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*** Katherine Kennedy, founder and president of Relocation Coordinates Inc., and Douglas P. Wilson, president of Douglas Wilson Cos. and Wilson Thorn Properties LP, are the newest trustees at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. *** The new president and CFO of Mitchell International is Tony Aquila. He was previously executive v.p. of sales, marketing and product management. Also at Mitchell, Richard Kennedy is the new senior v.p. of customer service. He was senior v.p. of global customer services for San Diego-based Peregrine Systems. *** Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has named two partners in the San Diego office. They are Kurt M. Kjelland and Franklin D. Ubell, both specialists in intellectual property. *** Daniel Flynn was named director of land acquisition for the South Coast Division of John Laing Homes, which designs and builds attached and detached homes in San Diego and Orange county. He was with Western Pacific Housing. ***
*** Timothy Jablonski was promoted to senior v.p. and CEO of the local office of Lockton Insurance Brokers. He has 29 years of insurance industry experience. *** Colin H. Murray has been named partner and member of Gordon & Rees LLP, a San Diego business and technology group. He previously served as a senior associate attorney for two years in Baker & McKenzie’s Litigation Practice Group. *** The San Diego World Trade Center has appointed Karen Hutchens to chair its board. She has been on the board since 1998. She has 20 years of experience as a communication professional. ***
*** Beth Reno has been promoted to CFO and Mark Johnson has been named senior designer at Four Square. Reno has been with Four Square for more than 20 years. Johnson was previously senior graphic artist at NTN Communications. *** Jan Koehler has been named president of TCS Real Estate Services Inc. *** Katherine Willey has been hired by San Diego National Bank as a v.p. of its commercial lending group to specialize in new business development. Her 20 years of experience include the same kind of duties at the Bank of Coronado. *** The 2003 board president for the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Governing Board is Timothy L. Caruthers. He has been a board member since 1996. *** Calista A. Davis has been appointed director of human resources for National University. She previously served for more than 18 years in human resources at the USD. *** Stolper & Co. has added Rick Shaughnessy to its team of financial professionals. He has directed communication strategy for Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management. *** David Lindon has taken full control of what was Wilson & Hampton Refinishing and will now be Linden Painting & Refinishing. The change coincides with the retirement of Linden’s partner, Greg Spycia. *** Jennifer King has joined Cavignac & Associates as account manager. She has 12 years of experience in the insurance industry. *** Vince Gotz has joined the ProSanos team. He previously held management positions at GeneFormatics, Epicycte and Dura. *** Named audit partner at McGladrey and Pullen is Angelika Caicedo. Previously she worked at Arthur Andersen for 14 years in the audit and business advisory group. *** The 2003 committee members of the new professionals group of the Public Relations Society of America are Alicia Althoff, director of finance; Amy Anshutz, director of events; Christine Farrell, director of public relations and promotions; Neil Ruggiero, PRSA liaison; and Christine Skorupski, director of membership. *** Eric J. Ruby and Eric Wessels have been promoted to v.p. positions at HDR. Ruby was operational manager for the company’s Southern California Environmental and Resource Management Program. Wessels was water and wastewater business group manager for the San Diego region. *** The Downtown office of Foley & Lardner has promoted Ken Klein to partner. He has 16 years of business litigation experience. *** Bradley T. Lowe has joined Hope Engineering as a senior associate and senior project manager. Formerly with Salerno/Livingston Architects, he has 20 years of experience. *** Chris Hoffman, managing partner of Fisher & Phillips LLP, has been named to the board of the North County Personnel Association. *** The new supervising traffic engineer at Willdan San Diego is Jack Rydell. He was with Los Angeles County for 14 years. *** Superior Court judges have selected civil attorney Robert C. Rice as a court commissioner. He will be assigned to Kearny Mesa traffic court where he has volunteered as a pro tem judge since 1997. *** The new senior v.p. of corporate accounts at Ann Clark Associates is John “Pete” Tagliapietra. Most recently, he served as v.p. of sales and marketing for DAIS. *** Lanette Day, a communications student at the University of California, San Diego, has joined Heying & Associates as part of the firm’s internship program. *** Sidney Baker has joined Project Concern International, a nonprofit healthcare organization, as v.p. of development. She comes from La Jolla Playhouse where she was director of development for 10 years. *** MACTEC Engineering & Consulting has appointed Allen Kibler as south division manager. He had worked for the Law Companies group, which merged with MEC last February, since 1984. *** The new production supervisor for RosArt Multimedia is Carl Klem, whose technical and business experience was gained in the military and at Qualcomm. *** Jeanne McCain has been promoted to assistant v.p. of lending at USA Federal Credit Union. She has more than 25 years of experience in banking and finance. Roula Shamshoum has been promoted to director of real estate. She has been with the company since 1996. *** New partners at Best Best & Krieger are Warren B. Diven, Shawn Hagerty and Robert J. Hanna. Diven has 23 years of public finance and agency law experience. Hagerty serves as both general and special counsel for municipalities and redevelopment agencies. Hanna is a member of the litigation department. *** New at Blankinship & Foster is Stefan Prvanov. He worked for Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney for eight years. *** Tucker Sadler Noble Castro Architects has hired Katya Ramos as project manager. She previously worked for Nadel Architects. Mark Lausier has joined the firm as CAD specialist. He was a designer at Samanta Management in San Luis Obispo. *** The new marketing coordinator for ISEC Inc., an architectural woodwork provider, is Denice Turner. She previously served as administrative assistant for an automobile dealer. *** Bulldog Drummond has added Teresa Williamson to the ad agency’s strategic team. She previously worked for SEED and Lambesis. *** Mary Middleton, with Western Pacific Housing, has been named “Salesperson of the Year” by D.R. Horton. She was recognized for her achievement at the Cabrera Community in Torrey Santa Fe. *** Gary Roth has been hired at Wermers Multi Family Corp. for business development and project management. He has more than 30 years of experience in the contracting market. *** Craig Hanks has been promoted to purchasing agent at Greystone Homes. He has been with the company for three years. Scott Kelly has been appointed to director of construction. He has about 20 years of home-building experience. *** Formula PR has promoted Josh Gold to senior account executive for the sports and entertainment division. He was previously an account executive in the Los Angeles office. *** William F. Stryker and Dave B. Koo have joined the intellectual property group, and Morgan J. Miller has joined the securities litigation group at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. *** N.N. Jaeschke has hired Scott Bohnen and Timothy Tran as accounts payable representatives, Angie Miller as accounts receivable representative and Patti Frener as landscape designer. Peri Sword has been promoted to senior insurance coordinator. *** The new securities litigator at Fish & Richardson is Sean T. Prosser. He previously worked for Brobeck Phleger & Harrison. *** Fish & Richardson P.C., a national law firm, have elected Kenyon J. Jenckes and Todd G. Miller as principals in San Diego. *** Bob Clines has joined Commonwealth Land Title Co. as vice president of the Southern California Developer Services Division. *** Gov. Gray Davis has announced the appointment of Frederick Schenk as a member of the board of the second district Agricultural Association. He is a senior partner with the law offices of Casey Gerry Reed & Schenk. *** The San Diego Performing Arts League welcomes new board members, David Jay of Sempra Energy and Rick Simas of SDSU’s Theatre Dept. *** William Rodewald, regional v.p. of Harsch Investment Properties, is 2003 president of the local chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors. |
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