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Connecticut Chapter Names New Haven-Area Corporate Achievers NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter has named several leaders within the New Haven region, 2008 MS Corporate Achievers. Established by the Connecticut Chapter in 2000, MS Corporate Achievers is a recognition program honoring some of Connecticut’s most influential leaders while at the same time raising critically needed funds to ensure ongoing scientific research and the continuation of vital programs and services offered by the chapter to the more than 6,000 Connecticut residents diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Honorees are nominated by their peers and selected by an advisory council board for making outstanding contributions to business, civic and cultural enrichment. Through participation, honorees join an elite leadership network sharing a commitment to making Connecticut a better place in which to live. Since 2000, honorees have raised nearly $550,000 to help end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. Recipients of this award include:
A resident of Middlebury, Conn., Carlton L. Highsmith received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1973 and master’s in business administration in marketing in 1975 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis. His academic accomplishments also include executive training programs at Duke University’s Fuqua Graduate School of Business, Dartmouth’s Tuck Graduate School of Business and the Juran Quality Institute. Highsmith has owned and operated The Specialized Packaging Group, 3190 Whitney Ave., in Hamden, Conn., since 1983.
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A resident of Cheshire, Conn., Jennifer Raccio received her Bachelor of science/political science degree from Providence College, Providence, R.I., in 1997 and received her master’s in science/elementary education from University of New Haven, West Haven, Conn., in 1999. She formerly taught in the North Haven School system.
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A resident of Southington, Conn., Andrew M. Yale received his bachelor’s of business administration degree in 1993 and received his master’s of business administration in finance in 1997 from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Yale works at UBS Financial Services Inc., 265 Church Street, New Haven. He provides individuals and businesses with customized retirement planning, investment and insurance solutions.
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A resident of Orange, Conn., Richard J. Zorena received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and graduated with cum laude honors from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., in 1985. Zorena became a certified financial planner and the vice president of Wealth Management for Citi Smith Barney, located in New Haven in 2006.
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A resident of Beacon Falls, Conn., Lars Edgren received his Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., in 1979. Lars has been with TD Banknorth, NA, 2 West Main St., Waterbury, Conn., for eight years. Edgren currently holds the position of vice president, commercial mortgage lending at TD Banknorth.
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A resident of Madison, Conn., Peter Franz received his Bachelor of Arts degree in American studies at Hobart College in Geneva, N.Y., in 1989 and his masters in business administration at the University of New Haven in 1999. Franz has been president of Response Marketing, 100 Crown St. New Haven, since its establishment in 2003.
***** A resident of New Haven Jennifer L. Groves received her Bachelor of Arts degree with distinctions from Yale University in New Haven in 1995 and her Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School in Newton, Mass., in 1998. Groves has served with Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., One Century Tower, 265 Church St., New Haven, Conn., for the past 10 years. *****
A resident of Cheshire Robert Simione received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., in 1971. Simione has been at Simione Consultants LLC, 4130 Whitney Ave., Hamden, for the past 35 years. He currently holds the position of principal. *****
A resident of New Haven, Kathryn P. Carbone received her R.N. diploma from St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Waterbury, Conn., in 1972. She received her Bachelor of Science in health studies from Charter Oak State College in New Britain, Conn., in 1998 and her Master of Science in health education from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven in 2004. Carbone has worked for the City of New Haven for 27 years. She is currently a public health nurse for the City of New Haven.
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A resident of Hamden, Marissa Capasso received her Bachelor of Arts degree in public and community service from Providence College in Providence, R.I., in 2001 and earned her master’s degree in elementary education at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Conn., in 2003. Capasso received a four-year annual scholarship in public and community service and graduated with cum laude honors at Providence College. Capasso is also certified as an elementary educator for kindergarten through sixth grade with the State of Connecticut. She is currently a kindergarten teacher at Bethany Community School.
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A resident of New Haven, Rebecca M. Carbone received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., in 2006 and her master’s degree in education from the University of New Haven in 2008. She is currently a teacher in the New Haven public school system.
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A resident of Orange, Conn., William J. Simione Jr. CPA, FHHC, received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting at Boston College in 1963. Simione has been at Simione Consultants LLC, 4130 Whitney Ave. in Hamden for more than 40 years. He currently holds the position of managing principal.
***** A resident of Branford, Conn., Ann Caruso received her Bachelor of Science degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University, in New Haven in 1959 and her master’s in reading from Southern Connecticut State University in 1965. Caruso also received a Reading Consultant Certification, a sixth year degree in reading and a sixth year degree in administration from Southern Connecticut State University in 1968. She is currently the corresponding secretary and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma, Zeta Chapter. *****
***** A resident of Hamden, Lena Capasso received her Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and political science in 1996 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis., and her Juris Doctorate cum laude in 2002 from Suffolk University Law School in Boston. Capasso worked for the Connecticut Superior Court as a legal research clerk in 2002 and 2003, then worked as a litigator for Howd & Ludorf, LLC in Hartford. Currently, she is a stay-at-home mother who takes care of her 10-month-old son. *****
A resident of North Haven, Stephanie Tatta received her Bachelor of Science degree in communication disorders from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I., in 2002, and her Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven in 2004. Tatta is currently a speech-language pathologist at Wallingford Public Schools.
***** To nominate a candidate for MS Corporate Achievers 2009, please contact Kara Preston, associate vice president of development, at 860-714-2300, ext. 233 or kpreston@ctfightsMS.org. To learn more about MS and its effects, please visit http://www.ctfightsms.org/. National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, public relations intern Megan Alexander is resident of Cheshire attending Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y. Alexander is majoring in public relations and psychology. If you or someone you know would be interested in completing and internship with the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter Communications Department, please contact Karen E. Butler at kbutler@ctfightsMS.org. NOTE TO MEDIA
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