Olivia White ‘80 MBA was named interim director for The Connecticut Forum effective September 6, 2023. White most recently worked for The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum.

 

Martino Rovero ‘90 was promoted to chief operations officer of Connecticut Foodshare, where he served on the Board of Directors from 2011-2022.

 

Peter M. Graham ‘92 was named chief financial officer of Sallie Mae®, responsible for finance, accounting, and treasury activities, as well as equity and fixed income investor relations.

 

Christopher Delello ‘03 MBA was named associate vice president for Human Resources at the University of Buffalo. Most recently, Delello served as chief human resources officer at UConn.

 

Kathryn Luria ‘91 was named first executive director of Harold Webster Smith Foundation.

 

Areej Duval ‘98 MBA was appointed vice president of Reinsurance at EFG Companies, responsible for business oversight and  leadership of EFG’s profit participation programs. Duval most recently served as senior vice president and U.S. controller of Aspen Insurance Holdings.

 

Jonathan Couch ‘96 MBA joined Clearwave Fiber as chief financial officer (CFO) overseeing the company’s finance, accounting, corporate development, and administrative functions.

Joseph Olin ‘08 has joined Chicago-based Dayton Street Partners as director, acquisitions. Olin was most recently vice president of acquisitions at Banyan Street Capital in Miami.

Nicole Hughey ‘93 was elected chair of the Board of Directors of Urban League of Greater Hartford, effective July 1, 2023. Hughey is senior vice president of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Impact at SiriusXM/Pandora.

Kevin W. Ahern ‘92 MBA was appointed by Horizon Bancorp, Inc. to serve as an independent director on the Board of its wholly owned subsidiary, Horizon Bank. Ahern is currently the co-founder and managing partner of Brush Creek Partners, a private equity investment firm, and brings over 35 years of experience to the Board.