Ritu Chaudhri ’90 has been honored as The Sumati Morarjee Women Personality of the Year at The Shipping Tribune – Sagar Gaurav Puraskar 2024. Chaudhri is currently serving in the role of director of Enmarol Petroleum in India.

Brian Kench ’97, ’00 Ph.D. has been elected to the board of directors of the Orange (Connecticut) Chamber of Commerce. Kench is currently dean of the Pompea College of Business at the University of New Haven.

Troy Ingianni ’93, ’00 MSA/MBA, has been appointed principal accounting officer at Barnes Group, an aerospace and industrial manufacturer based in Bristol, CT. Prior to this appointment, Ingianni served as Barnes’ vice president, global controller.

Lawrence P. Ward ’92 was appointed president of the University of Hartford effective July 1, 2024. Prior to joining UHart, Ward served as vice president of learner success and dean of campus life at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. 

Richard F. Almada, Jr. ’96 started a new position as chief strategy officer at CareAbout Health in New York City, responsible for the company’s strategic planning and execution of all reimbursement models and payer contracts. Prior to joining CareAbout, Almada served as COO of OptumCare Network of Connecticut & Senior Vice President – ProHealth Physicians.

Josh Krulewitz ’92 has been appointed ESPN’s senior vice president of communications. In this position, Krulewitz will assume the leadership of ESPN’s communications department and work closely with Disney colleagues to enhance ESPN brands and their reputations.

Jeffrey P. Uccello ’97 has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of Data Solutions for IntegriChain, a comprehensive pharma technology, data, consulting, and outsourcing platform for data-driven commercialization.

Gregory P. Voyentzie ’92, ’95 MBA  has been appointed head of Greystone’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) syndication platform which supports the development and construction of new affordable housing across the nation. Prior to joining Greystone, a private commercial real estate finance and investment company, Voyentzie led the tax credit platform at Boston Financial as chief executive officer and served as a member of the Management Committee for ORIX Corporation USA, Boston Financial’s parent company.  

Martino Rovero ‘90 was promoted to chief operations officer of Connecticut Foodshare, where he served on the Board of Directors from 2011-2022.

 

Peter M. Graham ‘92 was named chief financial officer of Sallie Mae®, responsible for finance, accounting, and treasury activities, as well as equity and fixed income investor relations.