Moved, promoted or appointed in Tucson 2016
Check out people in our community who have moved up in their fields.
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Simpleview’s Senstad to head Europe office
Tucson-based Simpleview has added a European office, in Oslo, Norway, and has hired Rolf Senstad as its general manager in Europe.
Simpleview says its growing customer base in Europe includes the Prague Convention Bureau, The Hague Convention Bureau, Edinburgh Convention Bureau and Innovation Norway.
Senstad has extensive IT and operational management experience spanning three continents.
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Bohne promoted at Truly Nolen HQ
Truly Nolen Pest Control has promoted Greg Bohne to director of domestic franchising at the Tucson corporate office.
Bohne joined the company in 2013 and previously managed both the Tucson and North Tucson service offices. He moved to the domestic franchise division in August 2015.
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Tech Parks Arizona adds Powell as fellow
Richard Powell has joined Tech Parks Arizona as Senior Fellow. He will assist in evaluating new technology initiatives especially in the field of advanced energy.
Powell has held several key appointments with the University of Arizona including vice president of research, professor of optical sciences and of material science, and director of the Optical Sciences Center. He retired from UA in 2005 and has been a consultant for solar energy research projects at Science Foundation Arizona, Research Corporation for Science Advancement and Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy.
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Hartmann to lead Youth On Their Own
Nicola Hartmann has joined Youth On Their Own as executive director.
She previously was director of advancement and corporate relations at San Miguel High School and executive director of the Sunnyside Foundation.
Hartmann holds a B.S. in business administration/marketing from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
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McReynolds promoted at KB Home in Tucson
KB Home has promoted Amy McReynolds to president of its Tucson division.
“In this position, McReynolds will assume a key role in directing the builder’s growth strategy for the greater Tucson region while continuing to oversee KB Home’s day-to-day operations in the market,” the company said in a news release.
McReynolds joined KB Home in 2013 with more than 20 years of residential homebuilding experience. She is a Tucson native and holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Arizona.
She serves as chair of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association.
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Bauman is chief of UA Cancer Center division
Dr. Julie E. Bauman has joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Tucson as professor and chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine and the UA Cancer Center.
Bauman is a member of the National Cancer Institute Head and Neck Cancer Steering Committee, and a former Tucsonan, having graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School.
Her research focuses on design of biomarker-driven, early-phase clinical trials to prevent and improve survival in head and neck cancer.
Bauman was associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, where she was co-director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, among other roles. She has also been an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico and its Cancer Center in Albuquerque.
She completed her fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Washington, her residency in internal medicine at the University of Utah, and earned her medical and master’s in public health degrees from Tufts University.
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Cunningham heads funeral group
Patrick S. Cunningham has been named director of outreach and engagement at the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona, a non-profit consumer education group.
Cunningham has more than 30 years of experience as a hospice professional, certified grief expert, and ordained minister.
After completing clinical residencies at University Medical Center in Tucson and Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, he was a chaplain and director of spiritual care.
Cunningham received a bachelor’s degree in pubic administration from the University of Arizona, Cunningham served as the UA’s mascot, Wilbur T. Wildcat, in his senior year. He received a master of divinity degree from Northwestern University.
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Catalina Foothills announces new hire
Catalina Foothills School District announced: Dante A. Franco was named athletic director and dean of students position at Catalina Foothills High School for the 2016-17 school year.
Franco was previously employed as dean of students at the Morgan Maxwell K-8 School in Tucson Unified School District, and as dean of students and district-wide athletic director for the Bisbee Unified School District.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University of Arizona and a master’s in administration and supervision from Grand Canyon University.
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Catalina Foothills announces new hire
Catalina Foothills School District announced: Julie M. Nikolas has been named assistant principal at Orange Grove Middle School and a learning support specialist for the Catalina Foothills district.
Nikolas has more than 25 years of teaching experience, including more than 17 years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms. For more than 15 years, she served as a private consultant for the South Dakota Department of Education.
Nikolas holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of South Dakota and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Northern State University in South Dakota.
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Catalina Foothills announces new hire
Catalina Foothills School District announced: Kristie Stevens, a longtime Catalina Foothills district staff member, joins Esperero Canyon Middle School as its dean of students.
In 1992, Stevens began her career as the Catalina Foothills High School Girls Tennis coach, a job she still holds today. In her 25 years with CFSD, she has served as a high school biology teacher as well as school counselor at Canyon View, Ventana Vista and Sunrise Drive elementary schools.
Stevens is a graduate of Scripps College and earned her education degrees from the UA and Northern Arizona University.
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Mesch Clark Rothschild names Coe associate
Mesch Clark Rothschild has named Jeff Coe as the law firm’s newest associate.
Prior to joining the firm, Jeff clerked for multiple federal bankruptcy judges in Tucson.
He graduated in 2013 from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona with distinctions including magna cum laude and Order of the Coif. Coe was a writer for the Arizona Law Review and earned awards for outstanding oral advocacy and legal writing.
Coe also participated in a nationally recognized mortgage clinic at Southern Arizona Legal Aid and was a member of a team that placed first in the American College of Bankruptcy’s Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Negotiation Competition. He was the recipient of the Judge Robert Mooreman Bankruptcy Scholarship.
A native of Springfield, Oregon, Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Oregon. Prior to law school, he worked for a chemical manufacturer.
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Ammons named COO at Job Aire Group
Job Aire Group has promoted Nicholas (Nick) Ammons to chief operating officer.
Ammons joined Job Aire, an aviation technical staffing firm, in April 2013 as manager of business development.
His experience includes business accounts, programs and technical records audit, and he has been key to the company’s success, Job Aire said.
