Amanda N. Balboni ’08, ’10 MSA has been named Assistant Vice President at Kaman. Last July, Kaman commemorated the first deliveries of the new K_MAX helicopters. The company also established Women Advocating Leadership at Kaman to hire, retain and promote more women. The program also seeks to change Kaman’s culture “to be more accepting of women in leadership roles,” give women equal access to development opportunities and create a family-friendly workplace.
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.
Karina J. Alvarez ’10 is an entrepreneur who moved with her family from Peru when she was 14, traveled to Spain for her MBA, and is now located in New London, Connecticut. Last year she founded EZ-Occasions, an event design and rentals company. While her family has helped keep her in southeastern Connecticut, and while she likes the “peace of mind” and lack of big-city traffic, she sees much that needs to be done to attract and retain young people.
Ricardo A. “Ricky” Hernandez ’12 has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Hernandez joins the firm as an associate in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group and will counsel clients on a variety of business formation, transactional, and operational matters. He also has experience in intellectual property matters such as trademarks and copyrights.
Melissa Platner ’15 MBA has accepted the role of Vice President, Institutional Business Development, for Pax World Management LLC, investment adviser to Pax World Funds and a pioneer in the field of sustainable investing. In this newly created role, Ms. Planter will focus on strengthening existing relationships and building new partnerships with institutional investors and consultants.
