Moved, promoted or appointed in Tucson 2015
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Check out people in our community who have moved up in their fields.
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Mijac is Long Realty’s new designated broker
John Mijac is the new designated broker for Long Realty Co. He succeeds Jerome King, Long Realty’s designated broker since 2003, who has retired.
Mijac joined Long in 2012 as a contract manager at the Tanque Verde office and a sales manager at the Foothills office, after many years in small Tucson brokerages.
Nationally, Mijac helped spearhead a successful change in the Realtor code of ethics to include protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people, Long Realty said in a news release. He worked at the state level to revise the Arizona purchase contract, and on Arizona Association of Realtor committees on issues including regionalization and transaction management.
Locally, Mijac has served on the Tucson Association of Realtors board and its MLS board, and led the task force to rewrite the MLS bylaws and governance structure.
- Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson
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Cox Business adds Silver as its director of sales
Larry Silver is the new director of sales for Cox Business in Southern Arizona.
Before joining Cox, Silver held leadership positions with Cablevision and Comcast, and helped start Comcast’s business-services department for the Mountain region. Under his leadership, the department grew to become a $45 million per year organization, Cox said in a news release.
He has been a big brother in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization, a project leader for United Way and a board member of the Children of Ethiopia Education Foundation.
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Orr joins Fidelity National Title
as escrow officer, branch manager
Fidelity National Title Agency hired Chrissy Orr to serve as an escrow officer and as a branch manager for a new office to be opened in early 2016.
Orr brings experience in the escrow and title insurance industry coupled with customer service skills, Fidelity said in a news release.
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Long Realty’s Foothills office
hires Trush as sales manager
Wendy Trush is the new sales manager for Long Realty’s Foothills office, at 4501 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 101.
Trush, an associate broker, had been the office manager and contract administrator with another local real estate company.
Trush received the 2013 Tucson Association of Realtors’ Realtor of the Year award. She is on TAR’s board of directors and is chair of its risk committee.
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UA grad Noli named sales director
of Janos’ Carriage House venue
Megan Noli was hired as sales director for the Carriage House Event Space & Cooking School, chef Janos Wilder’s new venue downtown next to Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails.
Noli is a University of Arizona graduate with a bachelor of science degree in retail and consumer studies and an MBA with an emphasis on global management. She brings extensive experience in domestic and international sales, and volunteers as vice president of PTA community relations at her son’s school.
She is taking 2016 event reservations for The Carriage House at 615-6100 or megan@janos.com.
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Amoroso is Lovell Foundation executive director
John Amoroso is the new executive director of the David and Lura Lovell Foundation, which was founded in 1994 and is based in Tucson.
The family foundation supports nonprofit projects related to mental health, integrative medicine, cultural and spiritual enrichment and other family-initiated grants. In 2015 the foundation awarded more than $2 million to 15 nonprofits in Tucson, six in Toledo, Ohio, and several national projects.
Over the past 15 years, Amoroso has managed multimillion-dollar grant portfolios from the design to the reporting phase.
He has served as program officer for The Ford Family Foundation, Oregon’s largest private foundation, funding more than $30 million in grants and scholarships annually. He managed more than 180 responsive grants for rural youths in the areas of access to health and dental care, abuse prevention and positive development, Lovell Foundation said in a news release.
Most recently he managed a region for the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s bi-annual responsive grant cycle for natural resource restoration and a statewide technical assistance grant for community collaboration on forestry issues.
Amoroso has a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University in Denver and received his bachelor’s degree in English from Carroll College in Helena, Montana.
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Carondelet names Biggs as chief nursing officer
Carondelet St. Mary’s has promoted Jennifer Biggs to chief nursing officer.
Biggs, an R.N. who joined the St. Mary’s staff 17 years ago, will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the hospital’s nursing department and its daily operations.
Most recently, as senior director of nursing, Biggs was instrumental in establishing the Bridges Geropsychiatric Program, Carondelet said in a news release.
She was selected as the Tucson Nurses Week Foundation’s Most Inspirational Mentor for 2014 based on ethical integrity and vision, Carondelet said. She has served on that foundation’s board since 2010 and as its secretary since 2011.
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Schmaltz joins TAA as associate general counsel
Chris Schmaltz has joined the Tucson Airport Authority as associate general counsel.
Before joining TAA, Schmaltz was a member/partner at Gust Rosenfeld PLC, where he was a part of the public law group. During his tenure there he gained extensive airport experience while representing the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority. Before that, he was an associate at Gammage & Burnham in Phoenix.
Schmaltz earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona with a degree in Russian and Soviet studies. He received his JD degree from the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.
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Robinson named CEO of Genesis OB/GYN
Gregory S. Robinson joined Genesis OB/GYN as chief executive officer.
Robinson, who has overWith over 20 years’ experience in medical practice finance and administration, was chief administrator for a 38-provider OB/GYN practice in the Kansas City metropolitan area before joining Genesis, a 46-provider group.
He received his bachelor of science in accounting and management from Park University and is a certified public accountant.
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Goldsmith Real Estate picks up Liebeskind
Paul Liebeskind joined Goldsmith Real Estate as an agent.
A licensed real estate agent in Arizona since 1971, Liebeskind brings considerable experience in residential, commercial and land sales, Goldsmith said in a news release.
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Child life specialist DeVenney joins Banner-Diamond
Banner-Diamond Children’s Medical Center introduced its new child life specialists, all of whom have relocated to Tucson in recent months. They work with children and families to help them cope with the challenges of hospitalization, illness or disability.
Betsy DeVenney received her bachelor’s degree in child development from Iowa State University and completed her internship at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Chicago. She is the child life specialist for the hematology-oncology unit and the BMT outpatient clinic.
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Child life specialist Rosales joins Banner-Diamond
Banner-Diamond Children’s Medical Center introduced its new child life specialists, all of whom have relocated to Tucson in recent months. They work with children and families to help them cope with the challenges of hospitalization, illness or disability.
Frances Rosales earned her bachelor’s degree in family studies and human development from the University of Arizona and she completed her child life internship at NorthShore Hospital in Chicago. She will work with children facing surgery.
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Child life specialist Lucero joins Banner-Diamond
Banner-Diamond Children’s Medical Center introduced its new child life specialists, all of whom have relocated to Tucson in recent months. They work with children and families to help them cope with the challenges of hospitalization, illness or disability.
LeAnna Lucero earned her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a master’s degree in therapeutic recreation and child life from the University of Wisconsin. Before joining Diamond Children’s, where she works in the pediatric emergency department, she worked at a children’s hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She is dually certified as a child life specialist and therapeutic recreation specialist.
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Child life specialist Lotz joins Banner-Diamond
Banner-Diamond Children’s Medical Center introduced its new child life specialists, all of whom have relocated to Tucson in recent months. They work with children and families to help them cope with the challenges of hospitalization, illness or disability.
Analise Lotz has a master’s degree in counseling from Saint Mary’s University in Minnesota and completed her child life internship at Children’s of Minneapolis. She previously worked at Children’s St. Paul Pediatric Hospital in diabetic support and the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Minnesota.
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Snyder takes on new Banner-University job
Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson has named Kara Snyder as director of nursing for pediatrics.
A registered nurse for nearly 20 years, she has been at the hospital for 11 years as a clinical nurse specialist for trauma/critical care and as director of quality, infection prevention, survey readiness and data analytics for both Banner-UMC and its sister hospital, Banner-University Medical Center South. Most recently she was interim director of women’s and children’s services.
Snyder earned her bachelor’s in nursing from the University of Arizona, her master’s in trauma, critical care and emergency nursing from the University of Maryland, and is studying for her Ph.D. in nursing and health-care systems at the University of Colorado Denver.
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Sherman named to top post at Sun Corridor Network
The Sun Corridor Network named Michael C. Sherman as executive director. Among other roles, he will work with public and private sector stakeholders to expand gigabit speed connectivity to K-12 public schools, community colleges, libraries and museums in Arizona.
The research and education network is a collaborative effort sponsored by Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University.
Sherman most recently was executive manager of the Arizona Department of Administration’s broadband planning and public safety communications department. He spent 27 years at the Salt River Project, including time as director of SRP telecom; and was an account supervisor at McCann-Erickson.
He holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Oregon and a master’s of business administration from Arizona State University.
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González-Garciá to practice endocrinology at Diamond
The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Diamond Children’s Medical Center welcomes Dr. Zoe González-Garciá as an assistant professor in endocrinology.
As a pediatric endocrinologist, González-Garciá will provide care for children with endocrine disorders such as Type 1 diabetes, thyroid problems, hypoglycemia and obesity, among others. She will care for children with endocrine disorders at the Angel Wing for Children with Diabetes and at Diamond Children’s.
She received her medical degree from Richmond University Medical Center in New York, completed her residency in pediatrics in Puerto Rico and completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
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Rodriguez takes on new Banner-University job
Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson has named Carla Rodriguez a neonatal nurse practitioner in the nursery ICU at Diamond Children’s, as director of nursing of women and infant services.
Rodriguez has held several nurse and management roles at Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson over the years. She earned her bachelor of nursing degree through Grand Canyon University and a master’s in nursing from Rush University.
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25-year Realtor joins Goldsmith Real Estate
Realtor Deborah Davis has joined Goldsmith Real Estate. Davis has been in real estate for more than 25 years, with experience in property management, multi-family housing and residential sales.
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Physical therapy office opens on N. La Cholla
Noonan Physical Therapy & Associates has opened a clinic at 5880 N. La Cholla, Suite 120. Rusty Foxe, a co-owner, has been in practice since 2009, after receiving his doctorate in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University.
Foxe treats orthopedic, minor-neurological, post-surgical, pediatric and sports rehabilitation injuries.
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Boyle is vice president at Merit Foods here
Tucson-based Merit Foods of Arizona has brought on Kevin Boyle as vice president of business development.
Boyle, who has more than 37 years of experience in the food service industry, was director of sales and marketing at Ace Foodservice before moving to Shamrock Foods, where he was a sales representative and, for 25 years, sales manager. He received a bachelor’s in psychology and anthropology from Northern Illinois University.
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Casino hires new general counsel
Casino Del Sol Resort has named Amanda Sampson Lomayesva general counsel. She previously served two years as the chief judge for the Hopi Tribe, and was attorney general for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
Lomayesva has successfully argued at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
She was the State Bar appointee to the board of DNA Legal Services, where she served as board president. She is a member of the State Bar’s Indian Law Section Executive Committee and was recently selected as a Flinn-Brown Fellow in the 2015 cohort for the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership.
Lomayesva received a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of California Berkeley and a juris doctorate and M.A. in American Indian studies, both from UCLA.
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Pregnancy specialist Coppola joins Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates
Dr. Lynn M. Coppola joined Maternal-Fetal Medicine Associates of Arizona and is welcoming new patients in Tucson and Sierra Vista.
Coppola’s professional interests include preterm labor, fetal imaging, multiple pregnancies and the management of hypertension and diabetes during pregnancy.
She received her M.D. from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock; completed a fellowship in perinatology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine; and went on to receive a master’s in public health through the UA’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Coppola is board-certified in OB/GYN and perinatology by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Geistfeld selected to administer trusts at Mission Management
Mission Management & Trust Co. added Leah Geistfeld to its trust administration team.
Former executive director of the Center for Planned Giving, Geistfeld is a certified specialist in planned giving. She also built two financial services practices in the securities and insurance industries.
Geistfeld has served as a board member of the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Arizona Youth Education Scholarships, and the Professional Advisory Committee of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona.
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Raskob Kambourian enlists Jarvise to do financial planning
John Jarvise joined the tax and investment advisory firm of Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors, where he offers comprehensive financial planning, wealth management advising and investment consulting.
A 16-year veteran of the financial services industry, Jarvise has a B.A. in management, a B.S. in business administration and an M.A. in organizational management from the University of Phoenix. He is enrolled in the Certified Financial Planner program.
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Popovic will handle major gifts for El Rio Health Center Foundation
Bozena “Bo” Popovic is the new major gifts officer for the El Rio Health Center Foundation.
She has worked for MHC Healthcare, MHC Healthcare Foundation, Graydon Medical Management and Victory Medical Solutions, and has been in the development field for 14 years. Before that, she served as deputy director of the Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission, and in art-related roles in California and Oregon.
Popovic holds a master’s in public administration from California State University and a bachelor of fine arts degree from California Arts College.
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Johnson to lead El Rio Community Health Center
El Rio Community Health Center has selected Nancy J. Johnson as executive director after a national search. She has served as the non-profit agency’s chief operating officer since 2009 and as interim CEO since July.
She will succeed Kathy Byrne, who retired in July.
Johnson holds a PhD in health sciences/administration from Walden University and master’s degrees in nursing (University of Illinois) and marketing (University of Arizona Eller School).
- Arizona Daily Star
Luna director of gift planning at Community Foundation of S. Ariz.
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona has named Mary Louise Luna as director of gift planning.
Her career has focused on fund development, with primary responsibility for legacy gifts. She previously served as planned giving officer for the Carondelet Foundation.
Luna is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona. She is co-founder of the Caregiver Consortium in Tucson and has served as chair for AFP’s National Philanthropy Day. She holds a B.A. and M.A. from Catholic University of America.
- Arizona Daily Star
Barker selected president of Barker Morrissey Contracting
Barker Morrissey Contracting announced that co-owner and former vice president Brian Barker has become its president.
Co-owner and former president Kevin Morrissey will leave the company at the end of the year.
Barker has worked in the construction industry for more than 35 years and has served as vice president since he co-founded Barker Morrissey Contracting in 2004. He is a member of the Arizona Builders Alliance and the Metropolitan Pima Alliance through which he is active in community service.
- Arizona Daily Star
Finkelstein chose executive director for PCC Foundation
Pima Community College has chosen Michael Finkelstein as executive director for the Pima Community College Foundation.
Finkelstein previously served as executive director at the Center for Biological Diversity, and was chief development officer at the Primavera Foundation.
His PCC salary is $116,559.
- Arizona Daily Star
Ziolkowski landscape designer with TK-Architecture
Cory Ziolkowski has joined the team of TK-Architecture, LLC as landscape designer within the Tucson office.
He will be involved with the firm’s landscape design work within the Southwest region.
Ziolkowski is a recent graduate from the University of Arizona with a master’s degree in landscape architecture.
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Asthma research unit to be led by Martinez
Dr. Fernando D. Martinez, a UA regents professor and Swift–McNear endowed chair of pediatrics, was named inaugural director of the new Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center at the University of Arizona.
In taking on the role, Martinez steps down as director of the UA Bio5 Institute, a position he held since 2009.
He is a member of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Advisory Council and the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. He has been on the Pulmonary and Allergy Drug Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program’s Expert Panel.
Martinez received his medical degrees from the University of Chile in Santiago and the University of Rome, specializing in pediatric pulmonology. He has been at the UA since 1987.
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Mister Car Wash adds Funk to its legal team
Lisa Bossard Funk joined Tucson-based Mister Car Wash as corporate counsel for mergers and acquisitions, bringing with her nearly 30 years of legal experience in the areas of merger and acquisition, commercial real estate and employment law.
Funk was a partner in the law firm of Bossé Rollman & Funk and vice president of legal and human resources for a privately held, international cardiopulmonary products company.
She is a graduate of the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, where she teaches a practicum on mergers and acquisitions law each spring. Funk clerked for the Hon. James Duke Cameron on the Arizona Supreme Court. She is president and director of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association, a member at large of the executive council of the business section of the Arizona State Bar, director of the Pima County Bar Association, a director of Tohono Chul Park, and a member of the Women Presidents Organization’s Tucson chapter.
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Pima Federal selects Griffin for HR position
Pima Federal Credit Union named Angi Griffin vice president of human resources.
Griffin joins PFCU from AEA Federal Credit Union, where she was vice president of human resources and marketing.
She received her bachelor of business administration in marketing from Idaho State University and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.
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Silverado names Terry its tech services chief
Paz Terry joined Silverado Technologies as technical services manager. Most recently, he was with Nextrio for nine years in positions including technical team lead. Before that he was network engineer for six years with the Tohono O’Odham Utility Authority.
Terry holds advanced technical certifications from Cisco, VMWare, and Microsoft; and a bachelor of science in information technology from the University of Phoenix.
