Working as the assistant branch manager for David Lerner Associates in Westport wasn’t where Brandon Byington imagined he would be after finishing college. But that said, he’s glad life took him in that unexpected direction.“I went to Eastern Connecticut State University thinking I was going to be a teacher,” Byington said. He graduated with a degree in psychology and English.After ...

Jonathan Hurwitz had a simple desire when it came to his career: He didn’t want to spend all of his time behind the wheel of a car. So when Hurwitz had the opportunity to take a management position with David Lerner Associates in Westport, he left Long Island.“When I worked in the Long Island office I had several hundred clients, but I was ready for a change,” said Hurwitz. That change ...

WESTPORT, Conn. – Kathy Papaleo's childhood interest in horses has led to a lifelong involvement with bettering the status of Native American children. "I used to own a horse," said Papaleo, a registered sales assistant at David Lerner Associates in Westport. "One day I was reading a horse riding magazine and there was an article about the plight of Native American kids in South Dakota, ...

WESTPORT, Conn. – A missing child might be a parent's worst nightmare, but thanks to Joe Grugel, it's less likely to happen.Grugel, an investment counselor with David Lerner Associates Inc. in Westport, helped organize an Amber Alert Registration Day through his involvement with the Rotary Club of Danbury. The group set up a booth at the health and wellness fair at Rogers Park in ...

WESTPORT, Conn. – Bake sales are a staple in fundraising for schools and church groups, so Kellee Boccanfuso figured holding one at work would be a success as well.Boccanfuso, an administrative assistant at David Lerner Associates Inc. in Westport, wasn't trying to raise money for a class field trip, however. Rather, the money from her bake sale was to help defray the living expenses of ...