Ashley Martella ’01, 05 MBA has been named by Forbes as a Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in Connecticut for 2025. Martella currently is a managing director-wealth management for Long River Wealth Management, based in Hartford, CT.

 

Ravi Agadi ’87, ’90 MBA has been appointed vice president, Platform Partnerships, for Workforce Benefits by Symetra Life Insurance Company. Prior to this role, Agadi was president of MC Solutions, a Connecticut-based consultancy firm he founded.

Lee McChesney ’94 has been named executive vice president and appointed chief financial officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Prior to his new role, McChesney served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of MSA Safety Inc.

Chris Jarvis ’01 MBA has been appointed as the interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer for Eagle Energy Partners. Prior to his new role, he was the executive vice president of finance at Foothills Exploration, Inc.

Nathan Scoggin ’08 MBA has been appointed as the new chief product and strategy officer for Carisk Partners, a specialty risk transfer, care coordination company serving insurers, government entities, self-insured plan sponsors and other managed care organizations. Prior to his new role, Scoggin co-founded Icon Health where he continues to serve as chairman.

Mary Wren ’01 has been promoted to vice president of Hotel Operations for Mohegan Sun. Wren began her career at Mohegan Sun in 2002 as a member of its first hotel team, and now as VP of Hotel Operations, she oversees hotel operations and leads strategic planning for the overall hotel team.

Ernest DesRochers ’80, ’81 MBA, senior vice president/co-managing director of Northmarq’s New York metropolitan office, has joined the Board of Trustees for The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, CT.

Christopher Calio ’00 JD/MBA, president and CEO of RTX, has been elected as the aerospace and defense company’s chairman of the board of directors.

Annette Pavone ’02 MSA has been named controller for the Connecticut State College & University (CSCU) System Office in Hartford, CT. Prior to this role, Pavone worked at UConn for 18 years in the Accounting Office as a lead accountant.