Commerce Bank of Arizona
makes four appointments
Commerce Bank of Arizona Inc. announced four appointments in the Tucson area:
Terri Gomez is senior vice president, based at the Campbell Avenue branch office. Before joining Commerce Bank, Gomez was with Bank of Tucson.
Melissa Olivas now serves as loan administrator, based at the bank’s Campbell branch office.
Jeff Walter is senior vice president/commercial lending. He was previously senior vice president/commercial lending at Bank of Tucson. He is also based at the Campbell branch office.
Nancy Jo Trejo-Doty is vice president/loan support manager. Previously with Bank of Tucson, she is based at Commerce Bank of Arizona’s main Broadway branch office.
Merge Left promotes
Gregor to new COO position
Merge Left Marketing has promoted Shanna Gregor to chief operating officer.
She previously was creative and marketing manager for the company.
This marks the first time the company has had the COO position.
Gregor has more than 20 years’ experience in the book publishing industry, marketing and communications, and is an author with more than 60 published books.
Pepper Viner promotes
Joe Russell
Pepper Viner Homes has named Joe Russell as general project manager, overseeing the construction at all its new home communities.
A Tucson native, Russell is following in his family’s footsteps. His family has been building homes in Tucson since 1948, and Russell worked in the company learning every aspect of homebuilding. He worked as a crew foreman in metal framing for six years before joining Pepper Viner. He started with Pepper Viner in 2004 as an assistant project manager and was promoted to project manager within his first three months with the company.
Mowrey is new executive
at Pepper Viner Homes
Shelby R. Mowrey has joined Pepper Viner Homes as operations administrator.
She has been a homebuilder in Fairbanks, Alaska, and served as the chief financial officer for a multimillion-dollar Internet company, Pepper Viner said in a news release. Mowrey was also business manager for a large independent retailer in California, oversaw contract compliance for an electrical firm and served as controller for a Phoenix-area outdoor remodeler.
CBIZ Benefits & Insurance
hires Lori Crosswell
Lori Crosswell has been hired as account executive in the Tucson office of CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services Inc.
Crosswell has more than 15 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She most recently served as a senior account manager for Crest Insurance Group. Prior to Crest, she was an account executive for United Healthcare.
In her new role, Crosswell provides consultative health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance account services for client groups ranging in size from 25 to 300 employees.
