Kevin B. Maloney, owner and chief operating officer of Northeast Express Transportation Inc. in Windsor Locks, has been appointed to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Region I Regulatory Fairness Board where he will serve as a local resource for small businesses and will work with trade groups and other entities to address regional concerns regarding federal regulatory enforcement and compliance issues.
Adams & Knight, a marketing communications firm in Avon, was recently recognized at the Promotion Marketing Association’s 2012 REGGIE Awards for its work on the “We Love Upstate New York” social media/regional marketing campaign. Adams & Knight launched the First Niagara “We Love Upstate New York” Facebook page last October with an initial goal of 1,000 “likes” in one month. Within one day, the page surpassed that goal and, to date, the page has nearly 53,000 “likes,” and has, on average, a total reach of 1.1 million Facebook users per week. Adams & Knight was also honored as a runner up in the social media category.
Lawyers for Children America, a Hartford nonprofit child advocacy organization providing pro bono legal representation to protect the rights of children who are victims of abuse, abandonment, and neglect, has elected Joey Lee Miranda, an energy and utilities partner at Robinson & Cole, to its board of directors. Miranda’s practice focuses on energy, telecommunications, environmental, toxic tort, and utilities matters, including litigation, transactional and regulatory representation, and counseling.
Andrea Obston, president of Andrea Obston Marketing Communications in Bloomfield, is a contributing author on a new book of media advice. The book — Media Magnetism: How to Attract the Favorable Publicity You Want and Deserve — addresses a range of topics including tips on how to respond to media requests, advice on how to conduct a seamless phone interview, on-camera appearances, and how to successfully incorporate new media tools and technologies into communications. Obston provides readers with tips on how to prepare for an interview, how to stay on message during an interview, how to safeguard against reporters’ probing questions, how to effectively use a microphone, and how to navigate unexpected or awkward questions.
Patty Hooper, executive chef of The Orchards at Southington, an independent and assisted living community, has been recognized by the Connecticut Assisted Living Association with its resident service award, honoring her outstanding service to the residents at The Orchards.
West Hartford’s Marcey Munoz, who handles land use, regulatory and recreation issues for the Metropolitan District, was recently presented with the American Water Works Association’s George Warren Fuller Award, presented annually to employees in water supply management and engineering fields who have proven to be outstanding and extraordinary leaders. Munoz, who is serving a three-year term on AWWA’s board of directors, was selected by the Connecticut Section of the AWWA. AWWA is an international scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. The Connecticut Section represents utilities that supply drinking water to 3,000,000 state residents.
