Michael Dillon

Michael Dillon has joined Douglas Wilson Cos. as director of real estate and development where he will work in the acquisitions department, focusing on entitlements, purchasing and repositioning existing properties. Dillon also will assist in the opening this month of Douglas Wilson operations in Atlanta. He hails from TriMont Real Estate Advisors Inc. in Irvine where he served as assistant v.p. and asset manager.

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Catherine Morrison was appointed to the board for the San Diego Region of the Construction Managers Association of America (CMAA). She will chair the legislative committee of the San Diego chapter. Morrison, of Higgs, Fletcher & Mack is counsel to the San Diego Unified School District’s Facilities Management Department, advising on contract code and public bidding.

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Cyndy Day-Wilson

Cyndy Day-Wilson, a partner with the San Diego office of Best Best & Krieger, was appointed to the State Bar of California Environmental Law Section’s executive committee. Day-Wilson heads the firm’s San Diego Environmental Law and Natural Resources practice. She will serve a three-year term.

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Attorney Larry L. Marshall joined Sullivan Wertz McDade & Wallace as a shareholder. His practice emphasizes eminent domain, real estate, redevelopment and governmental relations. He was with Foley & Lardner.

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Kimberly Skinner joined Schubach Aviation as charter sales coordinator. She has more than three years of experience in the airline industry, most recently with Million Air Salt Lake City, a charter air carrier located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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San Diego National Bank’s new Mira Mesa branch manager, Linda Goycochea, is responsible for all the operations and business development of the branch. She has worked at the Escondido Branch in the same position for the last 12 years.

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Jay Smellie

Encinitas resident Jay Smellie was promoted to director of customer service for new-home builder Brookfield Homes. Previously he was Brookfield’s customer service field manager. As director, he oversees a department of about a dozen representatives.

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Yulex Corp., a company that produces the only U.S.-grown natural rubber latex, appointed Mike Fraley to v.p. of agriculture to lead farming partnerships and growing operations in the Southwest. Fraley has 22 years of experience in market development.

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Steve Erickson and Matthew Ramos joined Johnson & Jennings General Contracting as superintendents. Erickson has 29 years of experience in the construction industry. Most recently, he served for six years as a superintendent for Roel Construction in San Diego. Ramos has six years of experience, most recently with a Buena Park company.

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Keith Wyer joined home builder Davidson Communities as a project manager for job-specific issues and reviewing due diligence materials. Most recently a project manager at Lusardi Construction, Wyer has 10 years of construction industry experience.

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Pacific Coast National Bank hired Robert Maag as senior v.p. and regional lender for the North San Diego County commercial loan division. Maag has more than 20 years of commercial lending experience.

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Tom Shepard & Associates Inc. hired Job Nelson as the director of public affairs. Prior to joining TS&A, Nelson was a research analyst and the director of business development with Competitive Edge Research and Communications. He was deputy chief of staff and senior policy advisor to former San Diego Mayor Susan Golding.

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The Monger Co. hired Emily Crowley as an account representative. Crowley will assist in the development and implementation of governmental, community, and corporate strategies, maintain media relations, and coordinate client outreach activities.

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Lawyer Todd Bulich joined John Bucher Real Estate Co. as a commercial real estate broker. He specializes in office leases and real property acquisitions. Both John Bucher and Todd Bulich practiced law for 10 years.

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Janna Kay was hired by Newland Communities as a human resources specialist, making her responsible for employee relations and special projects. Kay most recently was employed by Applied Biotech Inc., where she was a human resources manager.

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Invitrogen Corp. promoted David Onions to the newly created position of chief medical officer. He joined Invitrogen in 2003. He was a founder and director of Q-One Biotech, which was acquired by Invitrogen. Most recently he served as chief scientific officer for BioReliance.

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Dana Irby will succeed Martine Tobin as director of sales for San Diego-based Bartell Hotels. Tobin is returning to her native France after 12 years with Bartell Hotels. Irby is director of sales for Bartell Hotels’ The Dana on Mission Bay and will continue in that role along with her new responsibilities for all seven properties. She has been with Bartell Hotels for 15 years.

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Jane G. Suh joined the tax department of the San Diego-based CPA firm of Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg. She received her degree and certification from Arizona State University.

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Baker & McKenzie partner James E. Basta and associate Kelly K. Bagla joined the firm’s San Diego office in the corporate & securities practice group. Basta was with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and has experience in securities, licensing, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Bagla focuses on general corporate and securities matters.

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Named Advisory Council members for 2005-2006 by Cal State San Marcos Extended Studies are the following: Lupe Brabec, JC Resorts at Rancho Bernardo Inn; JoAnn Case, City of Escondido; Harriet Gerza, city of Carlsbad; Randy Hahn, San Diego Union-Tribune; Marge Hobbs, North County Professional Development Federation; Kathy Topp, Tri-City Medical Center; and Naomi Whitacre, Wireless Facilities Inc. They will join existing advisory council members Cynthia Cosper, Workforce strategist; Cami Mattson, San Diego North Convention & Visitor’s Bureau; Carolyn Peterson, Palomar Pomerado Health; Toni Padron, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce; and Jim White, Marine Corps Community Service. Cal State San Marcos faculty representatives are Jeffrey Charles, John Halcon; and Dick Montanari.

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Brenda Galvan was hired by the communications department of the Building Industry Association of San Diego County. She will be editor of Builder Magazine. She is a recent graduate of UCSD.

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Warner Architecture + Design hired project architect Michael Martinez. He has more than 14 years of experience, the past two with a Sacramento firm.

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U.S. Bank San Diego employees Kimberly Lynne Trones and Melissa Hall were awarded U.S. Bank Five Star Volunteer Awards. City of Hope will receive $1,000 for Trones’ work for cancer patients. Voices for Children will receive $1,000 for Hall’s work with that organization.

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The San Diego Cooperative Charter School hired Wendy Ranck-Buhr as principal. She was formerly a literacy administrator with the San Diego City Schools. She is the author of numerous contributions to books and professional journals, and she has served as a national literacy and leadership consultant to school districts.

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Alternative Strategies named Kiku Hughes as v.p. A 10-year radio veteran, she has a background as a promotions director, business development specialist and director of special events.

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Gable-Cook-Schmid Public Relations promoted Jennifer Chidester to director from account manager. The agency hired Maya Del Guidice and Jenna Gaspar as account executive and assistant account executive, respectively. Chidester has been with the firm since its founding in 2001 and was previously a senior account executive at The Gable Group.

Del Guidice spent five years as media director of a Seattle-based ad agency,

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IT&E International Group appointed Bonnie L. Ward as v.p. sales, Regulatory Compliance Division, to develop pharmaceutical and bitotech business. She joined IT&E International in January 2000 from Modis.

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Epicenter Advertising added Jason Delfos to its design department. He has 10 years of design experience, having worked with a variety of clients such as Jet Blue, A&E History Channel, and RJ Reynolds.

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DefenseWeb Technologies, custom software developer, appointed Owen Williams as v.p. of sales. Williams has more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing. He was v.p. of business development at SAIC and director of business development at both Captaris and Wireless Knowledge, a joint venture of Microsoft and Qualcomm.