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*** San Diego Regional Energy Office has named Irene M. Stillings as the new executive director. She comes from ConneXt Inc. *** The new v.p. and operations manager of Landmark National Bank is Diana L. Hanes. She has been in the industry for 29 years and with Landmark since May. *** Newsman Herb Cawthorne has been hired as v.p. of operations at the Southeastern Economic Development Corp. Cawthorne was previously with KGTV-10, the ABC affiliate in San Diego. ***
*** Roel Construction Co. has promoted Wayne Hickey to executive v.p. Hickey has been with Roel since 1993. *** Katherine A. Bacal has been elected partner at Baker & McKenzie. She is a member of the litigation practice group, focusing on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property matters. *** Stephen V. Love, a seasoned trial court executive and former chief deputy director of the state administrative office of the courts, has been named executive officer of the San Diego Superior Court to replace Stephen Thunberg, who retired. *** The new v.p. of research for Nereus Pharmaceuticals is Dr. Deborah Mosca, who comes from Elitra. *** The new director of program development for the professional development division at SDSU’s College of Extended Studies is Judy Blum. *** Peter N. Townshend has been added as counsel at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory. Townshend previously was based in Silicon Valley with Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe. *** The new education reporter for KPBS Radio is Beth Ford. She comes from Sacramento where she was a reporter for Capitol Television News Service. *** USD has hired Pat Libby as coordinator of its new master’s degree and certificate program in nonprofit leadership and management. Libby also teaches nonprofit management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. *** David H. Holladay has been appointed executive director of California Ballet. Most recently, he was the director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School. *** Michael P. McClosky and Mark A. Saxon have been named partners at Gordon & Rees. *** The new executive director of The Globe Theatres is Louis G. Spisto. Previously, he was executive director of American Ballet Theatre in New York City. *** Oster & Associates Inc. has hired Leslie Talley as account supervisor and Tori Peck in the area of business development. Talley previously was with McQuerter Group. Peck was at Cox Communications online. *** Peter Fayette has been named director of the business center for the San Diego Mediation Center. Previously, he founded and was the president/CEO of Televator Corp. *** Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects has hired Laurie C. Fisher as designer/job captain and Angel Sanchez as CAD manager. Previously, Fisher was at Dominy & Associates. Sanchez most recently was at NTD Architects. *** Dr. Robert Moellering Jr. has been appointed to the scientific advisory board of Quorex Pharmaceuticals. He is a professor at Harvard Medical School and physician-in-chief at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. *** Ashbrook Communities has hired Erica Crook as its new sales and marketing coordinator. Previously, she was at Learnsoft University. *** Foley & Lardner adds Cynthia M. Bouchez as a new associate in the intellectual property department. She has been with the company since February as a law clerk. *** Sharp HealthCare Foundation has named Bill Littlejohn as CEO and senior v.p. of Sharp Healthcare. He previously worked for 10 years at The Greenwood Co. *** Jay Snowden has been promoted from v.p. of operations to assistant g.m. at Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort. *** Pala Mesa Resort welcomes Laura Gray as director of marketing and sales. Gray comes from the Hilton in Monterey Bay. *** Seth Weinberg and Scott Diggs have joined BRE Commercial/NAI. Prior to joining the company, Weinberg was with Marcus & Millichap. *** Eddie Rodriquez has joined Fish & Richardson as principal. Rodriquez previously was a partner at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. *** Bob Saltzman has joined Colliers International as v.p. A 17-year commercial real estate veteran, Saltzman most recently was at Lee & Associates. *** Ann Clark Associates has promoted Mark Kaupp to president. Most recently, he served as the senior v.p. of clinical operations. *** The new media director for Castle Advertising is Aileen Ebanen. Her 10 years of media buying experience includes Fox Broadcasting Co. in Los Angeles and Optimum Media in New