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UA Pharmacy College has 3 faculty changes
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, announced:
- Jeannie Lee
- Phar.D., associate professor, was recently appointed assistant head of the department. She will assist in overseeing the evaluation process and developing outcomes metrics for clinical faculty at their practice sites.
- Caitlin Cameron
- Phar.D., was appointed assistant professor. A 2007 alumna of the college, Cameron supports the expansion of the UA’s doctor of pharmacy program at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus; works on a grant-funded project on inter-professional curricula; and works with the Student Health Outreach for Wellness Clinic, a student-run clinic for the homeless.
- Jason Karnes
- Phar.D., was named assistant professor. He will conduct research in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics. Before coming to UA, Karnes conducted research on determining pharmacogenetic predictors of rare adverse drug reactions.
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UA Pharmacy College has 3 faculty changes
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, announced:
- Jeannie Lee
- Phar.D., associate professor, was recently appointed assistant head of the department. She will assist in overseeing the evaluation process and developing outcomes metrics for clinical faculty at their practice sites.
- Caitlin Cameron
- Phar.D., was appointed assistant professor. A 2007 alumna of the college, Cameron supports the expansion of the UA’s doctor of pharmacy program at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus; works on a grant-funded project on inter-professional curricula; and works with the Student Health Outreach for Wellness Clinic, a student-run clinic for the homeless.
- Jason Karnes
- Phar.D., was named assistant professor. He will conduct research in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics. Before coming to UA, Karnes conducted research on determining pharmacogenetic predictors of rare adverse drug reactions.
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UA Pharmacy College has 3 faculty changes
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, announced:
- Jeannie Lee
- Phar.D., associate professor, was recently appointed assistant head of the department. She will assist in overseeing the evaluation process and developing outcomes metrics for clinical faculty at their practice sites.
- Caitlin Cameron
- Phar.D., was appointed assistant professor. A 2007 alumna of the college, Cameron supports the expansion of the UA’s doctor of pharmacy program at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus; works on a grant-funded project on inter-professional curricula; and works with the Student Health Outreach for Wellness Clinic, a student-run clinic for the homeless.
- Jason Karnes
- Phar.D., was named assistant professor. He will conduct research in cardiovascular pharmacogenomics. Before coming to UA, Karnes conducted research on determining pharmacogenetic predictors of rare adverse drug reactions.
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Truly Nolen GV branch entrusted to Northam
Truly Nolen of America Inc. promoted Jeremiah “JJ” Northam to branch manager in Green Valley.
Northam joined Truly Nolen two years ago as a manager in training, and most recently was a sales manager in Tucson.
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Goldsmith picks up McKee for golf work
Christopher McKee joined Goldsmith Real Estate, specializing in golf course community properties. McKee previously started his own business in logistics and storage, Goldsmith said in a news release.
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Internship up, Ankrom
hired as Aviar designer
Jill Ankrom joined the Aviar Design Team as a designer on commercial projects.
Ankrom, originally from Tombstone, is a recent interior design graduate with a bachelor of science degree from the Art Institute in Pittsburgh. She completed her internship with Aviar Design earlier this year.
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Adams brings 16 years of tax, finance experience to firm
Lisa Adams, CPA, has joined CliftonLarsonAllen’s Tucson office as a senior tax manager.
She has more than 16 years of tax and finance experience including major accounting firms and in-house tax departments. She specializes in serving manufacturing, retail, technology, aerospace and nonprofit organizations.
Adams earned her master’s of business taxation and a bachelor’s of science in accounting from San Diego State University.
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Real estate law practitioner joins Quarles & Brady
Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Jerry Bromiel has joined its Tucson office in the real estate practice group.
Bromiel focuses his practice on transactional, purchase and sale, leasing, title insurance, financing, development, title and litigation issues.
He received his law degree from the College of William & Mary and his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University.
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Century 21 1st American gains three residential sales agents
Judie Pradier, Danielle Gebbia and Paula Jackson have joined Century 21 1st American as sales associates specializing in residential property sales.
All three agents have completed 1st American’s in-house corporate training program. Pradier comes to 1st American from the social services industry, Gebbia from hospitality services, and Jackson recently moved to Marana and transferred her license from Century 21 Arizona Foothills in Phoenix.
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Century 21 1st American gains three residential sales agents
Judie Pradier, Danielle Gebbia and Paula Jackson have joined Century 21 1st American as sales associates specializing in residential property sales.
All three agents have completed 1st American’s in-house corporate training program. Pradier comes to 1st American from the social services industry, Gebbia from hospitality services, and Jackson recently moved to Marana and transferred her license from Century 21 Arizona Foothills in Phoenix.
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Century 21 1st American gains three residential sales agents
Judie Pradier, Danielle Gebbia and Paula Jackson have joined Century 21 1st American as sales associates specializing in residential property sales.
All three agents have completed 1st American’s in-house corporate training program. Pradier comes to 1st American from the social services industry, Gebbia from hospitality services, and Jackson recently moved to Marana and transferred her license from Century 21 Arizona Foothills in Phoenix.
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Northwest doctors’ group adds two new specialists
Northwest Allied Physicians welcomes Dr. Timothy Carrick, an internal medicine physician, and Dr. Mark Lin, a gastroenterologist. Both are accepting new patients.
Carrick treats patients 18 years and older for all health concerns and has a special interest in preventative medicine, diabetes, hypertension and geriatrics.
Lin’s clinical interests are general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, Barrett’s esophagus and GI cancer staging.
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Northwest doctors’ group adds two new specialists
Northwest Allied Physicians welcomes Dr. Timothy Carrick, an internal medicine physician, and Dr. Mark Lin, a gastroenterologist. Both are accepting new patients.
Carrick treats patients 18 years and older for all health concerns and has a special interest in preventative medicine, diabetes, hypertension and geriatrics.
Lin’s clinical interests are general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, Barrett’s esophagus and GI cancer staging.
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CareGiver specialists hire trio of professionals
CareGiver Training Institute announces: Daniel Preston has been named director of operations; Angela Rodriguez has been promoted to academic adviser; and Janet Hope joins the institute as an instructor.
Preston came to CGTI from California with management experience, and is working on a degree in logistics and supply chain management.
Rodriguez has worked in customer service for airlines and financial institutions. She first joined CGTI as an administrative assistant.
Hope has worked in nursing acute care, long-term care, skilled nursing, hospice and home health. She holds a bachelor’s in anthropology, an associate registered nursing degree and a master’s in education.
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CareGiver specialists hire trio of professionals
CareGiver Training Institute announces: Daniel Preston has been named director of operations; Angela Rodriguez has been promoted to academic adviser; and Janet Hope joins the institute as an instructor.
Preston came to CGTI from California with management experience, and is working on a degree in logistics and supply chain management.
Rodriguez has worked in customer service for airlines and financial institutions. She first joined CGTI as an administrative assistant.
Hope has worked in nursing acute care, long-term care, skilled nursing, hospice and home health. She holds a bachelor’s in anthropology, an associate registered nursing degree and a master’s in education.
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CareGiver specialists hire trio of professionals
CareGiver Training Institute announces: Daniel Preston has been named director of operations; Angela Rodriguez has been promoted to academic adviser; and Janet Hope joins the institute as an instructor.
Preston came to CGTI from California with management experience, and is working on a degree in logistics and supply chain management.
Rodriguez has worked in customer service for airlines and financial institutions. She first joined CGTI as an administrative assistant.
Hope has worked in nursing acute care, long-term care, skilled nursing, hospice and home health. She holds a bachelor’s in anthropology, an associate registered nursing degree and a master’s in education.
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Nissen is Awana’s new investment director
Awana International has named Becky Nissen as national investment director for its subsidiary Awana Lifeline.
Nissen has been with Awana for 11 years as a development representative.
She is founder and current president of the Kingdom Investment Foundation, a local foundation that provides grants to projects.
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Sundt hires Ollanik as project executive
David Ollanik has joined Sundt Construction Inc.’s Tucson office team as a project executive.
He will assist in business development, proposals, presentations and preconstruction and contract negotiations.
Before joining Sundt, Ollanik spent three decades working in the Tucson and Southern Arizona market specializing in commercial, industrial and municipal construction.
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Nephrologist Lindner joins UA pediatrics
Dr. Clare Lindner has joined the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s – Diamond Children’s Medical Center as an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and a pediatric nephrologist.
Lindner received her medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.
She completed her residency in pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center of The Long Island Jewish Hospital, and then completed a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
She is board certified in pediatrics.
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Cancer center names Cassidy to public affairs
Cody Cassidy has joined the University of Arizona Cancer Center as communications and public affairs officer.
He will also serve as UACC’s representative to the National Cancer Institute’s Public Affairs Network.
Cassidy previously was communications director for the Pima County School Superintendent’s Office.
He received his graduate and undergraduate degrees in communication from the University of Arizona.
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Bohne at Truly Nolen franchise division
Truly Nolen of America Inc. has promoted Greg Bohne to its franchise division.
Bohne joined Truly Nolen two years ago as manager in training, and previously served as branch manager of the Tucson and north Tucson branches.
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Sparks is appointed
to development post
Intermountain Centers for Human Development has named Steven Sparks as regional director for program development.
Sparks, administrator of the Children’s System in the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Division of Behavioral Health Services for 20 years, has also led policy and program development for the children’s behavioral health care systems of Idaho and Oregon.
He holds a master’s in social work in planning, administration and management from Portland State University and a BS in psychology from Oregon State University.
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Humig is Long Realty mortgage consultant
Jon Humig has joined Long Realty as a mortgage consultant for the Houghton Southeast and Green Valley offices.
Humig previously worked in mortgage for the retail banking sector, most recently with Bank of America. He has won numerous awards for being a top producer and revenue generator, Long said in a news release.
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County attorney's service for victims is run by Penny
Laura Penny is the new director of the Victim Services Division of the Pima County Attorney’s Office.
“As a homicide survivor, Laura has a personal connection to this work,” the office said in a news release. “Her brother was murdered in a hate crime in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1996. Laura is passionate about supporting victims throughout the criminal justice system process.”
Most recently, Penny was interim executive director of DIRECT Center for Independence. For 10 years, she was CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona, where, during her tenure, grant allocations to nonprofit organizations increased from $66,000 to $305,000 annually.
Previously, Penny served in executive level positions at CODAC Behavioral Health Services and the Arizona Department of Education. She began her career as a Pima County adult probation officer and pre-sentence investigator.
She has received numerous honors, including the YWCA Woman on the Move award in 2001 and the Inside Tucson Business Woman of Influence award in 2006. Her county salary is $90,000.
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Once a Sundt laborer, Hoover's now president
On Thursday, Sundt Construction announced the appointment of longtime employee Mike Hoover as president.
Hoover, previously Sundt’s executive vice president and chief operating officer for the general contractor’s Civil Group, replaces former Sundt President and CEO David S. Crawford, who retains his chief executive title.
Tom Case, who joined Sundt in March as senior vice president of the Civil Group, will become chief operating officer for that group.
Hoover “joined Sundt as a laborer directly from high school in 1978, while studying mechanical engineering at the University of Arizona in Tucson,” Sundt said in a news release.
“After college, Hoover worked in the field as an engineer and carpenter before returning to Sundt a few years later. Since then, he has held a variety of positions within the company including project engineer, project superintendent, project manager, senior project manager and division manager.”
Hoover will also oversee Sundt’s National Projects Group as well as its Southwest District and safety/quality operations. He is a former chairman of the Highway and Transportation Division of the Associated General Contractors of America.
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Permanent CFO title goes to Shackelton of Providence
Providence Service Corp. announced last week that it has named David Shackelton as chief financial officer, a post he has held in an interim role since August.
Shackelton, 30, joined Providence in February 2014 as head of corporate development.
He was a private equity investment professional at Mill Road Capital and the Blackstone Group, and holds a B.A. in economics from Yale University and a MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Cancer Center turns over clinical trials to Persky
Dr. Daniel Persky was named associate director of clinical investigations and director of the clinical trials office at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
A physician-scientist, Persky is an associate professor of medicine at the UA College of Medicine in Tucson. He specializes in hematology/oncology, particularly lymphoid malignancies. Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, he is a research member of the Therapeutic Development Program at the UA Cancer Center.
He joined the Cancer Center in 2006 and is a co-leader of its lymphoma team.
Persky serves on the Hodgkin Lymphoma subcommittee of the National Cancer Trials Network. In 2010, he received the SWOG/Hope Foundation Coltman Fellowship.
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Kerr joins Star, Tucson.com as director of digital, biz development
John Kerr has been named director of digital and business development for the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson.com.
He has led retail, classified and digital teams in California and Florida.
Kerr most recently served as regional digital sales manager for the Riverside/San Diego office of CBS.
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Lerew named interim music director by Arizona Repertory Singers
Thomas E. Lerew has been named interim music director of the Arizona Repertory Singers for the 2015-16 season.
Lerew moved to Tucson in 2013 to pursue a doctorate degree in choral conducting at the University of Arizona. He holds a master’s in choral conducting from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s in vocal music education from Houghton College in New York.
He taught high school music in New York and Pennsylvania.
Lerew is currently Chancel Choir director at Christ Church United Methodist and editor of the publication “Antiphon” for the Arizona chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.
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Law firm hires ex-FBI Special Agent Behan as associate attorney
Michelle “Shelly” Behan has joined Nesci & St. Louis, PLLC, as an associate.
Behan served in the U.S. Navy and worked as an FBI special agent before attending law school.
She is a 2013 graduate of the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law.
Her participation in the Veteran’s Advocacy Clinic led to her selection by the law school faculty to present a brief on behalf of a defendant to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Behan has worked as an assistant public defender for the city of Tucson, and was awarded the 2015 Tucson Women’s Commission Rising Star Award.
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The Tucson J hires Schwartz, Riddle, Ribach
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, known as the Tucson J, has hired Kristin Schwartz as director of development, Joline Riddle as co-director of early childhood education, and Oren Riback as assistant director of children and youth.
Schwartz began her career as a facilitator/instructor and as a therapist for those enrolled in social services, then moved into building and developing broader programming in hospitals and medical centers. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in psychology, a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and a doctorate in clinical psychology.
Riddle holds an undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Arizona, a master’s in early childhood education and certification in educational administration. She was an instructor and supervisor at the University of Arizona College of Education and an inclusion classroom teacher in Tucson Unified School District.
Riback was a paralegal for an immigration law firm before becoming an educator. He was a high school teacher, yearbook adviser and spearheaded athletic programs. He continues to teach Hebrew and Jewish history at Congregation Or Chadash. He majored in philosophy at The College of Wooster in Ohio.
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The Tucson J hires Schwartz, Riddle, Ribach
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, known as the Tucson J, has hired Kristin Schwartz as director of development, Joline Riddle as co-director of early childhood education, and Oren Riback as assistant director of children and youth.
Schwartz began her career as a facilitator/instructor and as a therapist for those enrolled in social services, then moved into building and developing broader programming in hospitals and medical centers. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in psychology, a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and a doctorate in clinical psychology.
Riddle holds an undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Arizona, a master’s in early childhood education and certification in educational administration. She was an instructor and supervisor at the University of Arizona College of Education and an inclusion classroom teacher in Tucson Unified School District.
Riback was a paralegal for an immigration law firm before becoming an educator. He was a high school teacher, yearbook adviser and spearheaded athletic programs. He continues to teach Hebrew and Jewish history at Congregation Or Chadash. He majored in philosophy at The College of Wooster in Ohio.
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Quetel joins Fidelity National Title Agency as senior escrow officer
Victoria Quetel has joined Fidelity National Title Agency of Southern Arizona as senior escrow officer in the office at 6245 E. Broadway, Suite 145.
She has more than 10 years of experience in escrow and title insurance, and her main focus is the residential real estate market, including luxury home sales.
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Lamy named chief financial officer of Miramonte Homes
Miramonte Homes has named Larry Lamy as its chief financial officer.
Prior to joining Miramonte, Lamy spent 11 years as vice president of finance and business development for Miraval Resorts and Canyon Ranch. He was also vice president of commercial real estate at Bank One and chief financial officer at ContaVest Homes and at Civano/Case Enterprises.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bryant University.
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Cancer prevention researcher Menon joins UA College of Nursing
Usha Menon, Ph.D., R.N., an expert in health behavior change to reduce health disparities in cancer prevention, has joined the University of Arizona College of Nursing as associate dean for research and global advances.