Ammons has a bachelor’s degree in business, and is a decorated combat veteran.
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Owens named VP of advertising at Star
Alisha Owens was named vice president of advertising for the Arizona Daily Star.
Owens previously was advertising director of The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, a position she had held since August 2013.
Before joining The Post and Courier, Owens spent three years as director of advertising for The Press of Atlantic City Media Group in New Jersey, leading the convergence strategy of new digital media with traditional print media.
She joined the The Press of Atlantic City in 2002 and held several leadership roles at the company, including online general manager. Owens holds a marketing degree from Stockton University in New Jersey.
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Hacienda Del Sol hires Fegan
Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort has hired Joelle Fegan as catering manager of social events.
Fegan was previously a sales and revenue coordinator for Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, California, and the Lighthouse Lodge and Cottages in Pacific Grove, California.
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Hacienda Del Sol hires St. Dryden
Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort has promoted Bonnie St. Dryden to director of group sales.
St. Dryden previously was catering manager for Hacienda Del Sol. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, including a stint as group sales manager at Tucson’s Marriott University Park Hotel.
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New post for Blair at Paulo Freire schools
Chad Blair was appointed principal of Paulo Freire Freedom School-University.
Blair most recently served as assistant principal for the two Paulo Freire Freedom Schools and previously was a teacher and advisory coordinator at City High School since 2007.
His background also includes teaching stints at Café 54 in Tucson, the University of Montana and De La Salle High School in Chicago, Illinois. Blair also taught English as a second language in Ankara, Turkey. He earned a master’s of fine arts degree from the University of Montana and a bachelor’s degree in secondary English education at the University of Illinois.
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New post for Moore at Paulo Freire schools
Kathy Moore is rejoining the Paulo Freire Freedom School-Downtown faculty as a teacher, tutor, and makerspace coordinator, after a five-year stint teaching out of state.
She will serve at the middle school’s downtown campus on Pennington Street and will also support City High School students and teachers. Moore has taught science and math, developed curriculum, and served as student adviser. She received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and holds a post-baccalaureate teacher certification from Pima Community College.
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Wester taking new patients at Crossroads OB/GYN
Dr. Lydia Wester joined Crossroads OB/GYN, a Genesis OB/GYN practice at 2424 N. Wyatt Drive, and is welcoming new patients.
Wester completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, followed by her M.D. at Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine. She recently completed an OB/GYN residency at the University of Arizona, where she was recipient of both the Resident Research Award and Resident Teaching Award.
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Orr to manage Kolb branch of Fidelity National Title
Chrissy Orr was named assistant vice president and branch manager of Fidelity National Title Agency’s new office at 1580 N. Kolb Road, Suite 100. Orr joined Fidelity National Title in 2015.
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Shoopman to direct the 'Pride of Arizona'
Chad Shoopman has joined the faculty at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music as the associate director of bands and director of athletic bands.
His duties include directing “The Pride of Arizona” Marching and Pep Bands, conducting the Wind Symphony, and teaching leadership and marching band techniques courses.
Shoopman holds a bachelor’s in music education and master’s in conducting performance from the UA.
He previously worked conducting and performing on studio projects for Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Disney Cruise Lines. He also worked as a conductor, performer, arranger, and choreographer for live shows at Walt Disney World.
Under his baton, the Brass Band of Central Florida won a national championship.
He appears regularly as lead trumpet for Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Arturo Sandoval’s L.A. All-Star Big Band and others.
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Old Tucson marketing to be led by Davis
Mary K. Davis has joined Old Tucson as director of marketing, sales and communication.
Her area of responsibility also includes building and managing the Arizona Sonora Western Heritage Foundation brand.
Davis is the owner of The Write Attitude consulting firm, and was formerly director of marketing and business development at Tucson International Airport and director of communications for the town of Oro Valley.
She was recognized as an Inside Tucson Business 2013 Woman of Influence and has won awards in public relations and marketing.
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Gonzales to manage new Metro Title branch
Metro Title Agency of Arizona has promoted Cheryle Gonzales to branch manager at its newest location, 3450 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 180.
She has been a senior escrow officer with Metro Title for three years, and, as a certified escrow officer since 1997, has 24 years of industry experience, including handling residential, builder, construction, refinance and reverse mortgage transactions.
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Marquez joins City High's faculty
City Center for Collaborative Learning has named a faculty member for City High School: Angela Marquez joins as a math teacher. She was a high school youth leader for Awana Clubs International. While earning her master’s of education in teaching at the University of Arizona, Marquez worked at Tucson Magnet High School. She earned the Navajo Nation Graduate Scholarship and the TEACH grant. She also holds a UA bachelor’s of science in biochemistry.
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Gypton joins City High's faculty
City Center for Collaborative Learning has named a faculty member for City High School: Krista Gypton has been hired to teach upper-level English. Gypton was a teacher at Walden Grove High School and was named Walden Grove Teacher of the Year. Previously she was CTE connections and internship coordinator for the Vail School District. She received a master’s of education from Grand Canyon University and a bachelor’s in elementary education from the UA.
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Finkelstein named volunteer coordinator
Joyce Finkelstein has been named volunteer coordinator for the Green Valley/Sahuarita Volunteer Clearinghouse, succeeding John Geiger, who retired.
Finkelstein was volunteer manager for Green Valley Hospital and executive director of the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council. She has been president of Green Valley Recreation Board, among others, and is an assistant governor of Rotary District 5500.
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Miller joins local BBB as spokeswoman
Better Business Bureau serving Southern Arizona welcomes Susann Miller as communications manager.
Miller most recently was director of the Women’s Business Center of Southern Arizona; under her leadership, it was nominated for the Small Business Administration’s WBC Center of the Year and NAWBO’s Strategic Partner of the Year.
Miller was honored as the 2014 Small Business Advocate of the Year by the Minority Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona.
She is an ambassador for Make-A-Wish Arizona and has served on the boards of Minority Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona and Good to Glam.
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Dudas joins council
The Southern Arizona Leadership Council has a new member this year: Jon Dudas, senior vice president and secretary for the University of Arizona.
Dudas previously worked for the U.S. government, most recently as under secretary of Commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.
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Jaramillo joins council
The Southern Arizona Leadership Council has a new member this year: Lynette Jaramillo, CEO of Casa de la Luz Hospice.
Jaramillo previously was Arizona area manager for a national home care provider, and was an official at a privately owned home health agency in Tucson before partnering in 1998 to start Casa de la Luz Hospice.
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Johnson joins council
The Southern Arizona Leadership Council has a new member this year: Nancy Johnson, CEO of El Rio Community Health Center.
Johnson holds master’s degrees in nursing, marketing and business. She spent 15 years at Tucson Medical Center and serves as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is a recipient of the UA’s Cecil B. Hart Humanitarian Award.
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Perales named CEO at Changemaker High
Changemaker High School has named Luis Perales as chief executive officer, succeeding Judith Anderson.
The tuition-free public charter school in Tucson has a special emphasis on social justice and activism.
Perales, who holds a master’s degree, has served as the school’s chief academic officer since 2012, helping to create free Innovation Camps open to all Tucson eighth-graders, a student-run farmer’s market and student-driven community development projects, the school said in a news release. Changemaker is the only applicant from Arizona selected to present at the 2016 International Social Innovation Research Conference in Glasgow, Scotland in September.
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HBL CPAs announces merger, shareholder
Tucson accounting firms HBL CPAs, P.C. and Braun P.C. have merged.
The combined firm remains HBL CPAs, P.C. and consists of more than 45 employees, including seven partners, at 5656 E. Grant Road.
In addition, the firm announced a new shareholder: Jacquie Ivey.
Ivey, a CPA, has more than 15 years of public accounting experience focused on retail, construction, and professional services industries. She received her bachelor’s of science in accounting from the University of Phoenix.
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HBL CPAs announces merger, shareholder
Tucson accounting firms HBL CPAs, P.C. and Braun P.C. have merged.
The combined firm remains HBL CPAs, P.C. and consists of more than 45 employees, including seven partners, at 5656 E. Grant Road.
In addition, the firm announced a new shareholder: Laura Randol.
Randol, also a CPA, has been promoted from audit manager and has been with HBL since 2013. She is a regular speaker at the Nonprofit Organizations’ Financial Administrator’s Network and holds a bachelor’s of science in accounting from Linfield College.
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Anshei Israel adds Kirschner in finance
Congregation Anshei Israel has named Susan J. Kirschner as finance director.
Kirschner has been involved in synagogue financial management and administration since 1996, and is skilled in budgeting, payroll, purchasing, membership development, fundraising/development and multi-fund endowment oversight, Anshei Israel said in a news release.
She holds a master’s degree in arts administration and recently moved from the Detroit area to Tucson.
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UA and Banner welcome neonatologist Patel
Dr. Shalin Patel has joined the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center.
As a neonatologist, Patel will provide care for high-risk newborns with critical clinical conditions, prematurity and birth defects, and provide care for other newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Diamond Children’s.
He received his medical degree from C.U. Shah Medical College in Surendranagar, India; did his pediatrics residency at Western Michigan University School of Medicine and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. He also holds an MPH in health care administration from Benedictine University in Illinois.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: Kathy “Kat” Rodriguez, assistant director of digital marketing and communications.
Rodriguez was a marketing specialist at the University of Arizona Medical Network for seven years. She holds an associate of arts degree from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles and a bachelor’s and a master’s of business education from the American InterContinental University in Chicago.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: Eva Karene Romero, grant writer.
Romero’s book, “Film and Democracy in Paraguay,” will be published by Palgrave Macmillan this year and she will co-direct a documentary film on women and women’s rights in South America. She received her PhD from the University of Arizona, where she taught Hispanic cultural studies and language classes. She is a board member of the Tucson Pima Arts Council.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: LeeAnn Perry-Walker, member relations coordinator.
Perry-Walker returns to The J, where she worked in 2003 as catering and sales director before working as director of catering at several hotels in Tucson. She holds a culinary degree.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: Andrea Wright, operations coordinator.
Wright, who has worked for the last several years with special needs children and adults, holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and is a Salpointe Catholic High School graduate.
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Franson to chair C-Path board
Dr. Timothy R. Franson has been named chair of the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Board of Directors. He replaces Dr. Peter B. Corr, who will continue to serve as senior advisor to the board.
Franson brings extensive clinical and regulatory expertise in pre- and post-approval phases of pharmaceutical development. He is the chief medical officer at YourEncore, and previously was a principal at FaegreBD Consulting and vice president of global regulatory affairs and patient safety for Eli Lilly and Co.
He is the immediate past president of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and has served on the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Treatment of Rare Diseases review panel.
Franson earned his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Drake University and his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
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Jones is music director of Repertory Singers
Elliot Jones has been named music director of the Arizona Repertory Singers.
Jones holds degrees from New York University and Indiana University as well as a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Arizona.
He has conducted performances of a wide variety of repertoire, including twice leading performances at the National Cathedral in Washington, most recently of Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere.” An advocate for new music, Jones conducted the East-Coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s Anna Madrigal Remembers (text by Armistead Maupin), scored for mezzo-soprano, men’s chorus, strings and piano.
