Gomez joins UA Health Sciences
Dr. Jorge Jaramillo Gomez, a global health-care leader formerly with the National Cancer Institute, has joined the University of Arizona Health Sciences. He will serve as associate director of the Center for Elimination of Border Health Disparities and assistant director for cancer outreach at the UA Cancer Center.
He also will be an assistant professor in the Department of Community, Environment and Policy at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Public Health Policy and Management Program.
βHe will support the acceleration of translational research initiatives in special populations, including Hispanic and Native American communities, toward addressing the burdens of health disparities,β UA officials said in a news release.
Gomez received his MD from the Universidad de Guadalajara, followed by a PhD from the UA in immunology and pharmacology. He was with the National Cancer Institute more than 20 years, most recently as senior project leader for its Center for Global Health.
Restructured R&A CPAs names CEO
R&A CPAs has named Thomas Furrier as the first CEO in the companyβs 73 years.
Furrier, a long-time shareholder and one of the companyβs partners-in-charge of tax, has been with R&A since 1984.
The formalization of R&Aβs corporate structure comes as the company plans further business development in Southern Arizona and the Southwest.
CEO is one of five new positions created by the shareholders of R&A: Tariq Khan, chief financial officer; Phillip Dalrymple, chief of staff; Rodolfo Paredes, chief of business development and Charlie Charvoz, chief of information systems.
Sawyer named St. Lukeβs CEO
LβDon Sawyer has joined St. Lukeβs Home as chief executive officer.
Sawyer, a social gerontologist with nearly 20 years of experience, expanded Tucson Medical Centerβs senior services, and has been on the advisory board of the University of Arizona Geriatric Education Center and OASIS Life Long Learning Institute.
Prototron names Craig to SW area
Bro Craig has been named to handle the Southwest territory for Tucson-based Prototron Circuits.
In the industry for 27 years, Craig has held key sales positions in a number of companies in Oregon and Southern California, and he owned and managed his own firm for many years.
Simpsons join Long Realty
Kent and Emmary Simpson have joined Long Realty as a husband-and-wife team βwith a special interest in the renewal and expansion of downtown Tucson.β
They have extensive marketing and social media experience, Long said in a news release.
