Bob Rooney
Christopher Edge
Bob Trojanowski
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Stephen A. Toross has joined Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C., as a partner in independent accounting firm’s tax department in Hartford. His areas of concentration include real estate and construction, debt and equity financing arrangements, transaction structuring, strategic business planning, and tax planning services for closely-held businesses and high net worth individuals. Most recently, he served as partner with another area firm. He is a frequent lecturer on tax-related topics with both the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Bob Trojanowski has been named vice president of operations at the Community Foundation of New Britain. Trojanowski moves from the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield where he served as chief financial officer. Prior, he served in the same capacity with St Vincent’s Health Services Affiliates and as treasurer for the Child Guidance Center, both in Bridgeport. He began his career at the University of Bridgeport where he became controller. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain serves Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.
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Sean K. McElligott has been named a partner at the law firm of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder. Earlier this year, McElligott won a $10.5 million verdict for a woman who was in a coma for nearly a month due to improperly administered anesthesia care during routine surgery. The verdict was the largest recorded verdict in the history of New London County. Earlier in his career, McElligott practiced law at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York. Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder has offices in Bridgeport, Danbury, New Haven and Stamford.
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Mintz & Hoke Communications Group has hired Bob Rooney as systems administrator. In this new position, Rooney is responsible for management and technical support for the company’s office IT infrastructure and phone systems. Previously, he was a team leader at ESPN in Bristol, managing a staff for Windows 7 rollout.
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Christopher Edge has joined the ARC of the Farmington Valley as a business and job developer. His role is to find employment opportunities for its clients with intellectual disabilities through individual and team placement into businesses in the Farmington Valley. Additionally, he will be working to partner with businesses to use the services of in-house businesses that ARC oversees. He has most recently worked in commercial real estate and previously as a local and state economic development professional.
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Jim Kalfaian, founder of Target Component Sales in Guilford, and Mark Dupuis, Target’s vice president of business development, have joined Paramount Industries Inc. as the Northeast regional sales team for the Pennsylvania-based product development and manufacturing services firm. Kalfaian has 25 years technical experience with the greater part of his career being focused on new product development and the delivery of custom components to the manufacturing community. Dupuis has experience in new product launches and high volume production in metals and plastics across many industries.
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Robinson and Cole LLP has elected three Hartford-based attorneys to counsel, effective Jan. 1. Brett J. Boskiewicz is a member of the firm’s Litigation Section. His practice and experience primarily involve a wide range of real estate and business litigation. He also has experience in employment discrimination matters, intellectual property litigation, and property insurance disputes. Andrea Donovan Napp also is a member of the firm’s Litigation Section, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, business torts, and market conduct cases, representing businesses, municipalities, and individuals in various jurisdictions. Todd R. Regan is a member of the firm’s Construction Group, whose practice area is dedicated to construction law, surety and fidelity law, and commercial litigation. Robinson & Cole has approximately 225 lawyers in nine offices.
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Dave Martinelli has been promoted to vice president of customer relationship management at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville. This new position will drive synergies among marketing analysis, CRM, revenue management, VIP Services and database marketing efforts at the gaming property. He has been with Mohegan Sun since 1999 and has served as financial planning and analysis manager, business manager for the Connecticut Sun WNBA team, director of business operations for sports and entertainment and most recently as director of marketing analysis.
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Meghan Lynch has been appointed president and chief executive officer for Six-Point Creative Works. She had been managing partner of the New England advertising and brand development agency in Springfield. Also, Marsha Montori will serve as Chief Strategist for client accounts.
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Anne Craig will move to co-anchor for Good Morning Connecticut at WTNH News 8. Craig joined WTNH as a reporter/weekend anchor in early September after working at Fox 5/WNYW in New York City, where she was an anchor/reporter. Prior to Fox 5, Craig worked at Fox station in Orlando.
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Megan Rock has joined Sacred Heart University as vice president of university advancement, overseeing the development office and the alumni relations office. Previously, Rock was vice president for institutional advancement for Southern Connecticut State University.
