After 28 years of leading Ellafi Federal Credit Union, Keith Wiemert ’83 is retiring as president and CEO. Wiemert has overseen and guided the credit union through the transition from a single-sponsor institution to a community-chartered cooperative as well as three mergers and expansion of offerings, including mortgage lending, credit and debit cards, and digital banking.

Joan Lynch ’87 has been appointed chief financial officer and comptroller for the Town of Greenwich, CT, by the Board of Estimate and Taxation. Prior to this role, Lynch was the deputy comptroller for the past year and has held several key town finance roles.

Dominic Scarano Jr. ’84 has been named to Forbes‘ inaugural “America’s Best-In-State CPAs” list. Scarano is currently a partner at Bailey Scarano in Branford, 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.

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.

Kathleen Unger Holt ’87 was appointed by Governor Ned Lamont to be Connecticut’s Healthcare Advocate, serving as the primary voice for all Connecticut patients. Prior to her appointment, Holt was associate director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy based in Willimantic, CT.

Christopher Arnold ’85 was recognized among the “Power 25 Real Estate Players” for 2024 by the Hartford Business Journal. This honor is awarded to real estate developers, brokers, bankers, lawyers, and economic development officials who are having a major impact on the state’s commercial real estate and development scene. 

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.

Denise M. Dettingmeijer ’87, ’89 MBA has been named Medical Solutions’s new chief financial officer, effective Dec. 1, 2023. Dettingmeijer most recently served as CFO of Randstad North America and Global Businesses.

Olivia White ‘80 MBA was named interim director for The Connecticut Forum effective September 6, 2023. White most recently worked for The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum.