Fabiola Franco joined the marketing department of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch as manager — The Americas. Since 1999, she has been with KPBS Television, where she was a manager and executive producer in charge of promoting Spanish-language projects. At Procopio, she manages and coordinates Hispanic and Latin American client business.

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Mike Reed

Irene Evans

Mike Reed has joined Five Point Capital as v.p. of operations and Irene Evans comes to the equipment leasing firm as v.p. of human resources. Reed has more than 30 years experience in the financial services industry including positions with PHI Financial Services, FS Credit Corp. and National Homes Corp. He holds a business degree from Purdue University and is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance. Evans has 15 years of experience in personnel and human resources. She has held positions with MNS Human Resources Group, Vical Inc., Jostens Learning Corp. and Novartis Agricultural Discover Institute. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration at University of Maryland.

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Mark Doscher joined Barney & Barney’s San Diego office as director of executive risk for both public and private companies. He has been in the executive risk arena for more than 14 years — most recently with Marsh San Diego. Previously, he spent several years as a divisional manager for AIG.

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Mark Sollenberger, a veteran of both the golf and real estate industries, was named director of sales and golf memberships for The Grand Del Mar, a resort destination being developed by Manchester Grand Resorts in North County. With more than 25 years of experience, Sollenberger was most recently the corporate director of sales and marketing for The Club at Black Rock, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. A former professional golfer, Sollenberger was recently inducted into the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame.

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Steve Connolly

Phil Bell

Torrey Pines Bank has named v.p. Steve Connolly manager of its new Kearny Mesa office, at 9280 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, the bank’s sixth San Diego County location. Connolly, a leader in Rotary International, was previously a v.p. with La Jolla Bank and Trust. Torrey Pines Bank also named Phil Bell as v.p., commercial lending officer for Downtown. Bell previously was with Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank.

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Karl A. Rand joined Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps as special counsel in the firm’s San Diego office. Rand specializes in employee benefits and executive compensation, ERISA issues, tax compliance and fiduciary issues. He is a certified specialist in taxation law and has joined the firm’s business/corporate practice group.

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The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego appointed Melissa J. Olsen as director of sales. She was with Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, where she was associate director of sales, West Region. Olsen will oversee all aspects of sales for the luxury hotel, which will open in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter in the summer of 2007.

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Cisterra Partners hired James I. Edwards and Audrey H. Sarquilla. Edwards is senior v.p. of development, and he was v.p. of commercial development for Kilroy Realty. Sarquilla, marketing director was previously with the marketing department of Kilroy Realty.

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Chris Dahrling, a 26-year veteran of the homebuilding industry, was named president of Shoreline Communities, a Cardiff-by-the-Sea-based firm. Dahrling previously was a principal in Gateway Vista Associates Inc. where he managed the building of more than 1,000 homes in San Diego and Riverside Counties.

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Tim O’Malley joined USD as v.p. of university relations following a national search. O’Malley has more than 30 years in education. He served for nine years as the vice president of university relations at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., Previous v.p. for mission and university relations Monsignor Daniel Dillabough will return full-time to lead the university’s mission and ministry division.

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Adicio, a Web-based job-board, appointed Alison K. Quattrocchi to director of marketing. Prior to joining Adicio, she was the manager of Web programs and marketing communications at Overland Storage Inc. in San Diego.

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San Diego Medical Services Enterprise added Reema Makani to its public affairs team as community services administrator. Prior to joining SDMSE, Makani served as an account manager for The McRae Agency.

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Ripping Revolution, a digital music service, added Nick Carter as v.p. of market strategy. A founding member of the Custom Electronics Design and Integration Association, Carter has experience as sales v.p.

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Terence Rugg, v.p., was named development and chief medical officer responsible for drug development programs at SGX Pharmaceuticals. Previously he was with Sanofi-Aventis.

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Tim Baker joined American Property Enterprises as a senior residential project manager. Previously, he was with Pacific Southwest Realty Services for five years as a commercial real estate investment officer. He is on the boards of both the San Diego Housing Federation and Community HousingWork.