Menon has garnered $20 million to support her research program, consistently funded by the National Institutes of Health and national foundations, the UA said in a news release.
She joins the UA from Ohio State University, where she served as vice dean, Centennial Professor of Nursing, and director of the Ph.D. and M.S. nursing sciences programs. Before that, she held positions at Arizona State University.
Menon serves on the NIH Health Disparities and Equity Promotion Study Section. She received the inaugural Investigator with a Brilliant Future Award from the American Academy of Nursing/Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science.
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Carondelet St. Joseph’s gets
new chief executive in Benz
Tenet Healthcare Corp., managing partner of Carondelet Health Network in Tucson, has named Mark Benz as chief executive officer of Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital.
He succeeds Anthony Fonze in the position.
Benz joins Carondelet from Tenet’s Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, where he was CEO.
He previously served as regional vice president at CRC Health in Philadelphia; division project CEO at Community Health Systems in Franklin, Tenn.; and president and CEO of Community Health System’s Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, Pa. and Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Ill.
He has a bachelor’s and a master’s in social work administration from Arizona State University.
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Davis promoted to director
of Pima County corrections
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department promoted India Davis from assistant corrections director to corrections chief on Sept. 8. Davis is the first in her position to rise through the ranks, beginning as a corrections officer, the department said in a news release.
Before joining the Sheriff’s Department in 1996, Davis was a Russian-language expert in the U.S. Army and a corrections officer for the states of North Carolina and Arizona. She has served in diverse assignments in the Pima County department and became assistant corrections director in 2014.
Davis serves as a board member for the Arizona Detention Association, the Pima County Reentry Coalition, and the Pima County Justice Coordinating Council; and as a liaison to other criminal justice agencies, the courts, and adult probation. In 2015, she won the Pima County Women’s Commission Leadership Award and she was the recipient of the 2015 Administrator of the Year award by the Arizona Detention Association.
She received a bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Arizona; a master’s in public administration from Northern Arizona University; and completed the International Association of Chiefs of Police Leadership in Police Organizations training course and the UA leadership for public sector professionals course.
Davis’ county salary is $134,999.
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Red Cross’ Wilkison will run donation and volunteer operations
Tiffani Wilkison is the new major gifts officer for the American Red Cross Southern Arizona Chapter, tasked with strengthening and creating relationships with donors and volunteers.
Before joining the Red Cross in May, Wilkison was associate publisher for Motor Visitor Publications in Tucson. She has more than 10 years’ experience in sales and marketing.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Arizona.
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McKinney named development VP for Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Thomas J. McKinney was named vice president of development for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
He has worked in strategic business development, fundraising and program development/implementation for several organizations, most recently for 10 years as president and CEO for Make-A-Wish Minnesota.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire and a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Capella University. McKinney previously lived in Tucson in the 1980s when he was the cast manager for Up with People.
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Manjarrez, a UA grad, will oversee
Wells Fargo’s Foothills district
Luis Manjarrez was named district manager for the Tucson Foothills for Wells Fargo. He will oversee nine stores and 120 team members.
Manjarrez joined Wells Fargo in 2004 as a credit manager for Wells Fargo Financial. He has been store manager at Nogales Downtown and the Nogales Del Norte store. Before his new appointment, he was a store manager at Golf Links and Kolb.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Arizona.
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Chef Cathey joins Miraval Resort
Brandon Cathey was appointed executive chef of Miraval Resort & Spa, where he will curate the menu and oversee the kitchen at its Cactus Flower Restaurant.
Before joining Miraval, Cathey served as executive chef at Hotel Congress; as banquet chef at Loews Ventana Canyon; chef de cuisine at Flying V at Loews Ventana Canyon; and executive sous chef at Maynards Market and Kitchen. He began his career as a banquet chef at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, working under certified German master chef Wolfgang Vomend.
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Schram joins Pima Dermatology
Dr. Sarah E. Schram joins Pima Dermatology as Mohs surgeon/dermatologist and leads its Mohs Surgery Center. She is a board-certified dermatologist, fellowship trained in Mohs skin cancer surgery.
Schram earned her doctor of medicine degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed her dermatology residency at the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2011, and a procedural dermatology fellowship at the University of Minnesota in 2012. Before joining Pima Dermatology, she was an assistant professor and dermatologic surgeon at the University of Minnesota.
She has lectured and presented on a national level and has contributed to a variety of medical journals and publications.
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Rios joins TK-Architecture here as interior designer, biz developer
TK-Architecture, a Colorado-based business, has hired its first team member in Tucson as the beginning of a new branch office. Monica Rios has joined in the roles of interior designer and business development.
Rios has 10 years of interior design experience within the Tucson region. She is a graduate of the Art Center Design College with a bachelor of arts in interior design.
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Lovitt & Touché hires Nelson as vice president and sales exec
Matthew Nelson has joined Lovitt & Touché as vice president and sales executive in Tucson. His primary focus will be in insurance and employee benefits for the construction, healthcare and human resources industries.
Nelson has more than 10 years in the field, and is a member of the Financial Executives and Affiliates of Tucson. He serves as the professional development chair in Southern Arizona for the National Association of Health Underwriters, and previously was on the executive board and chair of legislative and media relations. He has served as a keynote speaker on healthcare reform for professional organizations, including the Financial Executives and Affiliates of Tucson, and the CEO Roundtable of Tucson.
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Nagore promoted to CFO of Tucson Metro Chamber
The Tucson Metro Chamber has appointed Laura Nagore as chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing all financial and fiscal aspects as well as human resources and day-to-day facility operations.
Nagore joined the Tucson Metro Chamber in August 2012 and has served as vice president of finance and operations. Before that, she was business office manager at Friendship Villas at La Cholla; finance and HR manager at Commercial Building Maintenance Co.; and business office manager at Modernair Distributors.
Nagore is a graduate of the 2014 Greater Tucson Leadership class. She is in the 2018 Class of Institute for Organizational Management. She is board treasurer for the Tucson Center for Cultural Enrichment; a member of the Western Association of Chamber Executives; and was awarded the 2014 Gerald W. Hathaway Memorial Staff Person of the Year. She volunteers for Junior Achievement and other groups.
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Sleep researcher Grandner joins UA College of Medicine
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson welcomes Michael Grandner as assistant professor of psychiatry and director of its new Sleep and Health Research Program.
Grandner is a sleep researcher who studies how sleep and sleep-related behaviors are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health and longevity. He is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences for two research studies.
Grandner earned a bachelor’s degree in clinical and social sciences in psychology from the University of Rochester, and a doctorate from the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego. He completed a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and is board-certified in behavioral sleep medicine. He was a research associate in medicine and then instructor in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed a master’s degree in translational research.
Grandner has published more than 75 articles and chapters on issues relating to sleep and health.
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Marcum promoted to VP at Commerce Bank of Ariz.
Commerce Bank of Arizona has promoted Nicole Marcum to the position of vice president of bank administration, based at the bank’s Broadway office in Tucson.
Marcum has been with Commerce Bank of Arizona since 2010, most recently as executive administrative assistant. She began her banking career with US Bank and Wells Fargo Bank in Idaho.
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HBL CPAs names DeVries shareholder
HBL CPAs, P.C. welcomes its sixth and newest shareholder, Michael J. DeVries.
DeVries has been a CPA there since 2013 when DeVries CPA’s of Arizona merged with Hammel, Beal and Lauer, P.C., which formed the new HBL CPAs.
He has more than 30 years of experience in accounting, with a specialization in not-for-profit taxation. He holds a bachelor of science in accounting from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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HBL CPAs adds manager
Ben Krycler, CPA, has joined HBL as an audit and attest manager. He focuses primarily on financial statement audits of not-for-profit organizations.
He graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor of science in business administration with an emphasis in accounting, then served as an auditor with an international and regional firm.
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Tucson Airport Authority promotes Meadows to general counsel
Sarah Meadows has been promoted to general counsel for the Tucson Airport Authority.
Meadows joined TAA in 2009 as associate general counsel and has been serving as acting general counsel since March 2015.
She is an accredited airport executive through the American Association of Airport Executives and completed Airports Council International’s airport executive leadership program. She is a member of the International Aviation Women’s Association and the Airports Council International — North America Legal Affairs Committee.
Meadows is a past chair of the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona and now serves on its Advisory Council, and is a member of Tucson’s Leading Women. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in ancient Greek and Latin and earned her Juris Doctorate from the UA James E. Rogers College of Law. She was a law clerk with the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, and an attorney with Snell & Wilmer.
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Wells Fargo appoints Luna to lead Greater Tucson Metro teams
Wells Fargo announced that District Manager Alfredo Luna has assumed responsibility for the Greater Tucson Metro, replacing Anthony Snider, who relocated to Alaska. Luna is responsible for 225 team members and 14 banking locations.
Luna joined Wells Fargo in 2003 as a teller and has since served as a personal banker, assistant manager, store manager and as a district manager.
Luna serves in the U.S. Army Reserve and holds senior rank, sergeant first class; he returned in June from a 12-month deployment overseas. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University.
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UA alumna Chiasson joins AzCIM as assistant director of fellowship
Dr. Ann Marie Chiasson has joined the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) as assistant director of the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine and assistant professor of medicine at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson.
Chiasson is a 2004 alumna of the UA Fellowship in Integrative Medicine and since 2006 has been lead faculty for the AzCIM Integrative Medicine Elective Rotation, educating medical students and residents on the fundamentals of integrative practice. She is board certified in hospice, palliative medicine and family medicine, and is the author of “Energy Healing: The Essentials of Self-Care.”
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Styling specialist Bruzina joins Touch of Class Hair Salon
Stylist Tricia Bruzina has joined Touch of Class Hair Salon in Catalina, bringing more than 10 years of experience specializing in custom color formulation, haircuts, extensions and smoothing systems, and makeup.
Her work has been featured in Vol Up Magazine, photo and editorial shoots, and runway shows. In 2012, she was a finalist for Hair Stylist of the Year – Tucson and a finalist in the 2012 Raw Artist Competition – Tucson.
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Lacy to lead UA's Global Mining Law Center
John Lacy, a shareholder in DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, has been appointed to head the University of Arizona’s new Global Mining Law Center.
The center, housed at the UA’s James E. Rogers College of Law, will provide specialty courses, including human- rights laws, indigenous- peoples law and policy, and environmental law. Degree and non-degree educational opportunities will be available, both online and on-campus.
Lacy has been with DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy since 1977, focusing his practice on mining and public land law. He has taught courses on mining and public land law, oil and gas law, and mining transactions at the Rogers College of Law and in the UA Department of Mining and Geological Engineering as an adjunct professor since 1976. He authored numerous publications about mineral rights and mineral law history.
He received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the UA in 1964 and graduated from the UA College of Law in 1967. Lacy is a past president of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Arizona Historical Society. He served in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Vietnam during 1969-70.
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Gayle F. Petrillo named to OV Chamber post
Gayle F. Petrillo has been named director of business development for the Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Petrillo is responsible for membership recruitment and retention, event sponsorship, ticket sales and other projects.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and economics from Empire State College and a master’s degree in healthcare management from the University of Phoenix. She has more than 30 years of experience in marketing and sales in areas including healthcare, human resources, retail and financial services.
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The Gregory School adds faculty member
A teacher has joined the faculty of The Gregory School:
Erika Gallo is teaching advanced placement statistics and AP calculus. She received her doctorate from the University of Arizona in 2011 in hydrology and water resources with a minor in ecohydrology and watershed management. She has 15 years of experience teaching at the college level, and serves as a part-time research assistant at UA.
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The Gregory School adds faculty member
A teacher has joined the faculty of The Gregory School:
Allycyn Jacobs is teaching English and skills in the middle school. She is a national board-certified teacher, in reading-language arts, with 19 years of classroom experience. She has a master’s degree in teaching from Washington State University.
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The Gregory School adds faculty member
A teacher has joined the faculty of The Gregory School:
Heather Rosson is teaching algebra II and geometry. She received a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from the University of Arizona and holds a master’s degree in theology. She has taught math and previously taught in an independent school.
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The Gregory School adds counselor
A counselor has joined the faculty of The Gregory School:
David Schindel is serving as a college counselor. He received a bachelor’s degree from Defiance College and a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University. He taught English, history and theater and chaired the college counseling department at a college preparatory school in Vail, Colorado. He most recently was associate director of college counseling at a college prep school in New Mexico.
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The Gregory School adds faculty member
A teacher has joined the faculty of The Gregory School:
Angela Vande Mheen is a middle school physical education teacher, physical education department chair, co-athletic director and upper school coach. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona in physical education and has nearly 20 years of experience in independent education in Tucson. As a volleyball coach, she was named 1A South Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2009 and Division V Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2013.
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Lopez joins Westward Look sales team
Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa has named Cassandra Lopez as national account executive.
She brings more than a decade of hospitality, sales and customer service experience and “demonstrated ability to generate revenue streams and a history of remarkable sales growth,” the resort said in a news release.
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Brett Goble appointed principal of City High
Brett Goble is principal of City High School, beginning with the ’15 fall semester.
Goble, a co-founder of City High School in 2004, previously served as the business manager and outreach center director. During his 11 years at City High, Goble taught 10th grade history and English, served as a lead teacher, and steered the school’s professional development outreach efforts.
He earned a post-baccalaureate certification in secondary education from the University of Arizona. He graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in economics and a minor in history. In 2011, he achieved certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Goble is a national facilitator for the School Reform Initiative and served on the Advisory Board of the Southern Arizona Writing Project.
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Coco Horner is Girl Scouts’ marketing, events manager
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona has named Coco Horner as marketing and events manager.
Horner has been with Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona since 2010, most recently as membership manager, and has been involved with Girl Scouting for more than 12 years as both an adult and a child.
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Dr. Carleyna Nunes joins
La Dea Women’s Health
Dr. Carleyna Nunes is welcoming new patients at La Dea Women’s Health locations in Tucson and Willcox.
A native Tucsonan, she received her medical degree from Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, followed by a residency in OB/GYN at the University of Arizona Medical Center.
She is a junior fellow in the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Nunes’ professional interests include normal and high risk pregnancy and women’s reproductive health and rights.
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Dr. Erin Sperry joins Crossroads OB/GYN
Dr. Erin Sperry has joined Crossroads OB/GYN and is welcoming new patients.
Sperry received her medical degree from Albany Medical College in New York, followed by a residency in OB/GYN at the University of Arizona Medical Center.
Her professional Interests include obstetrics, adolescent gynecology, family planning and community patient outreach. She is a junior fellow in the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Diamond Children’s center adds faculty member
Dr. Jenny Mendelson and Dr. Alicia Palmer have joined the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s-Diamond Children’s Medical Center as faculty.
Mendelson, an assistant professor, joined the Division of Critical Care. As a pediatric intensivist and pediatric emergency physician, she will take care of critically ill children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the pediatric emergency department at Diamond Children’s.
She completed her medical degree and a combined residency in emergency medicine/pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Her research interests are in the areas of pediatric cardiac arrest and post-resuscitation care, medical simulation and transport medicine. She is board certified in pediatrics and emergency medicine.
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Diamond Children’s center adds faculty member
Dr. Alicia Palmer have joined the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s-Diamond Children’s Medical Center as faculty.
Palmer, also an assistant professor, joined the Division of Hospital Medicine. As a pediatric hospitalist, she will take care of hospitalized children at Diamond Children’s.
She completed her medical degree at the Sanford School of Medicine (University of South Dakota) and her pediatrics residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson.
Her clinical interests include resident and medical student education and simulation medicine.
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BolchalkFReY adds Walsh
BolchalkFReY Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations has announced that Julena Walsh has joined the firm as accounting manager.
Walsh brings more than 15 years of management experience in monitoring of financial reporting, implementation of software and other areas. She has lived in Tucson for more than 25 years.
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Realtor Mary Hayn joins
RE/MAX Excalibur
Realtor associate Mary Hayn has joined RE/MAX Excalibur.
She began her real estate career with RE/MAX in Payson in 2003.
Hayn participates in Rotary International and the Children’s Miracle Network.
