People in the News – Jan. 24, 2011

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Accounting
BGBC Partners LLP has added the following: Angela D. Boler, bookkeeper; Brent Holman, tax senior, accounting and business advisory services department; and Greta Sell, administrative assistant, assurance services department.

Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
TrendyMinds has added the following: Todd Kersey and Ryan Shrum, front-end developers; and Maggie Hames, account executive.

Margaret Osborn has been named president and CEO of WhiteHot Marketing.

Mary Catharine Grau has joined Well Done Marketing as director of business development.

Daniel Chao and Jamison Staley have joined Strategic Marketing & Research Inc. as research specialists.

Architecture/Design/Engineering
Jeremy Hatfield has been named branch manager at Advanced Engineering Consultants Ltd., Indianapolis office.

Brent Dayharsh has joined Mundell & Associates as director of technical services.

Carson Design Associates has added the following: Eileen Davis, vice president of architectural services; Lamont Fallon, BIM coordinator; and April Gubbins, accounting and benefits administrator.

Banking
Emily Pierle has been promoted to assistant vice president, marketing, at Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union.

Beth Amy has been named regional credit officer for Indiana at M&I Bank.

Heartland Community Bank has promoted the following: Chris Purcell, assistant vice president/branch manager, Franklin office; and Carolyn Clow, assistant vice president/mortgage lender. Cindy Weddle has been named to assistant vice president/relationship development specialist, and Lisa Drybread has been named assistant vice president/branch manager, Greenwood.

Bradley S. Cunningham has been promoted to vice president, commercial lending, at The Farmers Bank.

Matthew W. Howrey has been promoted to president and CEO of the North Salem State Bank.

Civic/Not-for-Profit
Pamela Mapp has joined The Mind Trust as special projects and operations manager. Sarah Moore has joined as fellowship manager.

The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention has named the following new board members: Kayona Bingham-Woodard, Fresh Start of Indiana; and Douglas Hairston, Mayor’s Office of the Front Porch Alliance.

Prevent Blindness Indiana has elected the following new directors: Mark Burdick, Clifton Gunderson; Kevin Dawson, Bingham McHale LLP; and Libby Manship, Clarian Health Partners.

Donna Stutler has been promoted to development director at Damar Services. Mike Kraft has been promoted to volunteer resources director.

J. Michael Durnil has been named president and CEO of Simon Youth Foundation.

Jessica Barth, Wishard Health Services, has joined Young Audiences Indiana as a board member.

Jessica Dingledy has joined Cornea Research Foundation of America as director of development.

Tyler Napier has joined Easter Seals Crossroads as a speech-language pathologist. Tracy Kindred has joined as a development therapist.

Mental Health America of Greater Indianapolis has named the following officers: Michelle O’Keefe, Wishard Health Services, president; Arend Abel, Cohen & Malad LLP, vice president; Julie Szempruch, Midtown Community Mental Health Center, secretary; and Jolaine Hill, Katz Sapper & Miller, treasurer. New board members are Katherine Grgic and Lawrence Vanore, Taft Law; David McCullough, NCAA; and Doug Talley, National Bank of Indianapolis.

The Indiana Historical Society has added the following trustees: Susan R. Jones-Huffine, Daniel M. Lechleiter and Craig M. McKee.

Robin Bellinger has joined Riley Children’s Foundation as chief development officer.

Meg Barrett has joined the Indiana University Foundation as major gifts proposal writer.

Mi’Chelle Zeis Bettner has been named executive director for the Indiana Park and Recreation Association.

The Indianapolis Art Center has named the following officers: Tanya Overdorf, Attorney at Law Offices of Scot Overdorf PC, chairwoman; Marnie Maxwell, Maxwell Associates Inc.; vice chairwoman; Lou Gutzwiller, Ernst & Young, treasurer; and Mary Anna Hunt, secretary. New board members are Judy Christofolis, Redwood Accounting Systems; Nancy Huber, Fifth Third Bank Central Indiana; Karen Kennelly, K-Squared Consulting; and John Warner, John J. Warner LLC.

Josh Pedde has been named assistant artistic director of the Indianapolis Chidlren’s Choir.

Andrew Homan has joined the Indiana Bar Foundation as civic education program manager.

Lauren Peterson has joined GEO Foundation as the enrollment coordinator, and Karen Woods has joined as the assistant director of marketing and public relations.

Construction
Michael J. Benge has joined Garcia Construction Group as a senior superintendent and Alex L. Alonzo has joined as a superintendent. Michael A. Bator has joined as a project engineer.

Christy Kesterson has been promoted to senior project assistant at Pepper Construction. Craig Maddy has been promoted to project manager.

