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*** Gustavo Perez joined the city of Chula Vista as an economic development specialist in the Community Development Department. Perez previously worked as deputy executive director of the South San Diego Economic Development Council. He also was recognized as a 2002 20/20 Regional Leader presented by San Diego Metropolitan and Frontera. *** Brig. Gen. Dennis M. Kenneally was appointed as commander of California Army National Guard. Kenneally’s experience spans more than 39 years and eight commands or command equivalents. *** Greg Ocasek has been named director of land acquisition at Granite Homes. In the past, Ocasek has served The St. Clair Co., Communities Southwest and O’Donnel/Atkins. *** Craig Irving and Ray and Jean Lucia have been named to the board of the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation. Irving is the principal and founder of Irving Hughes. Ray is president and founder of Raymond J. Lucia Cos. and Jean is active with children’s charities. *** Kyocera America promoted John Schierer to v.p. of administration and support services. Schierer joined the company in 1998 as manager of human resources. He most recently was g.m. of administration and support services. *** Christopher Todd, a civil litigation attorney and partner with Ingert Grebing Brubaker & Ryan, was elected president of the San Diego County Bar Association for the 2003 term. *** J. Dennis Piper, currently the CIO for the city of Houston, has been named to oversee the County of San Diego’s computer and telephone operations. *** Union Bank of California has appointed Carlee Harmonson as v.p. and manager of The Private Bank San Diego Downtown. *** Dr. David T. Hayhurst, former engineering college dean at the University of South Alabama, is the new dean of the College of Engineering at SDSU. *** Pardee Homes has named Amy Glad as director of governmental affairs. Glad formerly served as executive v.p. and general counsel to the Building Industry Association in Southern California. ***
*** Stacy Strand, with more than 25 years as an architect, was named a senior associate with HMC Architects. *** Don Wuerdeman was chosen to lead the California water and wastewater activities of Malcolm Pirnie. Wuerdeman has been v.p. of the firm since 1995. *** The Meadows Del Mar Golf Club has selected Paul Cushing as golf course superintendent. Cushing previously was owner/operator of a golf course and environmental consultant firm. *** Tina Sue Thomson has been named office manager at Sully-Jones Roofing Co. Prior to joining Sully-Jones, Thomson was office manager of the Glendale Small Animal Hospital. She also designed, built and managed the Muse nightclub in Old Town Pasadena. *** San Diego National Bank has hired Susan Roth to manage the bank’s Carlsbad branch office. Roth, previously v.p. and manager of the La Jolla, Golden Triangle and Carlsbad branches of First National Bank, has more than 25 years of banking experience. *** Women First HealthCare Inc. has elected Patricia Nasshorn to its board. Nasshorn replaces Ruth A. Wooden, who resigned to pursue other interests. Nasshorn’s experience includes a four-year tenure as president of Unilever's women’s health, Unipath division, and positions with Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb. *** Timberline Partners has hired Peter Zahn as senior legal advisor and Richard Hudizk as senior finance advisor. Both Zahn and Hudzik bring more than 20 years of experience to their new positions. *** Avencom has hired Eva Rallis as director of client services for their Internet technology team. Rallis has more than 10 years’ experience managing projects for government agencies such as NASA and U.S. Customs Service. *** Castle Advertising has added Ian Anderson as associate creative director. Anderson, who has more than 14 years’ advertising agency experience, worked for Hall Communications and R&R Partners. *** Wanda Allen joined Discovery Valley Bank as senior v.p. and loan operations manager. Allen has more than 18 years’ experience in San Diego banking. Most recently, she was senior v.p. and SBA operations manager of Temecula Valley Bank. ***
*** Roel Construction Co. has hired Anna Acosta as options coordinator for its Renaissance project. Acosta previously worked for Millicent & Co. *** Community National Bank has promoted Judy Cattell to v.p., Escondido branch manager. Cattell joined the bank in 2001 as a community banking officer. *** Scott R. Henriksen has joined the Southern California division of Ryland Homes as purchasing manager. Henriksen has held managerial positions in construction and purchasing with major Western building firms since 1996. *** Joe Fitzpatrick is the new manager of volunteer services at Mama’s Kitchen. He replaces Dave Andrews, the new associate director of the San Diego Council on Literacy. *** Joseph P. Martinez and Amanda L. Kramer have joined the law firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as associates. Prior to joining the firm, Martinez was an associate with Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, and Kramer was an associate at the law office of Beatrice L. Snider. *** Peter Sellars has been appointed as CEO of Henry Bath & Son. Most recently, Sellars served as CEO of Emetra Ltd. *** Dan Smith has been promoted to director of stores for HDOS Enterprises. Formerly, Smith served as international franchisee compliance manager. *** Ann Mound has joined Vista Hill as v.p., development and executive director, Friends of Vista Hill. Previously, Mound served as director of development at The Salk Institute. *** Villager Franchise Systems presented the Guest Services Representative of the Year Award to Shewn Price of the Villager Lodge San Diego-Gaslamp. *** Superior Court Judge William B. Draper, Jr. retired from the bench after more than 16 years as a trial judge. Assigned to the Vista arraignment department, Judge Draper served his last day on June 28. *** San Diego Hospice welcomes Berit Durler, COO for the Tom Hom Group, as board chair. Newly elected board members include Marilynn Boesky, partner in Boesky Marin Public Relations; John Gilchrist Jr., partner in Corti Gilchrist Partnership; Celia Griffin, senior investigative officer in the office of the City Manager; Noelle Khoury, managing director of Sundance Financial; Mark Trotter, former senior minister of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego; and David Weston, member of Ferguson, Newburn &Weston law firm. *** Kim M. Cruz is the new director of development for San Diego Habitat for Humanity. Cruz previously served as assistant director of development at La Jolla Playhouse. *** Raffaele Mazzei joined Gad Shaanan Design as design manager. Most recently, Mazzei was with Hauser Inc. *** Klinedinst, Fliehman & McKillop P.C. has added associate Jennifer D. Merta to the firm. *** Donna Kruse has been appointed account executive at Daycom’s San Diego headquarters. Prior to joining Daycom, Kruse spent 12 years with AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Avaya. *** Dave Phillipson has been named v.p. at BioDynamicsInstitute.com, where he will oversee the Professional Sports Psychology and Sports Nutrition Divisions. *** Dr. Larry Cousins, director of maternal-fetal medicine at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women, was awarded the American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologist President’s Community Service Award. The award was in honor of Cousins’ volunteer work as an educator of physicians and midwives in Latvia. *** Meals-On-Wheels presented the George A. Scott Award to Greg Hyatt, SPRITES and Union Bank of California. The award honors individuals or organizations that have significantly supported Meals-On-Wheels. *** John Drulane Brannen has been admitted as a partner of Polito, Muscio Associates. Brannen has been with the firm since 1999 and brings more than 18 years of experience in providing multi-level tax and tax consulting services to his new position. *** Bill Skiber is the new executive chef at Hyatt Regency Islandia Hotel & Marina. Skiber has been with Hyatt for more than nine years. *** Amy Jankowsky has been named public relations manager at the San Diego Center for Children. Jankowsky, most recently an account executive at Nuffer, Smith, Tucker, has more than four years of experience in public relations. *** Mike Cleveland, president of Apex Safety and Health Consultants and principal owner of Indoor Environmental Monitoring, received the Alumnus of the Year Award presented by the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama. *** Sigrid Pate and Octavio Tudela are two new board members at the Foundation for the Children of the Californias. Albert Williams is the new chairperson for the board. Pate is first v.p. of investments with Salomon Smith Barney. Tudela is project manager with Nielsen Dillingham Builders. Williams was president of the San Diego World Affairs Council. *** Nuffer, Smith, Tucker’s account team has hired Michael Rose as account supervisor and Lauren DiGeronimo and Teresa Siles as account coordinators. Rose served as associate director of marketing and communications for California Western School of Law. DiGeronimo was an account coordinator at Middleton & Gendron Public Relations. Siles was an intern at Nuffer, Smith, Tucker while earning her degree at SDSU. *** Latitude 33 has promoted Theodore Shaw and Kaveh Haghighi to lead land planning and project coordination for Pacific Highlands Ranch and hired Christopher Morrow and Steven Kettler as senior project managers. Shaw has been a project manager with the company since 1997. Haghighi has been with the company since 1999. Morrow, a government specialist, brings more than 16 years’ experience to his position. Kettler is a registered civil engineer with more than 15 years of