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*** The newest trustee at National University is Robert J. Watkins, president and chair of R.J. Watkins & Co., an international executive recruiting firm he established in 1980. *** Kathleen Juniper has been appointed to the 35-member board of directors for the California Women Lawyers, an independent bar association conducting grassroots legislative programs on behalf of women. She is the founder of San Diego-based Juniper Law. *** The new buyer broker associate at HomeBuyer Agents is attorney Spencer Lugash. He will represent buyers and investors in the Downtown real estate market. *** Morrison & Foerster has selected David C. Doyle to chair the firm’s 300-lawyer intellectual property litigation practice. A senior litigation partner in the firm’s San Diego office, he joined the company in 2000. *** Landmark National Bank’s La Jolla office will be managed by Tony DiVita, regional v.p.; Gracie M. Thompson, financial services officer; and Nina Chou, operations supervisor. DiVita has been in banking 24 years, including being director of sales and service for Scripps Bank. *** Jason R. Dawson has joined Gordon & Rees’s San Diego office as an associate attorney in the firm’s litigation practice group. He was with Hayes Simpson Greene LLP in San Diego. ***
*** Halé Richardson has been promoted to director of marketing and communications at San Elijo Hills, a master-planned community in San Marcos. Previously, she managed the San Elijo Hills visitor center and café. *** Alan Patterson has been named leasing director for NTC Foundation. Patterson previously served as director of leasing for Simbol Commercial and has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry. *** The newest director of the American Institute of Architects’ Young Architects Commission is Laurie C. Fisher. She is a project designer/director at Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects. *** Cheryl A. Fisher has been named the director for SDSU’s Office of Diversity and Equity. Previously, she served for three years as the associate director for The Center for Human Resources at SDSU. ***
*** Carrie Sexton has joined H.G. Fenton Co.’s commercial property management group where she will manage Centerpointe Commerce Park in Miramar and Carmel Business Center in Carmel Mountain Ranch. *** Rick John was named top producing broker for 2002 at Collins Commercial Corp. for the fourth consecutive year. He has been with the company for 19 years. *** Kathy Hannon has joined the Del Mar office of the Willis Allen Co. real estate firm. She has been in real estate for 13 years. *** The newest Palomar Pomerado Health Foundation trustee is Poway Mayor Mickey Cafagna. A Poway resident for 26 years, he has been on the Poway City Council since 1992. He and his wife have owned Square One Inc. real estate company in La Jolla since 1974. *** Investment real estate veteran Ted Miller has been named a partner at ACI Commercial, an apartment property brokerage firm. Now one of six partners, he joined the company in 1997. *** Community National Bank hired Jordan M. Blanchard as new v.p. of the SBA 504 lending division, and Thomas M. Cheek as assistant v.p. and branch manager. Blanchard is a 15-year veteran of the banking industry, previously with Borrego Springs Bank, and Cheek formerly was with Western Financial Bank. *** Jack in the Box Inc.’s newest senior v.p., controller is Andrew A. Stevens. Stevens was CSK Auto’s v.p. and controller. *** Dominy + Associates Architects has hired Melanie Williams and Rick Hess. Williams has 26 years of business management and bookkeeping experience, and Hess has a wide range of design skills and experience. *** DoudHausnerVistar has hired Ivy Gordon to advise family owned businesses and entrepreneurial clients. Gordon co-founded and maintained Datafaction, an IT consulting practice, for more than 20 years. *** The newest member of Charter Funding’s Carlsbad office is Kirk Effinger. He has been recognized by the North San Diego County Association of Realtors as a member of its Golden Circle of Affiliates. *** Laurel Reed, a doctoral student in the Art History, Theory and Criticism program at UCSD, has been selected as the first recipient of the annual $5,000 Timken Museum of Art History Fellowship. She is a magna cum laude graduate from UCSD. *** Best Best & Krieger’s three new associates in the local office are Adria Allen, Michael Henshaw and Mrunal Mehta. They are new graduates from Northwestern University School of Law, the USC Los Angeles Law School and Tulane Law School, respectively. *** Sean McCormack of Roel Construction Co. has been promoted from assistant project manager to project manager. Also promoted was former project engineer Tim Lockridge to assistant project manager. *** The National Republican Congressional Committee appointed William G. Lopez to the Business Advisory Council. Lopez is the president of Xpectrum Marketing Group. *** Daycom Systems Inc. has hired Bill Jamison as convergence engineer. Jamison previously worked for Juniper Networks and has 20 years of experience with computers and networks. *** Janet Walters has been promoted to v.p. of overseas operations for Scripps Ranch-based USA Federal Credit Union. She has been with the company for 17 years and has more than 26 years of banking and financial experience. *** The new executive director of the First Five Commission is Laura Spiegel. The commission is