Blum Shapiro in West Hartford named Marcus R. Harwood partner. Harwood is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants and serves as treasurer of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut.
Dan Tavares was named principal at Kaestle Boos Associates in New Britain. Previously, he was senior associate at the firm.
The Open Hearth in Hartford made the following appointments: Jack Suchodolski, counselor, working with agency clients discharging from incarceration; and Nancy Herbert, development associate and grant writer for the agency. Previously, Suchodolski was a case manager for Shelter Now and Herbert worked in England for several charities.
Glastonbury-based Haggett Longobardi made the following appointments: John Toscano, audit manager; and Christopher E. Trovato, forensic accounting services group.
Dr. James Pribula and Dr. Robyn Pemberton joined Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester. Pribula joined the department of pediatrics at ECHN and Pemberton will provide newborn care at Rockville General Hospital.
Deborah Sweeney was appointed sales representative in the Andover office of The Perfect Promotion. Previously, Sweeney was promotion marketing manager at Warner Brothers Records in Connecticut.
Gary J. Ceballos joined Murtha Cullina in Hartford as director of administration. Previously, he was administrative manager of a 325-lawyer national firm in Denver.
The following people were elected board members at the annual meeting of Biomedical Engineering Alliance and Consortium (BEACON): Paul Pendergast, president and chief development officer, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Foundation; Edward Cronin, executive vice president, Aon Risk Services Inc.; Roger Lavalle, vice president and director of business development, Phoenix Asset Management; and Thomas Goodrow, vice president of economic and business development, Springfield Technical Community College; James Fasi, senior vice president of investments, UBS Financial Services; Dr. Gerald Maxwell, associate dean of the graduate school, UConn Health Center; Walter Simmers, Pepe & Hazard LLP; Dr. Larry Deutsch, Children’s Health Network; Dr. Susan Freeman, chief medical officer, Temple University Hospital; Dr. Steve Hanks, chief medical officer, The Hospital of Central Connecticut; Keith Parent, CEO, Court Square Data Group; and Dr. Neil Yeston, vice president of academic affairs, Hartford Hospital.
Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon in Bethel named Roseann G. Padula member of the law firm. Previously, Padule was an associate in the firm.
