MENTORS WORTH MENTIONING

The Spotlight on Partners in Mentoring event hosted by The Governor’s Prevention Partnership honored 100 companies for their involvement in youth mentoring. Companies recognized included Bloomfield’s BVH Integrated Services, Bristol’s Barnes Group Inc. and First Bristol Federal Credit Union, East Hartford’s Pratt & Whitney, Hartford’s Macchi Engineers and Sovereign Bank, and Wallingford’s Ultra Electronics DNE Technologies, among others. Pictured, from left, are: Jill Spineti, president and CEO, The Governor’s Prevention Partnership; Michael Fedele, lieutenant governor; Michael Jefferson, chairperson, African-American Affairs Commission; and Daniel A. Weekley, managing director, Northeast Government Affairs Dominion.