Michael Derrig ’04, ’13 MBA has been appointed vice president, chief underwriter for the Individual Life Division for Symetra Life Insurance Company. Prior to this role, Derrig served as director and chief underwriter at Equitable.

Michael O’Connor ’12 MBA has been named executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority. Prior to this role, O’Connor had recently retired as vice president of Dominion Energy’s Millstone Power Station in Waterford, CT.

Morgan Tuck ’16 has been promoted to general manager of the Connecticut Sun. While at UConn, Tuck led the huskies to four consecutive NCAA championships and was drafted third overall by the Sun in the 2016 WNBA Draft. After retiring from the WNBA professionally, Tuck rejoined Connecticut Sun in 2021 as director of franchise development and was quickly promoted to assistant general manager in 2022.

Christopher Sattler ’12 is a partner and co-founder of Energea Global LLC, an alternative energy company empowering individuals to invest in low-carbon infrastructure, channeling capital towards a sustainable future.

Dr. Semin Park ’19 Ph.D. has started a new position as assistant professor of Management and Organization at Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business. Prior to joining Smeal, Park was an assistant professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.

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.

Mark Tavares ’15 MBA has started a new position as Partner at Aon, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. 

Amanuel (Manny) Haile-Mariam ’01, ’11 MBA has joined Hannon Armstrong in New York City as senior managing director, responsible for the company’s structured investments in Grid-Connected renewable energy markets. Prior to joining Hannon Armstrong, Haile-Mariam held roles at GE Energy Financial Services, as well as with GE Corporate Audit Staff.

Katherine Lane ’11 has been named a 2024 Women in Business Honoree by the Hartford Business Journal. Lane currently leads the financial controls program at Webster Bank. Lane graduated from UConn with a degree in accounting and has since specialized in overseeing Webster’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and reconciliation governance programs.