Karen Senich was appointed executive director at the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism in Hartford. Senich was most recently acting director at the commission.
Lorey Cavanaugh, owner of Kitchen & Bath Design Consultants, was named corporator of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford.
Hartford Hospital in Hartford hired Elliot Joseph as president and CEO. Joseph was most recently senior executive at Ascension Health.
Jennifer Papa Kanaan was named pulmonary medicine physician at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Kanaan was previously a fellow in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at the Tufts-New England Medical Center.
Jon Gehris was named president of Travel Insured International in East Hartford. Gehris was formerly executive vice president and COO of the company, and he will keep the responsibilities of COO. William Scully III was appointed vice president of operations. Scully was recently assistant vice president for investment products technology at Hartford Life Insurance Co.
The Central Connecticut chapter of the Society for Information Management announced the following to the board of directors: Dave Sagers, Housing Authority Insurance Group, president; John Segretta, Virtusa, vice president; Chris Pattacini, Nautilus Advisors, vice president of programs; Nick Gentile, Blum, Shapiro & Co., vice president of membership; Nelson Shick, MDC, treasurer; Stephen O’Neil, Hartford Hospital, secretary; Robert V. Brown, Pfizer, vice president of community relations; Jim Bond, INT, vice president of communications; and Jim Albert, Masonicare, past president.
Danyal Ibrahim joined Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford as emergency physician. Ibrahim was most recently an emergency physician at Windham Community Memorial Hospital.
Hebrew Health Care in West Hartford appointed Richard C. Robinson chairman of the board of trustees. Robinson is an attorney at Pullman and Comley.
Deborah Bradley joined Connecticut Community Care Inc. in Bristol as director of human resources. Prior to her appointment, Bradley was director of human resources at Saint Joseph College.
Comcast Spotlight in Hartford promoted Eric Bloom to vice president and general manager for the Southern New England region. Bloom was previously director of sales for The Hartford New Haven Interconnect.
Kaman Corp. in Bloomfield appointed Neal J. Keating as chairman of the board of directors. Keating is also president and chief executive officer of the company.
Kathleen A. Murphy, CEO at ING U.S. Wealth Management, was elected vice chair of the board of directors at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.