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Lori Throne, RN, has been named associate chief nursing officer. She has been with Banner–University Medical Center Tucson since 1995 in various pediatric and women's leadership roles. She will have responsibility for women and infant services, pediatrics, critical care, peri-operative services and the Department of Professional Practice at Banner's two Tucson hospitals.
Four longtime University of Arizona Health Network employees have been promoted to leadership positions within Banner–University Medicine, the academic arm of Banner Health. Nonprofit Banner Health acquired the UA Health Network in March.
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Johnson joins Udall Law Firm
Lee Allen Johnson has joined The Udall Law Firm, LLP. He focuses his practice in complex commercial and business litigation, real estate law and appellate resolution matters.
Johnson’s professional affiliations include Arizona State Courts, U.S. District Court of Arizona and the U.S. Supreme Court.
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University Law School. He is a fifth-generation native Arizonan.
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Congregation Anshei Israel hires Barkan as its education director
Congregation Anshei Israel has appointed Rabbi Ruven Barkan as education and youth director. He will head up the congregation's Religious School and United Synagogue Youth programs.
Barkan was born and raised in Tucson. His background includes study in Israel, working as a summer counselor at Camp Ramah in California and undergraduate work at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles.
He was ordained in 2001 at Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, and served as rabbi in residence at the Chicagoland Jewish High School for 11 years. For the past three years, he was rabbi for Congregation Agudath Achim in Savannah, Georgia.
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Dr. Jennifer J. Smith has joined as assistant professor of emergency medicine after recently completing an emergency medical services fellowship at the UA.
Smith received her doctor of pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and her medical degree from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago. She completed her residency training in emergency medicine at the UA. Her research interests include pre-hospital medical care and pharmaceuticals, and community paramedicine.
Smith will practice at Banner–University Medical Center Tucson and South, and will serve as the associate medical director for the BUMC-S Base Hospital.
Four longtime University of Arizona Health Network employees have been promoted to leadership positions within Banner–University Medicine, the academic arm of Banner Health. Nonprofit Banner Health acquired the UA Health Network in March.
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Brett Behan, RN, has been named associate chief nursing officer for medical/surgical care, telemetry, emergency departments, clinical care operations and behavioral health at both Banner hospitals in Tucson. He has been with the organization for eight years, serving in roles including director of quality and director of nursing at Banner–University Medical Center South. Behan received his nursing degree from York University in Toronto and his master’s degree from the University of Phoenix.
Four longtime University of Arizona Health Network employees have been promoted to leadership positions within Banner–University Medicine, the academic arm of Banner Health. Nonprofit Banner Health acquired the UA Health Network in March.
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Drs. Hypes, Smith are new at UA Emergency Medicine department
The University of Arizona Department of Emergency Medicine welcomes two new faculty members.
Dr. Cameron Hypes, assistant professor of emergency medicine, sees patients in the emergency department and also spends time in the ICU as an attending physician.
His research interests include airway management, including the use of mechanical ventilation devices, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest outcomes and treatment for shock. Hypes received his medical degree and master’s degree in public health from Ohio State University in Columbus. He recently completed a critical-care fellowship at the UA.
Hypes will practice at Banner–University Medical Center Tucson and South.
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Jody Butera is the new chief financial officer of Banner–University Medical Group, the physician practice plan of faculty from the UA Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix. Butera, a certified public accountant with more than 20 years in health-care finance, was chief financial officer for the UA Health Plans for six years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from the UA and an MBA in health-care management from the University of Phoenix.
Four longtime University of Arizona Health Network employees have been promoted to leadership positions within Banner–University Medicine, the academic arm of Banner Health. Nonprofit Banner Health acquired the UA Health Network in March.
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Maria Fletcher has been named chief financial officer for Banner–University Medical Center Tucson and Banner–University Medical Center South. Fletcher has been with the organization for more than 20 years in key roles such as controller, internal consultant and associate vice president for the network revenue cycle. She is a certified public accountant with many years auditing health-care organizations and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of Arizona.
Four longtime University of Arizona Health Network employees have been promoted to leadership positions within Banner–University Medicine, the academic arm of Banner Health. Nonprofit Banner Health acquired the UA Health Network in March.
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TEP promotes Gray
Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services named a leader to oversee transmission and distribution (T&D) system operations and engineering.
Susan Gray was promoted to vice president of T&D operations and engineering. “She will oversee the delivery of safe, reliable service to TEP customers,” the companies said in a news release.
Gray came to TEP as a student engineer in 1994 before being hired in 1997 as an engineer. She advanced to superintendent of T&D design/build in 2004, to director of design and construction services in 2011, and to senior director of T&D in 2013.
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TEP promotes Smith
Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services named a leader to oversee public policy.
Jo Smith was promoted to vice president of public policy. She will oversee regulatory affairs, government relations, communications and community engagement efforts.
Smith joined TEP in 2003 as director of investor relations after previously serving in that role at Portland General Electric. She was promoted to director of regulatory services in 2011 and to senior director of regulatory services and corporate communications in 2013.
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TEP promotes Ries
Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services named a leader to oversee customer service.
TEP’s customer service efforts will be led by Cathy Ries in her new role as vice president of customer and human resources.
Ries, who previously served as vice president of human resources and information technology, came to TEP in 2007 after serving as vice president of human resources for Clopay Building Products Company, and after more than a dozen years in the airline industry.
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Tucson native Born is new ranger in forest's Santa Catalina District
Coronado National Forest announced Friday that Ken Born is the new Santa Catalina District ranger.
Born, a Tucson native, comes to Coronado from Tonto National Forest, where he was forest planner. He received his bachelor of science degree in environmental planning from Northern Arizona University, and a master’s degree in public policy from Stony Brook University in New York.
After more than a decade as a planner with Monterey County, California; Long Island, N.Y.; and Multnomah County, Oregon, Born joined federal service in 2010.
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Molina is 1st non-attorney to head board of Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Shirley Molina of the Schuchulig Village on the Tohono O’odham Nation was elected president of the Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc. board of directors.
Molina is the first Tohono O’odham, as well as the first non-attorney, to chair the 24-member board. She has been a board member for 12 years.
SALA, established in 1951, is a private, nonprofit firm that provides free civil legal aid to low-income individuals and families in Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Gila, Navajo and Apache counties, as well as to 11 of Arizona’s 22 Native American tribes.
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Lopez-Santiago moves into new role at Girl Scouts of So. Ariz.
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona announced a promotion:
Paloma Lopez-Santiago received an expanded role as corporate and business relations manager. She previously served as product program manager.
Lopez-Santiago will be responsible for donor engagement and securing gifts from corporations and local businesses to ensure funding opportunities.
She joined the Girl Scouts in 2014 after previous positions as Strongpoint Marketing’s marketing coordinator and at Junior Achievement and Zanes Law.
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Herrell moves into new role at Girl Scouts of So. Ariz.
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona announced a promotion:
Emily Herrell has been named development administrator to support development and marketing efforts.
Herrell joined the Girl Scouts in 2013 as manager of volunteerism. She previously worked as volunteer coordinator at Habitat for Humanity. Herrell is a member of the board of trustees for the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona.
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Hopkins moves into new role at Girl Scouts of So. Ariz.
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona announced a or hiring:
Nicole Hopkins has joined the Girl Scouts as director of product program to lead the 2016 cookie sales program.
Since 2013, Hopkins has volunteered as an area cookie manager and as a member of the regional cookie team, supporting troop leaders and parents during cookie selling time. In 2014 Hopkins received the Girl Scout President’s Award.
She previously served as scientific initiatives coordinator at iPlant Collaborative — University of Arizona.
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Bailey named manager of SAHBA home show
Jennifer Bailey has been named home show manager of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association.
Bailey was previously associate director of development at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona; and director of young leadership development for the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.
Bailey has a master’s degree in social work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York City.
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Zack is partner at Udall Law Firm
The Udall Law Firm, LLP announces Ronald Zack has become a partner of the firm, concentrating his practice on estate planning and elder law.
Zack has a diverse background which includes working as a prosecutor, an assistant attorney general representing Child Protective Services, and an adjunct professor at Pima Community College. He is also a certified nurse in hospice and palliative care. His radio program, Law Review Radio, airs on radio station KVOI (AM 1030) or KVOI.com at 1 p.m. Sundays.
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Dorvinen is new associate at Udall Law Firm
The Udall Law Firm, LLP announces:
Jessica Dorvinen has become an associate with the firm, focusing her practice in estate and probate law and elder care law. She received her BA from Michigan Technology University and her juris doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law.
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UA, Banner announce a new pediatric faculty member
The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s – Diamond Children’s Medical Center welcome new faculty member Dr. Daniel Combs.
Combs, assistant professor, joined the division of pulmonology, allergy and immunology. He specializes in pediatric sleep medicine and works with children with a variety of sleep disorders. Additionally, he interprets pediatric sleep studies and is working with the Banner – University Medical Center Tucson Center for Sleep Disorders to establish a pediatric sleep laboratory on campus.
He completed his M.D., pediatrics residency and a fellowship in pediatric sleep medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.
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UA, Banner announce a new pediatrics faculty member
The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s – Diamond Children’s Medical Center welcome new faculty member Dr. Rajan Senguttuvan.
Senguttuvan, assistant professor, joined the division of Endocrinology. As a pediatric endocrinologist, he will take care of children with type 1 diabetes and other endocrine disorders at Diamond Children’s and Banner – University Medical Center Angel Wing for Children with Diabetes.
He currently is participating in type 1 diabetes research, including the NIH-funded TrialNet study.
Senguttuvan earned his medical degree from Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospital (Salem, India), and completed his pediatrics residency at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center (affiliated to the Weill Cornell University). He then joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine to complete a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology.
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Wolf joins Radiology Ltd., was breast-imaging fellow
Dr. Eszter Wolf has joined Radiology Ltd.
Wolf graduated summa cum laude with a BS in psychology from Northern Arizona University. She completed her M.D. at University of Arizona, then moved on to residencies with Weiss Memorial Hospital and University of Arizona. Wolf completed her fellowship in breast imaging at the University of Arizona.
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Research professor joins UA department
Tomas Nuño has joined the University of Arizona department of emergency medicine as research assistant professor.
Nuño will provide research support for department faculty members, serve as associate director of ScholarQuest, and establish a research program “centered on the reduction of cardiovascular health disparities in emergency medicine populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and rural populations,” UA said in a news release.
He received a master’s degree in economics at the UA and a doctorate in epidemiology from the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
In 2012, Nuño won a three-year grant from the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. He has received numerous national awards.
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Flores-Aguirre to lead business center
Marisol Flores-Aguirre has joined YWCA Southern Arizona as director of the Women’s Business Center.
In her 15-year business career, she has managed accounts totaling more than a million dollars annually across four states and in Mexico for national and multinational corporate clients.
Flores-Aguirre earned an executive MBA from the Eller College of Management at the UA and was named one of the 40 Arizona Hispanic Leaders Under 40 in 2011.
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UA promotes pharmacy faculty Chen
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy announced a promotion:
Yin Chen moves from assistant professor to associate professor in the department of pharmacology and toxicology.
Chen is a member of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center and of the BIO5 Institute at the university. His current research involves chronic airway diseases such as asthma.
In March, he was named the 2014-2015 Young Investigator for the inhalation and respiratory specialty section of the Society of Toxicology.
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UA promotes pharmacy faculty Lee
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy announced a promotion:
Jeannie Lee moves from assistant professor to associate professor in the department of pharmacy practice and science. Lee has a cross-appointment in the UA College of Medicine and practices interprofessionally at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and Banner—University Medical Center Tucson.
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St. Onge joins Long Realty office
McKenna St. Onge has joined Long Realty’s Foothills office.
“She was the No. 1 agent in her previous company’s office ... (and) has already qualified for Long Realty’s distinguished level of 1926 Circle of Excellence for 2015,” said a news release.
St. Onge is on the Catalina Foothills School District Foundation Board and volunteers with the University of Arizona Eller College of Management.
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Lizarde returning to KVOA to serve as a weekend anchor
Angelique Lizarde will return to KVOA-TV/News 4, Tucson’s NBC affiliate, as a weekend news anchor. Her first day on-air will be Aug. 3.
Lizarde previously was a multi-media journalist at KVOA from October 2009 until January 2012. Since leaving Arizona she has worked in San Diego, at KFMB-TV (CBS) and most recently at XETV-TV (CW) as a news reporter.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego and a master of science in broadcast journalism from Boston University.
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Riall is named chief of division of general surgery at UA
The University of Arizona Surgery Department has recruited Dr. Taylor S. Riall, a surgical oncologist, to be chief of the Division of General Surgery/Surgical Oncology.
She is internationally known for her research into comparative effectiveness “to understand the right treatment, for the right patient, in the right setting” and in patient-centered cancer and general surgery outcomes, UA said in a news release. She will join the department Oct. 1.
Riall, who specializes in complex disorders of the pancreas and bile ducts, is coming to the UA from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where she is the John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Clinical Research and the director of the Center for Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes. Her medical degree is from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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County taps Casey for Community Services, Employment, Training
Pima County has promoted Charles Casey to director of its Community Services, Employment and Training Department.
He replaces Arthur Eckstrom, who retired July 3 after 32 years with the county.
Casey has been administrative manager for the department. He joined Pima County in 1985 as community services eligibility coordinator and information systems manager. He was the Community Services Department’s first grants writer. Later he wrote grants for and managed the county’s Regional Re-employment Center, which served dislocated workers.
Currently, Casey coordinates $22 million in workforce and training funds for local employers, dislocated workers, youths and disadvantaged adults and community programs.
He also supervises planning and serves as a liaison with numerous local, state and federal agencies. His salary is $109,000.
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Martin joins Lodge at Ventana
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon Golf & Racquet Club, an AAA 4-Diamond award holder, has appointed a new executive chef.
Chef Joe Martin relocated from the Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, California, after working at the Four Seasons in Maui, Hawaii, and Newport Beach, California. He graduated with honors from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco.
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Robideau joins Lodge at Ventana
The Lodge at Ventana Canyon Golf & Racquet Club, an AAA 4-Diamond award holder, has appointed a new clubhouse manager.
Clayton Robideau, clubhouse manager, has 23 years of hospitality and food and beverage experience, and holds a certified club manager designation from the Club Management Association of America. A graduate of the University of Arizona, Robideau was most recently food and beverage director at Tucson Country Club for nine years.
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Trico hires Lopez-Suter as marketing director
Roberta Lopez-Suter has joined Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc., as director of marketing and communications.
Lopez-Suter holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona. She has worked as a reporter at the Tucson Citizen, as a public relations manager in the hospitality industry and most recently as a public information officer for the city of Tucson for 19 years.
She is also a board Member for the Marana Chamber of Commerce.
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Wright joins Radiology Ltd.
Radiology Ltd. has hired Dr. Jason Wright, who completed residencies at the University of Arizona in internal medicine, diagnostic radiology and nuclear radiology.
Wright holds a bachelor’s in philosophy from Brigham Young University and a medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine.
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Henschen is named Star's interim publisher
Mark Henschen was named interim publisher of the Arizona Daily Star. He also retains his title as vice president of circulation and operations, a position he has held since joining the Star in 2011.
The National Circulation Director Hall of Fame announced last week that Henschen is one of three inductees for 2015. He has worked in circulation since he was a college student and has received several previous industry awards, including the Newspaper Association of America’s circulation sales executive of the year in 2004.
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Arizona Broadcasters Hall to enshrine Buckmaster
Bill Buckmaster will be inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Hall of Fame at a luncheon Oct. 15 in Scottsdale.
Buckmaster is a five-time Emmy Award nominee whose career in communications included anchor positions at KICU-TV in San Jose-San Francisco; and at KUAT-TV in Tucson, where he hosted the public affairs program “Arizona Illustrated” for 23 years.
A former broadcast editor for The Associated Press, Buckmaster has also served as news director at several radio stations. In 2010 he formed Bill Buckmaster Communications LLC, which produces “Buckmaster,” a daily news talk program on Tucson’s KVOI AM-1030. He has received numerous awards.
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McKeown will manage Tucson Premium Outlets
Simon Property Group named Richard McKeown general manager at Tucson Premium Outlets, which is set to open in October.
McKeown began his career with Simon in 1996, where he has been general manager of The Stratosphere in Las Vegas; Brea Mall in Orange County, California (where he was named businessperson of the year); The Forum Shops in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; and for other Premium Outlets.
