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Shipman & Goodwin in Hartford hired Richard Rochlin as partner in the commercial finance and corporate trust practice groups. Rochlin was previously an attorney at Dechert.
TD Banknorth named Natasha M. Santiago business development and sales manager in the Glastonbury branch. Santiago was most recently a personal banker with Citibank.
Andrew G. Andrews was elected managing partner and CEO at Whittlesey & Hadley in Hartford. Andrews was formerly partner with the firm.
Pamela Nabors, director of one stop services at Capital Workforce Partners in Hartford, was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.
Duncaster in Bloomfield elected the following to its board of directors: Dr. George Kuchel, director of the UConn Center on Aging, chief of the division of geriatric medicine and Travelers chair in geriatrics and gerontology, University of Connecticut; Sondra King, board member, Connecticut Association for Home Care Inc.; and Mary Stoughton, president, Duncaster Residents Association.
Jeff Walter, president and CEO of Rushford in Meriden, was named secretary and treasurer of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.
Susan Philipchik was named vice president and branch manager of Connecticut River Community Bank’s Glastonbury office. Philipchik was previously vice president and branch manager at Citizens Bank.
Mintz & Hoke Communications Group in Avon hired Jim Akin as account supervisor in the public relations department. Akin was formerly founder and president of Jim Akin Technology Communications. The company also promoted Mia Walters from account supervisor to account director.
Lynn Pasquerella, provost at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, was elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa.
Gerber Scientific Inc. in South Windsor promoted the following employees: Penny Chen from project manager to product manager of plotters and peripherals with Gerber Technology; Althea Madigan from SAP business analyst to cost analyst with Gerber Scientific Operations; Andrew Johnson from SAP basis administrator to network manager for Gerber Scientific North America; Jeff Werth from operations lead to operations manager for Gerber Scientific; Jason Kulowski from SAP junior basis administrator to SAP basis administrator for Gerber Scientific; and Ben Daniels from PC support technician to SAP basis administrator for Gerber Scientific.
Connecticut Innovations in Rocky Hill appointed A.V. Srinivasan to its board of directors. Srinivasan was previously director of technology and business strategy at QUEST.
Dr. Hilda Slivka, attending physician in the division of general pediatrics and director of the lead clinic at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, was named to the state pharmaceutical and therapeutics committee.
The Simsbury Bank & Trust Co. in Simsbury appointed Peter Sepelak financial advisor and vice president of SBT investment services. Sepelak was previously an investment executive at First National Bank of Litchfield.
Lockton Cos. in Farmington named Orlando Rodriguez vice president and unit manager. Rodriguez was most recently a senior vice president and client advisor in the risk management casualty department at Marsh USA Inc.
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford appointed Andrew J. Epstein specialist in ophthalmology. Epstein was previously a fellow in cornea, refractive surgery and external eye diseases at Wills Eye Hospital.
Heather Baker joined Martino & Binzer in Avon as account manager. Baker was formerly an account executive at V2 Creative.
Woodlake at Tolland in Manchester hired Phyllis Demers as director of nursing. Demers was formerly director of nursing at Holyoke Hospital.
Premise Corp. in Farmington hired John Hannon as CFO and COO. Hannon was most recently CFO and COO at Mangrove Systems Inc.
Albert L. Barrueco, associate in the employment litigation practice at Day Pitney in Hartford, was appointed commissioner for the City of Hartford Parking Authority.
Howard M. Bloom was hired as director of development for the Connecticut chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Bloom was formerly director of development and finance for Congregation B’Nai Israel.
American Eagle Federal Credit Union in East Hartford named Tom Nash senior risk management analyst. Nash was previously security and bank secrecy act officer at Nutmeg Mutual Holding Co.
Chrysalis Center Inc. in Hartford appointed the following to its board of directors: Judith Lackey, process quality assurance manager, Aetna; Melissa Lombardi, compliance specialist, Lincoln Financial Group; and Jean Wagner, assistant vice president and P-C business resilience officer, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