Jones served on the music faculty at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Wesley College, Culver-Stockton College, The Music School of Delaware, and Saint Andrew’s School. In 1996 he was selected for the National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern Program at Ohio State University; and he has held regional leadership positions in the American Choral Directors Association.
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Hutchinson joins UA Sarver Heart Center
The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center welcomes Dr. Mathew D. Hutchinson as director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Program in the Division of Cardiology at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson.
Board certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Hutchinson specializes in treating complex heart rhythm disorders, such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
He comes from the University of Pennsylvania where he was an associate professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine and his medical residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston. His cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships were completed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Tucson Pops names Guthrie exec director
Rebecca Guthrie has been hired as executive director of the Tucson Pops Orchestra, taking over for Interim Director Francis Bettinger, a Tucson Pops board member who filled in after the 2014 death of Dorothy Spencer. Spencer held the position for more than 50 years.
Guthrie holds a University of Arizona degree.
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Clancy named chef at Rincon Mountain Grill
Forty Niner Country Club has named Paul Clancy as executive chef of its restaurant, the Rincon Mountain Grill.
Clancy most recently was executive chef at Hi Falutin Rapid Fire Western Grill.
He has been in the culinary field for more than 35 years starting in San Francisco and has worked for and with such names as Wolfgang Puck, Martin Yan, Jeremiah Tower and Paul Proudomme. His Tucson experience includes positions at Westward Look Resort, the Tack Room and Stuart Anderson’s Black Angus restaurants.
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Metro Title’s Amick promoted
Metro Title promoted Laura Amick to head up its Green Valley branch.
Amick is a 30-year veteran of the escrow industry and was most recently an escrow officer for Metro Title in Green Valley.
She joined the company in 2014.
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Blomquist is new associate editor at Arizona Jewish Life
Arizona Jewish Life magazine named Mala Blomquist it new associate editor, social media editor and events coordinator.
Blomquist hosts a weekly segment of “Arizona Midday” on Channel 12 in Phoenix. For the past 17 years she worked at Raising Arizona Kids magazine, where she started off writing a column and then served as calendar and directories editor.
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Ozeri is new editorsat Arizona Jewish Life
Nancy Ben-Asher Ozeri joined Arizona Jewish Life magazine as editor-in-chief.
Ozeri served as director of communications for the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, vice president of AcuComm Inc. in Tucson and founder of WordPlay in Israel. Ozeri is the recipient of two first-place American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. She holds a bachelor of science in journalism from Northwestern University.
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Lazarus named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Adam Lazarus is the new vice president of digital strategy, a position he takes up after two years as director of digital strategy.
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Hawthorn named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Wendy Hathorn assumed the new position of vice president of sales and marketing after a four-year stint as director of marketing and more than 20 years in other positions within the company.
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Hansen named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Ryan Hansen was named president of the company, having served for the past five years as vice president and chief operating officer.
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Evans named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Peter Evans, who founded the company in 1976 and has served as its president for 40 years, was named chief executive officer.
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Scala takes Long Realty position
Dominick “Dom” Scala joined Long Realty as an agent at the River/Campbell office, focusing on properties in Sun City Oro Valley.
During more than 38 years at Eegee’s, Scala rose through the ranks to become director of operations, responsible for 23 restaurants and 500-plus employees.
Scala, who studied business at the University of Arizona, has held leadership posts with the Northwest Optimist Club and as a company organizer for United Way, and he’s a past vice president of Canyon del Oro Little League.
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Nathan becomes VP at community foundation
Sandra Y. Nathan has joined the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona as vice president of community investment.
Nathan has more than two decades of philanthropic, nonprofit and government leadership experience.
She most recently was executive director for the Aids and Breast Cancer Emergency Fund in San Francisco, and has served as vice president of grants and loans at the Marin Community Foundation, senior vice president of Economic Security Social Impact Group at the National Council on Aging, president/CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation and deputy county executive of Santa Clara County.
She holds a master’s degree in public administration from National University in San Diego, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego.
She is a member of the Council on Foundations, and sits on a number of boards including Grantmakers in Aging.
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Geico names Wheeler assistant VP of claims
Geico has named Shane Wheeler assistant vice president of claims at its regional office in Tucson. Wheeler will oversee Geico’s claims operations in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington.
He joined the company in 1999 as a management intern in San Diego, went on to work in liability claims, and was promoted to a liability claims manager at the Tucson regional office in 2007.
He most recently served as a liability director at Geico’s regional office in Dallas.
He holds an MBA from the University of Arizona and Chartered Casualty Property Underwriter and Senior Claims Law Associate designations.
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Housing-development corp. promotes an executive
PMHDC / PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. has promoted an executive: Jay Diallo has been named executive director of PMHDC, after two years as a loan-review committee member there. He previously worked for Bank of Tucson, beginning as a teller and moving up to an assistant vice president for commercial lending.
Diallo holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in economics, from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and a master’s degree in banking and leadership from Pacific Coast Banking School in Seattle.
He is current president of the Rotary Club of Tucson Sunrise and board chairman of the PPEP Inc. Foundation, and is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Global Children’s Fund.
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Housing-development corp. promotes an executive
PMHDC / PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. has promoted an executive: Roxana Gonzalez has been named executive director of PPEP Integrated Care. She has worked with PPEP for 14 years as a behavioral health clinical director and clinician.
Gonzalez previously was a supervisor with Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services, managing outpatient clinics, and she also held behavioral health management posts at Native Images and with the Pascua Yaqui tribe.
