John M. Horak is a stockholder in the Hartford law office of Reid and Riege P.C. Horak is a member of the firm’s business law practice area and he is the founder of the firm’s nonprofit organizations practice area. He is a regular contributor to the Reid and Riege Nonprofit Organization Report, a quarterly publication distributed throughout the United States.Horak has published […]
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John M. Horak is a stockholder in the Hartford law office of Reid and Riege P.C. Horak is a member of the firm's business law practice area and he is the founder of the firm's nonprofit organizations practice area. He is a regular contributor to the Reid and Riege Nonprofit Organization Report, a quarterly publication distributed throughout the United States.
Horak has published several articles and editorials on various legal and policy issues in Philanthropy Magazine, the Hartford Courant and the Connecticut Law Tribune. He writes a regular column called “Rule of Law” for the Hartford Business Journal. Horak speaks regularly to professional and industry groups within the United States. He has served as a board member of several different nonprofit organizations throughout Connecticut, and is currently serving on the board of HARC Inc.
Horak received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School and his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College.
Anne L. Elvgren is president of Elvgren Associates, a business development consulting firm serving professional and financial services organizations and small businesses. Her services focus on activities that build brand awareness, drive revenue and develop long-term client relationships. Her background includes over 25 years of marketing and management experience and she most recently served as chief marketing officer at Robinson & Cole and BlumShapiro.
Elvgren's active involvement in the business community includes membership in the MetroHartford Alliance, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, and the Connecticut Women's Council. She is a trustee and executive committee member of The Mark Twain House & Museum, an overseer and marketing committee member of the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, corporator of the iQuilt Partnership, member of Connecticut's Culture and Tourism advisory committee, and member of the Goodwin College Community Leadership Council.
Gene Sheehan brings more than four decades of communications experience in Connecticut to his position as the managing partner of Sullivan & LeShane Public Relations (SLPR). While at SLPR, Sheehan has served as a senior-level counselor for a blue-chip client base consisting of some of the state's most prominent and successful companies.
Sheehan is called upon regularly for his crisis communication skills and managed the communications for a workplace shooting that was the deadliest in Connecticut history. Sheehan maintains relationships based on mutual respect with key media contacts throughout the state. He also maintains a high profile as a community leader having served as past board chairs of Hartford's Camp Courant, the MetroHartford Alliance's Healthcare Task Force and the Hartford Chamber of Commerce. Sheehan's creative work has been recognized with national and international awards for excellence including the prestigious G.D. Crain award for the best public service campaign in the country.
He received the Hartford Business Journal's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
