People in the news – Dec. 15, 2014

Accounting
Aimee Woehler has joined Sponsel CPA Group as a staff accountant in the entrepreneurial services department. Denise J. Gates has joined as a manager in the tax services department.

BKD LLP, Indianapolis office, has added the following associate accountants: Andrew J. Beck, Emily M. Boster, Carly M. Cecil, James M. Cole, Adam M. Durm, Kelsie M. Fieler, Taylor G. Gelsosomo, Eric M. Henson, Andrew J. Kelham, Jonathan D. Klem, Andrew L. Kolb, Morgan R. Lavy, Steve Lengerich, Nathan A. Lyons, Tyesha S. Miles, Katherine M. Morgan, Emily M. Rehlander, Matthew E. Schoenfeld, Sajjad Shah, Karly A. Stewart, Jeremiah J. Stichter and Michael D. Swisher.

Banking
Financial Center Federal Credit Union has added the following: Ed Valasek, vice president of technology; and Gabriel Arellano, contact center manager. Adrian Phillips has been promoted to member and business analyst. Dusty Simmons has been promoted to marketing campaign officer.

Tom Flynn has been named CEO and chairman of Old National, Bancorp, insurance division. Jim Hynes has been named chief operating officer for the insurance division.

Rob Olds has joined Regions Bank as a business banking sales manager.

Teresa Shaffer has joined Fifth Third Bank as marketing director for the greater Indiana region.

Civic/Not-for-Profit
Tangram has named the following officers: Barry Hart, Young at Heart Pharmacy, chairman; Dorene Hoops, vice chairwoman; Randy Warman, Resolution Group, secretary; Anne DeLaney, Katz, Sapper & Miller, treasurer; and Andy Skaggs, BMO Harris Bank, new board member. Laura Kragness has joined as director of human resources.

Colleen M. Smyth has been promoted to vice president of individual giving and membership at The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

Libby Yin Goodknight, Krieg DeVault, has been named to the legal advisory committee of the Indiana Legal Foundation.

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky has elected the following officers: Marya M. Rose, chairwoman; Kim Greene, chairwoman elect; Katherine McConahay Willing, secretary; and Alan Albright, treasurer. New directors are Dr. Susan Bornstein, Robert Dion, Claudette Einhorn, Stephenie Hoelscher, and Cynthia Simon Skjodt.

Construction
Shiel Sexton has added the following: Chris Iacobucci, superintendent; Brian Merrick, assistant project manager; Margo Harrington, prequalification manager; Brian Witt, estimator; Jeff Vietti, safety and quality manager; and Gary Martin, safety manager. Blake Anderson has been promoted to project manager.

Certified Floorcovering Services Inc. has added the following: Chris Cunningham, project manager; and Donzell Moore, project manager assistant.

Dan Stone has joined The Dixon Construction Group as project manager.

Pepper Construction Company of Indiana has added the following: Josh Nichols, senior preconstruction project manager, and Kyle VanHoecke, assistant project engineer.

John Santarossa has been promoted to president and CEO of Santarossa Mosaic & Tile Co.

Melissa Luebbert has joined B&W Plumbing and Heating as business development sales consultant.

Doug Kyle has joined Southeastern Equipment, Indianapolis, as sales representative.

William Lamkin has been promoted to president at Industrial Electric Inc. Jim “Doc” Kramer has been named vice president, business development.

Education
Katherine Tyler Scott has been named chairwoman of The International Leadership Association board.

Martin University has named the following trustees: Nancy Note Chism, Indiana University; Linda C. J. Dixon; Fred L. Johnson, Hope College; Hon. Robin C. Shackleford, Indiana State Representative; and Rev. Remus Wright, The Fountain of Praise, Houston, Texas. Greg Gill, Venable, LLP, Washington, D.C., has been named chairman of the board of trustees. Ted Mauhas, Buchanan Group, has been named vice chairman, and Dr. Heidi R. Ries, Air Force Institute of Technology, has been named secretary.

Rev. Sarah Lund has joined Christian Theological Seminary as vice president, seminary advancement.

Charles Cercone has been named dean of Indiana Tech Law School.

Jon Loftin, MJ Insurance, and Terri Grant, Eli Lilly & Co., have been named to the Providence Cristo Rey High School board.