She is a state-licensed substance abuse counselor who holds a master’s from the University of Arizona in special education and rehabilitation counseling, and a UA bachelor’s degree in psychology. She received a Certificate of Achievement from the UA Hispanic Association and was a four-year recipient of the Gebbler Memorial Scholarship.
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Housing-development corp. promotes an executive
PMHDC / PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. has promoted an executive: Jacob Herrington is now executive director of property, insurance and housing for PPEP. He was named the Administrative PPEP Employee of the Year in 2012.
Herrington began his career in the multifamily property management industry in Tucson, working for 25 years in on-site management.
In 2008, he was one of two finalists for Manager of the Year awarded by the Arizona Multihousing Association.
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Our Family Services hires new CEO
Our Family Services’ board has hired Beth Morrison as the agency’s next CEO. Patti Caldwell is retiring as CEO on June 30.
Morrison comes to Our Family from Pontiac, Michigan, where she served for 13 years as president and CEO of Haven, a nonprofit working to eliminate sexual assault and domestic violence and to empower survivors.
She received a Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona and a B.A. from Central Michigan University.
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Noonan Physical Therapy adds Noble
Noonan Physical Therapy & Associates has hired physical therapist AJ Noble, who is treating patients at its office at 5880 N. La Cholla Blvd., Suite 120.
Noble received a doctorate in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University after graduating from the University of Arizona. He has a background in coaching all levels of basketball.
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Long’s McAlister earns relocation
Long Realty’s Dana McAlister has earned the designation of Certified Relocation Professional, one of only 147 to hold that designation in Arizona.
As the company’s coordinator of outgoing referrals, McAlister works with more than 600 brokerages around the country to help employees and companies leaving Southern Arizona connect with relocation services at their destination.
Many companies work only with CRP-designated relocation specialists, who must complete a six-month course and a three-hour exam, the company said.
A Kansas native with years of customer-service experience at several banks in the Midwest, McAlister moved to Tucson and joined Long in 2008.
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Thomas joins River Road Pet Clinic
River Road Pet Clinic announces the hiring of Dr. Lauren Thomas. Her practice serves dogs, cats, rabbits and pocket pets.
She has been certified in veterinary acupuncture since 2008 and will introduce multiple acupuncture techniques to assist pets with pain management, severe arthritis, wound healing and post-surgical rehabilitation, the clinic said in a news release.
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Mobile Meals elevates McKinney
Tamara McKinney is the new executive director of Mobile Meals of Tucson, following Priscilla Altuna, who has retired after 11 years.
McKinney has spent more than a dozen years working with non-profit organizations in Southern Arizona to address social issues including homelessness, literacy and hunger. She previously worked as Mobile Meals of Tucson’s director of development and communications.
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Museum has new executive director
Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb will be promoted to executive director of the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures after the retirement on June 30 of founding executive director Nina Daldrup.
Hastreiter-Lamb has been the museum’s director of education and associate director since 2009. She holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Arizona, concentrating in painting.
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Howell returns to Habitat Tucson
Habitat for Humanity Tucson has named Joseph Howell as director of philanthropy.
Howell returns to Habitat Tucson having worked for three years with the organization before moving to the University of Arizona to be director of development for LGBTQ initiatives. He also has worked as development coordinator at Arizona Youth Partnership. He is board president of the GLBT Tucson Chamber of Commerce.
Howell is a graduate of Northern Arizona University, where he studied hospitality administration and management.
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Alliance promotes Misztal
The Sky Island Alliance board has promoted Louise Misztal to executive director, from her previous title of conservation director.
She holds a B.A. in ecology and evolutionary biology, a B.S. in microbiology and an M.S. in geographic information systems, all from the University of Arizona.
She is vice chair of the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative and a member of the Community Water Coalition Advisory Committee, the Art and Environment Network Executive Committee and the Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Change Adaptation Fund Advisory Committee.
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New post for Northwest's Stockton
Kevin Stockton, who has served as chief executive officer of Northwest Medical Center since 2011, was promoted to market CEO for Northwest Healthcare, which includes Northwest Medical Center, Oro Valley Hospital, Northwest Allied Physicians and affiliated outpatient facilities.
He will also continue as CEO of Northwest Medical Center.
Jae Dale will continue in his position as CEO of Oro Valley Hospital.
A native of Tucson, Stockton holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Arizona. He serves on the board of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
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Foley hired to manage 5151 tower
5151 E. Broadway/Kent Circle Investments announced a new property manager for Tucson’s largest commercial office building. Heide Foley was hired to manage the tower and will be part of the Cushman & Wakefield/Picor team that oversees management and operations of 5151.
Most recently, Foley served as a broker and asset manager for Viking Properties in Sausalito, California. She has experience in managing a large office portfolio, tenant relationships and overseeing capital improvements.
5151 E. Broadway is undergoing an elevator modernization project and a lobby refresh including an interior Prest Coffee station.
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Ellis will run Clean & Beautiful
Tucson Clean & Beautiful named Tom Ellis as executive director. Joan Lionetti is retiring from the position at the end of June.
Ellis’ experience includes more than 20 years in a variety of arboricultural, horticultural, and land management positions and more than 30 years in the government and nonprofit sectors, most recently as director of the Marana Parks and Recreation Department.
His education includes a bachelor of science degree in agronomy from Mississippi State. He previously served as a board member and president of the Arizona Community Tree Council.
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London will market 4th Ave. merchants
Allie London joined the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association as marketing director.
The nonprofit supports more than 100 locally owned businesses.
A native New Yorker, London moved to Tucson from Chicago in 2014. She previously worked for the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona.
