People in the news – Nov. 11, 2013

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Accounting
K. B. Parrish has added the following: Kirk Taylor, accounting manager; Julia Doffin, accounting supervisor; and Dorothy Hornbaker and Danielle Derrico, staff accountants.

Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
Sarah Holcombe has joined Young & Laramore as a writer. Sara Walker has joined as an assistant account manager, and Taylor Schaffer has joined as a brand-action specialist.

Chelsey Manns has been named the executive director of the Morgan County Economic Development Corp.

John Maler has been named vice president of operations at LeadJen.

Ricardo Martin, Harrison College, has been named to the Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council.

Architecture/Design/Engineering
RATIO Architects Inc. has added the following: Rebecca Twohig, interior designer; Sara McGinnes, graphic designer; and April Fetz, marketing communications specialist.

Mark Titus has joined The Schneider Corp. as chief operating officer, and Shawn Canaday has joined as senior software engineer.

Jaclyn Sigmon has joined KERAMIDA as the director of health and safety services in the compliance services group.

Banking
Stacey Roberts has been named vice president, senior commercial loan officer, at Horizon Bank, Indianapolis. Bill Denton has been named the market president for Marion and Hamilton counties. Dave Voris has been named vice president, senior treasury management officer, and Gloria Letner has been named vice president, treasury management.

Terri L. Gill has joined Salin Bank as vice president, commercial banker.

Civic/Not-for-Profit
Families First has elected the following officers: Mark L. Winzenread, chairman; Angela Cain, Jan Lindemann, Travis Lozier, vice chairs; Kelly Brown, treasurer; and Veronica Davis, secretary. New directors are Jane Crawford Janeira, Roni Ford, Pam Owens and Mary Weiss.

The Indianapolis Art Center has elected the following officers: Mark Williams, Imagenation, chairman; Steve Head, Interactive Intelligence, co-vice chairman; Lisa McKinney, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, co-vice chairwoman; Tracy Lockwood, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, treasurer; and Doug Tillman, community volunteer, secretary. New board members are Chuck Cooper, independent; Gina Laite, psychiatrist; Michael Lyons, Eli Lilly and Co; Courtney Roberts, Eli Lilly and Co; Kevin Siminski, Exact Target; and Angela McDonald-Fisher, Rolls Royce.

The 500 Festival has named the following: Jennifer Livesay, volunteer manager; Kelby Hicks, program and development manager; and Sean Carlin, operations manager. Josh Reichart has been promoted to sponsorship services manager.

Dwayne Allen, NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, has joined DREAM Alive Inc. as player executive.

Amy Ahlersmeyer has been promoted to vice president of marketing and communications at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. Nora Woodman has joined as grants and research manager.

Larry Brown has been promoted to regional vice president of Conservation Services Group.

Heather Wilson has joined Dress for Success Indianapolis as administrative manager, and Brandy Wright has been promoted to suits for success program manager.

Easter Seals Crossroads has named the following new directors: Dr. Michael Bogan; Dr. Rebecca Feldman; Robert Shelton, Defense Finance & Accounting Services; Gary Stehle, Indiana Business Advisors; and Harold Tenbarge, Eli Lilly and Co.

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana has added the following youth to their board of directors: Stephanie Gossman and Sarah Kendall.

Education
Christian Theological Seminary has added the following: Anthony J. Elia, director, library and educational technology; Lisa Kitchen Butt, marketing communications manager; Sherrel Battles, data resource coordinator; and Ray Mills, web and social media manager.

Dr. Debra K. Litzelman has been named the D. Craig Brater Professor of global health education at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Brother Ken Haders has joined Cathedral High School as vice president of mission integration.

Marcus Bickle has joined Irvington Community School Inc. as director of development.

Carly Turow has joined Harrison College as Indianapolis campus president for corporate partnerships.

Finance
American Mortgage Service Co. has added the following: David Peters, area manager; Jae Tolliver, branch manager; and Debbie Cook, Scott Dillon and Sharyn Peters, mortgage loan originators.

