News: Connecticut
Posted: November 17, 2009
Wayne Benjamin 2009
Name: Wayne Benjamin
Title: Senior Project Manager
Company: City of Hartford
Location: 250 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Conn. 06103
Birthplace: Guyana Birth Date: 1960
Family: Wife Angela, three daughters
College: BS, Eastern Conn. State University; MBA, Rensselaer
First job outside of real estate: Worked for shoe manufacturer
First job in real estate or allied field: Loan officer
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Currently employed as a senior project manager in the Economic Development Division, City of Hartford.
Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, traveling, theater, music
Recently read book: "Freakonomics" by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt
Favorite movie: "Shawshank Redemption"
Person you most admire (outside of family): Sidney Poitier
Key to success: Innovation and the ability to adapt to change in a quick manner. The ability to be creative and the utilization of new techniques to solve problems.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Career in international relations
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