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Staff Matters hires recruiter Rodriguez
Staff Matters, a Tucson-based recruiting and staffing firm, hired Constantino Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will work as a technical recruiter before heading up an expansion operation in the Phoenix area.
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Firm's estate team selects Hendrickson
Leighten Hendrickson has joined Loose, Brown, Hobkirk & Callahan PC’s estate planning and transactional law group. She will work in the firm’s Tucson and Phoenix office.
Hendrickson is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School and holds a degree in communications from the University of Arizona.
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Barcelo to supervise at Truly Nolen center
Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Michael Barcelo to sales supervisor of the company’s national customer care center office in Tucson.
Barcelo joined Truly Nolen in 2008 as a salesman.
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Fidel becomes shareholder at Piccarreta Davis
The law firm of Piccarreta Davis PC announces that Louis S. Fidel has become a shareholder of the firm and that the name of the firm has been changed to Piccarreta Davis Keenan Fidel PC.
Fidel received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 2003 and his law degree from the University of Arizona in 2007. Before joining Piccarreta Davis, he was a trial attorney from 2007-2011 for the Pima County Public Defender’s Office.
He is a board member of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
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Beal now partner, co-owner at Pima Dermatology
Pima Dermatology announces that Dr. Matthew W. Beal is now partner and co-owner.
He received his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his dermatology residency at the University Of Minnesota in 2013, where he served as chief resident his final year.
Board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, Beal specializes in general dermatology, with special interest in cutaneous oncology and psoriasis. He will lead the practice along with its medical director and founder, Dr. Gerald N. Goldberg.
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Frances joins Crest Insurance benefits team
Deanna Frances has joined the Crest Insurance benefits team as an account executive, specializing in corporate wellness.
Frances is former regional wellness director with Brown & Brown Insurance in Phoenix, and owns a health-coaching business. She previously worked for CopperPoint Mutual (formerly known as SCF of Arizona), where she was responsible for all workers’ compensation business through the broker channel. She also spent several years with a local broker as an account executive.
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UA and Banner welcome physician Riley
UA and Banner welcome two physicians: Dr. Catherine S. Riley, assistant professor, has joined the Division of Genetics and Behavioral Pediatrics.
As a pediatric developmental and behavioral pediatrician, Riley will provide care for children with autism, ADHD, language delay, learning challenges and other developmental/behavioral issues at Diamond Children’s Multi-Specialty Center and the Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitation.
Riley received her MD from Mayo Medical School and worked as a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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UA and Banner welcome physician Holm
UA and Banner welcome a physician: Pediatrician Dr. William L. Holm, a clinical assistant professor, has joined the Division of General Pediatrics.
He will provide general pediatric care for children at Banner-University Medicine Multi-Specialty Services — Pediatrics and specialized endocrine care for children at Diamond Children’s Multi-Specialty Center.
Holm received his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and worked as a pediatric endocrinologist at Dignity Health Medical Group in Henderson, Nevada.
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Gootter to open counseling, psychotherapy practice
Psychotherapist Shari Gootter announces the opening of her own practice, Gootter Counseling and Psychotherapy PLLC, at 2450 E. Speedway.
Gootter brings years of experience in counseling groups and individuals working through trauma, mood, and substance-abuse issues in rehabilitation centers, school and trauma-recovery programs. Her approach is collaborative and holistic, using various modalities including yoga.
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Letson associate director at Sonoran Glass School
Nick Letson has been promoted to associate director of Sonoran Glass School, a nonprofit glass-art educational organization where he has served as communications director since 2013.
Letson received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona in 2010 and studied literature and Spanish at the Universidad Católica de Argentina in 2009.
He has worked as a journalist, and as a content writer for a Tucson-based online advertising consulting firm.
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Blythe earns promotion at Metro Title Agency
Sandra Blythe has been promoted to escrow operations manager for Metro Title Agency of Arizona.
She will oversee the company’s statewide escrow operations from its Arizona headquarters in Tucson.
Blythe joined the company in 2009 as an escrow officer and rose to several supervisor and management positions. She has 26 years of escrow experience.
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Nevada association honors radio host Buckmaster
Bill Buckmaster, host of “Buckmaster” on AM 1030 KVOI, will be inducted Aug. 20 into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame by the Nevada Broadcasters Association for his radio news reporting while news director at KORK radio in Las Vegas during the 1970s.
Last year, Buckmaster was inducted into the Arizona Broadcast Hall of Fame.
His communications career spans 50 years and includes hosting “Arizona Illustrated” for 23 years on KUAT-TV Tucson. Buckmaster has earned honors including the Silver Circle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science and the Citizen Medal, Pima County’s highest civilian honor.
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Norris Design promotes Parizek
Norris Design promoted an employee in its Tucson office: Julie Parizek was promoted to senior associate. She is a certified parks and recreation planner, and has been practicing landscape architecture and planning in Southern Arizona for more than 20 years. Parizek is the Norris team leader for the city of Tucson Parks and Recreation System Master Plan.
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Norris Design promotes Stebe
Norris Design promoted an employee in its Tucson office: Chris Stebe was promoted to associate. Stebe is a professional landscape architect and a licensed landscape contractor, who has practiced irrigation design and landscape architecture in Arizona for more than 15 years. Stebe heads the Norris irrigation division, and is leading the irrigation design for the Banner-University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson.
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Norris Design hires Saer
Norris Design hired an employee in its Tucson office: Baldwin Saer was hired as a landscape designer. Saer recently earned a master’s of landscape architecture degree from the University of Arizona, and was recipient of a 2016 Arizona ASLA Honor Award–Student Collaborative for Manufacture Ecology.
