August 2003
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METROPOLITAN MOVERS Congratulations and Condolences |
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*** Mark W. Danis has been appointed one of Morrison & Foerster’s three managing partners of operations for the national law firm. Danis has been with the firm since 1990, and is also currently managing partner of the San Diego office. *** Jerry Dressel, president of Dressel Financial Services, is the new president of the SDSU Alumni Association board for 2003-04. Also on the board are Bruce Ives, president and CEO of Cuyamaca Bank, president-elect; Matt Dathe, president of Encompas Printing and Graphics, immediate past president; and v.p.s Chuck Luby, General Atomics communications manager; Eric Reifschneider, president of Calital; Margo Kasch, instructor with Design Institute of San Diego; Erica Opstad, g.m. at U.S. Bank; and Glen Vieria, consultant. *** Joyce Black has been selected as chapter president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, San Diego. Black founded her graphic design firm, J. Bird Design, in 1996. *** Joanne Reel has been elected president of Balboa Park’s House of Hospitality Association. Reel succeeds Kathy Millisor, director of community and member services for the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau. Reel is retired from SDG&E. *** John R. Penney has joined the Pacific Building Group as senior project manager. Penney has more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry. *** Lawrence J. Kaplan, a partner at San Diego-based law firm Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, is one of 30 people nationwide to be selected by the IRS as a qualified neutral for taxpayers who elect to enter binding arbitration. *** Sally Hardin has joined the University of San Diego as the dean of the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. Hardin was the former director of the Ph.D. nursing program at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. *** Roel Construction has promoted Pete Sara to senior v.p. in its Automotive Group, and Gaurav Shah to project manager. Sara has 20 years of experience in construction. Shah joined the company in 1998. *** Walter Altmann has been hired as on-staff naval architect and designer by Knight & Carver YachtCenter, a boat-building and repair company on the bay founded in 1971. Altmann’s 15 years of experience in the yachting industry include new product design for Hatteras Yachts in North Carolina. Born in the Dutch East Indies, one of nine children, Altmann moved to San Diego when he was 14, and now lives in Clairemont. *** Joseph Wu has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton as partner in the business practice group in San Diego. Wu’s specialty is resolving business disputes between companies across the Pacific Rim. *** Burnham Real Estate Services has named Lynn LaChapelle to head its new specialty group, Burnham Capital Markets Investment Group. LaChapelle has been with Burnham for 13 years. *** B. Craig Horwat has joined Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker as an architect. Horwat has more than seven years of experience in the field, previously working for Zagrodnik & Thomas Architects. Kate Kress has been hired as a designer/job captain. Kress previously worked for an Irvine Firm. ***
*** F.J. “Rick” Mandelbaum has been elected to serve on the Landmark National Bank board. Mandelbaum is an executive v.p. and CCO at Landmark and has 22 years of experience in the San Diego banking industry. *** Dawn Leahy has joined the Willis Allen Co.’s Point Loma real estate office. *** Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek law firm has hired Kyle A. Hook and Kathryn Roth-Douquet as associates. Hook’s practice encompasses various business and real estate matters. Roth-Douquet specializes in civil litigation and was previously judicial extern to Judge Thomas Whelan. *** Jan Wahl has been named assistant dean for SDSU’s College of Extended Studies, replacing Larry Cobb, who retired after 29 years. She has been director of special projects for the past two years. Before that she was the director of extension programs. *** Murphey & Murphey has added Peter Dean and Hani Sayed to its intellectual property litigation team. Dean has more than 30 years of experience as a trial attorney. Sayed previously practiced in Chicago, counseling clients on IP matters. *** Hallmark Communities has named Karen Wright as sales, marketing and escrow coordinator. Wright has more than 25 years of experience in banking and real estate. *** Di Zinno Thompson, a San Diego marketing agency, has hired Janet Wohl as controller and Kerry Islieb as a project manager. *** VirtGame Corp. has announced the appointment of Glenn Wichinsky to its board. Whichinsky brings extensive legal and executive management expertise to the network gaming industry. *** George Guimaraes has joined Project Concern International as its new president and CEO. Guimaraes comes from a six-year run at Save the Children, where he was v.p. of global marketing. *** Jack Beduhn has been appointed academic director of the Art Institute of California’s interior design bachelor degree program. Beduhn has more than 35 years of interior, architectural and industrial design experience. *** Pam Benjamin was hired as associate artistic director at 6th @ Penn Theatre for the 2003-2004 seasons. She was the artistic and technical director for the 13th annual festival of the Actors Alliance of San Diego. *** Beazer Homes has hired Matthew Brady as a land acquisition manager in San Diego County. Brady previously owned and operated a small street lighting business in Anaheim. *** Dr. William G. Bradley, chair of the department of radiology at UCSD, has been awarded the RSNA Gold Medal, the highest honor possible from the Radiological Society. Bradley has published more than 160 articles and 18 books and is considered one of the world’s experts in magnetic resonance imaging. *** Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has elected Cynthia Roark of San Diego as chair of the national board of directors. Roark has been