Article: Benefit Leadership Awards: Retirement Benny winner not afraid to attempt new things.(Jean LaVecchia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

This was not in Jean LaVecchia's career plan. She was in finance, working as assistant treasurer at Southern New England Telecom Corp. (SNET) in New Haven, Conn., in charge of 401(k) plans, financial planning and analysis and other corporate money issues.

But in the late 1980s the employees went on strike over benefits, and LaVecchia began to develop a new and healthy interest in benefit issues. Not long after the strike was resolved, a position as SNET's vice president of human resources opened up for someone with a financial background, interpersonal skills and at least some knowledge of HR and benefits. The job was LaVecchia's.

"I found I could really ...

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