100 Club taps Kirk
The 100 Club of Arizona has added a Southern Arizona office that will be run by James Kirk, a retired Tucson police sergeant.
In the past 15 years, the 100 Club of Arizona’s assistance programs grew to include officers and firefighters from around the state.
During 25 years with the Tucson Police Department, Kirk’s assignments included detective sergeant, field sergeant, detective and covert and surveillance assignments, and the Behavioral Sciences Unit.
He has a bachelor of science from the University of Arizona.
Kirk was won the Medal of Merit, the Medal of Distinguished Service and The Chief’s Citation of Excellence. In both 2006 and 2009 he received the community’s Unsung Hero Award.
Jones promoted
by Pepper Viner
Treasa M. Jones has been promoted to the new position of controller for Pepper Viner Management.
Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and human resources at the University of Phoenix. With Pepper Viner since 2001, she has worked in accounting, focusing on the commercial division, and human resources.
Jones is also a graduate of Arizona Western College in Yuma and Lamson College in Mesa, majoring in accounting.
Williams named director of operations
Chad Williams has been named director of operations for Pepper Viner Homes.
Williams has worked for the company since 2004 and is experienced in purchasing, sales, accounting, customer service and building science. He previously served as a project manager and as general project manager and safety officer.
He holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Winthrop University in South Carolina.
UA elevates Reel
Sally Reel has been appointed associate vice president for health sciences inter-professional education, collaboration and community engagement for the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center.
She is also associate dean for academic practice, a university distinguished outreach professor and clinical professor at the UA College of Nursing.
Reel will lead development and implementation of inter-professional education and training programs for the UA’s health sciences colleges.
Since 2006, she has directed the Arizona Area Health Education Centers program. She will continue in that role.
As a clinical professor, Reel secured outside funding to establish programs for rural health professions, acute care nurse practitioner and nursing workforce diversity. She also generated federal funding for an inaugural primary care clinic led by UA nurse practitioner faculty.
She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. In 2012 she was named to the Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Ramos joins UA
Kenneth S. Ramos, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed associate vice president for precision health sciences at the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona. He joined the UA March 17.
Ramos will develop precision health strategies and approaches. He also will lead development of personal diagnostics and therapeutics for complex diseases including cancer, cardiopulmonary disorders and diabetes.
Ramos is internationally recognized in genomics and predictive biology, environmental and molecular medicine and toxicology, UA officials said in a news release.
He also joins the faculty of the UA College of Medicine — Tucson as professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine.
He was previously with the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center. He also was director of the Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine and the Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology, and chief scientific adviser for the Clinical Trials Laboratory.
He has held faculty positions at Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Drexel University and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
During his career he has received more than $50 million in research funding. He has been lead author in more than 220 published scientific journal articles.
Fidelity National Title promotes Beemiller
Fidelity National Title promoted Vince Beemiller to president/county manager for its Pima and Cochise county operations.
He brings more than 22 years of experience in the escrow and title insurance industry, and most recently was senior vice president/area manager for Lawyers Title in the Phoenix area.
Beemiller attended Northern Arizona University where he studied business administration and finance, and played football.
Scales to direct
memorial museum
Walter E. “Wally” Scales is the new executive director of the 390th Memorial Museum. He replaces Emile “Terry” Therrien, who recently retired.
Scales is a decorated retired colonel with the U.S. Air Force.
Among his accomplishments, Scales served as a consultant for defense and security programs; was Senior Defense Official/Defense and Air Attaché Czech Republic; and past Deputy Commander, 355 Operations Group at Davis Monthan AFB. He was a combat pilot in both F-16 and A-10 aircraft.
The 390th Memorial Museum is dedicated to the service and sacrifice of the 390th Bomb Group (Heavy) stationed in England in World War II.
Open to the public, the 390th Memorial Museum is located at 6000 E. Valencia, on the grounds of Pima Air and Space Museum.
Mitchells form
real estate team
Brian and Mara Mitchell have formed a real estate team at Russ Lyon Sotheby’s in Tucson.
Brian Mitchell is the former owner of I Know Wireless stores and Mara Mitchell owned and operated a beauty salon and spa business in Tucson.
The Mitchell Team will specialize in real estate services in Oro Valley, Dove Mountain and the northwest Tucson area.
