https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About Katonya Hughey is a business leader with more than 15 years of experience and specialties in strategic planning, sales and marketing. Hired as senior vice president of retirement plan consulting by People's United Bank in 2016, Katonya Hughey helped increase revenue by $120,000 in just nine months on the job and developed multiple marketing campaigns to attract new clients. Prior to joining People's, Katonya Hughey worked as a head of sales and recruiting for Ebix Consulting, where she developed sales-tracking metrics and established partnership with third-party vendors such as Systems Source and Mitchell Martin. She began working for the firm in 2013 as a consultant providing project management and strategic problem solving. In this role, she oversaw marketing aspects for the company's roll-out of the Hearsay social media application and developed a real-time support model for its cloud-based applications. Katonya Hughey previously held executive positions with Prudential Retirement and ING/Aetna Financial Services. She received a bachelor of science degree in business management from Albertus Magnus College in 2000 and later completed her master’s degree in organizational leadership at Quinnipiac University. en-us 2017-06-30 12:03:47 UTC 2017-08-24 23:25:42 UTC hello@padlet.com KatonyaHughey https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898652 2017-08-01 23:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898652 KatonyaHughey https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898669 2017-08-01 23:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898669 KatonyaHughey https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898676 2017-08-01 23:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898676 KatonyaHughey https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898688 2017-08-01 23:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/179898688 KatonyaHughey https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/180734360 A graduate of Quinnipiac University with a master of science in organizational leadership, Katonya Hughey is senior vice president of retirement plan consulting at People’s United Bank in Hartford. Actively engaged in her community, Katonya Hughey contributes to the Farmington River Watershed Association.

The Farmington River Watershed is located in Connecticut and Massachusetts. A vital source of water, the Farmington River provides drinking water to some 600,000 people in the greater Hartford area and the Farmington Valley. To educate the public about the importance of protecting this water source, the Farmington River Watershed Association (FRWA) operates a number of awareness initiatives, including a program targeting schools.

The FRWA has collaborated with Sotoria Montanari at the Holcomb Environmental Literacy Center in Granby to develop 30 lessons for teachers in 2nd, 7th, and 10th grade classrooms. These lessons focus not only on the watershed as a source of drinking water, but also on the history and culture of the watershed and the diversity of its wildlife.

Designed for easy implementation, the FWRA’s environmental classroom materials complement state curriculum standards. The lessons are based on national environmental programs such as Project Wild-Aquatic, Project WET, and the Conserve Water Educator’s Guide.

To learn more about the Farmington River Watershed Association and its programming, visit http://frwa.org.]]> 2017-08-11 13:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/180734360 KatonyaHughey https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/182707968 A senior vice president with People's United Bank in Hartford, Connecticut, Katonya Hughey focuses on retirement plan consulting. In her work with high-value clients, Katonya Hughey works to meet specific needs in the defined contribution and defined benefit spheres. 

The difference between these two common retirement saving vehicles is significant, with defined contribution plans such as 403(b)s and 401(k)s requiring employees to set aside a delineated percentage of their own salary to participate.

By contrast, defined benefit plans do not usually require employees to contribute money from their paychecks to participate. Doing so, rather, is the responsibility of the employer who has set up the plan. 

Given that defined benefit plans are more costly to employers’ bottom lines, a declining number of companies still offer them. In cases where such plans are available, they are not likely to cover the full cost of a comfortable retirement, and it thus makes sense to make additional retirement contributions whenever possible.]]> 2017-08-24 23:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/KatonyaHughey/About/wish/182707968