People in the news – May 6, 2013

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Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
Jake Hamilton has joined Young & Laramore as a Web developer. Eric Forseth has joined as writer.

Erika Chaney has joined Element212 as a visual communications designer. Holly Lambert has joined as project manager.

Kim McDonald has joined the promotional sales team at Bright Ideas in Broad Ripple Inc.

Borshoff has promoted the following: Ryan Noel, associate creative director; Natalie Palmer, account manager; and Brittany Melvin, account associate. Matt Barnett has joined as associate creative director/copywriter.

Civic/Not-for-Profit
The Indiana Youth Institute has added the following: Katie McGaughey, West Central Indiana field representative, and Kaylee Wolf, program associate for conferences and trainings.

The Immigrant Welcome Center has named the following officers: Tom Morales, president; Christopher P. Felts, vice president; Janet Arnold, secretary; and Karen Friss, treasurer.

INHP has elected the following officers: Al Smith, Chase, central Indiana, chairman; Scott Miller, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, vice chairman; Mary Lisher, Faegre Baker Daniels, secretary; and Kay Whitaker, First Internet Bank, treasurer.

Daniel Littlepage has joined the Cornea Research Foundation of America as clinical research coordinator.

The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana has elected the following officers: Ralph Tambasco, president; Joe Giacoletti, vice president; Kay Feeney-Caito, secretary and publicity chairwoman; and Tom Calvano, treasurer. Other board and executive committee members are Carol Faenzi, Pietro Ferri, Matt Iaria, David Page, Michael Frazee, Ronald Frazee, Amelia DiDomenico Houghton, Susan Santore Lew, Marshall “Steve” Montani, Connie Qazi and Mario Vian.

Dr. Sally Irvin, ICAN, has been named to the board for Assistance Dogs International.

Education
Andrew Winship has been named director of graduate programs at Herron School of Art and Design, and Youngbok Hong has been named coordinator for the visual communication design graduate program.

Sara Johnson has been named director of undergraduate programs at the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI.

Finance
Melissa Duke has joined the IMCU as a business lending officer.

Government
Emily Cordes has been named events manager at Central Library, Indianapolis Public Library. Mandolyn Rentschler has been named events coordinator.

Jason L. Larrison, AIA, has been named Indiana State Architect.

Matthew Voors has joined the Indiana Department of Transportation as deputy commissioner and chief legal counsel.

Diane Thomas, The International Center, has been named Honorary French Consul for Indiana.

Health Care
Tracy L. Harrison has joined the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism as director of the after hours program. Sarah Cox has joined as director of marketing.

Kristyn Kimery Looney has been promoted to general counsel and compliance officer at the Regenstrief Institute Inc.

Rob Renihan has joined OurHealth as the operations manager.

Dr. John R. Edwards has joined Indiana Blood and Marrow Transplantation at Franciscan St. Francis Health.

Keith A. Lauter has been named chief financial officer, central Indiana region, for Franciscan St. Francis Health, a division of Franciscan Alliance. Kelli F. Searles has been named regional vice president of marketing.

Law
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added the following attorneys: Sam G. Duncan Jr., of counsel, intellectual property department; Zachary C. Raibley, litigation department; and Michala P. Irons, corporate department.

Amy Yarbrough Cuomo has joined elder law firm Severns Associates as firm administrator.

Kate Shepherd has been named marketing director at Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP.

Manufacturing
Renée Clinard has joined Genesis Plastics Welding as a sales engineer.

Bob Nelson has been named president at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana in Greensburg.

Stephanie Wroblewski has been promoted to Midwest sales manager at Endangered Species Chocolate and Whitney Bembenick has joined as research and development manager.

John Bickel has joined Induron Protective Coatings as a leader in engineering sales, Kentucky, Indiana and Southern Ohio.

Media
Chris Brelage has been named central Indiana media consultant at Varsity News Network.

Michelle Pluskota has been named vice president of business services, heartland region, Comcast.

Professional/Trade
Joel Gibbons has been named director of information technology division at the National FFA Organization.

Indiana Libertarians has named the following officers: Dan Drexler, chairman; Matt Wittlief, vice chairman; John Schick, secretary; and Michael Schultheiss, treasurer.

Nancy Dietmeyer has joined the Hoosier Environmental Council as development director.

Real Estate
Jeffrey Merritt has been named vice president of commercial services at Colliers International | Indiana Region.•