McKeown, a Vietnam veteran, attended Texas Tech University and the University of Arizona.
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Sahuarita names El-Ali assistant town engineer
The town of Sahuarita promoted Mohammad El-Ali to assistant town engineer.
El-Ali was hired by Sahuarita in December as a civil engineer, after working as a capital improvements engineer for the city of Flagstaff; and as a transportation division administrator and city engineer during his 26 years working for the city of Tucson.
His civil engineering bachelor’s and master’s degrees are from the University of Arizona.
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Tabashnik, Clancy-Smith named regents' professors
Two University of Arizona professors received the highest honor bestowed on faculty in the Arizona state university system.
The appointment of entomologist Bruce Tabashnik and history professor Julia Clancy-Smith as regents’ professors, approved recently by the Arizona Board of Regents, brings to 99 the UA’s number of regents’ professors since the designation was created in 1987. The honor is reserved for faculty scholars who have achieved national and international distinction for their work.
In addition, Vicente Talanquer was named a university distinguished professor for his contributions to educational excellence and undergraduate education. Henrietta “Etta” Kralovec and Frans Tax were named university distinguished outreach faculty for their sustained commitment to community and academic outreach.
Tabashnik, professor and head of entomology in the UA’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has served as head of the department of entomology since 1996 and is a member of the Bio5 Institute. He previously was a faculty member at the University of Hawaii and earned his doctorate at Stanford University.
He has served as an editorial-board member for six scientific journals and provided more than 700 reviews of grant proposals and manuscripts for eight granting agencies and 82 journals. His funded extramural research grants total more than $9 million, and he has co-authored a patent licensed to a major corporation. The Entomological Society of America honored him with the Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award in 1992.
Historian Clancy-Smith teaches about modern and early modern Africa and the Middle East. She has received numerous fellowships and awards, including the National Humanities Center’s Research Fellowship in North Carolina; a fellowship with the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University’s School of Social Science; and a research fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson Research Center in Washington, D.C.
Clancy-Smith has authored and co-authored several award-winning books, including “The Modern Middle East and North Africa: A History in Documents,” “Mediterraneans: North Africa and Europe in an Age of Migration, c. 1800-1900” and “Rebel and Saint: Muslim Notables, Populist Protest, Colonial Encounters (Algeria and Tunisia, 1800-1904).”
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County Attorney's Office promotes lawman St. John
Keith St. John was named chief of detectives in the Pima County Attorney’s Office.
He has 38 years of law enforcement experience, beginning in 1977 with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, where he became a homicide detective.
St. John joined the Pima County Attorney’s Office in 2001. One of the cases he handled for many years, at both offices, was the cold-case investigation into the 1996 car-bombing death of businessman Gary Triano. In a news release last week announcing St. John’s promotion, the County Attorney’s Office said he was integral to developing evidence that ultimately led to Pamela Phillips being convicted in 2014 of hiring a hit man to kill her ex-husband.
Over the past 14 years, St. John has served as detective, lead detective and acting chief of detectives for the County Attorney’s Office.
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Lippman hired to advise Vertess on medical matters
Dr. Glenn Lippman joined Vertess Advisors LLC, a national merger and acquisition firm headquartered in Tucson.
He brings more than 20 years of experience as an executive with large health-care and managed-care organizations. He will be a medical consultant to Vertess.
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Designer Carnes to manage Dorado Designs showroom
Dorado Designs promoted Michelle Carnes to senior designer and showroom manager. She’s been with Dorado Designs for more than a year.
Carnes earned a bachelor’s of science degree in interior design from Ball State University. In Tucson, she taught interior design at Southwest University of Visual Arts, and established her own interior design business of 14 years, MC Designs.
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Agent St. Onge now at Long in Oro Valley
Long Realty announced that an agent joined its Oro Valley office: Kim St. Onge, who became a licensed agent in 2000 and is a member of Long Realty’s Chairman’s Club, which places her in the top 10 percent of all sales associates at Long Realty Co.
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Agent Bardach now at Long in Oro Valley
Long Realty announced that an agent joined its Oro Valley office: Barbara Bardach, who retired from a career in high-tech sales, business development and labor relations, and then became a licensed Realtor in 2005. She specializes in premier properties and consistently ranks “in the top 1 percent of Tucson Realtors,” Long said in a news release.
Jeff Guthrie appointed county's emergency management director
Jeff Guthrie has been named director of Pima County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
As director, he also oversees the voter-approved $15 million Emergency Operations Center at 3434 E. 22nd St. His salary is $100,000.
Guthrie had served as the deputy director since 2010 and has worked for the office since 2006. He replaces Mike Hein, who resigned as director in March.
Guthrie is a certified emergency manager and a master exercise practitioner (a program of FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute). He has a bachelor’s degree in emergency management. Before coming to Pima County, he spent 27 years as a firefighter and still is a certified firefighter and has an associate’s degree in fire science.
He is a member of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Advanced Team; a state instructor authorized to conduct several classes including incident command system and emergency operations center management; and is the chair of the Regional Emergency Preparedness Committee, which he started in 2009.
Ellerson named CFO of Crest Insurance
Crest Insurance Group, LLC of Tucson has named Mike Ellerson as chief financial officer, to support what the company calls its aggressive growth plans.
Prior to joining Crest this month, Ellerson spent 30 years with Tucson’s Golden Eagle Distributors, serving as vice president and CFO since 2002, and previously holding leadership positions there in accounting, information systems and human resources.
He received both an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Arizona: a bachelor of science in management information systems and an MBA.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Grace Hou, breast surgeon.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Seana Daly, who is board-certified in family medicine.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Jane Davis, who is board-certified in family medicine.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Deborah Hanks, a certified family nurse practitioner.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Diana Olivas, family medicine.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Carol Dehasse, minimally invasive gynecology and urogynecology.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Bill Holloman, board-certified in internal medicine.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Roxana Ursea, ophthalmology.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Ian Cipriano, who is board-certified in pediatrics.
Physicians group announces new doctor
Northwest Allied Physicians, serving Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley and beyond, has expanded, welcoming:
Dr. Derrick Lee, who is board-certified in pediatrics.
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Torres takes new position with Dependable Health
Holly Torres has joined Dependable Health Services as chief financial officer/treasurer.
Torres previously was director of finance for Carondelet Health Network in Tucson and chief financial officer for Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, Minnesota.
She has held financial leadership positions in the health-care industry for more than 20 years.
Torres earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of Arizona in 1988.
She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Torres earned the certified health-care financial professional designation in 2011.
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Pediatric hospitalist joins UA department
Dr. Geetha Gopalakrishnan, assistant professor, has joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner–Diamond Children’s Medical Center.
Gopalakrishnan received her medical degree from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospitals. She completed her residency in pediatrics from Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital.
As a pediatric hospitalist, she will provide care for hospitalized children at Diamond Children’s. She will also participate in training pediatric residents completing their hospitalist rotations and medical students who are completing their pediatrics clerkships.
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Researcher to oversee R&D efforts at startup
Bibiana Law will provide oversight on the scientific research and development efforts at Anivax, a Tucson veterinary biologics startup, where she will be chief science officer.
Law has more than 14 years of research experience working with intestinal bacteria and has received more than $2.5 million in grants.
She earned her B.S. in nutritional sciences from McGill University in Montreal and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in environmental microbiology from the University of Arizona.
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Parsons assumes senior vice president role
ABI Multifamily, a brokerage and advisory firm, has opened its Tucson regional office with the addition of Lance Parsons as a senior vice president based here. The office is at 1650 N. Kolb Road, suite 230.
Parsons has more than 30 years of Tucson commercial real estate experience. He began his real estate career shortly after graduating from the University of Arizona with a finance degree, and specializes in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily assets.
His awards include RE/MAX International’s Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award and Southern Arizona Multifamily Housing Association market forecast winner, 2003/2004.
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Oswald is named manager at Highlands at Dove Mtn.
Mark Oswald has been named community manager of The Highlands at Dove Mountain in Marana. He will have overall responsibility for the homeowners association, golf and food and beverage operations, succeeding Jeff Ziegler, who retired.
Formerly general manager of Oro Valley Country Club, Oswald was previously general manager of the Golf Club at Vistoso and at the Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort.
He is a 28-year member of the PGA, and in 2010 joined the Club Managers Association of America. In 2010, he was named among the PGA National Play Golf America Top 100 Professionals.
He holds a degree in business administration and accounting from Mesa Community College.
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Hempel promoted to properties director for Airport Authority
Barbara Hempel has been promoted by the Tucson Airport Authority to director of properties, succeeding Karen Thomas, who retired.
Hempel is responsible for directing property leasing and management activities to airlines, concessions as well as general aviation, commercial and industrial tenants. Her department’s responsibilities also include overseeing ground transportation, airport-owned parking lots and the TAA’s property and liability insurance.
Hempel has been TAA’s property administrator since December 2010. Previously, she managed medical properties for a real estate investment trust from 1996 to 2010.
She has been 4-H leader and was a member of its Horse Advisory Board. She is committee chair for the Tucson Chapter of Chick N Chaps, a fundraising event for local cancer research.
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Foothills names principal
Catalina Foothills Unified School District announced an administrative change for 2015-16:
Kim Boling is the new principal of Manzanita Elementary School. She has been principal at the district’s Ventana Vista Elementary School for 10 years and before that taught at Manzanita and at the University of Arizona. She earned a B.A. in elementary education and an M.A. in teaching and teacher education at the UA.
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Foothills names principal
Catalina Foothills Unified School District announced an administrative change for 2015-16:
Dana Mulay is the new principal of Ventana Vista Elementary. She has been the director of Valley View Early Learning Center in the district for six years. Previously she taught in both California and Arizona. She was also a curriculum specialist with the U.S. Department of Defense. She earned a B.A. in elementary education and an M.A. in education leadership from the UA.
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Foothills names learning-center director
Catalina Foothills Unified School District announced an administrative change for 2015-16:
Marisol Kenman is the new director of the Valley View Early Learning Center. Most recently she was assistant principal at Manzanita Elementary. She has taught in both Catalina Foothills and Flowing Wells School Districts. She earned a B.A. in elementary education from Northern Arizona University and an M.A. in teaching and teacher education from the UA.
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Valle new medical director of senior unit in Oro Valley
Dr. Adrian Valle has joined Oro Valley Hospital’s as medical director for the senior behavioral health inpatient unit, which treats patients 55 and older who voluntarily decide they need help with issues related to aging.
Valle is a board-certified psychiatrist, Valle seeks to minimize medications and involves the patient, family, primary care physician and therapist in a patient’s treatment, with the goal of returning them home to enjoy life, Oro Valley Hospital said in a news release.
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Dependable Health names Richardson nursing director
Dependable Health Services promoted Frances Richardson to director of nursing for Dependable Nurses, Inc.
Richardson has been with the company since 2013, most recently as a clinical supervisor. Before that, she held positions in the home healthcare industry since 1992.
She received a master’s of science in nursing as well as a master’s of healthcare administration in 2014. She is a member of the Arizona Nurses Association, the American Nurses Association and the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing.
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McKinney to head Mobile Meals' development, communications
Tamara McKinney joined Mobile Meals of Tucson, Inc. as director of development and communications.
She brings more than 10 years of experience in nonprofit communications, resource development, public relations, and program evaluation. She most recently directed the Reading Seed program at Literacy Connects and co-chaired the Tucson Festival of Books’ marketing committee from 2012 to 2015.
At Literacy Connects, McKinney increased the number of students receiving literacy support services in Title I elementary schools over fivefold, she said in a news release.
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Arabshahi joins Long Realty's office in the Foothills
Parisa Arabshahi has joined Long Realty’s Foothills Office.
A native of Tehran, Iran, Arabshahi has lived in Tucson since 1980, became a licensed agent in 1989 and has had an active career in real estate since 2001.
She is a long-time member of the Angel Charity for Children and has served on numerous additional charitable organizations in town, Long Realty said in a news release.
Airport Authority chooses Hernandez to guide strategy
Cynthia Hernandez joined the Tucson Airport Authority as senior director of organizational strategy and administrative services/chief strategy officer.
For the last seven years, Hernandez was the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration federal security director in Southern Arizona.
She held positions with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Hernandez earned her bachelor’s degree in computer information systems and an MBA from California State University-San Bernardino.
Anivax's Anderson to lead commercialization efforts
Michael Anderson will lead all product commercialization efforts at Anivax, a Tucson veterinary biologics startup.
Initially, he will manage the USDA approval for the company’s patented Campylobacter food safety vaccine. The product is designed to be administered to poultry, to reduce colonization of the bacteria and ultimately reduce the incidence of campylobacteriosis, a common bacterial foodborne illness in humans.
Anderson has more than 25 years of industry experience in the vaccine field and is responsible for launching numerous USDA vaccine licensures.
He earned his bachelor’s of science in biology from South Dakota State University and a Ph.D. in pathobiology from the University of Arizona.
Cascabel group appoints conversationist director
Scott Wilbor was appointed by The Cascabel Conservation Association as its conservation director.
He is responsible for funding and expanding CCA programs, with a focus on conservation and traditional land use in the lower San Pedro Valley.
Wilbor is a 2014 M.S. graduate of the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment.
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Humana Inc. selects Roben as regional medical director
Humana Inc. named Thomas S. Roben as regional medical director for senior products for Arizona and Nevada.
Roben has more than 20 years of health-care experience and has held various roles from private practice to medical director. He is board certified in internal medicine and has postgraduate education in medical acupuncture. Before joining Humana, he served as the affiliate medical director for HealthCare Partners Nevada.
He obtained his medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University.
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Real estate agent Speer joins Long in Oro Valley
Alicia Speer joined Long Realty’s Oro Valley office.
Speer, a longtime Colorado resident, became a licensed agent in 2004. She moved to Tucson last year and obtained her Arizona license.
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Blease Financial names Olejnik marketing manager
Blease Financial Services has hired Kristine Olejnik as marketing manager.
Olejnik has 20 years of industry experience.
Corporate affairs division at Hudbay grows by three
The Arizona Business Unit of Hudbay Minerals Inc. named Britann O’Brien as director of its new corporate affairs division, responsible for community relations, government affairs, communications and human resources.
O’Brien, a longtime expert in government affairs, was most recently the director of the Southern Arizona Office for former Gov. Jan Brewer.
Before that, O’Brien served as homeland security specialist for then-U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl from 2000-2011.
She is an alumna of the University of Arizona and a Flinn-Brown Leadership Fellow.
Also joining the corporate affairs division are Jerry Bustamante as manager of community relations and Bonnie Medler as government relations officer.
Bustamante, also a UA alum, joins Hudbay from the Arizona Small Business Association, where he was senior vice president of public policy and Southern Arizona. Before that, he held positions with Canyon Community Bank and the Chandler Chamber of Commerce.
Before joining Hudbay, Medler was deputy director of Brewer’s Southern Arizona Office. Medler previously worked for Tucson as a council aide specializing in constituent services and policy, and was an economic development intern for Oro Valley. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from the UA.
Sullivan, formerly of BMO, hired as an adviser at TCI
Mike Sullivan joined TCI Wealth Advisors Inc. as an adviser serving clients throughout Arizona.
Sullivan brings 35 years of experience providing wealth management for high net worth individuals, families, foundations and endowments, TCI said in a news release. He previously was managing director for Tucson and regional investment manager for the western United States for BMO Private Bank.
He graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in finance and earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute. He is chair of the board of trustees for the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.
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Agape Hospice Care has new chief exec in Holmes
Agape Hospice and Palliative Care announced several leadership changes:
Bill Holmes joined as a managing partner and CEO, responsible for leading strategic business activities and overseeing growth strategies.
Agape was founded by Tammy Burns and Dr. William Martz in 2012. Martz recently sold his interest in Agape to focus on his practice, Agape said in a news release. Tammy Burns and Russell Burns continue to maintain a controlling interest in the company.
Holmes previously was chief operating officer for the Tucson Metro Chamber and vice president of community relations for Wells Fargo Bank. He serves on the boards of Chicanos Por La Causa, the Tucson Medical Center Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.
Sam Burns was named chief operating officer at Agape. He is a graduate of the Eller Business College at the University of Arizona and has worked in senior care for nearly 10 years.