Michael Kerschner, Katz & Korin PC, has been elected to the Carmel Clay School board.

Derron L. Bishop has been named director and associate dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine-Muncie.

Randy Davis has joined American College of Education as the chief information officer.

Shokrina Radpour Beering has been named Indiana University associate vice president for capital planning and facilities.

Marian University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine has named the following Indiana Eye Clinic board-certified ophthalmic surgeons as clinical assistant professors: Dr. David F. Box, Dr. Nicholas R. Rader, Dr. Carissa Barina and Dr. Thomas Funk.

Finance
Shawnda Sparks has joined LHD Retirement as client services manager, and Jess DeGabriele has joined as client services associate.

Craig A. Lehman has been promoted to assistant vice president, fixed income securities, and Christopher W. Meisner, regional vice president, mortgage loans, for OneAmerica.

CNO Financial Group Inc. has added the following associates to Carmel headquarters: Amber N. Beauchamp, manager, human resources; Vanessa Cantwell, manager, investment reporting, 40|86 Advisors; Robert P. Curley and Gerald L. Felder, senior systems administrators; Terri Davis, Tiffany Jones, Aigner E. Ratcliff and Brittney L. Reichert, agent care representatives; Matthew S. Hantelman, actuary valuation; Purvee C. Kondal, director, vendor management, operational risk and performance management, Beegamudre Narayanan, IT project manager; Evva B. Verhasselt, IT auditor; and Jack Zhang, senior investment analyst, 40|86 Advisors.

Government
Meaghan Fukunaga has been named manager of digitization at the Indianapolis Public Library.

Health Care
Dr. Joel Feldman has been named president of St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital.

St.Vincent Medical Group has added the following gastroenterologists: Dr. Mazen Alsatie and Dr. Amanda Swingley.

Community Physician Network has added the following: Dr. Hari Kumar, vascular surgeon; Dr. Navneet Lather, cardiologist; Dr. Jose Moreno, general surgeon; Dr. Sakkapol “Zach” Ongwijitwat, board-eligible orthopedic surgeon; Dr. Meredith Potrzebowski, family medicine physician; and Dr. Kristen Simpkins, pediatrician.

Dr. Juliana E. Meyer has joined Franciscan Physician Network Breast Specialists.

Stephanie A. Nichols has been named marketing manager for Franciscan St. Francis Health.

Dr. Brian Johnson and Dr. Mary Beth Schueth have been named co-medical directors at OurHealth.

Sean O’Brien and Cristy Friday have joined the retail advisory team at Bernard Health, Indianapolis.

Dedra Zanders has been promoted to director of utilization management at Managed Health Services.

Allegra East has been named marketing manager at Hopebridge Pediatric Specialists. Taylor Gurley has joined as an occupational therapist, Greenwood clinic.

Hotel/Motel
Angela Alfonso Kearney has joined The Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel as general manager.

Insurance
Krista Gordon has joined FirstPerson Advisors as an analyst. Mark Minner has been promoted to advisor.

Scott W. Miller has been promoted to assistant vice president, marketing, of Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. Glenn Toren has been promoted to senior vice president, COO.

Steven Arnett has been named Indiana territory marketing manager at American Strategic Insurance, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Kelly Dircksen has joined Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as a client service manager.

Paula Law has joined Apex Benefits as senior account executive. Kelly Hughes has joined as an account executive, and Carina Fitzpatrick has joined as a client services representative.

Jerry Scott has been promoted to chief operating officer at Gibson.

Law
Barnes & Thornburg has added the following associates: Alicia M. Raines and David A. Frazee, litigation; Naomi Y. Kwang, corporate department; Caitlin R. Brandon and Ian D. Clouse, intellectual property; and Jacob A. German, governmental services and finance.

Ben Hobbs has joined Church Church Hittle & Antrim as of counsel, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and real estate transactions. Peter L. Goerges has joined as of counsel, school and education law practice, Noblesville office.

Justin A. Allen and Matthew D. Neumann have joined Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP as associate attorneys.

Katharine S. Mascaren has joined Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as a partner, business and finance practice group.

Kyli Willis and Blake Reed have joined Cordell & Cordell, Indianapolis office, as associates.

