Remembering CADC’s Original
Executive Director, Liz Talbot
Leaving a legacy of optimism, perseverance, courage and elegance, the CADC’s original Executive Director, Liz Talbot, passed away on December 12, 2009, after a long battle with cancer. Her daughters, Monica and Gwendolyn, and her husband, Paul Fischer, were at her side.
“Liz was the person who got me involved in the Club. She was always full of enthusiasm and helped to grow the Club,” said former president Michael Toti. ”She was a tremendous asset to the Club in its early days,” said former president Roxanne Bailey.
Liz grew up in Redding. She graduated from Joel Barlow High School and Manhattanville College, after which she worked at Vogue Magazine. Upon moving to Avon, she became a well-known photography stylist and became our first Executive Director. Subsequently, she developed a career in real estate, becoming a “Unique and Unusual Homes” specialist, before joining the corporate relocation industry as the President and CEO of The Talbot Group, launched in 2001 on the infamous September 11th. She transitioned into relocation upon the birth of her second daughter, attracted by what she thought (and later learned else wise) were “steadier hours.”
Liz was a lifetime member of Leadership Greater Hartford, and a member of WPO, WBENC, ERC, CUPA, and HRACC. She was a founding member of a Giving Circle in Hartford, volunteers with My Sisters Place and sat on the boards of the Cobb Montessori School and Junior Achievement. She was nominated both as Entrepreneur of the Year by NAWBO-CT and Remarkable Woman of the Year by the Hartford Business Journal. Her company has twice won the coveted Business Champions Award by the MetroHartford Alliance.
Liz was also a self-described collector of art. She loved to play classical piano, go to the theater and the opera, and surround herself with art works of all types.
Liz exemplified her company’s tagline, “Extraordinary. Every day.” She will be greatly missed.
