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Dennis O’Leary has been named senior director of marketing partnerships for the San Diego Chargers. O’Leary formerly was the director of partnership marketing for the Denver Broncos. *** Elizabeth Pagano has been elected v.p./director of human resources at ITLA Capital Corp. Pagano was previously with The Source Interlink Cos. *** Tracy Morgan Hollingworth is the new executive director of The San Diego Foundation Charitable Real Estate Fund. Hollingworth is a certified association executive with 25 years of professional policy development experience in local, state and federal government, and 14 years of association management experience. *** San Diego State University Foundation hired Joel S. Hyatt as project manager for property development. Previously, Hyatt worked as a redevelopment project manager with Centre City Development Corp. in Downtown San Diego. *** Structural Bioinformatics has hired Robert Ingersoll as its new senior director of national sales. Ingersoll has spent the last 12 years within the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. *** Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. CEO Doug Barnhart has received the Distinguished Engineer distinction from his alma mater, Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. *** Susanne J. Stanford has retired as a partner at Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps. Stanford joined the firm in 1975. *** Dr. William G. Bradley Jr. has been named the new chair of the Department of Radiology at UCSD School of Medicine. Bradley comes to UCSD from Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. *** R. Anthony Mahavier, a civil litigator, has opened his own law practice, R.A. Mahavier, A Professional Law Corp., Downtown. *** LJ Edgcomb has been appointed president of Pulte Homes’ Southern California division. Edgcomb brings with him more than 25 years of homebuilding experience. *** Racquel Morrison replaces Jennifer Navarra as press secretary for deputy Mayor George Stevens. ***
*** Roberto Reyes, undersecretary of business development for the state of Baja California, has been named president of the Alliant International University Alumni Association. *** Andrew S. Darragh has been promoted to senior associate at McGraw/Baldwin Architects. Darragh, a member of the firm for more than 12 years, was previously an associate and project manager. *** The California Innocence Project at California Western School of Law has added Jeff Chin as assistant director/case manager and Nancy Rosenfeld as a part-time staff attorney. Chin previously was at American University Washington College of Law. Rosenfeld had her own private criminal defense practice in San Diego. *** Dr. Jeffrey Harris, professor and chief, division of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at UCSD School of Medicine, has been elected president of the American Otological Society. *** Tory Hill has returned to San Diego to sell homes for The Willis Allen Co. Most recently, Hill was a real estate agent in Idaho. *** Gafcon Inc. hired Dennis Martinez as area manager of the company’s Los Angeles office. Currently, Martinez is senior project manager for the Los Angeles County Hall of Justice. *** Resort Communications has named Peter Gust as director of finance. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Gust was at RCI Management Inc. *** KMA Architecture and Engineering has promoted Clifford Cook and Neville Willsmore to senior associates. Cook has been with the company for 17 years. Willsmore has been with the company for three years. *** St. Bernard Software Inc. has appointed John Tomlinson as managing director. Tomlinson brings more than 20 years of experience in international channel management, sales and marketing to his new position. *** The Willis Allen Co. has hired Jack Krenek as sales associate. *** Kimberly Williams has opened a new office Downtown, Healthwave San Diego. Williams, a chiropractor, has been involved in the fitness and wellness industry for 20 years. *** Sharon Burns has joined MPLA Associates’ commercial/contract design division. Burns, an interior designer in California and Texas, has more than 17 years’ experience in interior design. *** Mark Irish has joined the Pacific Building Group as an estimator. Most recently, Irish was with Bilbro Construction where he served as project manager and estimator. *** Assured Mortgage Co. has hired Zachary Johnston as a loan officer for its new San Diego office. Johnston brings more than 10 years of finance and marketing experience to his new position. *** PETCO Animal Supplies has promoted Therese Boll to v.p./divisional merchandise manager. Boll has served as a divisional merchandise manager with PETCO since September 1999. *** Beazer Homes Southern California has hired Sally Keefer, a 25-year veteran of the industry, as a real estate agent in Oceanside. Keefer previously worked for a national homebuilder. *** Ashbrook Communities has hired Karen Paulus as community sales manager of Pasadera. Most recently, Paulus was community and regional sales manager for Roddel & Associates. *** Professional Event Solutions has hired Stacy Failing as senior event specialist. Most recently, Failing was with Festivities Catering & Special Events/Picnic People. *** Rob Hixson, v.p. of CB Richard Ellis, has received a commendation from Gov. Gray Davis for civic involvement. Hixson, organizer of the Baja Challenge, also was honored with a Tijuana/San Diego 20/20 Leadership Award. ***
*** Lisa Pereira, director of marketing and sales at Ashbrook Communities, received the President's Award at the MAME Awards. *** Kristen Paquette has joined Julia Simms Public Relations as account coordinator. Before joining JSPR, Paquette was an intern at Maury Rogoff Public Relations in New York City. *** Tara Bacon, an account manager in the surety bond department at John Burnham Insurance Services, was