Newsmakers Fairfield County 11-05-12

Granoff Architects in Greenwich has announced the appointment of two new staff members.

Lauren Kushner joined the firm as a junior interior designer. Kushner holds a bachelor”™s degree in interior design from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Angela Raimondo joined the firm as a senior interior designer. Raimondo held previous positions at Perkins Eastman Architects and Esposito Design Associates, both in Stamford.

Sylvie T. Hangen has been appointed director of financial aid for the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Most recently, Hangen served as director of student financial assistance systems and programs at Sacred Heart University. She holds a bachelor”™s degree from Central Connecticut State University.

R. Randolph Hatch of Wilton has joined Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson L.L.C., a Stamford-based wealth planning and investment management firm, as director of strategic development. Most recently he was senior vice president and private client advisor with U.S. Trust in Westport, Stamford and Greenwich.

Linda Kuppersmith, a CMIT Solutions partner based in Stamford, has been recognized with a Women of the Channel award by CRN magazine. The designation is given to outstanding women in the information technology industry. Kuppersmith has received this award for the past three years. She founded CMIT Solutions in 2005.

Laxmi Parmeswar of north Stamford has been appointed executive director of the Human Services Council. Laxmi has more than 20 years of experience in social service organizations and educational institutions throughout the U.S. and India. She holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Emporia State University, Kansas, and a master”™s degree in applied psychology from the University of Bombay, India.

Ted Randolph, an investment funds lawyer, has joined Wiggin and Dana as a partner to lead the firm”™s new hedge fund and investment management practice group. He joins Wiggin and Dana from HSBC, after serving seven years as senior vice president and associate general counsel for HSBC Securities Inc. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from West Virginia University.

Lisa Scrofani of Derby has been appointed web writer and editor at Quinnipiac University. Most recently, Scrofani was the development associate at The Boys & Girls Village in Milford. She holds a bachelor”™s degree in psychology from the College of the Holy Cross and a master”™s degree in public relations from Quinnipiac.

Sacred Heart University in Fairfield has announced its bachelor’s degree in finance and investment management program has been approved by the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute to participate in its university recognition program. To earn this acceptance, the program had to incorporate at least 70 percent of the CFA program candidate body of knowledge and emphasize the CFA Institute code of ethics and standards of practice within the program.

Matt Spinolo, executive vice president for global client services at Cartus Corp. in Danbury, was named chairman of the Worldwide ERC Board of Directors. He begins his one-year term with Worldwide ERC, a workforce mobility association, Jan. 1.