Mike Zacchea ’12 MBA, founder of UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV), was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2022 posthumously. Zacchea, a decorated veteran of the U.S.Marine Corps, founded the EBV program in 2009. EBV offers cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities resulting from their service to our country.

Josephine Baah ’01, ’11 MBA, founder of Blissful Royal Creations, was featured as one of the best wedding planners in Connecticut by Best Things Connecticut.

Morgan Tuck ’16, former UConn Women’s Basketball stand-out and professional basketball player, was named assistant general manager for the Connecticut Sun.

Paul Martino ’82, co-founder and chief strategy officer of VillageMD, was appointed to the newly created  Health Testing Advisory Board at ixlayer, a platform for health testing. The ixlayer advisory board is made up of industry leaders and experts who serve as thought partners and strategists to further the movement of making health testing more accessible and affordable.

Jay Goldberg ’01, along with his father, Richard Goldberg, received the Historic Salem 2022 Preservation Award for the restoration and development of The Breakaway, Captain Nathanial Silsbee’s mansion (circa 1819), on Salem Common in Massachusetts.

Lee McChesney ’94 was named senior vice president and chief financial officer of MSA Safety, the global leader in the development and manufacture of safety products.

Christine Muldoon ’95 MBA, senior vice president of marketing and strategy at WebMD Health services, was named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare of 2022 by “Women We Admire,” an organization providing news and information about leading women in business and other fields. The awards go to women in healthcare who have shown dedication for their position and have managed organizations that are committed to providing exceptional healthcare services.

Jeffrey Rossi ’93 has joined Marcum LLP as an assurance partner in Connecticut’s Hartford office and serves as the New England Consumer & Industrials Practice Leader. Prior to joining Marcum LLP, Rossi worked 28 years at CohnReznick with his last position being managing partner of the Connecticut offices and National Co-Leader of the Manufacturing and Distribution Practice, as well as an executive board member.

Rimvydas Baltaduonis 02 MS, ’07 Ph.D., associate professor in the Economics Department at Gettysburg College, traveled with agroup of students to the Lithuanian Embassy to meet with diplomats as part of a week focused on issues in Eastern Europe and Ukraine.

Denise Whitford ’17 MBA has been named the State Star for 2022 by the Connecticut Small Business Development Center. With more than two decades of experience in bank operations, lending, sales, and service management, Whitford shares her knowledge and extensive business acumen to help her clients build the best chance of enduring growth and profitability.