York. *** Patrick Casinelli has been appointed by Cavignac & Associates to serve as account executive for the company’s employee benefits department. Casinelli brings more than 13 years’ experience to the firm, most recently from Casinelli Financial Inc. *** Steve Doyle, president of the San Diego/Riverside division of Brookfield, has been named Industry Professional of the Year by the Sales and Marketing Council of the Building Industry Association. *** Favrille Inc. has appointed Dr. John Gutheil as v.p. of medical research. He joins the company from Vical. Also appointed was Alice Wei as v.p. of regulatory affairs and quality. She comes from Idec Pharmaceuticals. *** San Diego World Trade Center President Bella Heule has been appointed to the World Trade Center International board. *** Wells Fargo & Co. has appointed Janet G. Brisco to senior trust administrator. She joined the company in January 2000 as a trust officer. *** Steven M. Boudreau of Boudreau, Albert & Wohlfeil; Deborah A. Wolfe of Nugent & Newnham; Dale R. Larabee of Larabee & Gruenberg; Michael P. Montgomery of Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk; Debra L. Hurst of Hurst and Hurst; L. Tracee Lorens of Lorens & Associates; and sole practitioners Michael R. Marrinan and Alan P. Dove were each recognized as an Outstanding Trial Lawyer by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. *** Rich Brandt joins Keeton Construction as superintendent. Most recently, he was superintendent of Bearing Construction. Rick Baker also joins as superintendent. He has served as superintendent for the Scotts Company and Golden Triangle Medical Courtyard. *** Tim Bubnack has joined Silicon Valley Bank’s Southern California Venture Capital and Emerging Technology Division. He previously was at Comerica Ventures Inc. *** C. Dan Conaway, a long-established East County attorney, has relocated his office to downtown El Cajon. His new address is 275 E. Douglass Ave., Ste. 110. *** David Hicks has been appointed as Mayor Dick Murphy’s deputy press secretary. He has 15 years of experience in print journalism. *** Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch has added Steffani Stevens and Robert Wernli as associates on the business technology team and Pattric Rawlins, formerly an associate with Lyon & Lyon. *** The Townsend Agency has promoted Kelly Foster, who has been with the firm since 1999, to director of client services. *** Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies has hired Dr. Eli Sercarz as head of the division of immune regulation, and Drs. Akio Ametani, Todd Braciak, Claudia Raja Gabaglia, Vipin Kumar, Joanna Davies and Alessandra Franco as investigators. *** Enterprise Rent-A-Car has promoted Boyd Summer to area manager in charge of offices in Mira Mesa, Miramar, Poway and Ramona. He has been with the company since 1996. *** The new project professional at Environmental Business Solutions is Ryan Marcos. Most recently, he was with GeoTek Insite Inc. Robert Gutzler has joined as senior project professional. He comes with more than 24 years of experience in geology and environmental consulting. *** RosArt Multimedia Inc. has hired Robert Miller as account manager and Curt Clason as Web programmer. *** Joseph Masacari has been promoted to senior associate at James Leary Architecture. He has been a senior designer with the company since 1991. *** Cherly Jackson has joined The Barsa Cos. as senior accountant in outsource accounting and human resource services division of Barsa & Associates. *** William H. Beers has been named v.p. of operations at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies. Beers joins the Institute with 30 years’ experience, most recently at Rockefeller University. *** Brian Crisp is the new account manager at Marston+Marston Inc. Most recently, Crisp served at top agencies in Boston and Chicago. *** San Diego Dialogue executive director Dr. Charles E. Nathanson was awarded the 2002 Ernie Hahn Visionary Award for his leadership with the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club. *** Richard Flowerree has joined Tatum CIO Partners LLP as a partner. He has 30 years’ experience in the industry. *** The National City Chamber of Commerce has nominated Clyde Ahrens, Cynthia Kellems, John Freeman, Susan Skillman and Earl Hansen for three-year terms on the board. *** Mitch Dye has been appointed as manager of safety services for DriveCam Video Systems. He comes from Cloud 9 Shuttle, where he worked as human resources manager, training director, operations director and dispatcher. *** Rogelio Zavala, Paul Dinauer and Daniel Dubrow have