Emilee Mooney Scott among leaders recognized for commitment to business success, personal growth, and community involvement

Wheeler has received a five-year, $2.6-million federal grant to expand and enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and recovery supports for adults in Waterbury with opioid use disorders.

Afterglow Yoga Studio now offers 12 weekly classes at its Parkville location. The studio offers memberships, donation based classes, community events, and more!Afterglow is located in the historic Parkville neighborhood of Hartford at 30 Arbor Street, the beautiful building that was the original Gray Manufacturing Company, built in 1917. Since then, the bones have been revitalized and transformed into high-ceiling, natural light spaces that we have found a home in. We are proud to be a platform that welcomes a unique array of individuals that keep this community vibrant, grounded, and balanced.Our team of instructors are passionate about teaching, movement, and connecting with the community. To us, you aren’t just another body in the studio… you are recognized and noticed here.

Certification reaffirms commitment to increase the representation of diverse and underrepresented lawyers in leadership positions

Murtha Cullina LLP is pleased to welcome Alyssa R. Ferreone and Julie A. Lavoie as Associates in the Firm’s Litigation Department.

AARP Connecticut invites community organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2021 Livable Communities Grant Program, a local extension of the national AARP Community Challenge Grant initiative. Now in its fourth year, the grant program dedicated to funding “quick-action” projects in Connecticut communities, aims to help the state’s neighborhoods, towns and cities be great places to live for people of all ages. The application deadline is October 1, 2021.Comprehensive details about the program and applications can be found on www.aarp.org/ct.

Whittlesey, a leading assurance, advisory, tax, and technology firm, is pleased to announce the promotions of Patrick Kelly, CPA, and Gabriel Rosado, CPA to manager.

Calling All Golfers! Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford to Host 33rd Annual Golf TournamentEnjoy a day on the course and support the youth and teens of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford! Reconnect with friends, family, and colleagues, entertain clients, build professional relationships, and network in a positive, controlled atmosphere, while supporting Hartford’s kids.Monday, September 20, 2021Wampanoag Country Club18 holes of golf, lunch, cocktails, Par 3 contests, and more! Tournament Format: Best Ball Scramble, Non-metal spikes onlyAll proceeds raised from the tournament go directly to helping young people in our community who need us most. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford is a safe haven for youth and teens, with programs that help 4,000 kids a year gain the skills needed to be on the path to GREAT Futures.

The Labor & Employment landscape continues to change and present compliance challenges. This seminar will focus on hot topics in 2021.

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has announced that 40 attorneys from Murtha Cullina LLP have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.In addition, Marcel J. Bernier was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Law and Stephanie Sprague Sobkowiak was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” in Health Care Law.

The Urban League of Greater Hartford (ULGH) Board of Directors has elected a new Chair and officers, and added four new Board members. The organization’s 2021-2022 Chair is Jonathan W. Roberts, Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Banking at Webster Bank and Webster Financial Corporation. Other officers are: Vice Chair Brian Foley, Assistant to the Commissioner of the CT State Department of Emergency Services and Public; Treasurer Elissa Eddie, Senior Vice President/Private Bank Team Lead at KeyBank; Secretary Renee Coleman-Mitchell, Chief Strategist of Academia, Government and Healthcare for Ready Global; Chair Emeritus Edwin Shirley, Senior Advisor at Fairview Capital Partners, Inc.; and David Hopkins, ULGH President and CEO. The four new Directors are: Nicole Hughey, SiriusXM Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion; James Michel, Access Health CT’s Chief Executive Officer; new Board Secretary Renee Coleman-Mitchell (the new Board Secretary), and Leah Wade, Dalio Education’s Operations Manager.

Whittlesey partner Edward Engberg, CPA was named one of the Hartford Business Journal’s 2021 40 Under Forty.

Greg Toczydlowski, Executive Vice President and President of Business Insurance at Travelers, has been named Honorary Chair of the Urban League of Greater Hartford’s 2021 Equal Opportunity Day (EOD) Celebration. Travelers is the title sponsor for the 57th annual signature fundraising event, which will be held on Dec. 2, 2021, with the theme, A Season of Hope: Reflect. Restore. Renew.