Consiglio named administrator of Waveny at Home
Lenore Consiglio has been named administrator for Waveny at Home, Waveny LifeCare Network”™s nonclinical home care that provides homemaker and companion services.
Joining Waveney with more than 20 years of health care administration experience and a nursing background, Consiglio recently worked as a managed care clinical specialist in a home care capacity in Cromwell. Her not-for-profit health care experience includes a progression of leadership positions within the Masonicare organization of Wallingford, where she directed admissions for two locations totaling 534 nursing beds and 59 hospital beds.
Kristof and WuDunn to speak at AmeriCares benefit
AmeriCares supporters will celebrate the annual AmeriCares Airline Benefit Sept. 20 at Westchester County Airport. Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, authors of the best seller “Half the Sky,” will be the guest speakers and NBC News”™ “Weekend Today” co-host Erica Hill will serve as master of ceremonies.
The evening is to honor AmeriCares”™ global health and disaster relief work. Following the benefit, guests will depart on a 24-hour journey to Nicaragua to observe the aid programs. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. Dinner and dancing will follow.
For tickets or more information, visit americares.org/aab2014 or contact Mary Rauscher at 203-658-9558 or mrauscher@americares.org.
Museum chooses TFI Envision to develop gala graphics
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum selected TFI Envision Inc. again this year to develop the graphics for its upcoming black-tie Opening Night Gala and exhibition preview Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.
TFI Envision created a graphic logo that expresses the theme “Mystery at Elm Park” with a calligraphic type treatment with a specific inkwell and antique style writing pen.
The materials TFI Envision created for the previous two Lockwood-Mathews gala events received five awards of design excellence and were considered an integral part of each event”™s success.
For more information about the gala, visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
Quinnipiac School of Nursing awarded $652,000 grant
The Quinnipiac University School of Nursing was awarded a $652,000 grant to support underrepresented students in its doctor of nursing practice program.
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Quinnipiac an Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Program Grant, which will increase the advanced education nurses trained as primary care providers and/or nursing faculty to address the nurse faculty shortage. The grant runs from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.
Laima Karosas, clinical associate professor and director of the nurse practitioner and post MSN programs at Quinnipiac, was the principal investigator on the grant. She said the funding would support underrepresented populations, such as Hispanics, veterans and males, in completing their DNP degrees.
“Many of our students are adults with families,” Karosas said. “They just can”™t quit their jobs to pursue their education.”
More than 120 students are enrolled in the program. The program runs three years for full-time students and four years for part-time students.
United Way names new board members
United Way of Western Connecticut welcomes seven new members to its board of directors:
Martin Anderson, senior vice president at Webster Bank. He has been with Webster Bank for nearly five years, currently serving as team leader and Fairfield County unit manager in Stamford. Anderson also serves on the board of Junior Achievement of Southwest Connecticut and is the chair of UWWC”™s volunteer council.
Raul Arguello, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut Health Network. Prior to joining Danbury Hospital in June 2008, Arguello was an attending pediatric endocrinologist at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y.
Cheryl A. Bakewell, partner, Bakewell Mulhare L.L.C. Bakewell started her own practice in 1991. She is the treasurer for the Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut, the John Pettibone Scholarship Fund and Friends of New Milford. She also serves on UWWC”™s Southern Litchfield County Community Council and the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce.
Kurosh L. Marjani, partner, Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky L.L.C. Before joining the firm, Marjani was an employment litigation associate at Day, Berry & Howard in Hartford. He chairs UWWC”™s Stamford Community Council.
Cynthia C. Merkle, president and COO, Union Savings Bank. Merkle joined the bank in 2013 as executive vice president and COO. Prior to joining, she was vice president and COO at Eastern Bank, the largest independent mutually owned bank in New England. She serves on the executive committee of the board of her alma mater, Endicott College in Beverly, Mass.
Susan M. Neumann, vice president, corporate communications and public relations for Praxair. Neumann joined Praxair in February 2011. Formerly, she was vice president of communications and public affairs for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.
Rick Tanner, chief marketing officer, Nestlé Waters North America. A 13-year veteran of Nestlé Waters, Tanner joined the company in 2001.