funded by Proposition 10 tobacco tax funds a comprehensive and integrated system of information and services to promote early childhood development and school readiness. *** Patrick Monahan and Laura Hoover have been hired by Roel Construction. Monahan, project engineer, has five years of experience in the industry. Hoover is administrative assistant for the consulting group. She recently worked for Kelly Services in Rancho Bernardo and has more than 18 years of clerical experience. *** Two promotions and a new appointment are part of the Brehm Cos. continuing expansion of operations throughout Southern California. Kathleen J. Rounds has been promoted to director of finance. She joined the company in 1995. Matthew Norman is the new director of purchasing and previously served as purchasing agent for Centex Homes and Shea Homes. Rex Earick has been appointed to director of customer service. Most recently he served a similar role for Los Angeles-based Pardee Homes. *** Joining Fleishman-Hillard as an account supervisor is Della Sweetman. She was with Berkman Communications. *** Superior Court Judge Thomas R. Mitchell, known for restructuring probate court and streamlining the probate process, has retired after 11 years of service. He was a partner for 33 years in the firm that became Mitchell, Keeney & White. *** Katherine Szem was welcomed back to the San Diego Performing Arts League board. Szem is a managing director and leader of Wealth and Tax Advisory Services Inc. for Orange County and San Diego. *** Robbins Jorgensen Christopher has hired Hilton C. Hayes, who has more than 25 years’ experience in project management and construction. *** Triad Therapeutics has appointed Dr. Ed Iwanowicz as v.p. of chemistry. He has 13 years of drug-discovery experience. *** Castle Advertising has hired Vernie Pascual and Lisa Gregory as account coordinators. Pascual recently worked as an administrative assistant at KFMB Stations, and Gregory previously worked as an account coordinator at Gavin & Gavin Advertising. *** Fresh Start Surgical Gifts has appointed Shoshana Grammer as its new director of development. She has worked in the Western field offices of CARE USA, American Red Cross and ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. *** Ashbrook Communities has hired Bruce Maize as its new divisional president of the Greater Desert Region. Most recently he was Regency Homes’ land development manager. *** SDSU Provost Nancy A. Marlin has received this year’s Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award, the most prestigious international honor from the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. *** Michael D. “Mick” Pattinson, president of Barratt American, has been named to the Hall of Fame of the California Building Industry. Pattinson is recognized for his crusade against frivolous lawsuits and excessive fees that drive up the cost of housing. *** Edward S. Netzhammer has been named the general manager for the Omni San Diego Hotel slated to open in the spring of 2004. Netzhammer has more than 20 years of experience in hotel management. *** Nereus Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired Sanford Madigan and Jennifer Grodberg as v.p. of corporate development and director of infectious diseases, respectively. In addition, Samuel Danishefsky has been appointed to its scientific advisory board. *** The law firm of Duckor Spradling & Metzger has announced that Bernard L. Kleinke has joined the firm as a principle. He has more than 30 years of experience in all phases of intellectual property law. *** Signature Funding Inc., a San Diego-based mortgage banker, has named Al Alfonzo as mortgage loan specialist for North County. He has more than 15 years of mortgage lending experience. *** McGraw/Baldwin Architects has announced the advancement of Carlos Ortuño to associate and senior project architect in the 45-person San Diego-based firm. He assignment is to work with the Bio Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Complex in Oceanside for IDEC Pharmaceuticals. *** James L. Lemery has joined Southwest Community Bank as executive v.p./CFO. For the past 11 years he was CFO at First National Bank. *** Michael Isgrig has been appointed v.p. of marketing and business development for Ethertronics, a developer and manufacturer of high performance internal antennas for personal and industrial wireless devices. Most recently he was v.p. of marketing and sales for One Voice Technologies. *** Smith Consulting Architects has appointed Sharon Burns to director of interior design. Previously, she served 17 years as president of Sharon Delvin Interior Design in Texas. *** Dr. Donald L. Morton has been awarded the Society of Surgical Oncology’s Annual Heritage Award for his pioneering research in cancer immunology. He is medical director and surgeon-in-chief at the John Wayne Cancer Institute. *** South Bay Volkswagen has hired Guy Anastasia as general sales manager. Anastasia previously was with Miramar Volkswagen/Audi. |
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L. Daryl Smith has been promoted to v.p. of human resources for Cox Communications. He has been director of human resources for the company’s customer care center since 2001.
CPA Jane Simeral has joined the tax department of San Diego-based Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engleberg LLP to work with individual tax clients.
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