People in the news – Nov. 10, 2014

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Accounting
Ben Lyon, Aimee Reavling and Beth Scott have been named directors at Katz Sapper & Miller.

Leighton Gough has joined Sponsel CPA Group as a staff accountant, audit and assurance services department. Tanika Jackson has joined as a staff accountant, entrepreneurial services department.

Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
TrendyMinds has added the following: Kristina Bender, Brooklynn Moor and Andrew Cruez, junior account executives; Trena Trowbridge, office manager; and Gavin Gregory and Cameron Way, junior Web developers.

Laura Cheetham has been promoted to media director at Caperion.

Tyler Johnston has joined nimblejack as senior client success manager.

Matt Wells has joined U/S Sports Advisors as an account manager.

Francesca Jarosz has joined VOX Global as managing supervisor for strategic communications and public affairs.

Daniel Wainright has joined Vitamin J, B2B Digital Agency, as UI/UX digital designer.

Architecture/Design/Engineering
Colin Patterson has joined American Structurepoint as a senior project engineer in the civil group. Jim Finnigan has joined as a project manager in the utility infrastructure group.

Banking
James P. Alender has joined Salin Bank as chief operating officer.

Tylee Webber has joined First Internet Bank as vice president, loan operations.

Construction
Harry Lusk has joined Garmong Construction Services as chief estimator.

Erik Barth has joined CPM Construction Planning & Management Inc. as a project manager. Adrian Russell has joined as a project engineer.

Tom Horton has joined Powers & Sons Construction as superintendent. Ken Stroke has joined as senior project manager.

Education
Marian University has named the following trustees: Edward J. Bonach, CNO Financial Group Inc.; Barbara Hileman, ’60 Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg; Jonathan S. Nalli, St. Vincent Health; and David C. Williams, West Region Community Health Network.

Derek Todd has joined Heritage Christian School as development manager.

Naomi Bechtold has been named family resource management extension educator at Purdue Extension–Marion County.

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, has added the following: Emily Zoss, managing editor of The Educational Forum, and Sarah Zike, director of membership and chapter services.

Finance
Jared Defore has joined Market Street Wealth Management Advisors as a financial planner.

Government
Leigh Anne Downes has been named director of business partnerships and Betsy Revell has been named the recruiting manager at EmployIndy, the Workforce Investment Board for Marion County.

Health Care
Dr. Amanda M. Houchens, board-certified in family medicine, has joined Franciscan Physician Network Carmel Family Medicine.

Dr. Jerome J. Cordova has joined Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians as a hospitalist.

Dr. Meghana Raghavendra has joined Franciscan Physician Network Oncology & Hematology Specialists.

Kenneth Bond has been named executive director of specialty care at Community Physician Network. Kimberly Sharp, RN, has joined as director of pain management.

Medxcel has promoted the following: Jason Smith, director of marketing; Mandy Gaffer, senior manager of the client experience center; and Meranda Hillock, senior manager of business development. Robert Duffy has joined as vice president of value chain.

Megan C. O’Bryan has joined Hopebridge Pediatric Specialists in providing diagnostic services for children with developmental delays.

Hotel/Motel
Brent Myrick has been named president of Shadeland Enterprises LLC, dba Indianapolis Marriott East.

Michael Rodden has joined the Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel and Conference Center as general manager.

Insurance
Jennifer Turpin has joined FirstPerson as the director of finance.

Steve Jokerst has joined Merlinos & Associates as lead actuary, Indianapolis office.

Monica Dezsi has joined Alex N. Sill Co. as a contents appraiser, Indianapolis office.

Law
Drewry Simmons Vornehm LLP has added the following: Janet A. McSharar and Paul “Rick” Rauch III and A. Barclay Wong, partners; Jennifer L. Strange, associate; Therese “Terri” Miller, a legal nurse consultant; and Zac Chianello, paralegal.

David B. Meehan has joined Krieg DeVault as an associate, business and financial institutions practice groups. Abrahim J. Shanehsaz has joined as an associate, intellectual property and creditors’ rights and bankruptcy practice groups.

Casandra J. Nelson has joined Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP as an associate. Maria Nelson has joined as legal administrator.

Elizabeth A. Murphy has joined the Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as of counsel, government relations and business and finance practice groups.

Patricia G. Duret has joined the litigation team and will focus on medical device and toxic tort defense at Wooden & McLaughlin.

Professional/Trade
The American Society of Landscape Architects, Indiana chapter, has named the following officers: Brian Staresnick, president; Jonathon Geels, president-elect; Bill Kincius, vice president; Drew Braley treasurer; Michelle Taggart, treasurer elect; and Jessica Seale, secretary. Mike Reese, Jon Ruble and April Westcott have been named members-at-large. Rachel Johnson, Lana Merrill and Brett Schlachter have been named associates-at-large. David Gorden has been named trustee and Stacy Haviland, immediate past president.

Starla West, Starla West International, has been named to the Sports Circle Indy board.

Daniel C. Lewis has been named board president of the Indiana Notary Association.

Dr. Patrick J. Loehrer Sr., Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, has been elected to the board of directors of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.

Julie L. Rhodes has been named director of development operations at the Hoosier Environmental Council.

Michael Underwood has been named governor for the Indiana South Optimist district of Optimist International.

Angela Green, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, has been named co-chairwoman of the insurance subcommittee of the ABA’s environmental litigation section.

Real Estate
Century 21 Scheetz has added the following brokers: Annie Caruso, Lisa A. Cler, Brad Earnest, Laura Green, Rebecca Hilleary, Maggie McKittrick, Lauren Mullis and Anna Kilcline-Snell.

Services
EnviroForensics has added the following: R. Scott Powell, senior project manager; Calvin Kelly, project manager; Matthew Bono, staff scientist; and Clayton Barns and Nicholas Eilerman, field geologists.

Technology/Telecommunications
Vince Schuessler has joined MMY Consulting Inc. as a business development manager for health care.

James Goldman has joined CloudOne as chief trust and security officer

Transportation
Kregg Boreani has joined University Moving & Storage of Indianapolis as general manager of corporate and residential relocation services

Utilities
Peter J. Prettyman has joined Indiana Municipal Power Agency as vice president and general counsel.•