Frost Brown Todd has added the following associates: Jordan K. Baker, litigation department; Joe Nixon, real estate and finance practice group; and Jennifer A. Rulon, business and commercial litigation.

Alexander C. Trueblood has joined Cohen & Malad LLP as an associate.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has added the following associates: Jessica M. Dugdale, Erin T. Escoffery, Krysta K. Gumbiner, Derek B. Lavender and Adam M. Law.

Manufacturing
Brad Spencer has joined Genesis Plastics Welding as sales engineer.

Professional/Trade
Doug True, Forum Credit Union, Fishers, has been elected chairman of the board of the Indiana Credit Union League. Karla Salisbury, Kemba Credit Union, has been elected treasurer.

Sarah Starkey, Cohen Garelick & Glazier, has been named to the executive committee for Sagamore American Inns of Court, and co-chair for the legal services task force, Indianapolis Bar Association.

IndyCREW has named the following officers: Alexandra Sylvia, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, president; Leslie Bonacker, CRESA, president elect; Denise Praul, Accurate Tax Management Corp., treasurer; Sandra McCleese, Indiana Statewide Certified Development Corp., secretary; Kelly Martin, Becknell Industrial Properties, delegate; New directors are Esther Carter-Day, BMO Harris Bank N.A.; Rebecca Dean, Business Furniture LLC; Lauren Kriner, Lauth Group Inc.; and Lloyd Sawyer, Chicago Title Insurance Co.

The Metropolitan Indianapolis Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers has named the following officers: Christa Petzke, president; Mike Wigger, vice president; Maceo Lewis, treasurer; Adam Burns, secretary; and William Bailey Jr., past president. New directors are Katherine Merkle, Rick Durham, Jason Taylor, and Kevin Sutterer, directors.

The Indiana Hospital Association has named the following directors: Martin Padgett, Clark Memorial Hospital, Jeffersonville, chairman; Bryan Mills, Community Health Network, chairman elect; and Robert Brody, Central Indiana Region of Franciscan Alliance, secretary-treasurer.

Young Professionals of Central Indiana has named the following officers: Justin Sufan, president; Lindsay Pavell, vice president, marketing; and Stephanie Longerich, vice president, membership. New directors are Sean Spafford, Cara Johnson, Alex Cook and Kevin Coven.

Megan Hamilton, EnviroForensics, has joined the board of the Midwestern States Environmental Consultants Association.

Real Estate
Century 21 Scheetz has added the following brokers: Jnana Delapaz, Robbin Edwards, Alexander Elston, Mindy McCutchan, Jim Miller, Michelle Nichols and Anna Snell.

Rick Daves has joined RE/MAX Ability Plus.

Sally Webb has joined RE/MAX Select in Greenwood. Jeanie Underwood has joined as an associate broker.

Cheryl Cary, Stephanie Yott and Kymberly Jo Arnell have joined the Keller Williams Indy Metro North office as a brokers.

Christine Martin has joined New Directions Realty LLC as an associate broker.

Lori Shoemaker has joined First AmericanTitle Insurance Co. as an account executive, Avon office.

Mainstreet has added the following: Ryan Clark and Dylan Tarr, development managers; Jen Fries, development coordinator; Casey Harwood, graphic designer; Katie Rarick, associate counsel; Gary Smith, vice president of health solutions; Charissa Birnbaum, administrative assistant; Randy Henry, director of investor relations; Michael Kessler, information technology director; and Michael Viscusi, senior associate of capital markets.

Michael Dinges has been named project manager for CBRE’s Indianapolis office.

Duke Realty Corp. has promoted the following: Charlie Podell, senior vice president, Indiana/Oho Region; Mark Hosfeld, vice president, leasing and development, Indiana; and Chris Yeakey, vice president, regional asset manager, Indiana/Ohio Region.

Mike Cagna has joined the Indianapolis office of JLL as senior research analyst.

Rick Klepal has joined ALO Property Group as senior managing director.

Services
Darryl Smith has been promoted to director of network operations at Indiana Fiber Network LLC.

Technology/Telecommunications
Jeff Sexton has joined BlueSky as a senior project manager. Angela Smitson has joined as an administrative assistant.•