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Callahan takes position at Green Valley Care Center
CareMore Health Plan of Arizona welcomes Helen Callahan to its Green Valley Care Center at 191 W. Esperanza. Callahan is an advanced practice clinician-primary care provider.
She completed her Master of Science in nursing and family nurse practitioner program at Duquesne University, and is a board certified family nurse practitioner. She is also board certified in advanced diabetes management through American Association of Diabetes Educators.
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Morrow named manager of Truly Nolen office
Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Daniel Morrow to manager of its national commercial service office in Tucson.
Morrow has been with Truly Nolen since February 2015, after spending eight years in the retail industry as a manager for companies including OfficeMax and Cycle Gear.
He is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a degree in Japanese religion and linguistics.
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Simpleview’s Senstad to head Europe office
Tucson-based Simpleview has added a European office, in Oslo, Norway, and has hired Rolf Senstad as its general manager in Europe.
Simpleview says its growing customer base in Europe includes the Prague Convention Bureau, The Hague Convention Bureau, Edinburgh Convention Bureau and Innovation Norway.
Senstad has extensive IT and operational management experience spanning three continents.
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Bohne promoted at Truly Nolen HQ
Truly Nolen Pest Control has promoted Greg Bohne to director of domestic franchising at the Tucson corporate office.
Bohne joined the company in 2013 and previously managed both the Tucson and North Tucson service offices. He moved to the domestic franchise division in August 2015.
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Tech Parks Arizona adds Powell as fellow
Richard Powell has joined Tech Parks Arizona as Senior Fellow. He will assist in evaluating new technology initiatives especially in the field of advanced energy.
Powell has held several key appointments with the University of Arizona including vice president of research, professor of optical sciences and of material science, and director of the Optical Sciences Center. He retired from UA in 2005 and has been a consultant for solar energy research projects at Science Foundation Arizona, Research Corporation for Science Advancement and Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy.
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Hartmann to lead Youth On Their Own
Nicola Hartmann has joined Youth On Their Own as executive director.
She previously was director of advancement and corporate relations at San Miguel High School and executive director of the Sunnyside Foundation.
Hartmann holds a B.S. in business administration/marketing from the University of Arizona Eller College of Management and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
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McReynolds promoted at KB Home in Tucson
KB Home has promoted Amy McReynolds to president of its Tucson division.
“In this position, McReynolds will assume a key role in directing the builder’s growth strategy for the greater Tucson region while continuing to oversee KB Home’s day-to-day operations in the market,” the company said in a news release.
McReynolds joined KB Home in 2013 with more than 20 years of residential homebuilding experience. She is a Tucson native and holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Arizona.
She serves as chair of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association.
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Bauman is chief of UA Cancer Center division
Dr. Julie E. Bauman has joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Tucson as professor and chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine and the UA Cancer Center.
Bauman is a member of the National Cancer Institute Head and Neck Cancer Steering Committee, and a former Tucsonan, having graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School.
Her research focuses on design of biomarker-driven, early-phase clinical trials to prevent and improve survival in head and neck cancer.
Bauman was associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, where she was co-director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center of Excellence at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, among other roles. She has also been an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico and its Cancer Center in Albuquerque.
She completed her fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Washington, her residency in internal medicine at the University of Utah, and earned her medical and master’s in public health degrees from Tufts University.
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Cunningham heads funeral group
Patrick S. Cunningham has been named director of outreach and engagement at the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona, a non-profit consumer education group.
Cunningham has more than 30 years of experience as a hospice professional, certified grief expert, and ordained minister.
After completing clinical residencies at University Medical Center in Tucson and Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, he was a chaplain and director of spiritual care.
Cunningham received a bachelor’s degree in pubic administration from the University of Arizona, Cunningham served as the UA’s mascot, Wilbur T. Wildcat, in his senior year. He received a master of divinity degree from Northwestern University.
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Catalina Foothills announces new hire
Catalina Foothills School District announced: Dante A. Franco was named athletic director and dean of students position at Catalina Foothills High School for the 2016-17 school year.
Franco was previously employed as dean of students at the Morgan Maxwell K-8 School in Tucson Unified School District, and as dean of students and district-wide athletic director for the Bisbee Unified School District.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University of Arizona and a master’s in administration and supervision from Grand Canyon University.
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Catalina Foothills announces new hire
Catalina Foothills School District announced: Julie M. Nikolas has been named assistant principal at Orange Grove Middle School and a learning support specialist for the Catalina Foothills district.
Nikolas has more than 25 years of teaching experience, including more than 17 years of teaching experience in K-12 classrooms. For more than 15 years, she served as a private consultant for the South Dakota Department of Education.
Nikolas holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of South Dakota and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Northern State University in South Dakota.
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Catalina Foothills announces new hire
Catalina Foothills School District announced: Kristie Stevens, a longtime Catalina Foothills district staff member, joins Esperero Canyon Middle School as its dean of students.
In 1992, Stevens began her career as the Catalina Foothills High School Girls Tennis coach, a job she still holds today. In her 25 years with CFSD, she has served as a high school biology teacher as well as school counselor at Canyon View, Ventana Vista and Sunrise Drive elementary schools.
Stevens is a graduate of Scripps College and earned her education degrees from the UA and Northern Arizona University.
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Mesch Clark Rothschild names Coe associate
Mesch Clark Rothschild has named Jeff Coe as the law firm’s newest associate.
Prior to joining the firm, Jeff clerked for multiple federal bankruptcy judges in Tucson.
He graduated in 2013 from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona with distinctions including magna cum laude and Order of the Coif. Coe was a writer for the Arizona Law Review and earned awards for outstanding oral advocacy and legal writing.
