Karina J. Alvarez ’10 is an entrepreneur who moved with her family from Peru when she was 14, traveled to Spain for her MBA, and is now located in New London, Connecticut.  Last year she founded EZ-Occasions, an event design and rentals company.  While her family has helped keep her in southeastern Connecticut, and while she likes the “peace of mind” and lack of big-city traffic, she sees much that needs to be done to attract and retain young people.

Joseph A. Reppert ’94 MBA has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Adventist Health, a non-profit health system serving more than 75 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. Mr. Reppert spent the majority of his career as a CFO with several different health organizations, including CFO for North Mississippi Health Services, where he helped lead a team to win the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award twice.

Mary Kay Fenton ’91 MBA is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Achillion Pharmaceuticals in New Haven and has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.  Leading Achillion’s financial and administrative departments since the company’s inception, Ms. Fenton is responsible for financial strategy and capital formation, financial reporting and compliance, and treasury and tax functions, as well as operating functions such as investor relations, risk management, facilities management, purchasing, and information technology.

Thomas L. Rogers ’06 joined the Charlotte Market of The Siegfried Group, LLP as a Manager. Siegfried works alongside financial executives across the nation on their most important accounting and finance projects. Previously, Mr. Rogers was at Wells Fargo to assemble a “Center of Excellence” team charged with the review of financial products at origination.

Jeffrey Deldin ’92 has joined World Insurance Associates LLC, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Tinton Falls, NJ, as a Partner of the firm. Mr. Deldin began his career with Continental Insurance, followed by 3 years with Dunlap Corporation as a Surety Bond Agent and Broker. In 1998, Jeff joined Bruen Deldin DiDio Associates, Inc. He sits on various agency council boards and has served 12 years with the Board of Directors of the Associated Builders and Contractors – CT Chapter.

Richard J. Tavolieri, Jr. ’89 became the managing partner of the Hartford office of Deloitte & Touche LLP in September 2017. He retains his role as Deloitte’s lead audit partner for marquee Connecticut companies. Mr. Tavolieri, who grew up in Vernon, CT and whose father was a career accountant at the former Hamilton Standard/Hamilton Sundstrand, hopes as managing partner he can leave his mark on Deloitte and, like his predecessors, make improvements.

Bonnie J. Duszak Losty ’86 has been named accounting manager for Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. where she will be responsible for all aspects of the accounting system. Previously, Ms. Losty worked as a financial reporting manager for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.