reSET Forms Advisory Council of Highly Respected Business, Education, and Government Executives

ewalsh • June 24, 2015

reSET Forms Advisory Council of Highly Respected Business, Education, and Government Executives 

Hartford, Conn. – Today reSET, The Social Enterprise Trust (www.SocialEnterpriseTrust.org), whose mission is to advance the social enterprise sector, is pleased to announce the formation of its Advisory Council. The group brings together highly respected business, education, and government executives who will support reSET’s goal of becoming the “go to” place for entrepreneurs of all stripes, and of making Hartford known as Impact City and Connecticut as the Social Enterprise State.

“We’re in incredibly good company these days,” said Kate Emery, founder and CEO of reSET.” “I know members of the new Advisory Council will not only support our goals and work plan, but they will also challenge our assumptions and push us to think creatively.”

Members of the Council include:

  • Mary Barneby–Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Connecticut
  • Ted Carroll–President, Leadership Greater Hartford
  • Mally Cox-Chapman–Principal, Benefactory Philanthropic Advisors, LLC
  • William J. Cronin—Retired President, Cronin and Company
  • Robert Egger—Founder & President, LA Kitchen, DC Central Kitchen, Campus Kitchens Project
  • Tim Elwell—President & CEO, Qualidigm
  • Judy Greiman—Chief Deputy to the President, Stony Brook University
  • Oz Griebel—President & CEO, MetroHartford Alliance
  • Kristina Newman-Scott—Director of Culture, Dept. of Economic and Community Development, State of Connecticut
  • Susan Rottner—Retired President, Bank of America Connecticut
  • Catherine Smith—Commissioner, Dept. of Economic and Community Development, State of Connecticut
  • Lizabeth Zlatkus—President, LHZ Insights, LLC

About reSET

reSET is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the social enterprise sector. Its strategic goals are threefold: to be the “go-to” place for impact entrepreneurs, to make Hartford known as Impact City, and Connecticut the Social Enterprise state.

reSET serves all entrepreneurs, but specializes in social enterprise ― impact driven business with a double or triple bottom line. In addition to providing coworking space, accelerator and mentoring programs, reSET aims to inspire innovation and community collaboration, and to support entrepreneurs in creating market-based solutions to community challenges. reSET’s goal is to meet entrepreneurs wherever they are in their trajectory and to help them take their businesses to the next level. www.SocialEnterpriseTrust.org

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