People in the news – Oct. 27, 2014

Accounting
Neal Clements has been named managing director of Pile CPAs.

BKD, Indianapolis office, has promoted the following to directors: Nicole Fishback, Chad Garber, John Gernand, Donald Rawe and Michael Summers.

Blue & Co. LLC has added the following staff accountants: Adam Jacobs, Billy McNeely, Andrew Pittman, and Laikyn Rutherford. Beth Steinkoenig has joined as administrative assistant.

Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
Molly Deuberry has been named executive director at the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee.

Scott King has been promoted to associate creative director at Young & Laramore. Cory Schneider has been promoted to senior account manager, and Sara Walker has been promoted to account manager.

Andrew Cruez has joined TrendyMinds as a junior account executive. Adam Ennis has been promoted to senior production manager.

Sean McCarthy has joined Tactic as an account executive.

Terry Million has joined Bohlsen Group as creative art director.

SmallBox has added the following: Dawn Sparks, business development manager, and Sarah Herbert, designer.

Architecture/Design/Engineering
Chris Carson has joined The Schneider Corp. as chief financial officer. Amos Denny has joined as project design engineer, and Dylan Lisec has joined as construction inspector.

HNTB Corp. has added the following: Amanda Costello, water services engineer; Ruth Hook, scientist; Megan Wallace, bridge engineer; and Brad Huff, urban planner.

URS Corp. has added the following: Bill Slike, senior wastewater engineer; Harold Plance, project engineer; Tom Kwasny, survey technician; and Colin Keith, environmental scientist.

Matt Shultz has joined Meyer Najem Construction as a project manager. Bryan Alexander has joined as a superintendent.

Melissa Davis has joined Infrastructure Engineering Inc. as the marketing coordinator, Indianapolis office. Samantha Bronowski and Kyle Peterson have joined Williams Creek Consulting as project designers.

Chad Costa has joined American Structurepoint as a project manager, environmental group.

Monica Whitfield Brase has joined Beam Longest and Neff Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors as marketing coordinator. Jamie Williams has joined the transportation team as a senior project manager.

Banking
Kim Ledger has been named investment solutions specialist for Key Private Bank, Indiana region of KeyBank N.A.

First Internet Bank has promoted the following: Chris Beggs, Jeff Cotton, Melanie Smith and Matt Whitaker, mortgage origination managers. Ray Berger has been named director of residential mortgage origination.Ilese Hoyniak has joined as vice president and director of operations.

John Parden has joined Ameriana Bank as assistant vice president, Fishers banking center manager.

Civic/Not-for-Profit
Commuter Connect has added the following: Philip Cleveland, customer service specialist; Andrew McGee, senior outreach representative; and Heather White, vanpool coordinator and outreach representative.

Robert Shula has joined the IPS Education Foundation as executive director.

Don Sedberry has joined nimblejack as email marketing specialist.

The Clowes Fund has added the following: Estherre Wohlenhaus, program assistant, and Erin Trisler, program manager.

Paul F. Smith has been named president of Southeast Neighborhood Development.

Richard Ash, Guitar Center Inc. and Parlacoustic, has been named a board member at Arts for Learning.

The Hollis Adams Foundation has named the following officers: Ken Scheer, Marian University, president; Mary Boelke, Deloitte, vice president; Kim Laurin, secretary; Ann Vincent, Petrow Leemhuis Vincent & Kane PC, treasurer; and Lisa Fohl, executive director. New directors are Chad Bell, Ermco Inc.; Joe Hammer; Tommy Keckeis, Messer; Marianella Moreno, Percussive Arts Society; Tom McCalley, iGuide Robotics Inc.; Michelle Persinger; Eric Prugh, Salesforce.com ExactTarget; Patricia Radlick, Deloitte retiree; Carol Sandburg, PIP Printing; Cynthia Springer, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP; Jamie Stetzel, Bollinger Lach and Associates Inc.; and Rod Usher.

College Mentors for Kids has named the following directors: Robert Ballard, Nadine Givens, Scott Long and Brian Pyne.

Jeff Small has joined the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust as a grants program associate.

Jane Scott has been named deputy director of About Special Kids.

500 Festival has added the following: Kim Gale, director of marketing; Sara Adams, event coordinator; Kaitlin O’Brien, ticketing and customer service coordinator; and Sabrina List, vice president of marketing and communications.

United Way of Central Indiana has added the following: April Hubert and Chris Sherwood, donor relations associates; Julie Laginess, volunteer engagement associate; and Tangi Jackson-Nibbs, coordinator of energy assistance programs.

Construction
Whitney Phillmann has joined Ryan Fireprotection as an account manager.

Pepper Construction of Indiana has added the following: Hunter Smith, assistant marketing coordinator; Felicia Hernandez, project assistant; and Matt Schneider, carpenter foreman. Katie Wilkins has been promoted to marketing manager.

