert who has built an award-winning technology solutions company.
John P. Prinner ’84
John P. Prinner ’84 has been named as chief financial officer at CRN International. Mr. Prinner will be able to tap into his experience of working with companies where innovation, customer service and alignment of financial/operational strategies drive growth and profitability. Mr. Prinner will be part of CRN’s executive management team.
Michael T. Maynard ’07 PhD
Michael T. Maynard ’07 PhD has been awarded a Fullbright Scholar Award from the J. Wlliam Fullbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr. Maynard is currently on a three-month assignment in Portugal and will be working to help colleagues design research projects involving healthcare teams, teamwork training projects and potentially a project involving the referee tams from Portugal’s professional soccer league