Webster salutes its award winners
From “Top Workplace” to “Top Twitter Influencers,” 2013 was a banner year for Waterbury-based Webster Bank, winning 40 individual and company awards from organizations spanning geriatric services to corporate social responsibility and even sports. Some of the winners ”” but not all ”” lined up for a photo in the newly remodeled Waterbury lobby. From left are Martha Finkel, senior vice president; Bill Wrang, executive vice president; Terry Mangan, senior vice president; Jim O”™Meara, senior vice president; Bob Annon, regional president; Desiree Wolfe, senior vice president (and FCBJ 40-Under-40 Award recipient); Bob Guenther, senior vice president; Dawn Melesko, vice president; Jim Smith, chairman and CEO; Joanne Miller, vice president; Kathy Luria, senior vice president; Kevin Flaherty, senior vice president; and Rick O”™Brien, regional president.
Krom makes the grade for insurance
Asset Management Group Inc. of Stamford announced Violet Krom has successfully completed all the course work required and passed the Connecticut state exam to obtain an insurance license from the Department of Insurance. She is now authorized to provide guidance to the firm”™s clients in the areas of life, disability and health insurance. She will specialize in disability insurance for individuals and small businesses.
Krom emigrated in 2002 from Poland and lives in Stamford. She is a graduate of Borough of Manhattan Community College with an Associate”™s Degree in business administration. She joined the Asset Management Group team in 2008.
Fineman now a partner at Stamford firm
Stamford-based law firm Ryan Ryan Deluca L.L.P. announced Beck S. Fineman of Stamford is its newest partner. Fineman joined the firm as an associate in 2007. He practices in the area of civil litigation in the federal and state courts. In addition to an active litigation practice, Fineman is the leader of the Ryan Ryan Deluca Volunteer Corps, which partners with local community organizations on various projects. His 2001 B.A. is from Smith College (magna cum laude); his law degree is from The University of Maryland School of Law in 2006.
Day Pitney Names Seven New Partners
Hartford-based law firm Day Pitney L.L.P. announced seven attorneys have become partners, including Thomas J. O”™Neill, who practices in the firm”™s Stamford office. The other lawyers practice in Hartford and in Parsippany, N.J.
“This year”™s new partners boast exceptional credentials and accomplishments, and have demonstrated outstanding service and dedication to our clients and the firm,” said Day Pitney managing partner Stanley A. Twardy. “We congratulate all of them and we are confident that they will continue to find success for years to come.”
O”™Neill is a trial attorney with a history representing individuals and businesses in tort litigation, commercial litigation, bankruptcy proceedings and collection matters, including foreclosure actions and prejudgment remedy proceedings.
HBRA lands D”™Agostino
Maureen Hanley-Bellitto, president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County (HBRA) congratulated Rebecca D”™Agostino of Meriden, a benefits account executive at DiMatteo Group in Shelton, for receiving the Woman of the Year Award from HBRA. The Woman of FIRE (finance, insurance and real estate) Award was sponsored by the Hartford-based Commercial Record.
Fogg joins Clearview team
Jessica Fogg of Norwalk joined Clearview Investment Management Inc. in October as vice president for finance. Fogg has over 30 years”™ experience in real estate development, construction lending and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining Clearview, Fogg was the debt specialist at Spinnaker Real Partners in South Norwalk, where, since 2002, she was responsible for both the equity and debt, reporting to investors and lenders. Before Spinnaker, Fogg was a construction lender for various Fairfield County banks. Fogg started her career as a Bank Examiner for the FDIC in New York. She is on the board of the Housing Development Fund.
Targeting medical burnout
Greenwich medical specialist, Dr. Robert Stark will address “Managing Physician Stress and Burnout” at Temple University Hospital”™s Grand Rounds weekly teaching event in Philadelphia Wednesday, Jan. 15. His topic is of particular concern given today”™s rapidly changing healthcare environment with its increased stress on physicians. Stark is an internist and cardiologist with a long-standing interest in stress and coping mechanisms among health professionals. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and is an attending physician at Greenwich Hospital/Yale-New Haven Health.