Education
Colin Tuis Nesbit has joined Herron School of Art and Design as gallery director.

Finance
Paul Count has joined Alliance Business Lending as senior vice president of business development.

Scott D. Tillett has been promoted to investment advisor at WealthPoint Advisors.

CNO Financial Group Inc., Carmel office, has added the following associates: Hannah Furbeck, data analytics and report analyst; Douglas Johnson, senior data warehouse architect; Lisa R. Nordhoff, manager, technology and operations communication; Maureen A. Osogo, purchasing analyst; Katherine Thayer, document service representative II; and Vijaya Kumar Vegi, information technology architect.

Keith Wilson has joined Indiana Merchant Banking & Brokerage as a financial advisor.

Marvin White has been named to the OneAmerica board of directors.

Government
Richard Swan has been named Indy library store book sale coordinator for The Indianapolis Public Library.

Health Care
Daryl Eckstein, board-certified physician assistant, and Jamie Miller, registered vascular technologist, have joined Indiana Vein Specialists.

Hoosier Cancer Research Network, formerly known as Hoosier Oncology Group, has added the following: Andrea Hurd, clinical protocol development coordinator; Morgan Jones, clinical correlative research manager; Stephanie Nielsen, clinical data manager; Xiaodong Peng, clinical SAS programmer; Jeff Smith, information systems analyst; Lauren Wiehl, clinical project manager; and Lisa Wood, research development director.

Dr. Michael L. Hopen has joined Indiana Eye Clinic.

Mindy King has been named manager of insurance and senior services at senior promise at Franciscan St. Francis Health-Indianapolis.

Dr. Blake L. Erdel has joined Franciscan Physician Network Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists.

Jeff Fowler has joined Zotec Partners as vice president of business development, emergency medicine division.

Kevin M. O’Toole has been named president and CEO of Managed Health Services.

Kelli Tungate has been named state operations director at Caregiver Homes of Indiana.

Dr. David M. Mandelbaum has been named medical director for Franciscan Visiting Nurse Service, focusing on home health and post-acute care services.

Elizabeth Glowinski, RN, has been named director of research services for Franciscan St. Francis Health.

Dr. Jennifer Carnahan has joined the Eskenazi Health Center for Senior Health as a geriatrician. Dr. Bandon P. Brown has joined as a radiologist.

Dr. Ihab I. El Hajj has joined Eskenazi Health as a physician in medicine – hematology.

Alicia Harris has joined Hooverwood as director of nursing.

Insurance
Gregory & Appel Insurance has added the following: Jake Jones, benefits consultant; Tracy Cline, account manager; Colleen Lingler, financial analyst; and Dawn Nye, account manager.

Law
Joshua W. Abel has joined Faegre Baker Daniels as an associate in the nonprofit organizations group.

Ice Miller has named the following associates: Olga Voinarevich, litigation and intellectual property group; Louie Jorczak, litigation group; Jaren Hagler, tax group; and James Banister, health care and business groups.

Bose McKinney & Evans LLP has added the following associates: John Westercamp and Sarah Studzinski.

Lewis Wagner has added the following associates: Kristen Davee, Jon Padish and Barath Raman.

Ryan T. Leagre has joined Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP as an associate, environmental litigation, insurance coverage, and other complex litigation.

Jeanne Hamilton has joined SmithAmundsen as a partner.

Michael Gabovitch has been named managing partner at Katz & Korin PC.

Media
Jason Mullenix has been named to oversee sales operations for WISH-TV, MyINDY-TV 23, WISHTV.com and LIN Digital’s products and marketing solutions sold to local clients.

Professional Trade

Quality Connection has named the following officers: Gerald Lamkin, Ivy Tech Community College, chairman; Briane House, House Reynolds & Faust LLP, vice chairman; Steve Menser, IBEW #481, treasurer; and Larry VanTries, NECA, central Indiana chapter, secretary. Jeff Wheeler, IBEW #481, has been named a new director.

Roger Harvey, Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, has been named to the board of The Indiana Health Industry Forum.

Real Estate
F.C. Tucker Co. has added the following sales associates: Joan Brewer, Mick Deane and Eric Rossman, Castleton; James Abner and Michelle Patterson, East; Parge June and Tom Mitrani, Geist; Dave Ross and Jason Sciortino, Keystone; Fadi Masad, Renee Owczarski, Jason Persell and Sal Talamo, South; Jocelyn Dawson, Melina Suggs and Jennifer Summerlot, West; Beth Saxen, Meridian North; and Laurie Allen and Larry Wheeler, Zionsville.

Services
Lisa Osterman has been promoted to director of strategic initiatives at Community Solutions Inc.

Jason Bork, on loan from YourEncore, has been named project management lead for the Global Alzheimer’s Platform.•