land development experience. *** The Combined Organization for the Visual Arts, which oversees the new gallery at Arts College International, Downtown, has added Ric Todd, Larry Poteet and Will Wainess to its board. Todd is the cultural arts coordinator for the city of Chula Vista. Poteet is an attorney in San Juan Capistrano and a resident of Del Mar. Wainess is with Salomon Smith Barney in La Jolla. *** Robert H. Campbell has been named CFO of Berryman & Henigar. Campbell has more than 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, organizational and technology development and marketing. Prior to joining Berryman & Henigar, Campbell served as CFO and COO for a nutritional supplement company in San Diego. *** Keeton Construction has hired Don Fitzpatrick as project manager and Jennifer Yokum as marketing/business development coordinator. Fitzpatrick, most recently senior project manager for Birtcher Construction Services, has more than 24 years of experience in the construction industry. Yokum recently served as marketing manager for Davis & Adams Construction. *** Carttronics has named Dennis Murphy president and CEO. He succeeds Art Salyer, who left the company to pursue other opportunities. Murphy previously was chairman of the board of medibuy. *** Advanced Personnel Systems has appointed Paul Smith as national accounts manager and Claire V. Roise as sales manager-Eastern region for SmartSearch Online. Smith brings more than 20 years’ experience in the staffing and recruiting industry. Roise previously was director of corporate staffing of Interpath Communications. *** SDSU College of Extended Studies has appointed Liz Sondhaus as director of corporate training in the professional development division. Previously, Sondhaus worked at California Training Cooperative in Irvine. *** Michael Rudy Michalec has been named maintenance manager at El Cajon-based Sully-Jones Roofing Co. A veteran of nearly 20 years in the roofing industry, Michalec has been employed by Sully-Jones Roofing since 1993. *** Attorney Victor Vilaplana has been appointed to the Centre City Development Corp. board. Vilaplana will replace outgoing board member Dan Guevara whose term has expired. Board members Julie Dillon and Reese Jarrett were reappointed to second terms. Vilaplana is with the firm Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek. *** Nola Dillingham has been awarded the real property administrator professional designation from the Building Owners Management Institute. The certification indicates that Dillingham has completed an in-depth course of study encompassing building systems, life cycle costing, energy management, finance, asset management and environmental, insurance and legal issues. Dillingham is a senior property manager at Colliers International. *** Biostruct Inc. has hired Michael Jones as superintendent, Tom Chamberlin as safety coordinator/superintendent and Alice Trinidad-Gabey as project engineer. *** Bailey Gardiner Inc. has hired Jamie Lynn Sigler and Christine Skorupski as account coordinators for the agency’s public relations department and Melissa Plummer as account coordinator for the agency’s advertising department. Sara McCandless joins as an account executive. Sigler joins from Formula PR. Skorupski has been hired after completing an internship with BGI. McCandless previously worked at Mathews/Mark Marketing and Public Relations. Plummer also was an intern. *** Rob V. Budhwa joined The Affiliates as a recruiting manager. Most recently, Budhwa was a business litigation associate with Thorsnes, Bartolotta & McGuire and a financial analyst for Mikean Inc. and IBM Canada Ltd. *** Jain Malkin Inc. has promoted Joost H. Bende to associate architect. Bende currently is the project architect for several large medical office buildings on the West Coast. *** Diana Hanes has joined Landmark National Bank as assistant v.p./operations manager. Hanes comes from Bancforce in Carlsbad, where she was an account manager, staffing consultant and chairperson for the company’s marketing committee. *** Rich Roncaglia, managing director for the private client group at U.S. Bank, has been elected president of the board for the San Diego Natural History Museum. Roncaglia has been a member of the board for more than four years. |
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Gary Schneider has been named v.p., client services at Four Square, a corporate communications and creative services company, Downtown. He will oversee business development, marketing and strategic accounts. Prior to joining Four Square, he spent nearly 20 years with Hewlett-Packard.
Melinda Rosas has been promoted at USA Federal Credit Union of San Diego from collection manager to assistant v.p. of lending services. She began working at the international headquarters of USAFCU in January 1991 as a member services representative.Home | Info | Cover Story | About Us | Back Issues | Search
