Alex Tsarkov ’16 was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont and approved by the legislature to join the CT Board of Pardons and Paroles. He most recently served as the Executive Director of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission since 2015. Read more about Tsarkov’s nomination prior to his appointment.

Kristen S. Bonatz has been named as Appalachian State University’s general counsel and vice chancellor of institutional integrity. She most recently served as deputy general counsel at UNC Greensboro, and has worked at UNC for nearly two decades. Read more about her appointment here.

Andrew Fink ’13 has joined Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in the Investment Funds Group where he will focus on venture capital and growth equity funds. Fink was most recently a partner at Gunderson Dettmer. Read more here.

Daniel Goren ’11 has joined Holland & Knight LLP as a partner in the Stamford office. He will work in the International Trade Group.

Jason Levine ’05 has joined the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation as Vice President of Advocacy, where he will be responsible for the national non-profit organization’s federal and state portfolios. Levine was most recently Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs, Policy, and Strategic Planning at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

Eliot Prescott ’92 has been appointed as Connecticut’s Deputy Chief State’s Attorney, Inspector General. Prescott is currently a Senior Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court, and will serve a four-year term in his new position. 

Rachel Gonzalez ’06 has been named the Business Unit Leader of Day Pitney’s Employment and Labor Business Unit. Gonzalez is a Partner at the firm’s New York and Parsippany offices. 

Vincent Seadale ’88 has retired from Episcopal priesthood at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown, Massachusetts. Seadale previously practiced as an attorney for 16 years before changing career paths.

Aaron Frankel ’19 has joined Franklin & Frankel LLC as the firm’s new owner. The firm previously operated as Scott B. Franklin & Associates.