Dr. Joel Monciviaz, a board-certified palliative care physician, now serves as full-time medical director of Agape.
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Kasnoff to direct marketing and development at Epoch
Crystal Kasnoff joined Epoch Men’s Health as a director of marketing and business development for the Southern Arizona market, including its new clinic at East Grant and North Swan roads in Tucson.
Steenson is new CFO at Silverado Plumbing
Kristina Steenson was named chief financial officer at Silverado Rooter & Plumbing.
She will direct accounting, customer relations and marketing, and will oversee the departments of human resources and personnel development.
Steenson holds a master’s degree in accounting and has several years of experience in executive management.
She is actively involved with NAWBO, the Tucson Metro Chamber and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Sales, accounts positions at La Paloma are filled by 4
The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa appointed industry veterans Mark Stavitski as director of sales, Nancy Miller as Midwest account director, Diana Kamper as Southwest account director and McKinlay Kelly as group sales specialist.
Stavitski most recently served as director of group sales at The Westin Charlotte in North Carolina. Previously he held roles including director of national accounts for Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort; account director for The Westin New York at Times Square; and director of group sales for the Sheraton Stamford.
Miller was director and top producer for the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers along with The Westin Chicago River North. Additionally, she served as account director for the St. Regis and Luxury Collection Midwest sales office, ITT Sheraton Midwest national sales office, and ITT Sheraton global sales office in Chicago.
Kamper was director of national accounts for The Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. Additionally, she held sales manager roles with Allied PRA, The Hilton Suites in Brentwood, Tennessee, and served as senior sales manager at the Hilton El Conquistador in Tucson.
Kelly joins La Paloma from Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa, where she was social group sales manager along with a variety of concierge and guest service positions.
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Valor HospiceCare names Hanna medical director
Dr. Peter Hanna joined Valor HospiceCare as medical director for its Tucson Team. He will administer to patients in Pinal and Pima Counties, as well as visit home patients and conduct administrative duties.
Hanna will also continue his work with his medical practice focused on geriatric care in northwest Tucson.
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UA med school graduate Rucker joins Radiology Ltd.
Dr. Creed M. Rucker joined Radiology Ltd. as a neuroradiologist.
Rucker, a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, completed his internship in general surgery and residency in nuclear medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
He went on to complete an additional residency in diagnostic radiology along with a fellowship on Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology at the Washington University School of Medicine.
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Wieland to manage office at Rusing Lopez & Lizardi
Jana M. Weiland was named office administrator at Rusing Lopez & Lizardi PLLC, overseeing many of the firm’s business and human resources operations.
Weiland, who holds industry licenses, most recently served as registered operations Manager at Wealth Management Partners, Raymond James.
Weiland received a bachelor of science in geography and regional development from the University of Arizona.
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Kucharski appointed to fill Farhang & Medcoff post
Patricia Kucharski joined Farhang & Medcoff as director of administration.
Kucharski, a certified legal manager, was vice president of the Board of Directors for Make Way for Books and a member of two Pima Community College advisory committees.
She is a past president of the Tucson Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, a liaison with the Pima County Bar Association, and a participant in the 104th Arizona Town Hall focused on Arizona’s Vulnerable Population.
Riddle is new president and CEO at Walbro Engine
Walbro Engine Management named Matthew Riddle president and chief executive officer. He immediately assumed responsibilities and succeeds Tony Martin, who stepped down.
Riddle, 48, has held operational and leadership roles at FMC Corp., United Defense Industries Inc., BAE Systems Inc. and most recently was president of Raytheon International Inc. During his tenure at Raytheon, he helped grow its international business almost twofold.
A patented inventor, Riddle is active with the Boy Scouts and sits on the board of the National Philharmonic. He holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University.
Tucson-based Walbro says it is the world’s largest carburetor manufacturer and a leading supplier of ignition, fuel delivery and storage components and systems.
Small Business Association in S. Ariz. to be led by Erceg
Joe Erceg was appointed Southern Arizona director of the Arizona Small Business Association, which has more than 10,000 members and is the state’s largest trade association.
Erceg became a partner in Erceg, Sitton & Bratt Advertising in 1982. In addition to holding management positions with several local advertising agencies, he has been a senior account manager in magazine (Arizona Trend Magazine), radio (Journal Broadcast Group), television (Raycom) and out-of-home (Clear Channel Outdoor).
He has fostered or served as a board member for a number of major events and organizations including the McDonald’s Western Wildcat Classic, Grand Canyon State Games, Pima County Sports Authority, Southern Arizona Sports Development Corp., Tucson Fiesta Bowl Committee, Hands of Hope and Tucson Ronald McDonald House.
He previously worked as an avionics buyer for Gates Learjet and with Rockwell International/Collins Avionics. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Iowa State University. Erceg is an active member of Casas Church in Oro Valley and 4-Tucson.
KXCI Community Radio welcomes Hannah Levin
KXCI Community Radio hired Hannah Levin to host “The Home Stretch” drive-time show, which airs Mondays through Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m.
Levin is a veteran DJ and music journalist. She previously worked at Seattle’s KEXP as a producer and on-air host for nearly a decade. Levin began her career in the music industry in 1999 as a columnist and contributor for Seattle-based publications The Stranger and Seattle Weekly, and she has published works in Rolling Stone, Spin and many alt-weeklies.
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Tubac Golf Resort hires Henrickson as spa director
Debra Henrickson has been named spa director at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa.
Henrickson managed a staff of 35 employees at Westward Look Resort for 10 years. She has education from the University of Idaho, Oregon School of Massage, and Artistic Beauty College in Tucson and is a licensed esthetician, certified yoga instructor and trained in massage therapy.
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Truly Nolen's Rodriguez is S. Arizona district manager
Desi Rodriguez was promoted to district manager of Southern Arizona for Truly Nolen, which calls itself the largest family-owned pest control company in the United States.
In six years with the company, Rodriguez worked as manager in training and branch manager. He was twice named President’s Club Manager.
More vaccines on horizon, says Anivax CEO Buttery
John Buttery was named CEO of Anivax, which is commercializing its patented technology developed to reduce the incidence of campylobacteriosis, a common bacterial foodborne illness in humans.
Anivax’s initial vaccine for poultry was developed through collaborative research at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Washington University, supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, international research collaborations and institutional support.
“I look forward to developing world-class vaccines in Tucson,” Buttery said in a news release.
Buttery is an executive in residence at the UA’s Tech Launch Arizona. He earned his B.S. in finance and MBA from the UA.
Pima Library Foundation will be led by Cunningham
The Pima Library Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) organization, hired Ann-Eve Cunningham as its first full-time executive director.
Cunningham, who brings more than 20 years of organization leadership and fundraising experience, most recently spent nearly 10 years with the University of Arizona as development director for the National Institute for Civil Discourse, Arizona Public Media, and the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
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Lisse to run clinical side of Telemedicine Program
Dr. Jeffrey R. Lisse, professor of medicine and medical director of the University of Arizona Arthritis Center’s Osteoporosis Program, was named medical director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP).
He will oversee its clinical operations, including recruiting physicians to provide telemedicine services over ATP’s statewide broad-band telecommunications network. He will preview cases to certify their suitability for management by telemedicine, conduct chart reviews, and oversee quality assurance programs.
Lisse, a specialist in rheumatology, has been with the UA Arthritis Center since 2000, when he joined the UA College of Medicine – Tucson as the Ethel McChesney Bilby Endowed Chair for Osteoporosis.
He was chief of the rheumatology section of the Department of Medicine from 2000 to 2013 and served as the UA Arthritis Center’s interim director from 2005 to 2008.
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Gallego-Lopez to oversee Mutual of Omaha branch
Dianne Gallego-Lopez joined Mutual of Omaha Bank as a community bank manager in Tucson, where she will oversee the location at 6298 E. Grant Road.
A Tucson native, Gallego-Lopez has nearly 20 years of financial services experience, most recently serving as a financial sales adviser for a bank based in Birmingham, Alabama. She holds a mortgage loan originator’s license, among others.
She is involved with the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and the UA Medical Center Diamond Children’s hospital.
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Carry named Star vice president for advertising sales/marketing
Martin Carry, a veteran Midwest newspaper advertising executive, has been named the Arizona Daily Star’s vice president for advertising sales and marketing.
Carry comes to the Star from The State Journal-Register/Lincoln Courier in Springfield, Illinois, where he has been the newspaper’s vice president of advertising since 2012. His career has included advertising management positions at The Wichita Eagle, Detroit Media Partnership and The Oakland (MI) Press.
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O'Rourke joins Bolchalk/FReY
Paul O’Rourke has joined Bolchalk/FReY Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations as senior director of marketing and public relations.
O’Rourke has designed and implemented marketing, public relations and media campaigns for clients that have included celebrities, professional sports figures, corporations and nonprofits. He successfully landed clients on the Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show, The Today Show and Good Morning America, on the covers of national newspapers, and as international trending topics on social media, the firm said in a news release.
O’Rourke’s expertise includes use of social media deploying messaging concepts with viral potential, according to the news release.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in media arts from the University of Arizona and received a 40 Under 40 Award in 1995. He is a member of the board of directors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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Wells Fargo Advisors promotes DuPlain
The Tucson branch of Wells Fargo Advisors promoted Thomas DuPlain to manager of the Oro Valley branch.
DuPlain began his career in 1989 as a financial adviser with A.G. Edwards, a predecessor firm of Wells Fargo Advisors.
He holds a B.S. in finance from the University of Arizona. He serves on several councils and boards: UA Foundation, Carondelet Foundation as chairman, Planned Giving Advisory for Interfaith Community Service. He is also a member of the Oro Valley Rotary Club.
At UA, Silva to pursue biomed partnerships
After a national search, Rick Silva was named executive director of biomedical corporate alliances at the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona.
Silva is responsible for developing and managing UA-industry partnerships in biomedical research. He will work with Tech Launch Arizona as well as with the UA Foundation, the UA Alumni Association, public and private entities and other stakeholders.
He was with the University of Colorado Denver Technology Transfer Office for 14 years, serving as senior director since 2012.
Silva received his doctorate in physiology, with an emphasis in molecular endocrinology and molecular biology, from Colorado State University. He also holds a master’s of business administration from the University of Colorado Boulder and a bachelor of science in agriculture from New Mexico State University.
HealthSouth hospital picks Beifus as CEO
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern Arizona named Donna Beifus as chief executive officer.
Previously she served as an associate vice president at the University of Arizona Medical Center and has held leadership roles in a variety of health-care settings for 20 years.
Beifus has been a registered nurse for more than 25 years.
Westward Look hires Neff to fill new post
Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa announced a new national account executive position, filled by Lisa Neff, representing the West and Southwest region.
Neff’s hospitality experience includes positions at La Quinta Inn and Suites Tucson Reid Park, Aloft Tucson University, Embassy Suites Tucson International Airport and Tanque Verde Guest Ranch.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology/psychology from the University of Arizona. She is an Honorary Commander, 1st BCD at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and active member of the Military Affairs Committee of the Tucson Metro Chamber.
AZ health chief Humble starts UA job April 13
The state’s longtime director of the Department of Health Services will soon join the University of Arizona.
Will Humble has been appointed division director for health policy and evaluation at the Center for Population Science and Discovery at Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Humble is a Tucson native who served as director of ADHS since 2009, an agency with about 2,000 employees and a budget of approximately $2 billion.
The Center for Population Science and Discovery aims to leverage the Arizona Health Sciences Center in health-care policy and other matters.
Humble begins his new job on April 13.
He has served as an adjunct faculty member for the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health for more than 10 years. He is active in a range of community organizations, serving as chair of the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council from 2011-2015 and as a board member for Scottsdale Training & Rehabilitation Services.
Humble received his master’s in public health from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991; his bachelor’s in microbiology from Arizona State University in 1985; and his bachelor’s in business administration from Northern Arizona University in 1982. In addition, he will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the UA at commencement ceremonies May 16 for his “dedication to the profession of public health and to its pursuit in Arizona.”
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Airstream retailer promotes Agans
Lazydays promoted Jeff Agans to sales manager of the Airstream Store at its Tucson location.
Agans joined Lazydays as a mechanic in 1986, and has held several positions over the years, including technician, service adviser and salesman.
In 2011 he was named one of the top five Lazydays salespeople in Tampa. He was also recognized as one of the top 10 Tiffin salespeople at Lazydays.
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Beem named associate at Psomas
Psomas appointed Regina Beem as an associate of the firm.
Beem is a project manager for engineering and has 17 years of experience in civil site engineering. Her experience with land development projects includes residential communities, healthcare facilities, educational campuses, and commercial developments throughout Southern Arizona. She received her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Arizona.
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Samsel named associate as Psomas
Psomas appointed Sean Samsel as an associate of the firm.
Samsel, project manager for engineering, has 12 years of transportation engineering experience in Arizona, including management of projects throughout Southern Arizona. He is an associate board member of the Arizona Transportation Builders Association. He holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Arizona.
Steven Lynn joins Strongpoint Marketing
Steven W. Lynn, well-known in Southern Arizona for leading efforts such as passage of the Regional Transportation Association plan and the first successful redistricting effort in the state, has joined Strongpoint Marketing as chief strategy officer. He will work on special projects for the company, as well as play a role in its market research operations.
Lynn joins Strongpoint after retiring as vice president and chief customer officer of UNS Energy Corp. and Tucson Electric Power. He also served on loan from TEP as the interim president of Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities. He previously was a partner in Nordensson Lynn Advertising and PR, and worked for the city of Tucson as assistant director of the Human and Community Development Department.
He served as chairman of the Independent Redistricting Commission from 2001 to 2011, is a former chair of the University of Arizona Health Network Board, and serves on the board of Banner Healthcare. He has been chairman of the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First), the UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Advisory Board, the Downtown Tucson Partnership, and Southern Arizona Leadership Council board and was a founding board member of Science Foundation Arizona.
A graduate of the University of Arizona, Lynn holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in communications. He also received a doctor of letters degree (Honoris Causa) in 2009 from the UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Education. In 2007, he received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the UA Alumni Association and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was honored as Tucson’s Man of the Year by the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce and received the Tucson Leader of the Year award from Greater Tucson Leadership.
KXCI Community Radio names new GM
After a unanimous vote from the board of directors, Cathy Rivers was offered and has accepted the position of general manager for KXCI Community Radio.
Rivers transitions into the role from her current position as program director at KXCI. She has also been serving as interim general manager for the past few months.
She has more than 20 years of experience in radio, band management, and the broadcast and music industries. She previously managed the bands Cracker, The North Mississippi Allstars and Tony Furtado as well as her own music recording and touring career.
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Intuor Technologies names Roosa as COO
Nannon Roosa has joined Intuor Technologies, an ophthalmology/optical medical device company, as chief operating officer.
Roosa is responsible for execution of business strategies by directing short-term and long-range strategic planning and budgeting processes.
Her career includes a wide range of consulting/service firms and entrepreneurial endeavors with PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and CliftonLarsonAllen. Most recently, Roosa was the University of Arizona’s director for Eller MBA experiential learning, where she led the MBA Consulting Program. Additionally, her entrepreneurial experience includes founding successful businesses and CFO roles in startups.
She participates in several organizations including Desert Angels, the Project Management Institute, Executive Connection Networking Group, Medical Group Managers Association and Commercial Real Estate Women, and serves on the Make-a-Wish Southern Arizona Ambassador Board. She is a project management professional, certified public accountant, certified financial planner and a certified medical practice executive.
She holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Tennessee and a master’s in tax from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Murray joins Commerce Bank of Arizona
Sean P. Murray has joined Commerce Bank of Arizona, Inc., as senior vice president and commercial loan officer, based in Tucson.
Murray was previously a vice president and senior business relationship manager at Wells Fargo. His experience includes more than 16 years in commercial lending. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona Eller College as well as the Pacific Coast Banking School.
Murray serves on the boards of the Business Development Finance Corporation, Youth On Their Own and the Non Profit Loan Fund, and is a member of Centurions.
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Mlawsky named COO at Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Medical Center named Karen Mlawsky senior vice president and chief operating officer.
Mlawsky previously was senior vice president and CEO of the Hospital Division of the University of Arizona Health Network, where she was responsible for leading two academic medical centers with more than 700 beds and 4,500 staff members.