involved with MADD for almost two decades. *** Former San Diego District Attorney Paul Pfingst has joined the law firm of Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP. Pfingst will focus on civil and criminal law, election law and professional licensing. *** Robert W. Laing has been promoted to v.p. of land and development at Barratt American. He has been with Barratt American since 1998. *** Sheila Trexler has been named one of the Top Women Litigators in California. Trexler has a trial practice at Neil Dymott specializing in the defense of health care providers in medical malpractice suits and professional license disputes. *** Sue Johnson has been named assistant v.p./business development officer for Discovery Bank. She has 15 years’ experience in financial services that include being an account executive with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and a v.p. of community relations with Community National Bank. *** Coldwell Banker Commercial has named Ronald Beck as v.p. at its University Town Centre location. Beck has 15 years of experience in real estate. Ron Graves, with more than 20 years of experience, also has been appointed v.p. at the same location. *** John McKearn has been appointed CSO at Kalypsys Inc. McKearn was previously the senior v.p. of discovery research at Pharmacia. *** Sandy Jianshan Liang and Alison Morita have joined Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects as intern designers. Liang last worked as an intern architect at Nicoloth & Associates, and Morita was with Warner Architecture & Design. *** Alejandrina Smith has joined Cavignac & Associates as an account manager, and Tameka T. Sapp as an account administrator. Smith has more than 24 years of insurance experience, most recently at Barney & Barney as an account executive. Sapp previously worked in Boston. *** The San Diego Union-Tribune has hired Randy Frisch as finance director. Frisch has 25 years of experience, and previously was COO for the Salt Lake Tribune. Frisch replaces Marilyn Creson. *** Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner has named Dessi P. Nintcheva as an associate. Her specialty is general business litigation, employment law and products liability. *** San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care has promoted Blair T. Blum to CEO of the San Diego Hospice Foundation. Blum has been with the organization for 10 years, serving most recently as v.p. of development. *** Derek Willis has joined the D+AA @ domusstudio team as an intern from Robert A.M. Stern Architects in New York. Previously he worked out of Houston. Mark O’Brien was also hired as a job captain. O’Brien most recently worked with Manuel Oncina Architects. *** Alan J. Lewis has been appointed to the board at Quorex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Lewis has more than 25 years of experience in biotech and drug discovery. *** Tom Durwood has been named executive director of Youth Tennis San Diego. Durwood served as executive director of San Diego Habitat for Humanity for several years, and is a partner in local consulting firm Community by Design. *** John McTighe has been appointed director of the Department of General Services for San Diego County. McTighe was previously CFO for the County Health and Human Services Agency. *** The San Diego Historical Society has named John W. Wadas executive director. Wadas is a certified fundraising executive who has spent more than 25 years in the philanthropic community. Wadas appointed John Panter as assistant executive director; Jon Curnow, director of finance; and Linda Spuck, director of development. *** Joseph Godlewski has joined KMA Architecture & Engineering as a design architect. Godlewski most recently served on the design team of Eisenman Architects in New York City. *** KBM, a property services company, has named Anthony Harper director of security operations. Harper has more than 15 years in security industry positions. *** Bob Adkins has been named president and CEO of Neighborhood National Bank. Adkins has more than 25 years of banking and financial experience in Southern California. *** Jacqueline Ibrahim and Mary Petryszyn joined the San Diego-Imperial Council board for the Girl Scouts of America. Ibrahim has experience as a corporate and not-for-profit consultant. Petryszyn was a v.p. with Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. *** The San Diego City Council has appointed Wayne Raffesberger to the Centre City Development Corp. board. Raffesberger specializes in issues of land use, local government, alternative energy and the small business community. *** Rudolph and Sletten General Contractors announced the promotion of veteran Frank Jones to v.p. Jones will continue to oversee the company’s San Diego office. *** Winfred Wechsler has been appointed to oversee Phoenix Houses of California, a nonprofit substance abuse treatment organization. *** Asset Marketing Systems has named Melissa Ripperger communications manager. Ripperger joined the company in 2002 as a marketing systems representative. *** Joseph Kroeger has been hired as an associate at Fisher & Phillips. Kroeger last worked in the labor and employment law department of a Chicago firm. |
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Maggie T. Watkins has been named president of Meritas, a group of more than 165 full-service law firms with more than 4,900 attorneys located in 50-plus countries. Meritas’ local member firm is Sullivan, Hill, Lewin, Rez & Engel with offices in both San Diego and Las Vegas. Watkins, 47, will assume her presidency Aug. 11. Most recently, she has been director of marketing for Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, a national law firm based in San Diego. She has served in marketing and sales positions for Ernst & Young, as chair and vice chair of the National Legal Marketing Association and is chair of the association’s 2004 annual conference.
Equis, a real estate firm, has named Jim W. Hughes as senior v.p. of the San Diego office. Hughes previously worked as managing director of Insignia/CB Richard Ellis.Home | Info | Cover Story | About Us | Back Issues | Search
