Two Dozen Residents Graduate in 2023 Class of Connecticut Professionals' Leadership Academy
June 28, 2023
This spring, two dozen Connecticut residents graduated from the 2023 Connecticut Professionals' Leadership Academy, a program designed to strengthen leadership skills, develop and build relationships, and create a collaborative professional services community. This landmark program brings together professionals from various industries and backgrounds, including accounting and finance, law, insurance and architecture.
The program, focused on the next generation of business leaders, was presented in partnership with six professional organizations:
- American Institute of Architects, Connecticut,
- CFA Society Hartford,
- Connecticut Bar Association,
- Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants,
- Connecticut Young Insurance Professionals, and
- Hartford County Bar Association.
The program encourages participants to help evolve and grow their careers and industries, professional association groups and companies through dynamic sessions including Legislative Day at the Capitol, Personal Branding, How to Lead a Team Effectively and Efficiently, Business Finance 101, and a Lean Principles and Practices Team-Building Workshop.
“The continued success of this collaborative leadership academy is a testament to the strengths and talents of these up-and-coming professionals and the organizations they represent. The leadership skills and relationships they have formed will serve them, their employers, and our community well as they lead through an ever-evolving environment today and into the future,” said Bonnie Stewart, Executive Director and CEO of the Connecticut Society of CPAs.
”The Connecticut Professionals' Leadership Academy blends classroom education with personal and professional development while networking among peers. Designed to be different than other leadership training programs, participants are exposed to various skill developments, like personal branding, Clifton Strengthsfinder, introduction to being a board member, and meeting like-minded professionals all in a six-month time frame,” said Ryan Keating, CIC of Keating Agency Insurance, a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Young Insurance Professionals.
Applications Are Open Now for the 2024 Connecticut Professionals' Leadership Academy
Program application is open to early to mid-career professionals who are members of the partnering organizations seeking leadership training to propel them to the next level of their career. Learn more at www.ctcpas.org/LeadershipAcademy.
Congratulations to These 2023 Connecticut Professionals' Leadership Academy Graduates:
American Institute of Architects, Connecticut
Jason Levy of Farmington – QA+M Architects
David Reilly of Darien – Trillium Architects
Misha Semënov-Leiva of Essex – Centerbrook Architects
Brian Stancavage of Cheshire – Svigals + Partners
Justin Towart of Stratford – Further Architecture Office PLLC
CFA Society Hartford
Evan Paretti of Bridgeport – Fiducient Advisors
Connecticut Bar Association and/or Hartford County Bar Association
Jacqueline Betz of Hartford – Kurien Ouellette LLC
Brittany Bisson of Cheshire – Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C.
Sarah Dlugoszewski of Southington – Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Dinora Lopez of Glastonbury – Liberty Bank
Anne Nye of Andover – Gfeller Laurie LLP
Michael Curley of West Hartford – Murtha Cullina LLP
Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants
Erica Ambrosio – Deloitte & Touche LLP
Ava DelMastro of Middletown – RSM US LLP
Amanda Eckert of Terryville – Deloitte
Micah Flashman of New Haven – Razayya Financial, LLC
Keegan French of Newington – Marcum LLP
Michelle LaVoie of Cromwell – Marcum LLP
Viktoriia Mills of Guilford – Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP (FML)
Natalie Olmstead of Avon – The Siegfried Group
Ian O'Toole of Branford – Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kimberly Purisky of Milford – Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, PC
Joseph Sullivan of Waterbury – CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
Denisse Zavala of Weatogue – PwC