on the record Credits, Clients, Awards Law firm McCarter & English, with offices in Stamford, is the recipient of the George J. and Patricia K. Ritter Pro Bono Award created by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, a statewide civil rights law firm based in Hartford that provides legal representation and assistance for people who are victims of housing discrimination. McCarter & English L.L.P. is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys in Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia and Wilmington, plus Stamford. Earlier this year, the attorneys, in conjunction with the CFHC, successfully resolved a housing discrimination case that they began litigating in early 2011. “Housing discrimination deeply impacts individuals, families, neighborhoods and even entire cities,” said Moy Ogilvie, who worked on the matter and is a member of the firm’s diversity committee. The Hartford office of McCarter & English has been a pro bono partner with the CFHC since 2008 handling various matters on housing discrimination.
McMahon foundation awards $25K to Palace Theatre The Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation awarded Stamford’s Palace Theatre a $25,000 grant to benefit its arts education programs. “Arts education has always been at the core of our mission,” said Palace Theatre Executive Director Michael E. Moran Jr. “And now more than ever, it is so important that organizations like ours continue to reach out to disadvantaged children in our community. They are the next generation of artists and theatergoers. We are so grateful to the Vince & Linda McMahon Family Foundation for its generosity. The scholarships we are offering to our Triple Threat Performer Intensive would not be possible without this grant.” The Triple Threat program runs at the theater July 22-26 for children from several regional schools and clubs. The grant money will also serve to discount 300 tickets for a traveling animal show, Wild World of Animals, in town July 9. Major Palace Theatre funding is provided by the Department of Economic & Community Development and the Office of the Arts. Programs made possible in part by the Fairfield County Community Foundation.
NEWSMAKERS Papanagnostou joins TaxOps’ Stamford office Zach Papanagnostou has joined TaxOps as a tax senior in the expanding Stamford, Conn., office. He specializes in corporate tax and compliance matters for companies facing increasingly complex tax structures. Previously, Zach worked for Ernst &Young, Crane Co. and Ravago Holding Americas. “Zach’s Big Four tax experience as well as his time spent working in corporate tax departments will bring both the service provider and private company perspective to clients in our target markets,” said Gary Purpura, managing partner of the Stamford office.
Sirois named web writer/editor at Quinnipiac Kevin Sirois has been appointed web writer and editor at Quinnipiac University. He becomes part of the team that generates and maintains content for the university’s external website, Quinnipiac. edu. The university’s site was re-launched in 2012 and features quicker navigation and new menus. The improved site uses new content, videos and larger photos to highlight Quinnipiac’s academic programs, sense of community and the beauty of its three campuses. Before coming to Quinnipiac, Sirois worked at Globe Pequot Press where he was an acquisitions editor. Sirois holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University.
Campus Televideo appoints Mukraj tech chief Stamford-based Campus Televideo, a leading provider of custom cable TV, ResNet data and other telecommunications services to more than 240 colleges and universities nationwide, has named Rab Mukraj the company’s chief technology officer. His responsibilities will include leading the company’s development of Internet video solutions. Rab has more than 15 years experience pioneering digital media technologies. Prior to joining Campus Televideo, he served in senior technology management roles at Madison Logic and Clear Channel Digital Radio. Before that, he spent 12 years in increasingly senior positions at NBC Universal developing digital video services. He is a graduate of Seneca College in Toronto, Canada.
A dance class at the Palace Theatre.
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Nealy named to safety post at Quinnipiac James Nealy has been appointed assistant chief of public safety at Quinnipiac University. In his new position, Nealy will supervise public safety personnel; train employees; plan, direct and manage departmental activities; and address security complaints on campus. “I believe in the public safety concept that the public safety agent is the community and the community is the public safety agent,” Nealy said. “My goal is to ensure that this partnership remains positive and ongoing.” Prior to joining Quinnipiac, Nealy served as a Connecticut state trooper for 21 years and retired as a sergeant. He also was the director of the police and security unit for Bridgeport schools for more than five years, and worked four years for the state Department of Corrections. Nealy earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Central Connecticut State University.
Hamilton joins Sacred Heart board Brian Hamilton, co-founder and chairman of the financial information company, Sageworks, joins Sacred Heart University’s Board of Trustees July 1. He is a 1987 graduate of SHU where he studied management and finance. He received his master’s in business administration from Duke University. Hamilton is the original architect of Sageworks’ artificial intelligence technology, FIND, the leading financial analysis technology for analyzing private companies, which is used by thousands of financial institutions and accounting firms. Hamilton also founded Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a community outreach program focused on teaching ex-offenders to start low-capital businesses.
Higgins lauded for emulating quiet monk Sacred Heart University’s Michael W. Higgins, vice president for mission and Catholic identity, received two prestigious honors in less than a week: the International Thomas Merton Society’s Louie Award for International Contributions and the New York Festivals International Radio Competition’s gold medal. The Louis Award, one of three awarded biannually, honors the name that Thomas Merton took for religious purposes – that of Saint Louis de France (King Louis IX). The purpose of the Louis awards is to recognize those involved in research, scholarship and administration related to Thomas Merton, the Cistercian monk who wrote “The Seven-Storey Mountain” among other books. Higgins has published extensively on Merton, including writing, “Heretic Blood: The Spiritual Geography of Thomas Merton,” and co-editing “Thomas Merton: Pilgrim in Process.”