RF Walsh Project Management partners Jack Hobbs and Donna Camiolo recently announced that Joseph A. Naughton of Natick has joined the Boston firm as a third partner.
Naughton, a registered architect and LEED-accredited professional, will serve as chief operating officer. In this capacity Naughton will be responsible for project team selection and management, concept and contract development, strategic planning and client interface.
Naughton received his master of architecture in urban design from Harvard University and his bachelor of architecture from the University of Notre Dame.
He has worked on notable projects including the Stanton Building and West Campus Development at Mount Auburn Hospital, the Boston Medical Center and Copley Place Tower and Retail Development.
Naughton also actively participates in organizations such as the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering and the Construction Management Association of America and volunteers his time in Natick.
Katerina Parassidis, a stylist at Richard Francis Salon in Ashland, was recently chosen to participate in the hair and makeup creations for the models of this year’s Fashion Week in New York City.
Parassidis was chosen along with a select group of stylists from around the country for her high fashion work at an Aveda seminar held in New York earlier this year.
The Framingham resident has been a stylist at Richard Francis Salon for eight years.
Lynn Tokarczyk of Medway was recently elected to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Board of Directors (AIM), at the association’s 94th annual meeting at the Waltham Westin Hotel.
Tokarczyk, a longtime AIM member, is president of Business Development Strategies Inc. headquartered in Medway. The firm assists companies with their real estate expansion needs by identifying, negotiating and securing financial incentives for the development of commercial and industrial facilities.
Prior to founding the company in 2003, Tokarczyk served as senior manager of Ernest & Young’s state and local tax incentive practice, and as the regional director of the Massachusetts Office of Business Development Office in Worcester.
A graduate of Lasell College, Tokarczyk is active with several business and civic groups, including the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce and the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development.
Established in 1915, AIM is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan association of Massachusetts employers with more than 6,500 members who collectively employ 675,000 Bay State residents.
Debra Edelstein, executive director of New England Wild Flower Society in Framingham, recently announced three promotions: Bonnie Drexler of Wayland to director of education, Scott LaFleur of Northborough to botanic garden director for Garden in the Woods, and
Karen Pierce of Dover to development and membership director.
Drexler has been the society’s acting education director since October 2008. She joined New England Wild Flower Society as program and volunteer coordinator in 1994. She currently oversees all educational programming, Native Plant Certificate Program, special events at Garden in the Woods, tours and facility rentals.
LaFleur joined the New England Wild Flower Society as senior horticulturist of Garden in the Woods in 2005 and became horticulture director in January 2008. As botanic garden director, he is curator of the plant collection and oversees facilities, visitor services and retail services at Garden in the Woods. LaFleur is also chairman of the native plants section of the American Public Gardens Association.
Pierce joined the New England Wild Flower Society in 2006 as director of membership and has been acting director of development since November 2008. She currently oversees all aspects of membership and development for the society including appeals, member events and the capital campaign. Pierce also serves on the board of the Center for Arts in Natick and the board of Deacons of the Wellesley Congregational Church.
Edelstein also announced the appointments of Andrew Palinski of Rochester, N.Y., as horticultural and facilities apprentice and Scot Getz of Chicago, Ill., as horticulture intern. Both currently reside in Framingham.
Arlene Korab of Westborough, executive director of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA), was recently honored with a leadership award by Riverside Community Care.
The award for "her extraordinary advocacy efforts on behalf of individuals with brain injuries" was presented at Riverside’s Eighteenth Annual Appreciation Evening held recently at the Newton Marriott Hotel.
The award highlighted Korab’s leadership in achieving a landmark settlement in the Hutchinson v. Patrick class action lawsuit. As a result of the settlement, thousands of individuals with brain injury will be able to move out of nursing facilities and receive the support they need in the community.
Based in Westborough, the BIA-MA is a private, nonprofit organization that provides support services to survivors of brain injury and their families and serves as an advocate for their rights and needs.