honored with the Spirit of Burnham Award. ***
*** Colliers International promoted Paul Braun to senior v.p. Braun has served Colliers for 11 years. *** Rene G. Santiago is the new central region g.m. for San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Santiago also serves as commissioner on the Affordable Housing Commission in Los Angeles. *** Luke Montague is the new staff geologist at Environmental Business Solutions. Most recently, Montague was staff geologist at Geotek Insite. *** Tom Leyva joined Mission Federal Credit Union Service Corp. as its new CEO. Leyva has more than 21 years of experience in financial services and investment industries. *** Gilbert Parsley has been hired as v.p./managing director of Coldwell Banker Commercial-Mid City Properties. Parsley, who recently moved from Florida, brings more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience to his new position. *** John Pellegrino is the new deputy director in Agency Contract Support at San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Pellegrino was most recently with Science Applications International Corp. *** San Diego Symphony Association has appointed Garrett J. Bleakley, Joyce A. Glazer and Mitchell R. Woodbury to the board. Bleakley is the managing director of Northwestern Financial Network. Glazer is a board member for The Salvation Army, the Mingei International Museum, the UCSD art gallery, San Diego Hebrew Homes and The Country Friends. Woodbury is a consultant to Dura & Elan Corp. ***
*** Westfield Shoppingtown has hired Ryan Perry as new assistant g.m. Perry was most recently on the management team at the San Diego Tennis & Racket Club. *** Richard Swanson was recognized by the Burn Institute for risking his own life to save another from burn injury or death by fire. Swanson ran into a burning house to rescue a 10-year-old boy and his mother. *** Mary J. McGeeney has been named community justice coordinator for the San Diego Mediation Center’s South Bay location. Prior to joining SDMC, McGeeney was a caseworker with the MAAC project in San Ysidro. *** Pacific Building Group has hired Don Albert as project manager. Most recently, Albert was senior project manager with Howard S. Wright Construction Co. *** James N. Kleyweg has been appointed as wholesale account executive at National City Home Equity. Kleyweg bring more than 20 years of mortgage origination experience to his new position. *** La Costa Resort and Spa has hired Larry Kaufman as director of sales and marketing. Kaufman was most recently with Starwood Hotels and Resorts. *** Jeffrey Liber, financial consultant at A.G. Edwards & Sons, was awarded the title of Trust Specialist. Liber has been at his current position for five years. *** Roel Construction Co. has hired Randi Holley as executive assistant for its business development group. Holley has seven years of experience in marketing and previously worked for Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle Architects as marketing coordinator. *** Katherine M. Willey has joined Bank of Coronado as v.p., manager of marketing and business development/commercial banking in San Diego. Willey, who recently moved from the East Coast, has more than 20 years’ experience with major regional banks. *** Allied Van Lines honored Household Goods driver Bill Condon for 25 years of accident-free driving. Condon is one of nine drivers nationwide recognized with this award. *** Temps Plus Inc. has appointed Betty Valentine as v.p. of sales and Shannon Cynkin as San Diego area manager. Valentine brings more than 20 years of real estate experience to her new position. Cynkin previously worked at COMPS Inc. *** Springboard has hired Lilia Mojica as southern area manager. Mojica, who brings more than 20 years’ experience in banking, most recently was a national spokesperson for Visa’s Financial Education Program. *** Michael N. Smith has been hired as v.p. of marketing at Directed Electronics. Smith was formerly director of strategy and alliances with Wingcast. *** Dr. Sally Ride, Dr. Gregory Schwab and Richard B. Slansky have been elected to Sicommnets board. Ride, the first American woman in space, founded Imaginary Lines, a corporation focused on supporting science, math and technology education for girls. Schwab is an orthopedic surgeon in San Diego. Slansky has 20 years’ experience as a senior technology executive. *** Castle Advertising announces the addition of Nikki Galloway as traffic manager. Galloway previously served the Martin Agency in Virginia. |
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Christine Evans has been promoted to COO of Sudberry Properties. Evans, most recently the company’s v.p. of operations, has been with Sudberry since 1992.
Loews Coronado Bay Resort has named Angela McMahon as sales manager and Liza Acosta as executive housekeeper. McMahon has served the hospitality industry for more than 10 years. Acosta previously was executive housekeeper at the Hotel del Coronado. Promotions included Tom McLaughlin as director of rooms, Paul Sabie as conference/catering manager and Richard Vargas as conference services manager. McLaughlin was previously front office manager/executive housekeeper, Sabie was assistant banquet manager and Vargas was restaurants/bar manager.
Bilbro Construction Co. has hired Jacquelynne Davis as project administrator for its OnCall facility services department. Rollie Kunc was hired as superintendent. Davis was most recently with Wier Construction Corp. Kunc was previously with Douglas E. Barnhart.
Roel Construction Co. has hired Doris Bolton to handle business development for its tenant improvements/special projects group in Orange County and Martha Visek as receptionist. Bolton has more than 20 years’ experience in architecture and construction, and previously worked for JJS Inc. General Contractors. Visek is a recent graduate from Albright College.Home | Info | Cover Story | About Us | Back Issues | Search
