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RICHARD SWIFT
DARCY YOUNG
MICHAEL BARTOSZEK
Richard Swift, who has served as Health New England’s (HNE) interim chief financial officer since April, has been appointed president and CEO, effective immediately. HNE also announced the appoint- ment of Dr. Ira Klein to the role of vice president and chief medical officer. Swift is an experienced chief executive officer and chief financial offi- cer for provider- owned health plans, and a senior healthcare executive with over 30 years
of leadership with integrat- ed delivery systems, health plans, and provider groups
throughout the country. He has served as president of Medwise Partners, a health-insurance consult-
ing company he founded in 1996. In that capacity,
he has served in numerous interim executive roles for regional health plans throughout the U.S. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University and an MBA in healthcare administration from the University of Miami in Florida. In this new position, Klein is responsible for ensuring the quality and cost- effectiveness of healthcare services for Health New England members, and will focus on clinical excel- lence, innovation, and technology to improve health outcomes. Before joining Health New England, Klein served as senior director and lead, Healthcare Qual- ity Strategy at Janssen for Johnson and Johnson Inc. in New Brunswick, N.J. Previously, he held various positions at Aetna Inc. in Hartford, Conn., including medical director, Patient Management, Northeast Region; senior medical director and analyst, National Accounts; and chief of staff and national medical director, Clinical Thought Leadership. Klein holds
an MBA degree from Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Management, a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University’s College of Pharmacy.
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American International Col- lege (AIC) recently welcomed Lt. John Vanasse to lead the campus police department. Vanasse is an employee of G4S Secure Solutions North Amer- ica, a leading international security-solutions group and the provider of campus-securi- ty services for American Inter-
national College for more than five years. Vanasse’s background and experience lend well to his new role at the college. Most recently, he was an instructor
of Criminal Justice at Westfield High School. He has also served as a corrections officer and deputy sheriff at the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correc- tions. Additionally, while working in safety and secu- rity for the Springfield public schools, he managed
a million-dollar budget, supervised security staff at schools throughout the district, developed safety and security training programs, and conducted investi- gations into major security infractions. Prior to relo- cating to Western Mass. 15 years ago, he was deputy director for Safety and Security at the Massachusetts State House and other state facilities throughout Government Center in Boston. Vanasse received his undergraduate degree in criminology and law from Suffolk University and a master’s degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College.
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Aegis Energy, EDF Group, a leading provider of co-
generation technology, hired experienced energy-sector professional Michael Barto- szek to the role of business development manager. Bar- toszek’s hire comes during an extended period of growth; Aegis recently added 12 team members and has plans to add four more. Although new to
Aegis, Michael is no stranger to the company or its affiliates, having previously held the position
of regional manager for the Eastern U.S. for Citelum North America, a unit of the EDF
Group. With his knowledge of EDF offer-
ings and more than two decades of industry experience, he is well-equipped to suggest
energy solutions in his current role of business devel- opment manager.
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Florence Bank promoted Shelley Moreau to the position of vice president, mortgage compliance specialist in the Residential Lending depart- ment at the main office in Florence. Moreau has been an employee of Florence Bank for 37 years. Prior to her recent promotion, she served as the
assistant vice president, mortgage compliance spe- cialist. She is a graduate of the American Bankers’ Assoc. Compliance School for Lending. During her tenure at the bank, she has been the recipient of the President’s Award, which is awarded to employees who demonstrate superior levels of performance, customer service, and overall contribution to the bank. Moreau serves her community as treasurer and board member of the Hilltown Community Develop- ment Corp. in Chesterfield.
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Tech Foundry, a nonprofit with a mission to support the region’s growing need for a qualified technology work- force and elevate underrep- resented groups into sustain- able careers in information technology, has named Bruce Dixon its new CEO. Dixon will work alongside an 11-member
board, lead a five-member staff, and drive strategic business partnerships and curriculum development to propel the already-thriving organization forward. Dixon previously served as CEO of the Connecti-
cut Pre-Engineering Program, a social venture that inspires and prepares underrepresented students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It’s this background that gener- ated interest among Tech Foundry board members, but it’s his well-rounded background and personal philosophy that solidified his candidacy. Dixon is
an award-winning innovator, social entrepreneur, adventurer, storyteller, and self-proclaimed “human- performance geek.” He has held a variety of leader- ship roles with the Hartford Financial Services Group and the Chubb group of insurance companies; was honored with numerous awards, including the Con- necticut Science Center Award for Achievement in STEM Innovation and Education and Wesleyan Uni- versity’s Social Entrepreneurship Award; and was invited as an honored guest to the 2014 inaugural White House Maker Faire.
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The Children’s Study Home recently appointed
board of directors member Darcy (Fortune) Young to its executive committee. Young has been a member
of the board since 2018, serv- ing on the communications committee. She has consulted on everything from fundrais- ing to digital marketing and, most recently, was part of the board effort to transition to a new executive director for the 155-year old agency. One of
her first acts as a member of the communications committee was to film and produced a promotional
People on the Move
video for the nonprofit agency. In the video, profes- sionals from Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center; PeoplesBank; Gomes, DaCruz, & Tracy P.C.; and Sul- livan, Hayes & Quinn explain not only the critical impact the Children’s Study Home has on youth, but also the community. Founded in 1865, the Children’s Study Home serves children, adolescents, and fami- lies with special needs throughout the Pioneer Valley, the Berkshires, and Cape Cod, who are often strug- gling to cope with behavioral, psychiatric, and cogni- tive issues related to the experiences they have sur- vived. The staff of the Children’s Study Home assess- es their needs and develops individualized service plans that foster recovery, growth, and wellness. As a digital public relations analyst for Garvey Communi- cation Associates Inc. (GCAi), Young has developed and implemented numerous public-relations cam- paigns for some of the market’s leading brands. She is also one of the only female video producers in the region. In 2018, she produced “Innovation Series,” which won an award from the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts. Prior to joining GCAi, she was a field producer, assignment desk editor, and production assistant for FOX News and ABC News affiliates. Young is a cum laude graduate of West- field State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, and public & corporate communication.
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CitySpace announced that Andrea Kunst will fill the role of capital campaign man- ager for the organization, and will guide the Transforma- tion Campaign, a project to restore and create a flexible performing-arts and commu- nity space in Easthampton’s Old Town Hall. Kunst brings
20 years of advancement experience, raising close
to $30 million in funding for schools and mission- driven nonprofits. After being introduced to the field of development at a Jesuit middle school in Jamaica Plain, Kunst found her calling and has continued to support organizations with strong missions of meet- ing community needs. Prior to retiring from Boston public schools, she spent a decade as the director of Advancement for a competency-based alternative high school in Roxbury. She has worked extensively in many creative fields, including writing columns for Boston magazine, teaching technical writing at Boston Architectural Center, managing a jazz club in Cambridge, and serving as board chair for Dorches- ter Arts Collaborative during its successful opening of Dorchester’s first community art gallery. In 2016, Kunst began Cushing Mill, a contracting company for schools and nonprofits in need of advancement
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DR. IRA KLEIN
SHELLEY MOREAU
BRUCE DIXON
LT. JOHN VANASSE
ANDREA KUNST
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