Matthew Curtin ’03 was named a member of the Hartford Business Journal’s 40 under Forty Class of 2020. Curtin is a partner at Murtha Cullina, where he practices labor and employment law and chairs Murtha’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice group. He is the current chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s labor and employment law section and has achieved International Association of Privacy Professional certification. Curtin also volunteers for the St. James School Board in Manchester, CT.
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Jonathan Bellamy ’12, ’19 MBA
Jonathan Bellamy ’12, ’19 MBA was named a member of the Hartford Business Journal’s 40 under Forty Class of 2020. Bellamy is a product manager at Stanley Black & Decker for the automotive and industrial solutions team. In his role, he leads the product development process of the Stanley, Fatmax and Irwin brands. Previously, he was a supply chain professional for the hand tools storage group and was also commissioned with the United States Army National Guard as a signal officer for the 102nd Infantry Battalion.
Sara Trevisani-Allen ’12, ’16 MBA
Sara Trevisani-Allen ’12, ’16 MBA was named a member of the Hartford Business Journal’s 40 under Forty Class of 2020. Trevisani-Allen is a member of Cigna’s Health Service Leadership Program and is currently the product lead responsible for bringing a new behavioral health solution to market for Cigna. Previously, she led product innovation and strategy development for Cigna’s social health strategy and also worked for McKesson as an operations supervisor.
Brenda Lewis ’81 MBA
Brenda Lewis ’81 MBA, a Principal of Transactions Marketing, Inc., received two honorable mentions at the 2020 Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards — Community Builder of the Year and Community Promoter of the Year.
M. Nesij Huvaj ’12 Ph.D.
M. Nesij Huvaj ’12 Ph.D. has been named Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship with tenure at Suffolk University, Boston. His research and teaching interests are at the intersections of innovation, entrepreneurial finance, and corporate entrepreneurship.
Stacy M. Georgette ’09, ’15 MSHRM
Stacy M. Georgette ’09, ’15 MSHRM during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Georgette was selected to manage the facility labor pool under Incident Command Operations at the largest hospital in the Kitsap/Olympic Peninsula, Harrison Medical Center. She has been working hard on the front lines to ensure the facility has functioned with the needed resources and support.
Christine M. Cross ’02 EMBA
Christine M. Cross ’02 EMBA has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Limelight Networks, Inc. In her new role, she will lead the company’s global marketing organization and be responsible for all aspects of Limelight’s marketing strategy and execution, including product management, demand generation, branding, strategic events and communications.
Sloane Googin ’00
Sloane M. Googin ’00 has been appointed chief financial officer of Axiom, the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent.
Michael Fedele ‘10 MBA
Michael Fedele ’10 MBA was recently named to AdAge’s 40-Under-40 list and will be a judge for the upcoming Effie US Awards. Mr. Fedele is the vice president of marketing at BODYARMOR Sports Drink. His role includes overseeing all marketing and advertising for the brand.
William H. Steinberg ’91
William H. Steinberg ’91 has joined The Hartford as head of wholesale property for Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Mr. Steinberg will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and underwriting for the company’s wholesale property products.