Bradley J. Walsh has been named vice president, commercial accounts, at NextGear Capital.

Government
Angela Zirkelbach, Blue & Co. LLC, has been named to the Indiana Board of Accountancy.

Camille D. Blunt has been named to the Indianapolis Public Library board of trustees.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has added the following deputy prosecutors: Rob Beatson, Anne Berning, Tim Conroy, Marios Fellouka, Brian Lucchi, Aaron Ridlen, Ashley Rozier, Nick Cayetano, Max Wiley, Liz Polleys, Kate Shelby, Tim DeLaney, Christina Gull, Kim Huizinga, Michael Lux, Nadine McSpadden, Robert Scremin, Jordan Stover, Shaunestte Terrell and Zach Rosenbarger.

Health Care
Community Physician Network has added the following: Dr. Rachel Carr, OB/GYN physician; Dr. Ryan Grimm, pediatrician; Dr. Christy Hartmann, OB/GYN physician; Dr. Amrish Malhi, cardiologist; and Dr. G. Matt Vail, infectious disease physician.

Jack Beatty has been promoted to executive director, finance, at Community Health Network Foundation, and Ryan Chelli has been promoted to executive director, marketing. Libby Pedigo has been promoted to director of development.

Insurance
Apex Benefits has added the following: Matt Hughes, data analyst; Alana Weber and Ronak Desai, client services representatives; Ellen Moriarity, project manager; and Shawna Schwegman, business development associate.

Law
Jessica Moyer has joined the litigation practice group of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP.

Stephanie L. Boxell, Matthew A. Brown, Mauri Miller, Sarah E. Sharp and Kevin R. Tamm have joined Faegre Baker Daniels LLP as associates.Elizabeth English has joined as an attorney with the corporate practice.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has added the following: Justin A. Allen, Cara M. Johnson and Tammara D. Porter.

Jeffrey W. Ferrand has joined Leeuw Oberlies & Campbell PC as an associate. Andrew Nevill has joined Woodard Emhardt Moriarity McNett & Henry LLP as an associate.

Detra L. Mills has joined Wanzer Edwards PC as an associate.

Brian Bouggy has joined Densborn Blachly LLP as an associate.

Patricia Batesole has been named chief marketing and business development officer at Ice Miller LLP.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added four associates in the litigation department: J. Alexander Barnstead, Neal A. Brackett, Joel T. Larson and Justin D. Rumer.

Manufacturing
Scott Webb has been promoted to director of manufacturing operations, north facility, Facility Concepts Inc., and Darwin Bostrom has joined the company as manager of materials and logistics.

Annie Brock has joined Thursday Pools as director of business development.

Professional/Trade
Thao Nguyen, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, has been named chairman elect of the environmental law section of the Indiana State Bar Association. Sean Hirschten, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, has been named treasurer.

John Trimble, Lewis Wagner, has been named chairman of DRI’s law practice management committee.

Trevor Vance, Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, has been named president of the Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana.

David W. Heeter, Mutual Bank, Muncie, has been elected chairman of the board of the Indiana Bankers Association.

Real Estate
Sean Kelty has joined RE/MAX at the Crossing.

Cathy Sturn has joined RE/MAX Centerstone in Avon.

Curt Uminger has joined Ruoff Home Mortgage as a senior loan officer.

Services
Lisa Heath-Baker has been promoted to managing funeral director of Legacy Cremation & Funeral Services-Anderson.

Brian Walker has been promoted to vice president of sales, marketing and service at George E. Booth Co. Inc.

Scott Hellman has been named director of operations, central region, at Stratosphere Quality.

Eric Babbitt has joined EnviroForensics as CAD operator.

Technology/Telecommunications
Apparatus has added the following: Rick Tauson and Gary Porter, technical associates, and Dave Baker, sales engineer.

Frank Dale has joined KSM Consulting as chief operating officer.

Bob Reed has joined ESCO Communications as service manager.•