Mlawsky came to Arizona after serving as executive director of Ohio State University Hospital East.
She joined University Medical Center in 2006 as vice president of UMC North and Oncology Services, where she led a strategic plan to expand services at the Arizona Cancer Center Clinic. After serving as vice president of clinical operations for UA Healthcare, she became CEO of the Hospital Division for the University of Arizona Health Network in May 2011.
Mlawsky, who assumes her duties the last week of April, replaces David Ressler, who left in February to become executive director of a multistate organization.
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Jimenez, formerly of UAMC, is new lab manager at LCMS
LCMS Laboratories Inc. hired Ernest Jimenez III as laboratory manager.
Jimenez, most recently a technical specialist in clinical pathology at the University of Arizona Medical Center, will be responsible for managing the operation of the new laboratory. He has more than 28 years of experience in the diagnostics industry.
Earlier this month, LCMS Laboratories announced the opening of a high-complexity laboratory near Innovation Park that operates under the guidelines of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
Jimenez earned his bachelor’s degree in microbiology-medical technology and a minor in chemistry from Northern Arizona University. He holds a certification in medical technology from the UA and is certified as a medical technologist from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
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Arizona Lotus hires Gero as senior account executive
Kelli Gero (Zespy) will join Arizona Lotus Corp. as a senior account executive for 96.1 KLPX and Rock 102 KFMA.
Her career in radio and television spans 28 years; she has worked as an account executive and voice-over talent in Tucson and Massachusetts. Most recently she worked with Arizona Public Media as an account executive. She previously spent 21 years with Clear Channel Radio (iHeart Radio). She graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a marketing degree with an emphasis on mass media.
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Hale to head city's HR department
Curry Hale has been promoted to human resources director for the city of Tucson. He had served in that role on an interim basis since March 2014.
Hale, who began his career with the city in 2000, has held six positions within the department, and has worked extensively on labor relations issues.
The Human Resources Department provides service and policy guidance to all city departments, 5,000 employees and 3,200 retirees.
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UA faculty member selected as fellow
Terri Warholak, associate professor in the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, has been selected as a fellow of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science.
Warholak’s teaching and research interests include medication error reduction, health information technology and bringing pharmaceutical care to underserved populations.
Allison is innovation chief at UA Health Sciences
Following a national search, biotech entrepreneur Peter N. Allison has been appointed senior director for technology innovation at the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona.
Allison will provide leadership in connecting AHSC research faculty and programs with commercial partners. Working with UA faculty researchers and business partners, he will inventory and position AHSC intellectual property for translation into commercial applications.
He is president and founder of IDM LabTrack Inc. and IDM AgriTrak Systems LLC in Scottsdale. He founded and serves as managing director of Biogenesis Investment Group LLC, and BGS Funds I and II, a health-care investment company providing funding to early-stage biotechnology, medical device and diagnostics companies. He served as the managing member of IDM Technologies LLC Fund I and formerly was a director of the BioAccelerator Fund I LLC.
He has more than 30 years of experience in business management, venture capital and debt and equity placement. He has also served on academic boards, including the University of Washington School of Public Health and School of Medicine in Seattle and the Gonzaga University Board of Regents. He serves on the boards of BioAccel and the Phoenix Symphony in Phoenix.
He received a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Washington and holds a Juris Doctor law degree from Seattle University.
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Mullins joins Cancer Center as associate administrator
Meredith Mullins has joined the University of Arizona Cancer Center as associate director of administration.
Mullins is responsible for oversight of the development, implementation and programmatic evaluation of the Cancer Center’s research efforts. She will also be responsible for the center’s administrative units, including fiscal management, human resources, grants and contracts management, public affairs, development and facility management.
Mullins most recently was vice president for administration at the Levine Cancer Institute of the Carolinas HealthCare System, headquartered in Charlotte. She has extensive administration experience at cancer centers, including the Nevada Cancer Institute; the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa; Oregon Health Sciences University Knight Cancer Institute and the Medical University of South Carolina. She is experienced in seeking, renewing and administering support grants.
Mullins, JD, MBA, holds degrees from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Oregon and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
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Arnold named Realtors liaison to Rep. McSally
The National Association of Realtors has named William G. Arnold as federal political coordinator to U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Tucson. Arnold, a former president of the Tucson Association of Realtors, will work at a grassroots level with McSally and her staff on behalf of the real estate industry, advocating in a nonpartisan manner for policy initiatives that benefit Realtors and real estate owners in Southern Arizona, the association said in a news release.
At the national level, Arnold has served on the NAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee and chaired the Public Policy, Land Use, Property Rights and Environmental committees. From 1995 to 2006, he was the Senate coordinator to Sen. John McCain.
Cushman & Wakefield/Picor promotes Mendelsberg to shareholder
Three commercial real estate brokerage professionals at Cushman & Wakefield/Picor earned company ownership and have been promoted to shareholder. Joining the existing 10 principals are Allan Mendelsberg, Brandon Rodgers and Rob Tomlinson.
Mendelsberg joined the firm in 2009 and specializes in the sale of multifamily and investment properties. He serves on the board of Special Olympics and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and was the Investment Division leader in 2014.
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Cushman & Wakefield/Picor promotes Rodgers to shareholder
Three commercial real estate brokerage professionals at Cushman & Wakefield/Picor earned company ownership and have been promoted to shareholder. Joining the existing 10 principals are Allan Mendelsberg, Brandon Rodgers and Rob Tomlinson.
Rodgers, CCIM, an industrial specialist, came to C&W / PICOR from CBRE in 2011. Rodgers is 2015 chapter president of CCIM Southern Arizona, serves on the board of the Pima County Real Estate Research Council, and is a Cub Scout den leader.
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Cushman & Wakefield/Picor promotes Tomlinson to shareholder
Three commercial real estate brokerage professionals at Cushman & Wakefield/Picor earned company ownership and have been promoted to shareholder. Joining the existing 10 principals are Allan Mendelsberg, Brandon Rodgers and Rob Tomlinson.
Tomlinson has been with C&W / PICOR since 2005, with a focus on landlord and tenant representation for both retail and religious properties. Active in ICSC and CCIM, he volunteers with the Catalina Council Boy Scouts and has served on the Tucson and Sahuarita Planning Commissions and on numerous land use and planning committees.
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St. Joseph's Wrinn now at Carondelet central office
Marie Wrinn, who previously worked at Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, is now a family nurse practitioner at Carondelet Medical Group’s Central Office.
In her career she has worked in home health, pediatrics, hospice and other health-care fields. Wrinn completed a master of science in nursing/family nurse practitioner from the University of Phoenix.
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Arrotta joins Tucson Realty as investment specialist
Tucson Realty & Trust Co. announced the addition of Frank Arrotta to the firm as a retail/investment specialist.
Arrotta has had a commercial real estate, advertising and marketing career, starting with Del Webb Realty & Management in the early 1980s as a commercial and retail development specialist. For the past 23 years he has worked in marketing for radio, TV and digital sales teams.
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Brown changes offices at Fidelity National Title
Paula Brown joined Fidelity National Title Agency’s Joesler branch at 1745 E. River Road, Suite 145.
Brown has served as an escrow officer with the company since 2011 and focuses on the residential escrow business segment.
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Biologist Avila-Villegas now with Desert Museum
Sergio Avila-Villegas is joining the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum staff as a conservation specialist.
Avila-Villegas holds a master’s degree in arid lands management from University of Baja California and a bachelor’s of science in biology from University of Aguascalientes.
He has worked in northwest Mexico and the southwest United States on wildlife research and conservation since 1997. As part of his work, he lived with the Tarahumara Indians in the Copper Canyon of Chihuahua.
As a biologist in Mexico and the U.S., he studied pumas, cactus-ferruginous pygmy owls, California sea lions, Santa Catalina rattlesnakes, river otters, jaguars and ocelots. Avila-Villegas recently completed a decade at the Sky Island Alliance, initiating its work in northern Mexico.
At the Desert Museum, “he will continue cross-border conservation collaborations, building on his work on conserving habitat for big cats (bobcat, ocelot, mountain lion and jaguar) and control of invasive species (primarily buffelgrass),” the museum said in a news release. “He will also be involved in exhibit planning, research mentoring for teens and other citizen scientists and development of new public programs.”
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Maker of Mr. Beer kits hires Desatnick as marketing VP
Tucson-based Coopers DIY, producers of Mr. Beer home-brewing kits, hired Robert Desatnick as vice president of marketing.
Desatnick’s previous positions include vice president/director of Cadbury Schweppes’ Global Confectionary Group, vice president global advertising and promotion at Campbell Soup Co., and senior vice president/management representative at Ted Bates Advertising.
He founded his own marketing agency, The Advisory Partnership, in 2006.
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Jimenez named chief exec at UCHC in Green Valley
Dr. Rodolfo Jimenez was named chief executive officer of United Community Health Center in Green Valley.
Jimenez has provided direct medical care to patients and supervised medical provider teams at community health center organizations in Southern Arizona since 1992. He joined UCHC in 2007 as chief medical officer.
He holds a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and an MBA.
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Carondelet Heart & Vascular gains a surgeon in Cooley
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Andrea Cooley joined Carondelet Heart & Vascular Institute Physicians. She will be based at its west office.
Cooley earned her bachelor of arts in sports medicine from DePauw University and her doctorate in osteopathic medicine from AT Still University. After medical school, she completed a general surgery residency through Michigan State University and a fellowship in congenital heart surgery at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.
Board-certified in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery, Cooley has experience performing a broad range of surgical procedures for the heart, blood vessels and lungs, and takes special interest in structural heart disease and adult congenital cardiac surgery.
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Cushman & Wakefield-Picor drafts Figueroa, a UA grad
Isaac Figueroa joined Cushman & Wakefield-Picor’s Tucson commercial real estate brokerage team.
Figueroa specializes in the leasing and sale of office and medical properties, representing landlords and tenants as well as buyers and sellers. He began his real estate career in a residential brokerage where he personally closed more than $8 million in sales in his first two years in real estate.
A University of Arizona graduate, Figueroa is a member of Tucson Young Professionals, a CCIM candidate and president of the Theta Chi-Beta Iota Alumni Corporation.
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S. Arizona BBB picks Foster to handle media relations
The Better Business Bureau serving Southern Arizona named Ryan Foster as media relations specialist.
Foster will oversee external communication strategies for BBB including management of social media, graphic design and public relations.
Having attended Harding University and graduating from the college of communications, Foster has worked in Southern Arizona for almost two years at established news-media companies.
Cairns is interim UA medical dean
Dr. Charles B. Cairns, who has served as vice dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson since September, has been promoted to interim dean of the college, effective Monday.
Dr. Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, UA senior vice president for health sciences, who has served as interim dean of the UA College of Medicine – Tucson since March 2014, returns full time as UA senior vice president for health sciences.
A national search for a permanent dean is expected to launch this fall.
Cairns, who will continue to report to Garcia, also serves as assistant vice president for clinical research and clinical trials at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. He is a nationally recognized leader in emergency and critical care research, UA officials said in a news release, and a professor in the UA Department of Emergency Medicine.
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Wells Fargo gives more duties to Jones
Wells Fargo announced that district manager Cynthia Jones has assumed responsibility for the Tucson Mountain Ridge area’s 140 team members and 11 banking stores. She will be community banking district manager.
Jones has 30 years of experience in banking and financial services in Idaho, Texas, Massachusetts and Arizona. She began her Wells Fargo career in 1995 as business banking officer. In 2011, she came to Arizona as district manager in Yuma, and in 2012 assumed responsibility for the border Arizona market.
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Doil joins Long Insurance
Long Insurance Group has added a new sales representative, Sue Doil.
Doil has worked in the insurance industry for nearly 20 years. As an agent, she worked for Banker’s Life & Casualty for two years and with GEICO for more than 11 years.
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Derton joins Long Insurance
Long Insurance Group has added a new sales representative, Sadie Derton.
Derton has been in the insurance industry for 13 years. In the past seven years, she owned her own agency, which she has sold in order to join Long.
BBVA Compass tabs Mistler as Southern Arizona CEO
Mark Mistler was named CEO of Southern Arizona for BBVA Compass.
His new role is part of the bank’s broader reorganization announced in November that combines BBVA Compass’ lines of business — retail, wealth management and commercial — into one unit.
Mistler has more than 28 years of banking experience, mostly in Tucson. He joined a BBVA Compass legacy bank in 1999 and was named the Southern Arizona market president 15 years ago.
He serves on the University of Arizona’s Eller College National Board of Advisors and the boards of the Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Southern Arizona Leadership Council and the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and master’s degree from Arizona State University.
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Emergency medicine faculty at UAMC picks up Bobrow
Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson as distinguished professor.
He also will join Dr. Daniel Spaite as co-director of EMS research and associate director of the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center.
Bobrow serves as medical director for the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System. He will continue to serve in this role as he joins the UA faculty.
The UA said in a news release that he is renowned for his work on improving outcomes for time-sensitive emergency medical conditions. He developed a a statewide reporting and educational network for responding to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that has “resulted in a doubling in the rate of bystanders performing CPR and a quadrupling of survival with good neurologic outcome from sudden cardiac arrest in Arizona since 2004.”
Bobrow is the principal investigator for the HeartRescue Program in Arizona and is medical director of a Clinton Global Health Initiative to implement and measure telecommunicator-CPR across the United States and Asia. His numerous awards include the American Heart Association’s Best Resuscitation Science Award.
Bobrow, a graduate of the UA, received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and his emergency medicine residency training at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix.
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Wells Fargo's Gillmore named district manager
Wells Fargo named Stephanie Gillmore district manager for community banking in central Tucson. In her new role, Gillmore is responsible for 105 team members and eight banking stores.
Gillmore is a 10-year veteran with Wells Fargo, having joined the company in 2005 as a personal banker.
She also has served as a business specialist, Wells Fargo at Work manager and, most recently, store manager at the Golf Links Kolb banking store.
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SinfoníaRX announces a slew of appointments
SinfoníaRx announced the following appointment: Sandra Leal, PharmD, vice president for innovation. She will oversee the development, implementation and sustainability of new medication therapy management models of care.
Leal previously was medical director of clinical pharmacy/Broadway clinic at El Rio Health Center. She developed the award-winning, nationally recognized pharmacy-based diabetes program at El Rio.
She graduated from the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy and obtained her master of public health from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her numerous awards include being recognized as Pharmacist of the Year in Arizona.
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SinfoníaRX announces a slew of appointments
SinfoníaRx announced the following appointment: Inga Sapp, operations manager, overseeing the client services team. She served in a similar role with the Medication Management Center at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.
Sapp came to SinfoníaRx with more than 15 years of customer service and account management experience.
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SinfoníaRX announces a slew of appointments
SinfoníaRx announced the following appointment: Ann Wild, PharmD, vice president of operations and clinical services. She previously was on the clinical staff at the Medication Management Center.
Wild graduated from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2006 where she was president of the Rho Chi Honor Society and received the Facts & Comparisons Clinical Communication Award of Excellence.
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SinfoníaRX announces a slew of appointments
SinfoníaRx announced the following appointment: Katie M. Smirnov, director of operations, overseeing the client services team. She served in a similar role at the University of Arizona Medication Management Center.
Smirnov has also worked in operations management, client services, and sales and marketing and is pursuing her MBA from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management.
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SinfoníaRX announces a slew of appointments
SinfoníaRx announced the following appointment: Shepin C. Werner, PharmD, medication management specialist.
She joined the Medication Management Center (the predecessor of SinfoníaRx) after graduating from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2011, where she received the Merck Highest Scholastic Achievement Award. She is a member of the Arizona Pharmacy Association and has been published in the Arizona Journal of Pharmacy. Her work experiences before SinfoníaRx include retail pharmacy and research at the Barrow Neurological Institute.
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Flowers-Rieger adds Schlichting to tax staff
The CPA firm of Flowers-Rieger & Associates PLLC hired Robert Schlichting, CPA, as a tax manager.
Schlichting brings more than 34 years of CPA firm experience, including as a 13-year partner in a local CPA firm and as a partner in a regional CPA firm.
He is a member of the American Institute and Arizona Society of CPAs; a past treasurer of the Rotary Club of Oro Valley and a past chairman of the Oro Valley Budget and Bond Committee.
