Salpointe names Patrick Hayes as assistant principal
Salpointe Catholic High School announced the appointment of Patrick Hayes as assistant principal for student services, effective July 1.
He replaces Charlene Roll, who is departing Salpointe to serve as principal of Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School.
Hayes, a 1973 Salpointe graduate, has taught theology at Salpointe for the past two years. He recently returned to Tucson after working more than 20 years in administrative positions at primary and secondary schools in southern California.
Hayes’ new leadership role in student services includes oversight of career and college counseling, campus ministry, health services, admissions, and student discipline.
Hayes has an M.A. in educational administration from California State University, Northridge; and an M.A. in religious studies and B.A. in liberal arts from St. John’s Seminary.
Tucson Realtors group promotes Christine Sanchez
Christine Sanchez has been named executive administrator for the Tucson Association of Realtors, or TAR.
Sanchez, a TAR staff member since 2007, was promoted from her position of marketing and events coordinator.
She is primarily responsible for maintaining and monitoring the association’s corporate documents, such as the TAR/multiple listing service bylaws, policy statements and elections. She also is the staff liaison to several committees, including the affiliate forum, nominating committee, Realtor risk committee, property management, forms task force and the small broker forum.
She also assumes the role of lead administrative support for TAR Chief Executive Officer Philip Tedesco.
Sanchez began her TAR career as a part-time customer service representative, and then was promoted to housing opportunities coordinator and marketing and events coordinator.
Congregation Anshei Israel hires cantorial soloist
After an extensive national search, Congregation Anshei Israel has named Nichole Chorny as cantorial soloist.
Chorny will be responsible for conducting congregational services,and will coordinate and/or conduct life-cycle events and the B’nai Mitzvah program in collaboration with Rabbi Robert Eisen. She also will develop and coordinate educational programs and worship services for the religious school, youth and young families.
A graduate of the University of Arizona with a B.M. in music education, Chorny has taught general music and choir to K-12 children in public schools, as well as performed as a cantorial soloist at other local synagogues and Jewish agencies.
She has worked at Anshei Israel since 2006 as a religious school teacher, B’nai Mitzvah program teacher and soloist at services. She will continue as the tefillah (prayer) and music teacher in the congregation’s religious school and as director of the synagogue’s adult and children’s choirs.
She is the 2012 recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt national award for “Excellence in Jewish Education.”
Metzger restaurant group names 2 general managers
Metzger Family Restaurants announced that Josh Proctor and Annie Davis each have been promoted to the position of general manager.
Proctor is now GM at Gio Taco downtown. Davis is with Poppy Kitchen at the Westin La Paloma, 3770 E. Sunrise Drive.
Both have years of experience working in Tucson restaurants at different levels.
Barbara Kalunian joins Oro Valley office of Long Realty
Long Realty, a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate, has hired Barbara Kalunian, who has 30 years of experience in marketing, branding and communications, as a real estate agent in its Oro Valley office.
Kalunian was previously senior vice president and national director of the communications and media strategy group at Ketchum, based in its Manhattan headquarters.
She also did stints at John Hancock’s corporate headquarters in Boston, Edelman’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices, and founded Atlantic Communications Group, her own marketing agency in Boston.
Kalunian is a graduate of University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and received an M.B.A. in marketing and finance from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Tierra Right of Way Services promotes Stevie Bongen
Tucson-based Tierra Right of Way Services Ltd. has promoted Stevie Bongen to marketing manager.
Bongen joined Tierra in 2010 as marketing administrator.
In her new position, she will take on a larger role in corporate business development, direct marketing at conferences and trade shows, managing production and marketing staff, and overseeing Tierra’s online presence.
She started her career in the engineering, environmental and professional consulting industry in 2004.
Bongen is vice president of the Southern Arizona Architects and Engineers Marketing Association.
