People in the news – Oct. 26, 2009

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Accounting
Sponsel CPA Group LLC has named the following
partners to the executive leadership team: Thomas J. Sponsel, Lisa Purichia, Jason
Thompson and Nick Hopkins.

Advertising/Marketing/Public
Relations
Sarah Angel and Chris Thiele have joined Optimedia as
media planners and buyers. Jamie Knott has joined as an assistant media planner and negotiator.

Construction
Andre Grocox has joined ERMCO Inc.
as sales engineer, green energy group.

Steve Kelly has joined the sales staff at Rose
& Walker Supply.

Government
Brad Folck
has been named the director of strategic initiatives at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Professional/Trade

Sara Laycock has been named the economic & community development liaison, government affairs department,
at the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors.

Rebecca W. Geyer, Hollingsworth
& Zivitz PC, has been named an at-large director of the Indianapolis Bar Association.

Rich
Blaiklock, Lewis Wagner, has been named a fellow in the litigation counsel of America’s Trial Lawyer
Honorary Society.

Retail
Roni Bird has been
named treasurer and facilities coordinator of Complete Office Supply and property holdings. Tony
Bird has been named chairman of the board of Complete Office Supply. Alan Bird
has been named president of Complete Office Supply and their franchise Office Furniture USA.

J. Michael Pearce has joined J.D. Byrider as vice president of franchise development.

Services
Jason Lovell has joined Thomas P. Miller
and Associates as vice president of economic development.

Jennifer Rufatto has joined
FlashPoint as a consultant.

Technology/Telecommunications

Indesign LLC has added the following: Shauna Hackney, office clerk; Jamie
Williams, senior test engineer; and William Smith, IT support specialist.

Lisa
Arthur has been named chief marketing officer of Aprimo.

Barbara Graff
has joined TelSpan as manager, business development.•