joined HMC Architects. Zavala and Dinauer joined as project coordinators, and Dubrow was hired as a draftsman. *** The American Society of Interior Designers, San Diego has elected Judy Hallberg as president and Robert Wright as director-at-large. Hallberg has owned and operated Expressive Interiors for 10 years. Wright currently is a principal with Bast/Wright Interiors Inc. *** Bailey Gardiner Inc.’s advertising department has hired Amy Helton as account supervisor and Jessica Noble as account executive. The new account supervisor in public relations is Kimberly Julin, and Cara Sbardellati was promoted to account executive. *** Chris Knell joins Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers as senior associate and local office manager. Also joining the firm are Holly Reindl as office administrator, Joe Sandhofer as senior project architect and Eric Geipel as architect. *** Family practice physician Paul Matsumoto has joined Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group’s Kearny Mesa office. *** The new president and CEO of the San Diego Center for Children Foundation is Sharon Smith. She has been v.p. of the foundation for more than 11 years. *** Pountney Consulting Group Inc. has added Jose Sanchez as a computer aided design drafter/CADD operator. He is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute. *** Lynda Forsha has joined the city of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture as public art program administrator. Previously, Forsha was with the Stuart Collection at UCSD. *** Scott Barnett, Phillip Fowler, Robert Levy, Carl Nettleton and Elaine Saville have been appointed to the San Diego Junior Theatre board. *** Maralyn D. Schmiedeke has been named director of assisted living at La Costa Glen Carlsbad. Prior to joining the community, Schmiedeke worked at Morningside in Fullerton. *** Novelist and San Diego resident Sunni Jeffers is the recipient of this year’s Golden Heart Award for Best Inspirational Romance. *** Red Door Interactive has appointed Kelly Oletta as its new director of businesss development. Prior to joining the company, Oletta was with Alvarion. *** Spear/Hall Advertising and PR has hired Lynn Jilka as the event coordinator for Golf Fest 2003. *** As a result of an acquisition, Interior Specialists has expanded to include Scott Grugel as v.p./division manager for Southern California and Robert M. Weller as v.p./division manager for L.A./Ventura Counties and Central Coast region. *** Tami Miller has been awarded the honorary title of regional v.p. with PartyLite Gifts Inc. Miller started her career with the company in 1996. *** Dennis Wickham, a member of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, has been named Mediator of the Year by the judges of the U.S. Court for the Southern District of California. *** Parker|White has hired Henrik Lwemark as graphic designer. He has studied graphic design and marketing communication at Forsbergs School of Design, RMI Berghs School of Communication and San Diego State University. *** Samuel Ingersoll-Weng has been selected as the new executive director of the Barrio Logan College Institute. Previously, he worked for Harmonium. *** AM Advertising promoted Leah Hansen to director of strategic marketing. She has been with the company since 1999 as an account executive. Julie Jones has been promoted to assistant account executive. She has been with the company for two years coming from the public information office at Pepperdine University. *** Nolte Associates Inc. has appointed Bill Miller as managing director to oversee the San Diego and El Centro offices. He has been a licensed civil engineer for 30 years. *** Mathews|Evans|Albertazzi has promoted Josie Helmstetter and Damir Seferovic to account executives. Before joining the company in 2000, Helmstetter was an account coordinator at Sable Advertising in Minneapolis. Seferovic also joined the company in 2000. Previously, he was manager for Marketscape Research and Consulting. *** John Pohling has been promoted to associate at Jossy+Carrier Design Group. He has been with the company since 1992. *** Transamerica Distribution Finance has appointed Karl Brier as v.p. of global accounts for the IT Financial Solutions Group in the Southwest. With almost 15 years of corporate finance experience, he comes from Line56 where he was CFO. *** Fredrick Schenk was honored with the David K. Kroll Leadership Award. He is a senior partner with Casey Gerry Reed & Schenk and the past president of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus. |
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