The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Health center appoints new medical director
TORRINGTON — Community Health and Wellness Center has expanded its medical department. Dr. Rocco Russo has been appointed medical director, and the facility has welcomed back Joann Orsatti, nurse practitioner.
Dr. Russo received his postgraduate training in family medicine from the Family Medicine Residency Program at the Santa Monica Hospital and Medical
Center, Santa Monica, Calif. Since then he has worked in private practice and most recently with a Federally Qualified Health Center in New York State. From 2008 through 2011, Dr. Russo was an associate clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, instructing medical students in primary care and Family Medicine.
Orsatti was on CHWC’s first medical team when it opened its doors in 2008, and stayed with the practice until 2014. She received her adult nurse practitioner M.S.N. from Quinnipiac University, Hamden, in 2001, her baccalaureate nursing degree from Central Connecticut State University in 1997, and her associates degree in nursing from Mattatuck Community College, Waterbury, CT, in 1980.
CHWC is located at 469 Migeon Ave., Torrington, and 10 Center Street, Winsted, with satellite locations at FISH of Torrington, 332 South Main St., Torrington; Sullivan Senior Center, 88 East Albert St., Torrington; The Open Door Soup Kitchen, 160 Main St., Winsted; YMCA Emergency Shelter, 480 Main St., Winsted; Torrington Soup Kitchen,
220 Prospect St., Torrington; and Oliver Wolcott Technical School, 75 Oliver St., Torrington. Call 8604890931 or visit www.chwctorr.org for more information, or find them on Facebook.
Big Y donates to Red Cross disaster relief
Big Y World Class Markets collected donations from customers and employees from Sept. 11 – 22 for American Red Cross Disaster Relief Hurricane Dorian.
Community and employee donations along with additional support from Big Y resulted in a donation of $30,000, which will be donated to both Massachusetts and Connecticut American Red Cross Chapters in support of the ongoing relief efforts in the Bahamas and the Southeast United
States.
A formal check presentation to the Connecticut American Red Cross was held on Oct. 25 at the West Hartford Big Y World Class Market. Jim Martin, store director of Big Y Foods presented the contribution to Kierstin Pupkowski, Regional Philanthropy Officer, Connecticut and Rhode Island Region.
“We are so grateful to members of the community and to the Big Y family for supporting the work of the American Red Cross,” said Mario Bruno, CEO, American Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island. “This type of support will go a long way in helping those impacted by Hurricane Dorian.
Big Y, its customers and employees have a strong tradition of supporting those in need through the American Red Cross. Past relief campaigns include the 2004 Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the earthquakes in both Japan and Haiti, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Last year at about this time, Big Y drives made a positive impact on the Red Cross responses to Hurricane Florence, and those impacted by the Merrimack Valley Fires & Explosions. The 10plusyear partnership has now raised over $1.6 million to support international and domestic disasters.
For additional Big Y information, please contact Claire D’AmourDaley at 4135044004. For information about the Red Cross’ response to recent disasters, please visit: www.redcross.org.
Union Savings names chief investment officer
DANBURY — Union Savings Bank today announces the addition of Keith Wirtz as Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Wirtz will be responsible for managing the investment team, devising departmental investment policies and portfolio strategies, as well as managing highnetworth and institutional portfolios.
Wirtz will bring his specialty in portfolio management, fiduciary oversight and security analysis to the USB team. He has worked with some of the top companies in the financial and banking industry and has managed more than $34 billion in AUM and $100 billion in assets for institutional clients.
Wirtz serves as a trustee for the First Western Trust Funds and is a board member and Investment Committee Chair for ASU Enterprise Partners. He is a CFA Charter Holder and a member of the CFA Institute. Before joining Union Savings Bank, he served as Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager for Walrus Partners LLC, a boutique money management firm based in Minneapolis. He also held the position of Chief Investment Officer for Fifth Third Bank’s Wealth Division and was
President and Chief Investment Officer of Fifth Third Asset Management Inc.
Kitchen franchise expands into Boston area
Express Kitchens, which has a store in Torrington, is in the expansion mode, opening more locations and tweaking the store lineup to include retail showroom in and around Boston, MA.
By the end of 2019, Express Kitchens will open 3 new retail stores followed by 5 new showrooms in the year 2020. Also, the company has taken a big step forward towards fulfilling its Environmental Stewardship commitment by implementing renewable energy practices to its business operations. The successful installation and functioning of solar panels to its Hartford offices is an initiative that reflects company’s holistic approach to sustainability that helps deliver greater value to customers.