METROPOLITAN MOVERS

Congratulations and Condolences

The South East England Development Agency, a British regional development agency, has opened its first North American office in San Diego. It will be led by Lisa A. Donohue, v.p. of business development-North America.

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C. Samuel Marasco III, CEO/president of LandGrant Development, was elected into Lambda Alpha International.

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David Casey Jr. has been named Attorney of the Year by the San Diego County Bar Association. Casey is a senior partner with Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk.

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A. Vincent Siciliano is the new president and CEO of 1st Pacific Bank. He replaces Rob Hildt.

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San Diego National Bank has hired David Bruen as v.p. of the commercial lending department. Most recently, Bruen was at Mellon 1st Business Bank.

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Southwestern College School Of Business and Information Systems selected Irma Alvarez as the new dean. Alvarez has served as department chair for the past two years.

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Susan Watson has been elected president of the Taxi Paratransit Association of California. Watson is the executive v.p. and g.m. of Yellow Cab.

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Thomas H. Silberg has been promoted to executive v.p. and COO of Ligand Pharmaceuticals. Silberg has worked at Ligand for more than two years.

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Roel Construction Co. has appointed Terry Cirac as group manager. Cirac brings more than 18 years of experience to his new position.

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Epicyte Pharmaceutical Inc. has hired Dr. Debra Robertson as director of intellectual property. Robertson previously worked for Sequenom Inc.

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Perkins & Miltner has hired Steven R. Borer as an associate. Borer was the in-house counsel at a major insurance company, and brings 14 years of legal experience to the firm.

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W. Harold Tuck, Jr. has been named g.m./deputy chief administrative officer of the county’s public safety group. Tuck replaces Rich Robinson who retired after 33 years.

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Lindsey Burroughs has been elected v.p. and g.m. of Cox Business Services. Most recently, Burroughs served as president and CEO of Doctor Goodwell.net.

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Southwest Community Bank has hired Brian J. Smith as v.p. commercial loan officer. Smith is a 13-year banking veteran, and was previously with Peninsula Bank of San Diego.

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Marina Bratchikova has been appointed as personal banking officer at Bank of Coronado. Bratchikova has been a lending officer at a large San Diego bank for two years.

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Richard M. Powell has joined Neighborhood National Bank as v.p. and business banking manager. Previously, Powell was with Pacific Crest Bank.

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The San Diego chapter of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association elected Jim Cowan president, Ronald Dudek v.p., Earl Restine, Jr. treasurer, Dave Raspolich governor and Paul Lively and Mark Peterson as board members. Mike Sparks was presented with the NECA Founders’ Trophy for 20 years of leadership to the organization.

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The Meadows Del Mar Golf Club has named Anna Felice Gerber as tournament sales and marketing director. Most recently, Gerber was with Elite Racing.

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Bill Schwab has relocated Naturescape Landscape Co. to North County after 15 years of business in the Chicago area.

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Mission Federal Credit Union hired Karen McCleave as assistant v.p. and manager. McCleave previously was a banker in Pacific Beach.

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Steven Kane has joined Anderson & Kriger Attorneys at Law. Kane brings more than 30 years’ experience to his new position.

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Sharon Kramer has been hired as a sales associate with The Willis Allen Co.’s Rancho Santa Fe office. Kramer has 20 years of sales experience in real estate.

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RosArt Multimedia has hired Victoria Brown as CFO.

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Sallie Giblin has been promoted to account executive in Barney & Barney’s benefits department. Giblin has been with the company for two years as an account manager.

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Community National Bank has promoted Kurt J. Priewe to v.p./SBA department manager. Kurt, a 27-year veteran in the banking industry, was an SBA credit analyst.

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Jenny Markway is a new account executive at Kutch & Co. Most recently, Markway was with The Townsend Agency.

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Kathy Whitehead has joined Drive Inc. as senior art director. Whitehead has more than 16 years of graphic design and publishing experience.

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Four Square has named Theresa Amos as executive communications consultant and promoted Dan Sparks to director of media technology. Amos was previously with Path 1 Network Technologies. Sparks has been with the company for four years.

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Mayor Dick Murphy appointed Linda Bejarano Stepp, Jacqueline Corey, Dr. Randall Phillips, Ernest Choi, Stan Chu, Joseph Darby, Dr. Maryann Rosenthal and Anthony Samson to the International Affairs Board.

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Rene Iverson has joined Motivational Systems’ design management team. Iverson previously was v.p. of technical design and operations at Design Line Interiors.