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Child-Parenting Centers names Lyons new CEO
After a national search, Erin Lyons was named CEO of Child-Parent Centers Inc., the Head Start and Early Head Start grantee for Southeastern Arizona.
Lyons has professional experience ranging from classroom teaching to management of adolescent residential facilities and organizational and community development activities, Child-Parent Centers said in a news release.
She most recently was senior regional director for First Things First, Arizona’s statewide early childhood initiative, where she worked with Regional Partnership Councils in Pima and Santa Cruz counties and with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Tohono O’odham Nation.
Lyons attended Yale University and then Northwestern University where she completed a bachelor of science in education. She earned her master of public administration at the University of Arizona Eller College.
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UA medical college names Anesthesiology Dept. head
Dr. Wayne K. Jacobsen was appointed head of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson on Jan. 5, after serving as interim head since 2013.
Jacobsen, who also is UA professor of anesthesiology, previously served as director of the department’s residency program and prior to that was chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California.
He joined the UA anesthesiology team in 2004 as professor of clinical anesthesiology and associate head for education. In 2005, he also became director of the anesthesiology residency program. His research interests include ischemic reperfusion and medical education.
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Sult promoted to partner at Farhang & Medcoff
Farhang & Medcoff promoted Collin T. Sult to partner.
Sult joined the firm shortly after its establishment six years ago. He leads its export control and international trade practice group and advises clients regarding U.S. export regulations. He also practices in the areas of government and international contracting, employment and labor law, insurance coverage, commercial/business litigation, and related appellate litigation.
Sult graduated from Northern Arizona University and worked as a middle school teacher before attending law school at the University of Arizona.
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Latifi returns as vice chair of international affairs at UA
The University of Arizona Department of Surgery welcomes back Dr. Rifat Latifi as professor of surgery and vice chair of international affairs.
While maintaining his academic research appointment at the UA, Latifi left the department in 2011 to direct the trauma program at Hamad General Hospital in Doha, Qatar.
He also is an honorary professor of the medical faculty of University of Tirana, Albania.
Latifi first came to the UA Department of Surgery and the UA Medical Center in 2003, serving as director of surgical critical care and associate director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program. In 2007, he served as interim chief of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burn and Emergency Surgery.
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Cassino hired by Strongpoint Marketing
Strongpoint Marketing announced a hiring: Kip Cassino, director of market research.
Cassino’s background includes national, regional and local research for Borrell Associates, in which he is an owner; as a corporate director of research for Knight Ridder Newspapers, as a senior researcher for Michelin Tire Company, and as director of research for the Wilmington (Delaware) News Journal. “He has been responsible for developing new market models in different industries accurate enough to be used as evidence in court, as well as key methodology for online interviews to replace dependency on telephone research,” Strongpoint said in a news release.
His bachelor’s of science degree in managerial economics is from Villanova University. Cassino also has done graduate work at the University of Maryland and the University of Arizona.
A past president of the Newspaper Association of America Research Federation, he received the Pioneer Award from the Direct Marketing Association and the Research Award of Merit from the Newspaper Association of America.
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Esquivel hired by Strongpoint Marketing
Strongpoint Marketing announced a hiring: Samantha Esquivel, account coordinator specializing in media relations. She will use multimedia, scripting, filming, video and photography to tell clients’ stories, Strongpoint said.
Esquivel previously served as spokeswoman and public relations lead for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. She has also worked as a business segment host for KMSB’s Fox 11 Tucson News Now.
She received her bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of Arizona. She was named 2014 Cox Communications Latino Leader, a Hispanic Leadership Institute Graduate 2014 and received a 2013 40 Under 40 award. She volunteers with animal welfare organizations, the Girls Scouts of Southern Arizona and Fred G. Acosta Job Corps.
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McManamy receives promotion at Truly Nolen
Tucson-based Truly Nolen of America, Inc. announced a promotion: Shane McManamy to region manager, overseeing the western districts and branches in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas and Utah.
McManamy joined Truly Nolen in 2005 as a manager trainee. He worked as a pest control technician, termite control technician and sales representative, and ran multiple branches in Southern Arizona as branch manager. In 2008 he was promoted to district manager.
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Bolton receives promotion at Truly Nolen
Tucson-based Truly Nolen of America, Inc. announced a promotion: David Bolton to branch manager in Tucson.
Bolton joined Truly Nolen in May 2012 as a manager in training and was promoted to branch manager in Green Valley, which was named No. 1 all-company branch in 2014.
Tucson Assoc. of Realtors name Lebowitz CEO
Marc Lebowitz, CEO of the Ada County Association of Realtors in Boise, Idaho, has been named chief executive of the Tucson Association of Realtors.
Lebowitz will bring 20 years of Realtor association management experience to TAR, including service on several committees and task forces at the national level.
At the National Association of Realtors, Lebowitz is 2016 Chair of the Association Executives Committee.
In May 2014, he was inducted into the National Association of Realtors Bud Smith Leadership Society.
Previously, he was with the Virginia Association of Realtors.
In Tucson, Lebowitz replaces Philip Tedesco, who resigned to become CEO of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. Lebowitz’s start date is to be in mid-February.
Lebowitz graduated from the University of Maryland and began his career at CBS as an assistant director for news operations.
He earned his Certified Association Executive designation in 1998 and the Realtor Certified Executive designation in 2009.
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Puthoff becomes president, CEO of Assurance Health
Michael Puthoff has joined Assurance Health & Wellness, a Sinfonia HealthCare Corp. business, as president and chief executive officer.
He has held leadership roles in the behavioral health industry for more than 30 years and has led a number of organizations, Sinfonia officials said in a news release.
“Noted accomplishments throughout his career include: being one of the first to integrate behavioral health and primary care services, increasing asset base by 544 percent in three years, developing and opening group homes, programs and other patient facilities under limited timelines, and overseeing multimillion dollar expansions,” the news release said.
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Assurance HealthCare makes Weber chief nursing officer
Susan Weber has joined Assurance HealthCare, a Sinfonia HealthCare Corp. business, as chief nursing officer.
Weber, a registered nurse, has more than 14 years’ experience in home health care, including positions as a field nurse case manager, an administrator and chief operations officer.
“As a health-care consultant and co-owner of a nationally recognized consulting organization, she has been instrumental in assisting providers nationwide in achieving and maintaining excellence in clinical practice, regulatory compliance and financial stability,” Sinfonia officials said in a news release. She is a lifetime member of Worldwide Who’s Who Registry of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs.
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Lauver joins UA Cancer Center in finance
Stacy D. Lauver, CPA, has joined the University of Arizona Cancer Center as assistant director of finance.
Lauver is responsible for administrative oversight of the Cancer Center’s financial operations, including purchasing, hiring commitments, monitoring awards and expenditures from state, federal, sponsored, restricted, gift and UA Foundation funds. She also will assist principal investigators with grant preparation.
Lauver comes to UACC from Pima Community College, where she most recently was director of fiscal and management operations.
A graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in accounting and Grand Canyon University with a master’s in accounting, Lauver has also been a forensic accountant with the West River Group. She has served as a sponsored programs administrator at UA and a staff auditor with Heinfeld & Meech, PC. She also holds a chartered global management accountant certificate.
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YMCA welcomes Hutler as Triangle Y exec director
The YMCA of Southern Arizona has named Charles “Chip” Hutler as executive director of the Triangle Y Ranch Camp and Retreat Center.
Hutler has 27 years of camp experience, beginning with YMCA Family Camp Nawakwa in Wisconsin and most recently at Pine Lake/Lake Lucerne UM Camps, also in Wisconsin.
He holds a degree in political science/public administration, emphasizing wildlife biology.
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Rothgerber real estate group brings back Traci Riccitello
Traci Riccitello has returned to Lewis Roca Rothgerber’s real estate group.
Riccitello focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on retail and commercial leasing. She has represented clients on both sides of the real estate transaction, including large corporations and small business owners, landlords and tenants, buyers and sellers and retailers and commercial developers.
She is a member of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Arizona, Tucson Commercial Real Estate Women and the Pima County Bar Association.Riccitello serves as board president for Tu Nidito Children and Family Services. She also teaches contract drafting at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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Wall joins Tucson Tax Team
Amy Wall, enrolled agent and MBA, has joined the Tucson Tax Team, 6111 E. Grant Road.
Her expertise lies in preparing tax returns for individuals, small businesses, rentals and clients going through divorce, she said in a news release.
Health Sciences Center hires fundraiser Flores
After a national search, Jennifer Flores was appointed associate vice president and chief health sciences development officer for the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona.
Flores, who joined the UA on Jan. 5, will provide senior strategic leadership and operations performance management of AHSC development activities.
She brings to the UA more than 15 years of principal and major gift fundraising experience at public research universities in the western United States. She served as senior director of principal gifts at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, where she was part of the fundraising team for the Phil and Penny Knight Cancer Challenge $1 Billion Campaign, which in 11 months raised more than $400 million.
Flores also has served as a development professional at the University of Oregon, Colorado State University, the University of Montana Foundation and Northern Arizona University. Her experience includes fundraising for a variety of academic and allied health disciplines. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s in journalism.
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Marketing vet Shannon named SynCardia VP
Tim Shannon joined SynCardia Systems Inc. as executive vice president, global commercialization.
Shannon held senior-level sales and marketing roles at several companies, including Boston Scientific Corp., General Electric Medical Systems, U.S. Surgical Corp. and Teleflex Inc., where he managed its $225 million vascular products portfolio, SynCardia said in a news release.
Most recently, Shannon was senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Response Biomedical Corp. Additionally, he sits on the board of directors for SystemsMerge Inc.
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Catalina OB/GYN adds Stevens, an Ariz. native
Dr. Heather Stevens joined Catalina OB/GYN.
Stevens, board certified in OB/GYN, graduated from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She completed a residency in OB/GYN at the University of Florida College of Medicine/Shands Hospital, in Gainesville, Fla. A native Arizonan, she was in practice in Florida for two years before returning to her home state.
Her professional interests are high-risk pregnancy, infertility and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. She is certified in da Vinci robotic-assisted procedures. She is accepting new patients at 498-5000.
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Kaucher a new member at GustRosenfeld PLC
James W. Kaucher was elected as a capital member of GustRosenfeld PLC effective Jan. 1. Kaucher practices in the Tucson office of the law firm.
He practices in the litigation and labor and employment practice areas, primarily in defending members of the health-care industry on a wide variety of issues. His experience also includes general commercial litigation.
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Pharmacy College hires drug expert Lo-Ciganic
Wei-Hsuan Jenny Lo-Ciganic joined the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy as an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science Jan. 5.
She is a pharmcoepidemiologist and biostatistician with interests in adherence to essential chronic medications, drug safety, cancer prevention, quality and value of prescribing, and diffusion of new drugs for chronic disease management.
At the UA, Lo-Ciganic will pursue her research, teach biostatistics-related courses and work to establish pharmacoepidemiology courses.
Lo-Ciganic completed her Ph.D. in epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. She served as a postdoctoral associate for the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing at the University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute.
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Arriola joins Long office in OV
Long Mortgage Co., affiliate lender of Long Realty Co., announced a hiring: Ed Arriola, mortgage consultant for the Long Realty Oro Valley office. Over the the last 25 years, he has helped thousands of Tucsonans purchase or refinance homes, Long said in a news release. Arriola is a graduate of the University of Arizona (where he was an NCAA track All-American) with a business degree in accounting. He has been on many Tucson Association of Realtors boards, serving as treasurer of the Tucson Women’s Council of Realtors.
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Shockley joins Long office in SV
Long Mortgage Co., affiliate lender of Long Realty Co., announced a hiring: Heike Shockley joined as mortgage consultant for the Sierra Vista office. Shockley began her career in the mortgage industry in 1992 and is the recipient of numerous top producer and service awards, Long said. She is active in several charitable organizations in Sierra Vista.
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Biologist Knoblock at Tierra Right of Way
Tierra Right of Way Services Ltd. hired Theresa Knoblock as a biologist/environmental compliance lead for its Environmental Planning and Cultural Resources Division.
She is a a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) specialist with more than 19 years of experience in the environmental consulting profession.
Knoblock specializes in performing complex regulatory projects in a variety of jurisdictions in the western United States.
She has also helped public agency and private clients navigate the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act and California Environmental Quality Act permitting process.
At Tierra, she is responsible for conducting biological surveys, jurisdictional delineations and environmental assessments.
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Souter will manage Gauss sensor program
Gauss Management Research & Engineering Inc. hired Lee Souter as sensor program manager and subject matter expert. Lee will be assigned to the Air National Guard / Air Force Reserve Command Test Center at Tucson International Airport.
He succeeds Chris Zeller, who was named vice president of operations at GMRE’s headquarters office in South Ogden, Utah.
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Stem-cell-banking expert Harris to lead biorepository
David T. Harris, professor of immunology at the University of Arizona, was appointed executive director of the new Arizona Health Sciences Center Biorepository.
After a national search, Harris was selected to establish and lead the biorepository, “which will provide centralized, state-of-the-art specimen collection infrastructure and offer concierge-level technical and regulatory expertise to principal investigators engaged in research biospecimen activities,” UA officials said in a news release.
Harris, who holds a Ph.D., brings more than 20 years of experience in biobanking, including establishment of the first cord-blood stem-cell bank in the United States in 1992.
He also has extensive experience in adult stem-cell banking, as well as the banking of other cells and tissues.
He joined the UA faculty in 1989 after four years at the University of North Carolina.
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Sklar elected to partnership of Lewis Roca Rothgerber
Jeffrey Sklar was elected to the partnership of Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP.
Sklar has a wide-ranging litigation and appellate practice, including substantial experience in bankruptcy court. He regularly represents lenders in loan enforcement actions, businesses in commercial disputes and manufacturers in product liability cases, the firm said in a news release.
His recent experience includes serving as solo trial and appellate counsel in obtaining a nearly $2 million deficiency judgment against two guarantors after the trustee sale of several commercial parcels in Tucson. The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment in a published opinion.
Sklar also recently drafted a successful petition for review to the Arizona Supreme Court that resulted in a reversal of the Court of Appeals on a key question related to municipal zoning actions.
Based in Tucson, he serves on the board of directors of Interfaith Community Services.
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Sheriff's Dept. promotes Cornidez
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced a promotion. Luis Cornidez was promoted to sergeant, from deputy, after 16 years with the Sheriff’s Department.
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Sheriff's Dept. promotes Abrugena
The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced a promotion. Corrections Sgt. Adelio Abrugena was promoted to corrections lieutenant after six years with the sheriff’s department.
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Westward Look picks Doris to run convention services
The Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa hired Paula Doris as convention services manager.
Doris brings a background ranging from events coordination to restaurant management. Most recently, she served as account executive for Southwest Conference Planners. Doris previously held the catering manager position for Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch & Resort.
She is a graduate of the University of Arizona.
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Peng joins dermatology practice with Levine, Jack
Dr. Lisan Peng has joined Dr. Norman Levine and Dr. Tracy Jeck in the practice of general dermatology.
She is a native Tucsonan who graduated with a doctor of medicine and a doctorate from the UCLA School of Medicine, and then completed a dermatology residency and post-doctoral fellowship at Yale University. After six years at the University of Arizona she has begun her practice with Levine and Jeck in their office on Grant Road near Craycroft Road.
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Coury opens new practice, the Tucson Tax Team
Mona Coury, enrolled agent, announced the opening of her new practice, Tucson Tax Team, offering tax preparation for individuals=, businesses, estates, trusts, rentals and international property. (Enrolled agents pass an exam administered by the IRS.)
Tucson Tax Team is at 6111 E. Grant Road and can be reached at 777-7844 or tucsontaxteam.com
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Henkel named to post at Gregory School
The Gregory School has named Merlin A. Henkel director of finance and operations.
Henkel comes to The Gregory School from Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia, where he served as interim head of school, director of development and chief financial officer/director of business.
Prior to that, Henkel spent more than 25 years in commercial banking, serving as president and CEO of two community-based banks in Virginia. He was active in nonprofit leadership roles in Virginia. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the University of Virginia.
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Glaze named to post at Gregory School
The Gregory School has named Abigail Glaze development and alumni relations associate.
Glaze comes to the school from the Tucson law firm of Bogutz & Gordon, P.C., where she was an administrative assistant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Miami School of Business Administration.
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