Mallory J. Paschich ’12 has been named the first full-time winery employee at Nicora Winery, located in Paso Robles, California. Ms. Paschich’s initial education in the wine industry was with Epoch Estate Wines, where she was involved in hospitality and wine allocation.
Richard Martinez II ’10 MBA has been promoted to the director of marketing for Robinson + Cole LLP. The firm represents clients throughout the Northeast, Florida and California, and has recently celebrated its 170th anniversary.
Don Tirea ’15 has been promoted to director of partnerships and procurement for Checkmate Creations.
Maneetpaul S. Chawla ’15 has created a documentary in which he hopes to educate Americans about Sikhism called “They Call Me Osama.” Mr. Chawla obtained funding for the film through UConn’s IDEA Grant program.
Andrew P. Duxbury ’16 Ph.D. has successfully defended his dissertation titled, “Repatriating Foreign Earnings to Meet Analysts’ Forecasts.” Dr. Duxbury will be joining faculty at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
John Y. Kim ’87 MBA, ’16 HON has generously donated $1 million to help local students from Hartford attend UConn School of Business, where he received his MBA in 1987. Mr. Kim is president of New York Life Insurance Co., and former chair of the UConn Foundation Board of Directors.