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The Douglas Wilson Cos. has hired Scott Thorn as property manager, Stasi Gallegos as project manager and attorney, and Luis A. Bobadilla and David P. Stapleton as receivership agents.

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The American Moving and Storage Association honored North American Van Lines driver Jack Austin with the 2002 AMSA Super Van Operator award. Austin, based in San Marcos, is a 21-year veteran of NAVL.

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Iva Nell Abernathy has been named the 2002 John Cotton Memorial Intercultural Outreach Scholarship recipient by the San Diego Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management. Abernathy works as a property manager for Property West.

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Mires has hired Paulina Monterrubio as graphic designer, Kate Sheahan marketing assistant/project manager and Angela M. Quebedeaux as administrative assistant.

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PETCO Animal Supplies has voted Charles W.ChuckDuddles to the board. Duddles has more than 20 years of financial experience, and was most recently with Jack-in-the-Box. Fred Major has been promoted to senior v.p. of information systems. Major joined the company 14 years ago and formed the Information Systems Department more than a decade ago.

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Dr. Theodore Geer has been named San Diego’s Physician of the Year. Geer is assistant chief of internal medicine for Kaiser Permanente.

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EDmin.com has hired Rick Wells as v.p. of finance and administration. Wells was previously with Bridge Management.

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Michelle Wilson has joined ILA + Zammit Engineering Group. Most recently, Wilson was an independent lighting design consultant and instructor.

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Joseph Testa has been appointed director of operations at A Touch of Class Limousine Service. Jeff Watson has been appointed office manager.

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Christopher D. Jaynes has joined Pride Financial Services as an adviser. Previously, Jaynes was a radio programmer.

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C. Carey Sorel has joined Daycom Systems as strategic applications manager. Previously, Sorel spent 13 years with AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Avaya Inc.

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Dave Kempton and Mindi Villaroman have joined the Escondido office of Grice, Lund & Tarkington. Kempton previously worked with Wells Fargo & Co. Villaroman has been in public accounting since 1996, and has experience in auditing, reviews, compilations and tax.

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Aldon Colby has joined Schubach Aviation as director of maintenance. Colby brings more than 26 years of aircraft maintenance experience to his new company.

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Dan Crown has earned the designation Certified Construction Manager. Crown has been working with Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. for more than six years.

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Christie Radder has joined Burkett & Wong Engineers as a civil engineer. Previously, Radder was an engineer in Seattle.

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N.N. Jaeschke Inc. has hired Jeanne Mikita as a property management associate, Terry Ridge as a landscape construction and business development director and Irva Crawford as a management representative trainee.

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Philip J. Pape has been promoted to principal architect at McGraw/Baldwin Architects. Pape has served the company as senior associate and project manager.

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Jason R. Wood has joined Cisterra Partners as director of development. Previously, Wood was with Kilroy Realty Corp.

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Neva Buckhanon has been promoted at USA Federal Credit Union of San Diego from business development coordinator to regional business development manager. Aaron Wolpoff was promoted from marketing specialist to Web design administrator. Wolpoff joined the international headquarters of USAFCU in March 1999.

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Factory 2-U Stores Inc. has appointed Spencer Insolia as senior v.p. of marketing. Insolia served with Accenture Consulting for the past eight years.

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Marston+Marston Public Relations has hired Matthew Daley as art director. Daley formerly worked as a freelance designer.

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The NTC Foundation has hired Marianne Gregson to lead the marketing and communications efforts for the development of a civic, arts and cultural center at the former Naval Training Center. Gregson previously was with Legoland.

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Klinedinst, Fliehman & McKillop has added Tracey E. Genovese as the firm’s accounting department manager. Genovese was previously with NationSmith Hermes Diamond Accountants.

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Ethertronics has promoted Laurent Desclos to chief technology officer. Desclos previously served as director of research and development.

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Northrop Grumman Corp.’s integrated systems sector has appointed Carl O. Johnson as v.p. and Global Hawk program manager. Johnson joined the firm in 1982 as a thermal engineer.

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Richard G. Tomczik has joined Ace Parking Management as CFO. Tomczik was a private financial consultant.

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Roel Construction Co. has hired Dan Simas as assistant project manager. Simas is a graduate of USD, and was previously with Walt Disney Imagineering.

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Thomas Cosgrove has been appointed to the dean of students at USD and Robert A. Pastoor has been hired as v.p. of student affairs.

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