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The Robert Green Co., a commercial real estate development company headquartered in Encinitas, named Sal DiMatteo senior v.p. and CFO. He was the CFO of National Mobile Television, a multinational technical services firm. Michelle La Brucherie was hired as an assistant project manager. Previously she worked at Hearst Magazines, assisting in marketing and sales for West Coast accounts.

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The CCDC marketing and communications department named Tiffany Metti as communications specialist. She recently relocated to San Diego from Danbury, Conn.

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Mary L. Stockton joined the board of the San Diego LGBT Community Center. She is a financial services representative with New York Life Insurance Co. and has worked in financial services industry for more than a decade. Stockton is a member of the Diversionary Theatre board.

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Angel L. Mendez of Rancho Santa Fe, was elected to a five-year term on the board of Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. He is senior v.p. of worldwide manufacturing for Cisco Systems Inc.

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Halozyme Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, named Robert Little as v.p. and chief commercial officer.

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NTDStichler Architecture added Dina Ginsberg as director of professional development.

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The San Diego Better Business Bureau welcomed Ocean Beach resident Andrea Gardner as marketing coordinator. She previously worked in marketing for a high-tech company.

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ROEL Construction hired Mindy Bryant as project coordinator. She has been in the industry for two years and recently worked for Dome Construction. ROEL promoted Diane Huston to senior project coordinator. She joined ROEL in 1998 as a project coordinator and has over 20 years of clerical experience. Another promotion went to Jason Gauerke to assistant project manager. He has more than five years of experience and joined ROEL in 2005 as a project engineer.

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CB Richard Ellis hired Louay Alsadek for the firm’s Investment Properties Group. An 18-year real estate veteran, Alsadek was with Grubb & Ellis| BRE Commercial. Ryan Doherty was hired as an associate in the Carlsbad office. A retail specialist, Doherty worked at Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT in San Diego.

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ResorTime.com, hired Hannah Yco as business development manager. Prior to joining ResorTime.com, Yco spent three years as a marketing executive for ResortCom.

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton welcomed Daniel N. Yannuzzi to the firm’s Del Mar Heights office. Most recently with Morrison & Foerster in San Diego, Yannuzzi joins as a member of the Intellectual Property practice group. Michael D. Eisenberg also joined Sheppard Mullin’s IP practice group in the Del Mar Heights office. Eisenberg most recently practiced with Fulwider Patton in Los Angeles.

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Rebecca Ramos-Arzola, v.p. of human resources of the San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union received her senior professional human resources certification. She has more than 20 years of experience in human resources, and 14 years in the credit union industry.

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Veteran real estate broker Joe Burns was named broker manager at Santaluz Realty, which is dedicated solely to the Santaluz area and its surrounding communities.

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R. W. Beck Inc. appointed John Christopher as a shareholder. Christopher has 30 years of experience in water/wastewater facilities and works within R. W. Beck’s Water and Waster Resources sector in the San Diego office. Prior to joining the firm, he was an owner of MSE Inc., a consulting engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater planning and design, which was acquired by R. W. Beck.

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Camille Sobrian joined Equastone as v.p. of marketing. She has 22 years of marketing management experience. Prior to Equastone, she was with Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch for four years and was managing director of Procopio Business Consulting, a subsidiary of the law firm.

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USE Credit Union promoted veteran employee Jeannie Durfey to senior v.p. of operations. For more than 23 years Durfey has worked in, or been responsible for nearly all facets of the San Diego-based company’s operations.

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Bailey Gardiner Inc. hired Troy Scarlott, an associate creative director on the IHOP and Nestlé Brands at McCann Erickson LA, to fill the agency’s top creative post. Scarlott will help direct new brand positioning. Scarlott spent 12 years in the New York market.

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Aquatic Design Group a Carlsbad-based aquatic consulting firm, hired Jacob Beers as design project manager. Beers is returning to ADG after a three-year absence earning his bachelor’s degree at SDSU.

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TERI, a private, nonprofit in North County, hired Laura E. White as director of development. TERI is a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and adults with developmental and learning disabilities and their families.

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Oster and Associates promoted Barbara Squires to production director. Squires spent six-years as art director for the advertising and public relations agency. Her agency career spans 20 years.

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Pamela Brown, mortgage loan specialist for The Premier Financial Group, was chosen as her office’s Star of the Quarter for her dependability and thoroughness.