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Jason Rudnick has been promoted to president of Centerplan Development Co. in Middletown. Rudnick, formerly vice president and general counsel, will focus on building a diverse asset portfolio which includes investments in retail, residential, medical, industrial and urban mixed-use development throughout the northeast. He has over a decade of professional experience in all facets of transaction-based real estate law combined with direct land development experience at Centerplan.
Former state Department of Transportation deputy commissioner James Boice of Glastonbury has joined STV as the manager of transportation policy and planning. Boice worked with the state Department of Transportation for more than 30 years, retiring in June 2009. He is based in the STV’s Stratford office.
Robinson & Cole announced that Craig A. Raabe has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, considered to be the premier professional organization of trial lawyers in the United States and Canada. Raabe, a partner with Robinson & Cole since 1995, has tried many complex civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts. After clerking for the Hon. Arthur H. Healey at the Connecticut Supreme Court, Raabe joined the firm in 1989 and has spent his entire career in private practice at Robinson & Cole.
Stephen N. Luko of Pratt & Whitney will receive a Shainin Medal from ASQ (American Society for Quality) for his work in creating a unique approach to multiple-station manufacturing sampling problems that several companies have subsequently used successfully. Luko will be among those honored at ASQ’s annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement in St. Louis, Mo., May 23. The group recognizes innovative contributions and achievements in the area of quality methodology.
Gov. Jodi Rell announced the appointment of Donald Langer, CEO of AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare’s Connecticut health plan, as co-chairperson of The Governor’s Prevention Partnership, a nonprofit public-private organization dedicated to keeping Connecticut youth safe, successful and drug-free for a more productive workforce tomorrow.
Christopher J. McDermott, M.D., of Woodstock, has joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. McDermott comes to Connecticut Children’s from Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam where he was chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and a general pediatrician. He received his bachelor’s degree in government from Hamilton College and his medical degree from Albany Medical College.
Rome, Smith and Lutz LLC, a Hartford government relations firm, announced the hiring of Raymond Collins as a lobbyist for the legislative season. During his 20 years of service to the state of Connecticut, Collins served as minority whip and as a ranking member of the General Law Committee. Collins also served on a variety of legislative committees, including Public Health, Public Safety and Legislative Management. During his tenure, Collins was also actively involved in the National Conference of State Legislators, and helped to sponsor several bills, including the 65 mile per hour speed limit and a bill that guaranteed benefits to service personnel and their families.
Robert Perez, M.D., of Cheshire, has joined the medical staff of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. A diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Perez previously was in private practice in Florida. At Saint Francis, he will practice as a member of Radiology Associates of Hartford. Dr. Perez received his medical degree from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J., and a master of science degree from Hahnnemann University, Philadelphia. He served as a medical intern at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, and was a resident in radiology and fellow in musculoskeletal radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
John J. Carson, vice president, university relations at the University of Hartford, has been appointed to the board of directors of First Connecticut Bancorp and Farmington Bank. Also, the bank announced the retirement of Gerald L. Terwilliger from its board after 32 years of service. Carson’s positions prior to his role at the University of Hartford include president of the Connecticut Policy and Economic Council and commissioner of economic development for the state.
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