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The News & Notes is a resource for alumni and current students of the University of Connecticut School of Business to stay up-to-date with their alumni network. We hope by providing information about our accomplished alumni, students and other alumni will have the opportunity to gain a better understanding about their industry and broaden their network.


Michael Trinks ’98

Michael Trinks ’98 has been promoted to Partner at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina, Glastonbury-based accounting and advisory firm.  Mr. Trinks has been with the firm since 2003 and was most recently Director, Assurance & Advisory Services, specializing in audit and consulting for clients in the manufacturing, technology, bio-tech, construction, and service sectors.



Suresh Shenoy ’75 MBA & Sudhakar Shenoy ’71 MS, ’73 MBA

Suresh Shenoy ’75 MBA and Sudhakar Shenoy ’71 MS, ’73 MBA were both honored with the TiE Legends Award. Sudhakar is the CEO of Alyx Technologies, a Northern Virginia-based tech company that focuses on big data, cognitive computing, cloud deployment and analytics. Suresh is the Executive Vice President of the company, which has presence in, besides the Washington area, Minneapolis, Chicago, Tampa, as well as in India.


Kelli D. Griffiths ’12

Kelli D. Griffiths ’12 has joined The Siegfried Group, LLP as an Associate Manager in the Boston Market. She started her career at Deloitte, and was most recently a Financial Reporting Analyst at DentaQuest.


Russell Dancho ’86 MBA

Russell Dancho ’86 MBA has been appointed Managing Director of Strategic Sourcing by LogicSource, a leading sourcing and procurement services firm in Norwalk, Connecticut. Before joining LogicSource, Mr. Dancho spent over 30 years in senior-level packaging and product development roles with major consumer brands such as Revlon, CONAIR and The LEGO Group. He began his career in Engineering and Supply Chain Management, working with companies such as The Nestle Company and PepsiCo.


Judith Ward ’18 MBA

Judith Ward ’18 MBA has been named Vice President of Marketing & Communications for Baystate Health. Ms. Ward will oversee marketing, digital/web, communications, public affairs, social media, creative services, loyalty programs, and special events at the Springfield-based health system. She comes to Baystate Health from Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California, where she led the organization’s strategic marketing efforts, developed award-winning advertising campaigns, and executed engaging Facebook Live strategies.


Minal Patel Davis ’01 JD, ’01 MBA

Minal Patel Davis ’01 JD, ’01 MBA has been honored with a Presidential award by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for her exceptional work against human trafficking in Houston, Texas.  At the request of US State Department, she has spoken at the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit and recently visited India and Canada to discuss the role of municipalities in combating human trafficking.