‘Significant’ contributions for Adelbrook’s program

CROMWELL » Ädelbrook recently thanked the generous donors that helped fund the seven-week Extended School Year program that provided its students with a safe, fun summer experience: American Savings Foundation, Camp Squanto, Swanzey, NH, Central Region Community Services Fund — Employees of Frontier Communications, Karl B. Christofferson, Congregational Church of South Glastonbury, Mary Jane Converse, Covenant Children’s Ministries, Eversource Energy, Light Rigging Company, Lily Palmer Fry Memorial Trust, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee, Garry & Gail Mullaney, William C. Nolan and Rocky Hill Congregational Church and the other individuals and groups that donated to the program.

Because of their donations, students enjoyed a summer theme with Connecting to Connecticut. The weekly themes were structured around the history, geography, farming, wildlife and fun found in Connecticut.

Students volunteered time at Cold Spring Farm in East Haddam, visited the State Capitol, toured Middlesex Community College, played at the Adventure Park at Storrs and much, much more.

“The Learning Center is so blessed to have such wonderful support for our summer program. We wouldn’t be able to provide our students with such meaningful and fun filled community experiences without their contributions,” said Michelle Andrews, director of education for Ädelbrook’s The Learning Center in Cromwell.

These experiences not only provide fun for Ädelbrook students, but they also provide opportunities for them to learn valuable life skills, connect to their community and perhaps, most importantly, to continue to progress during the summer months instead of regress.

Environmental pros join Tighe & Bond team

MIDDLETOWN » Tighe & Bond, a Northeast leader in engineering and environmental consulting, announced the recent addition of three senior environmental professionals to its team: Christopher Koelle, LEP, Shawn Rising, LSP, and Daniel Williams.

• Christopher Koelle is a Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) and project manager with 19 years of experience providing environmental consulting services for a wide range of large and smaller-scale multi disciplinary projects. This includes environmental assessment, hazardous building material (HBM) surveys, site development and redevelopment of brownfields, remediation, HBM abatement, and facility demolition.

Koelle’s projects have involved assessment and remediation of PCBs, petroleum, solvents, and metals at federaland state-regulated sites.

He is known for developing innovative approaches to site assessment and remediation that have yielded significant savings at a multitude of sites across Connecticut.

Koelle earned his Bachelor of Science in environmental science from Lehigh University, and his Master of Science in environmental science from the University of New Haven.

A resident of Northfield, Connecticut, he works out of the firm’s Middletown office.

• Shawn Rising is a Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional (LSP) and project manager with more than 19 years of experience providing environmental consulting services for a wide range of diverse projects throughout New England.

He provides site assessment, remediation, due diligence services, and environmental permitting.

In addition, he has designed and implemented a variety of remedial programs for the treatment of oil and hazardous materials impacts to soil and groundwater under various regulatory programs.

Rising has managed numerous waste site cleanup projects throughout the Northeast with a focus on petroleum site assessment and remediation.

A resident of Feeding Hills, he works primarily out of the firm’s Westfield office, routinely providing support to many other Tighe & Bond offices.

• Daniel Williams is a senior environmental compliance specialist withmore than 27 years of experience in industrial health and safety, as well as regulatory compliance.

His expertise includes development and support for process safety management, risk management programs, environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs, and various OSHA, EPA and state environmental compliance standards.

Williams has developed, coordinated and managed EHS policies, programs, training, and reporting processes for numerous industrial facilities throughout New England. During this time, he has overseen numerous safety improvements and implemented successful accident and cost-reduction strategies.

He brings a wealth of safety and compliance experience to the firm gained from past positions at key industrial facilities in Massachusetts.

A resident of Florence, MA, Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts in EHS Program Management from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He works out of the firm’s Westfield office.