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Joel Mandell 2010

Name: Joel Mandell Company: CATIC Location: 101 Corporate Place, Rocky Hill, Conn., 06067 Birthplace and year: Hartford, Conn., July 1, 1939 Family: Wife, Ellen; 3 sons: Ross, Jason and Peter College: University of Conn., BA in English; University of Conn. School of Law, JD First job in title insurance or allied field: Rosenthal Clayman & Mandell What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? As president act as chief executive officer of the association and act as an advisor to the board in the future. Hobbies: Politics (former town meeting moderator and deputy first selectman, Simsbury, Conn.), play golf, travel. Favorite book: "The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw Person you admire most (outside of family): Abraham Lincoln Keys to success: Hard work, honesty If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Writer Joel Mandell, CATIC
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