The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Mumm named clinical assistant professor
NEW HARTFORD — Erica Mumm of New Hartford has been appointed clinical assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Quinnipiac University.
In her new role, Mumm will teach several courses including health policy, community health, and health and wellness. She also will focus on veterans’ wellness.
“I want to make future health care providers aware of veterans’ issues and experiences, and what they need to look for and be sensitive to,” said Mumm. “I want our students to know what the best practices are to help veterans integrate into their local communities.”
Mumm said she was attracted to Quinnipiac because of the School of Nursing’s commitment to the Joining Forces Campaign, a nationwide initiative in which more than 600 schools of nursing have pledged their support. Making health care professionals more knowledgeable about veterans and their health care needs, particularly as they return from modern deployments is a priority of the campaign.
Mumm brings 14 years of experience in nursing education. Most recently, she was an online instructor for Southern New Hampshire University. Previously, she directed the nurse educator programs at Waterbury Hospital and Bristol Hospital.
“I am excited about becoming immersed in the campus climate and experiencing all that Quinnipiac University offers,” said Mumm.
Mumm received her doctor of nursing practice degree from Regis College and her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of St. Joseph. She also is a Jonas Veterans Health Care Scholar, a highly competitive honor that recognizes nurses pursuing doctoral research in veterans’ health
Operation Fuel Elects Two New Board Members
Operation Fuel recently elected two new board members during its annual board of directors meeting.
The new board members are Megan Brown, of Oakdale, who is senior director of marketing and development for the Thames Valley Council for Community Action; and Elizabeth Craun, of Manchester, who is the program manager for construction services at the Capitol Region Education Council.
Now in its 40th year, Operation Fuel is a statewide nonprofit organization that provides emergency energy assistance yearround to lower-income working families and individuals, the elderly, and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis. For more information on Operation Fuel, go to www.operationfuel.org
Kessler named top Freedom Fence dealerr
BROOKFIELD —Freedom Fence® underground electronic pet containment systems, manufactured by Miltronics in the USA, is proud to announce that Hal Kessler of Freedom Fence is the number one authorized Freedom Fence dealer in the United States for the last fifteen years, according to a press release.
“Hal’s tireless energy, coupled with the ongoing dedication he displays to his customers and their beloved dogs is unsurpassed,” Miltronics representatives said in the release. “We applaud Hal and his Connecticut/New Yorkbased organization for satisfying well over 4,000 customers since he came on board with Miltronics. Each month, the sheer number of complimentary letters we get from his clients astonishes us. Mitronics is truly fortunate to have a dealer like Hal who will routinely give more than one hundred percent to all his customers. He has most assuredly set an exemplary standard of excellence that each and every one of our authorized dealers should strive for. We extend our sincerest congratulations to Hal for his superb efforts, and we look forward to a continued bright and mutually rewarding future.
To contact Kessler at Freedom Fence, call 888497-4498 or email freedomfencehk@aol.com .
Felicia Jones joins FCH Board
FALLS VILLAGE — The Foundation for Community Health recently announced that Felicia Jones, a resident of Falls Village, recently joined its Board of Directors. Her background and interests are valuable assets that will assist the Foundation to carry out its mission to increase access to quality, affordable and timely healthcare for the residents living in the northwest hills of Connecticut and in the greater Harlem Valley in New York.
Jones was born and raised in California amidst the technology explosion of Silicon Valley. She contemplated following in her mother’s footsteps as a nurse and began her studies in biology while working for a tech company. She shifted her major to public health education/social marketing and graduated from Hunter College in New York City.
After working in marketing for the March of Dimes, Jones joined Abbott Laboratories as an Electronic Drug Delivery Systems Specialist to initiate the introduction of PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesic) devices. While technology has been part of her roots and she confesses to being a “geek”, it is the expansion of opportunities that technology provides for human beings and demystifying gadgets for end-users that she enjoys.
Over the next 15 years, Jones worked with Intuitive Surgical, SurgRX and Medivance to bring robotics, nano-technology and therapeutic hypothermia into healthcare standards of practice.
Jones and her husband Joel moved to Falls Village in 2005. She is employed by Northwest ConneCT as Project Coordinator for a fiber optic broadband and mobile communications regional initiative.
Ninety Nine restaurants raise $490K for Boys & Girls Clubs
TORRINGTON — Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub announced that over $490,000 was raised during October’s annual Boys & Girls Club Fundraiser. All Ninety Nine Restaurants across New England and upstate New York, including Torrington, participated, helping to support 67 local chapters of Boys & Girls Clubs.
This year marks the 20-year partnership between Ninety Nine Restaurants and the Boys and Girls Club, the oldest and largest organization with a primary mission of service to youth. To date, the dedicated Ninety Nine team members and loyal guests have helped raise an outstanding total of over $3.8 million, with 100 percent of the funds going directly to local Boys & Girls Clubs in New England and New York. The money raised by the Ninety Nine and its guests over the past 20 years has benefitted thousands of kids and teens with positivity and guidance within the local community.