Development director named at Animal Center
Pima Animal Care Center has hired its first development director, Karen Hollish, to solicit more grants and private donations.
She came to the center from the Petfinder Foundation, a Tucson-based nonprofit that issues grants to pet adoption groups across North America. Prior to that she was with the fundraising department for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. She is also a former newspaper reporter.
Omernik chosen principal at San Miguel High School
John Omernik will be the principal of San Miguel High School starting July 1.
Currently, he is the English coordinator for the Escuela Fundación Mier y Pesado in Mexico City.
Before that he served as the principal of Ignatius School in the Bronx and De Marillac Academy in San Francisco, among other educational leadership roles, specifically in schools that work exclusively with underserved youths.
Current San Miguel Principal Richard Reyes will retire at the end of the 2013-2014 school year.
Universal Avionics names Kline as sales manager
Tucson-based Universal Avionics named Robert Kline to the newly created position of airline sales manager for the U.S. and Latin American sales regions.
Kline will be based in Virginia.
He comes to Universal Avionics with more than 25 years of experience in program and operations management at Dornier Aviation, PATS Aircraft and Saab.
At both Saab and Dornier, Kline played a leading role in the introduction of new regional aircraft to the market, Universal Avionics said in a news release.
By Your Side Senior Care
promotes Paredes to VP
By Your Side Senior Care has hired Robyn Oldaker-Hughes as client wellness director and promoted Oscar Paredes to vice president of operations.
Robyn Oldaker-Hughes worked for 18 years with the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System, most recently as a clinical nurse leader for a medical/surgery unit. She has a bachelor’s of nursing from the University of Phoenix and a master’s of science in nursing education from Grand Canyon University.
Paredes joined By Your Side in November as the company’s office manager and was promoted to vice president of operations. Paredes was previously Journey Telecom’s customer service manager and quality assurance director.
3000 Club names Boyer, Jennings to posts
The 3000 Club, known in Tucson for its Market On the Move program, has named Ray Jennings director of facilities management and logistics, and Pam Boyer as director of operations and supply management.
Jennings has more than 25 years of experience in warehouse operations, production, purchasing and management.
Boyer, educated through Pima Community College and the University of Arizona Respiratory Sciences Center, has a background with TV media in coordination and communications-based information.
She takes annual personal mission trips to Panama to further the educational and health needs of the indigenous population.
Gregory is sales associate with Meritage Homes
Andrew Gregory has been named new home sales associate at Los Saguaros by Meritage Homes, a gated community in Dove Mountain.
He has been a Realtor with the Tucson Association of Realtors since 1987, and is a past board member for the association.
Surgeon Hunter joins Eyecare, Surgery Center
Dr. Brian A. Hunter has joined Fishkind, Bakewell and Maltzman Eyecare and Surgery Center.
Hunter is a comprehensive ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and refractive surgery.
He received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship in ocular pathology at the University of Utah, Moran Eye Center prior to completing residency in ophthalmology at the University of Arizona.
He is accepting new patients.
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