New Haven Biz
By Michael C. Bingham Sonja LaBarbera hasn’t been on the job as president and CEO of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare in Wallingford for even a year (she began last January), but she’s already been celebrated as the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce’s “Woman of the Year.” LaBarbera was joined by five other female business leaders who were feted as part of the Q Chamber’s 2019 Women’s Achievement Awards Luncheon last Friday (Nov. 1) at the Hilton Garden Inn in Wallingford. Some 200 honorees and celebrants attended the 20th edition of the annual event. LaBarbera joined Gaylord in 2005 and has occupied positions of increasing responsibility, including director of inpatient therapy services, senior director of therapy and outpatient services, vice president of operations and strategy and, most recently, chief operating officer.