Cichowski advances at Ash Creek
Stratford-based Ash Creek Enterprises Inc., which bills itself as one of Connecticut”™s leading IT service providers, has promoted Joseph Cichowski to vice president of sales and marketing.
Cichowski joined the company 10 years ago and has held positions in both the technical and sales departments. He brings 15-plus years experience to his new role and has been instrumental in helping to grow sales 25 percent year over year for the 2009-13 fiscal years, according to the company.
Vet cardiologist joins animal hospital
Agnieszka Kent has joined Newtown Veterinary Specialists as staff cardiologist. The 24-hour, critical-care, emergency and specialty pet hospital is at 52 Church Hill Road in Newtown.
Kent is one of the few full-time, board-certified veterinary cardiologists in the state. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in cardiology.
Peers to target solutions, strategies
The Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce”™s Executive Peer Advisory Group, in partnership with the Westchester Business Accelerator, will meet monthly “to confront and discuss critical business issues faced by those in leadership positions.”
“When executives spend their day-to-day energy dealing with immediate issues, putting out fires and crises, they don”™t make the time to get out of the fishbowl,” said Jeffrey Zink, managing director/partner at WBA and former Yahoo! vice president, who will facilitate. “They”™re not taking a much-needed breath and looking at their business from a fresh, unique and different growth-oriented perspective. The peer advisory group program assists companies to chart a new path and accelerate their growth.”
“This is a powerful resource for business owners and leaders to turn to for help in making critical business decisions,” said Stephen Bull, president of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, call the chamber at 203-743-5565 or Zink directly at 914-960-1800.
Zinno to head Y board
John Zinno, BlumShapiro”™s Shelton office managing partner, has been elected president of the Greater Waterbury YMCA board of directors. Zinno”™s term runs from July 2014 to July 2016 and continues his more than 15-year commitment to the organization.
Sandy cleanup continues
Pleasure Beach area in Stratford and the Bridgeport Housatonic River marshes in Milford and Stratford are part of a $752,822 grant from the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help clean up Superstorm Sandy debris. Six other beach/wetland areas east of Fairfield County are also part of the cleanup and will tap the funding.
“Post-storm recovery from Sandy has been a challenging process for Connecticut”™s shoreline ecosystems as well as for the many residents that were impacted during the storm,” said Rob Klee, state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection commissioner. “We appreciate the partnership with the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the opportunity to obtain funding, which will allow us to restore the natural tidal marsh areas along our shoreline.”
Financial firm promotes
New Haven-based First Niagara Financial Group Inc. announced the appointment of Nicholas Sentementes as vice president of middle-market equipment finance. Sentementes will be responsible for equipment leasing sale originations and product management for the tristate and New England regions. His office is in Norwalk from where he will report to David Lempko, senior vice president of equipment finance for First Niagara.
New York Life hangs ”˜help wanted”™ sign
New York Life”™s Southern Connecticut general office is seeking to increase its field force with 30 agent appointments this year.
Richard Hoberman, managing partner of the office, said, “We are seeking individuals to join the more than 76 New York Life agents in the southern Connecticut area. New York Life continues to invest significantly in training new and experienced agents, with the ultimate goal of serving the financial needs of the community.”
In 2013, New York Life hired 3,460 full-time agents; 62 percent of New York Life”™s new hires in the field were women or individuals who represent various ethnic markets, including Asian and African. Agents serving designated ethnic markets accounted for 46 percent of the company”™s new life insurance sales last year. Details at newyorklife.com.
Bank to sponsor Oyster Festival
Stamford-based First County Bank is the presenting sponsor of the annual Norwalk Seaport Association”™s Oyster Festival Sept. 5-7, at Veterans Park on Seaview Avenue in Norwalk. The bank has supported the festival since 2007.
“We are proud to participate as the presenting sponsor of the 2014 Norwalk Oyster Festival and to help publicly showcase and raise awareness of the area”™s maritime heritage,” said Rey Giallongo, chairman and CEO of First County Bank.
“First County Bank”™s financial support has been so important to the Norwalk Seaport Association over the years and we appreciate their sponsorship of our signature event once again this year,” said Irene Dixon, president of the Norwalk Seaport Association Inc. board of trustees.
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