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June 24, 2022 BIZ PEOPLE

Jewish Family Service names new CEO 

PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED Alissa Wurtzel

Alissa Wurtzel is the new CEO of Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, which provides a range of social services to the community.

Wurtzel is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with clients as young as 4 and as old as 107. She has spent the past two decades working to help improve the social and emotional well-being of individuals and families. 

Her most recent role was as clinical director at the organization. In that position, she worked to provide services to Holocaust survivors and their caregivers, those struggling with mental health issues, and people needing emergency assistance, food and housing support.

Prior to joining the organization, she worked for the Connecticut Army National Guard,  Community Health Center Inc. and Hartford HealthCare’s Hospice Program.

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Two Sacred Heart U. professors garner award

Sacred Heart University professors Daniel Rober and David Thomson are this year’s recipients of the Fairfield-based institution’s annual Richard and Barbara Naclerio Faculty Scholars Program award.  

The Naclerios established the program to support faculty research. Each year, the Naclerio program provides two awards of $12,500 to fund research in the upcoming academic year.

Rober intends to research the relationship of Catholic higher education to the church and the broader cultural context. Rober is assistant director of the Thomas More Honors Program at the university, as well as an associate professor of Catholic studies. 

Thomson is an associate professor in the history department and specializes in U.S. history during the Civil War era. Thomson’s research will focus on the importance of 19th century finance, specifically bonds issued by various American states.

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