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September 20, 2022 BIZ PEOPLE

Gaylord names employee of the year

PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED  Jillian Cacopardo

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system headquartered in Wallingford, has named Jillian Cacopardo of Portland as the Joseph A. Lindenmayer 2022 Employee of the Year.

Cacopardo is an outpatient physical therapist and the Gaylord wheelchair program coordinator. She joined the system in 2003.

Cacopardo was nominated by a patient’s family member, who wrote, “Jillian has taken care of my son several times and every time she proves to be brilliant in her field. She listens and connects with my son. Though he is immobile and can barely speak, Jillian takes all the time she needs to provide exceptional care.”

The annual award was established in 1992 by the family of Joseph A. Lindenmayer, a former Gaylord patient. 

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DiamiR Biosciences appoints chief financial officer

DiamiR, a developer of blood-based diagnostic tests for brain health and other diseases, has appointed Fred Knechtel as its chief financial officer.

The company is in New Haven and Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.

Knechtel has more than 35 years of finance and operations experience in the life sciences, chemical, metals recycling, automotive and aerospace industries. 

His background includes preparing private companies for public listings, leading IPO processes, leading mergers and acquisitions, and fundraising, including initial public and rights offerings, private investment, preferred instruments, PIPEs and debt.

CEO Alidad Mireskandari said, “I am confident that Fred's leadership and his fundraising expertise in the life sciences sector will be instrumental in executing our vision of building DiamiR into a premier brain health company.”

Knechtel’s most recent position was as co-founder, CFO and director of NorthView Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on effecting a merger in the life sciences/healthcare industry.

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