Shawn R. Fields ’99 has been selected as the new C.H. Booth library director. Mr. Fields has served as the director at Sacred Heart University’s Ryan-Matura Library in Fairfield, the Huntington Branch Library in Shelton and has also written many books including,An Introduction to Staff Development in Academic Libraries, published in 2009.
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Paulette R. Alviti ’92
Paulette R. Alviti ’92 has been appointed to the position of senior vice president and chief of human resources at Foot Locker. Ms. Alviti has over 20 years of both domestic and international experience in human resources having worked in organizational capability and training among other areas.
Robert L. Howard Jr. ‘93
Robert L. Howard Jr. ‘93 has been appointed as a partner directing the public sector practice at Mahoney Sabol & Company, LLP. Mr. Mr. Howard specializes in providing audit and consulting services to non-profit and governmental organizations.
Andrew N. Albert ’92 MBA
Andrew N. Albert ’92 MBA has been named managing director in the equity sales and trading group at R.W. Pressprich. He co-founded Shelter Harbor Capital, a global macro hedge fund, and has also worked at Weeden & Co., CRT Capital and Pali Capital.
Richard L. Baran ’93 MBA, JD
Richard L. Baran ’93 MBA, JD has been named as chief financial officer at MediaShift, Inc., a leading digital advertising technology company that monetizes private WiFi networks and web publishing sites. Mr. Baran was most recently with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment where he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Christopher L. Ayers ’96 EMBA
Christopher L. Ayers ’96 EMBA has been appointed to president and chief executive officer at WireCo WorldGroup in Kansas City. Mr. Ayers previously served as executive vice president, president of global primary products at Alcoa.
Scott G. Peairs ’94 MBA
Scott G. Peairs ’94 MBA has been appointed to senior vice president of global sales at Faxitron Medical as well as joined the board of directors of Faxitron Pioptics, LLC. Mr. Peairs will be in charge of growing domestic medical business and capitalizing on the growth of Faxitron.
Kirk H. Lusk ‘93 MBA
Kirk H. Lusk ‘93 MBA has been named Narragansett Bay Insurance Company’s chief financial officer. Mr. Lusk has twenty years of finance and insurance experience and has held positions as an underwriter, controller, and chief financial officer.
Stephen T. Surprenant ’98 MBA
Stephen T. Surprenant ’98 MBA has been named vice president, Mission Integration, at Saint Francis Care. Mr. Surprenant most recently served as senior vice president and chief operating officer with Mercy Community Health. He also serves as a member of the advisory committee for Partners in CPE Program for Saint Francis and led a “Values in Practice” initiative at Mercy Community Health for over nine years.
Sean M. O’Connor ’92, ’00 MBA
Sean M. O’Connor ’92, ’00 MBA has been appointed to be the director of marketing at Software Marketing Associates. As the director of marketing, Mr. O’Connor will oversee the development of the firm’s marketing strategy. Since 1997, Mr. O’Connor has been working with Software Marketing Associates.