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Qualidigm has added Lauren Williams, vice president of medical operations at ConnectiCare, to its executive board of directors. Williams joined ConnectiCare in 1992 and has served as its vice president of medical operations since 2008. ConnectiCare, Inc., based in Farmington, provides health care benefits to more than 50 percent of Connecticut hospitals and the Connecticut Hospital Association in addition to a broad range of organizations from small businesses to major statewide employers. Qualidigm is a healthcare consulting and research firm based in Rocky Hill.
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Rob Mulcunry has been named to the newly created position of chief technology officer at Lauretano Sign Group in Terryville. He is a 21-year employee of the family-owned firm and will be responsible for implementing new technologies, enhancing quality and safety programs and managing the estimating and design departments. The firm designs, manufactures and installs signage for the hospitality, healthcare and financial services industries.
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Bruce A.L. Trammell Jr. has been named a contract administrator for maintenance at NSI in Naugatuck. Trammell has worked as an account manager for CDW, in addition to non-technology positions, as a math teacher and community relations associate. NSI is a supplier of a variety of hardware, software solutions for industry and government. It has regional offices throughout the Northeast.
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Hutensky Capital Partners of Hartford has hired George S. Demuth as senior vice president. Demuth, the former chief operating officer for Berkshire Development in Boston, has been placed in charge of two major investments in Maryland: the City Place Mall in Silver Spring and Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden. In addition to managing these and other select projects, Demuth will assist with acquisitions and with transactions related to older assets. Demuth, who has operated his own retail advisory practice since 2009, also served as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Centro Watt and its predecessor, Kramont Realty Trust. Other experience includes serving as director of real estate for Kimco Realty Trust and as a senior vice president for Dusco Property Management. Hutensky Capital Partners is a real estate investment fund controlled by the principals of the Hutensky Group that has raised more than $100 million of discretionary equity to invest in underperforming retail real estate assets. The Hutensky Group is a nationally recognized shopping center developer, manager and leasing agent that has been involved in more than 200 shopping centers around the country since 1979.
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Craig Lomma has joined Everyday Democracy in the new position of director of finance and operations. Lomma will provide administrative, financial, and human resources leadership for the East Hartford-based organization that seeks to create change in communities. After 16 years at American Express, Lomma co-founded the boutique management consulting firm Global Frontier Resource Consulting. He also started his own independent consulting firm, Craig Lomma & Associates, where he focused on providing leadership to small and mid-sized companies and not-for-profits.
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Elisabeth Johnson has joined TD Bank as vice president, portfolio manager in U.S. Commercial Real Estate, based in Springfield, Mass. She is responsible for managing a $280 million portfolio of commercial mortgages and lines of credit, as well as credit administration, risk management and compliance of existing loans. Prior to joining TD Bank, she served as vice president; senior asset manager at Realty Finance Corporation in Rocky Hill.
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Jose (Joe) Gonzalez has joined Simsbury Bank as a mortgage loan officer. Gonzalez brings more than seven years of mortgage lending experience. Prior to joining Simsbury Bank, he was with other local lenders.
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Howard M. Goldfischer has been was promoted to clinical manager of the medical rehabilitation program and senior neuropsychologist at Easter Seals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut. Dr. Goldfischer earned his doctorate in psychology from Carlos Albizu University in 2001, a masters of arts in developmental psychology from Columbia University in 1994 and a bachelor of arts in English from Yeshiva University in 1992.
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Pennoni Associates has named Peter J. Grandy as a senior bridge engineer in the firm’s East Berlin office. He previously served as a project and senior structural engineer for URS Corp. He will be assisting Pennoni with the firm’s bridge inspection contract with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, as well as other transportation projects. The engineering, design, and consulting firm is headquartered in Philadelphia.
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Jonathan King has joined the sales team at Weichert, Realtors — Four Corners Real Estate LLC in Storrs. He has been an insurance agent, then as a stockbroker, registered principal and regional sales director for Fortis, an international financial services company.
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Jeffrey M. Banwell has been named senior manager of consulting and investigations with Security Services of Connecticut Inc. in Shelton. He is a former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and will lead SSC’s investigative and corporate espionage engagements. After 9/11, Banwell lead FBI Connecticut’s Strategic Partnership and Infrastructure Protection outreach to the business community in Connecticut. Prior to FBI service, Jeff was a branch manager in the security industry and also served as an officer in the Marine Corps.