Education
Ronald Elberger, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, has been named to the board of the Digital Policy Institute, Ball State University.

Jeff Golc has joined Harrison College as director of governmental and external relations.

Marnie Glanner has joined Franklin University of Ohio as executive director.

Michael Bryant has joined as the dean of Fall Creek Academy, a GEO Foundation school.

Finance
Lu Ann Vargo has been named a senior vice president in the municipal bond trading & underwriting department at City Securities Corp. Timothy C. Dusing has been promoted to senior vice president.

Government
David Wu has been named to the board of the Indianapolis Public Trans-portation Corp.

Phillip Singerman, B&D Consulting, has joined the U.S. Commerce Depart-ment’s National Institute of Standards and Technology as associate director for innovation and industry services.

Health Care
Centerstone of Indiana has named the following officers: Terrye Davidson, chairwoman; Josie L. Seybold, vice chairwoman; and Stephen T. Taylor, secretary. Suzanne Koesel has been named CEO, and Dr. Robert J. Williams has been named CEO emeritus and chief strategy officer.

Dr. Quinn Bensi has joined St. Vincent Physician Network in Zionsville as a board- certified pediatrician.

Jeff McLellan has been named market practice leader in Indiana and Michigan for Humana Inc. Cheri Gabbert has been named sales manager in Indiana.

Dr. Eric A. Yancy has joined Managed Health Services as chief medical officer.

Law
Jason M. Massaro and Andrea L. Ciobanu have joined Massaro & Ciobanu LLP.

Gregory M. Gotwald and Todd J. Janzen have been named partners with Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP. Karen B. Scheidler has been named of counsel.

Baker & Daniels LLP has added the following partners: Adrienne Franco Busby, William S. Meyers, Karen T. Moses, Sara M. Powell, April J. Risk and Douglas A. Yerkeson.

Bose McKinney & Evans has added the following: Gregory F. Hahn, Robert G. Weddle, Matthew W. Conner, Mary M. Ruth Feldhake and Chad T. Walker, partners; and David J. Duncan, Joel T. Nagle, Kevin M. Quinn and Elizabeth A. Schuerman, associates. Murray R. Choate II has joined as of counsel.

Susan E. Cline and Kyle A. Lansberry have been named equity partners at Lewis Wagner LLP.

Matthew D. Neumann has joined Hackman Hulett & Cracraft LLP as an associate.

Wooden & McLaughlin LLP has named the following partners: Matt Adolay, litigation; Tim Hightower, real estate finance and development; and Mark L. Boos and Samuel J. Arena, real estate, finance, leasing and business practice areas.

Krieg DeVault has named the following partners: Amy J. Adolay, Patricia L. Beaty, Matthew E. Conrad and Kostas A. Poulakidas.

Kightlinger & Gray LLP has elected the following partners: Sacha L. Armstrong, Aubrey G. Kuchar, Nicholas W. Levi and Michael Wroblewski. Ginny L. Peterson has joined the management committee.

Media
Entercom Indianapolis has added the following to the WZPL/WNTR/WXNT team: Kathy Vorisek, Matt Moore and Clayton Coomer, account executives, and Kristin Hinshaw, sales assistant.

Rick Mouser has been promoted to account executive for Purdue Sports Properties, multimedia rights holder for Purdue University Athletics, property of Learfield Sports.

Professional/Trade
Jayme E. Donnelson, Drewry Simmons Vornehm LLP, has been elected president of the National Association of Women in Construction, Indianapolis chapter.

C. Daniel Motsinger has been named chairman of the American Board of Certification of Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Attorneys.

Leeanne R. Coons has been named treasurer of Executive Women in Healthcare.

Alicia M. Chandler has been elected junior member at large of the Indianapolis Bar Association Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section.

Matthew R. Strzynski has been named vice chairman of the Indianapolis Bar Association Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section.

Stephanie L. Cassman, Lewis Wagner, has been named chairwoman of the litigation section of the Indianapolis Bar Association.

Steven Badger, Bose McKinney & Evans, has been elected secretary of the Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men.

Curt Hidde, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, has been named president of the Venture Club of Indiana.

Real Estate
Cher Johnson has joined RE/Max Legends Group. Kevin Reid, Antoinette Schabel, Jeffery Schabel, Jeromey Schabel and Joseph Slone have joined Excel in Avon.

Services
Sue Hetzler has joined Bose Public Affairs Group LLC as a vice president in the strategic communications division. Craig Piercy has been promoted to principal.

Technology/Telecommunications
Apparatus has added the following: Rosanne Burge, director; and Brandon Chizum and Oliver Garraux, systems analysts.•