Alan R. Schumann Jr. ’89 MBA has been promoted to Senior Vice President-Operations at the Hartford Federal Credit Union.  Mr. Schumann has over 30 years of credit union and banking experience.  His responsibilities include oversight of lending, regulatory compliance, branch operations, and human resources.

Robert E. Valliere ’85 has been named the new Executive Vice President of Insurance Operations for CSAA.  Mr. Valliere will oversee business aspects and functions such as claims, policyholder service, product management, underwriting, agency support and actuarial.  He has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, the last 14 of which he spent in key leadership positions with AAA and CSAA Insurance Group.  Mr. Valliere currently serves on the J.D. Power Insurance Advisory Board.

Richard S. Cheney ’83 MBA has been appointed as the regional director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at Clark University. Mr. Cheney recently served as the Director of Operations of the Graduate School of Business at Bryant University and as Associate Director of Continuing Education and Community Engagement at Central Connecticut State University.

Anthony A. Joyce III ’83 has been promoted to senior Loan Officer and Executive Vice President of Chelsea Groton Bank.  Mr. Joyce joined the Bank in 2014 with over 30 years of experience in lending.  In addition, Mr. Joyce is a Board member of Catholic Charities of Norwich, the Parish Council of St. Peter and Paul, and the Diocese of Norwich Finance Council.

James M. Brown ’85 MBA has been named Director of Marketing at Marywood University.  Mr. Brown is responsible for developing and implementing an integrated marketing and communications plan for the University.  Prior to joining Marywood University, Mr. Brown was the marketing practice lead for GLP Partners, LLC, New York, NY.  During his distinguished career, Mr. Brown has served as vice president of marketing for Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, Erie Insurance Group, Cigna, MetLife, and Citibank.

Kevin W. Dinnie ’85, ’87 MBA has joined Jetty, a financial services company, as Senior Advisor.  Jetty’s President, Luke Cohler, said “Kevin Dinnie’s decades of managing real estate portfolios for The Blackstone Group, Lehman Brothers, and GE Capital represent an invaluable level of real estate expertise that we’re lucky to have on board.”

John Y. Kim ’86 MBA, ’16 HON, CFA is the President at New York Life Insurance Company.  Mr. Kim is now serving in a new Board position at Eversource Energy.  He will serve on the audit and compensation committees.

Thomas J. Banisch ’86 MBA has been elected to the Board of Directors of both the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) and the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Association (CIRMA).  Mr. Banisch is serving his second term as First Selectman in Madison, CT.  Before becoming the Town’s chief elected official in 2015, he was in the chemical industry for over 40 years, the last 32 of which he has owned his own chemical brokering business.

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.

Frances Trelease ’83, ’96 MBA is the founder of Boomer Den, LLC, an adult internship program. Boomer Den connects adult professionals with business owners who need professional, skilled support, and who welcome the maturity and experience of an adult.  Following an initial, risk-free trial run, employers have the option to hire the candidate. http://www.boomerden.com/