EMPLOYMENT 

Echo Montey of Norwich has been promoted to Assistant Vice President of Finance at CorePlus Federal Credit Union. She started at the credit union in 2006 as a participant in the first Summer Internship Class program. She has held various positions in branch operations, Member Service & Support, and Accounting, all while furthering her education. She is a 2010 graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. She received the 2011 CorePlus PLUS Award, a recognition of “Positive Leadership, Unselfish Service” from her peers. In 2016, Montey received her Masters of Business Administration from the University of New Haven and also completed the CUNA Certified Credit Union Investment Professional program.

For more information call 860-886-0576 or visit www.coreplus.org.

Johnathan Quincy Andrews has been appointed General Manger at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets. Andrews has been with Simon for nine months as an Assistant General Manager in Simon’s MMT Program at Charlotte Premium Outlets in North Carolina. Andrews has spent nearly 10 years in the retail industry at Fossil, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Aeropostale.

For more information, visit www.simon.com.

Steven E. MacCormack of Salem has joined Lyman Real Estate as a licensed agent. He i also a licensed Certified General Real Estate Appraiser. For more information, call (860) 887-5000.

Networking

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will host its next Business After Hours networking event on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Granite House, 75 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, co-hosted with One and Company and A Thyme to Cook. The event will feature complimentary hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and a door prize drawing. This event will take place partially outdoors, weather permitting. Admission is $15 for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT members, $25 for non-members. Advance registration is recommended to avoid an additional $5 walk-in fee. RSVP and learn more at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

The SECT Women’s Network luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 21, at Langley’s Restaurant in Waterford. Guest speaker Nancy D. Butler, CFP, CDFA, CLTC, will present “Living Life To The Fullest!”

Reservations prior to midnight on Sunday, Sept. 17 is $25. Reservations made after midnight on Sunday will pay $30. You may sign up through https://sectwn.wildaprictor.org/events.

The Groton Business Association’s September 2017 General Meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5:30-7:00pm at United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, 283 Stoddards Wharf Road, Gales Ferry. The meeting is free and open to the local business and civic community. Coffee and refreshments will be served. The program will feature United Way Campaign Manager Sarah Dudley-McDermott a representative from the Riverfront Children’s Center in Groton. Canned goods will be collected for the Gemma A. Moran Food Center.

The North Stonington Business Association Get-Together will be held at Farmers Insurance, 240 Norwich-Westerly Road, Thursday, Oct. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/nostobusiness/.

WORKSHOPS

The Young Professionals of Eastern CT will present a “Tips from the Top” session with Brian Orenstein, President and CEO of Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, on Monday, Sept. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Hyatt Place, 224 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic. Guest speakers will discuss their paths to leadership and share tips for success, as well as answer questions from the group. Admission is free for YPECT members, $10 for non-members. Advance registration is recommended by visiting www.YPECT.com or calling the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT at (860) 701-9113. YPECT is administered as a division of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT. Its sponsors include Atlantic Broadband and McCue Mortgage/Keith Turner.

SCORE will host the following workshops:

“What You Need to Know About Bank Loans: Demystifying the Process,” with Webster Bank Vice President and SBA Relationship Manager Joanne LoPresti Miller, Thursday, Sept. 21, 5:30–7 p.m., Webster Bank, 130 Westbrook Road, Essex. For more information, contact Ward Feirer at wfeirer@gmail.com.

“How to Use QuickBooks to Manage Your Business Finances (I),” Thursday, Sept. 28, 10–11:30 a.m., The Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic. For more information, contact Bill Ward at longhillbill@gmail.com.

“How to Start and Run a Successful Non-Profit Business," Tuesday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., The Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St. For more information, contact Bob Potter at bobpottr@aol.com.

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will present a workshop on “Media Plans: Design and Where/Why to Advertise” on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, noon-1 p.m. at the Chamber’s office, 914 Hartford Turnpike, 2nd floor, Waterford. Marketing experts from Miranda Creative, Inc. will show guests strategies and design suggestions for effective, budget-friendly business marketing. Admission is free for member businesses belonging to the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT, $10 for non-members. Advance registration is requested as space is limited. Learn more and RSVP at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113. Guests are encouraged to bring lunch.

RIBBON CUTTING

Groton Utilities has scheduled a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate a private and public community partnership that produced three solar farms in the greater Groton community. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Polaris Park, the site of the largest of the three solar farms. The other two solar farm sites are Trident Park and Pelican Park.

Among the expected speakers for the event are Capt. Paul Whitescarver, Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine Base, City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick, and a representative from Balfour Beatty Communities.

CERTIFICATION

Ann Irr Dagle, President of the Brian Dagle Foundation, has recently earned a Death and Grief Studies Certificate by completing 150 hours of training from the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. Course studies included Comprehensive Bereavement Skills, The Depression of Grief, Understanding Suicide Grief, Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Grief, and Comprehensive Bereavement Skill Training.

The Brian Dagle Foundation offers support groups for loss to suicide, loss to addiction, and the loss of a child for parents and grandparents. In addition, Dagle provides individual grief counseling. All groups and individual grief programs at always free.

For more information on programs dates and times contact ann@brianshealinghearts.org.

GIVING

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union donated $10,000 to the New London Rotary Foundation in support of rebuilding the Pavilion at Ocean Beach Park, which was destroyed by Super Storm Sandy in 2012. Last November, The New London Rotary Foundation announced its plans to provide $150,000 as seed money for the rebuilding project in support of their 100th Anniversary.

Funding for the Pavilion project is part of the credit union’s Community Giving Program. To learn more about Charter Oak Federal Credit Union’s Community Giving Program, visit www.CharterOak.org.

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