Coe also participated in a nationally recognized mortgage clinic at Southern Arizona Legal Aid and was a member of a team that placed first in the American College of Bankruptcy’s Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Negotiation Competition. He was the recipient of the Judge Robert Mooreman Bankruptcy Scholarship.
A native of Springfield, Oregon, Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Oregon. Prior to law school, he worked for a chemical manufacturer.
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Ammons named COO at Job Aire Group
Job Aire Group has promoted Nicholas (Nick) Ammons to chief operating officer.
Ammons joined Job Aire, an aviation technical staffing firm, in April 2013 as manager of business development.
His experience includes business accounts, programs and technical records audit, and he has been key to the company’s success, Job Aire said.
Ammons has a bachelor’s degree in business, and is a decorated combat veteran.
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Owens named VP of advertising at Star
Alisha Owens was named vice president of advertising for the Arizona Daily Star.
Owens previously was advertising director of The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, a position she had held since August 2013.
Before joining The Post and Courier, Owens spent three years as director of advertising for The Press of Atlantic City Media Group in New Jersey, leading the convergence strategy of new digital media with traditional print media.
She joined the The Press of Atlantic City in 2002 and held several leadership roles at the company, including online general manager. Owens holds a marketing degree from Stockton University in New Jersey.
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Hacienda Del Sol hires Fegan
Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort has hired Joelle Fegan as catering manager of social events.
Fegan was previously a sales and revenue coordinator for Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, California, and the Lighthouse Lodge and Cottages in Pacific Grove, California.
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Hacienda Del Sol hires St. Dryden
Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort has promoted Bonnie St. Dryden to director of group sales.
St. Dryden previously was catering manager for Hacienda Del Sol. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, including a stint as group sales manager at Tucson’s Marriott University Park Hotel.
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New post for Blair at Paulo Freire schools
Chad Blair was appointed principal of Paulo Freire Freedom School-University.
Blair most recently served as assistant principal for the two Paulo Freire Freedom Schools and previously was a teacher and advisory coordinator at City High School since 2007.
His background also includes teaching stints at Café 54 in Tucson, the University of Montana and De La Salle High School in Chicago, Illinois. Blair also taught English as a second language in Ankara, Turkey. He earned a master’s of fine arts degree from the University of Montana and a bachelor’s degree in secondary English education at the University of Illinois.
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New post for Moore at Paulo Freire schools
Kathy Moore is rejoining the Paulo Freire Freedom School-Downtown faculty as a teacher, tutor, and makerspace coordinator, after a five-year stint teaching out of state.
She will serve at the middle school’s downtown campus on Pennington Street and will also support City High School students and teachers. Moore has taught science and math, developed curriculum, and served as student adviser. She received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, and holds a post-baccalaureate teacher certification from Pima Community College.
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Wester taking new patients at Crossroads OB/GYN
Dr. Lydia Wester joined Crossroads OB/GYN, a Genesis OB/GYN practice at 2424 N. Wyatt Drive, and is welcoming new patients.
Wester completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, followed by her M.D. at Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine. She recently completed an OB/GYN residency at the University of Arizona, where she was recipient of both the Resident Research Award and Resident Teaching Award.
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Orr to manage Kolb branch of Fidelity National Title
Chrissy Orr was named assistant vice president and branch manager of Fidelity National Title Agency’s new office at 1580 N. Kolb Road, Suite 100. Orr joined Fidelity National Title in 2015.
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Shoopman to direct the 'Pride of Arizona'
Chad Shoopman has joined the faculty at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music as the associate director of bands and director of athletic bands.
His duties include directing “The Pride of Arizona” Marching and Pep Bands, conducting the Wind Symphony, and teaching leadership and marching band techniques courses.
Shoopman holds a bachelor’s in music education and master’s in conducting performance from the UA.
He previously worked conducting and performing on studio projects for Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Disney Cruise Lines. He also worked as a conductor, performer, arranger, and choreographer for live shows at Walt Disney World.
Under his baton, the Brass Band of Central Florida won a national championship.
He appears regularly as lead trumpet for Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Arturo Sandoval’s L.A. All-Star Big Band and others.
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Old Tucson marketing to be led by Davis
Mary K. Davis has joined Old Tucson as director of marketing, sales and communication.
Her area of responsibility also includes building and managing the Arizona Sonora Western Heritage Foundation brand.
Davis is the owner of The Write Attitude consulting firm, and was formerly director of marketing and business development at Tucson International Airport and director of communications for the town of Oro Valley.
She was recognized as an Inside Tucson Business 2013 Woman of Influence and has won awards in public relations and marketing.
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Gonzales to manage new Metro Title branch
Metro Title Agency of Arizona has promoted Cheryle Gonzales to branch manager at its newest location, 3450 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 180.
She has been a senior escrow officer with Metro Title for three years, and, as a certified escrow officer since 1997, has 24 years of industry experience, including handling residential, builder, construction, refinance and reverse mortgage transactions.
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Marquez joins City High's faculty
City Center for Collaborative Learning has named a faculty member for City High School: Angela Marquez joins as a math teacher. She was a high school youth leader for Awana Clubs International. While earning her master’s of education in teaching at the University of Arizona, Marquez worked at Tucson Magnet High School. She earned the Navajo Nation Graduate Scholarship and the TEACH grant. She also holds a UA bachelor’s of science in biochemistry.
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Gypton joins City High's faculty
City Center for Collaborative Learning has named a faculty member for City High School: Krista Gypton has been hired to teach upper-level English. Gypton was a teacher at Walden Grove High School and was named Walden Grove Teacher of the Year. Previously she was CTE connections and internship coordinator for the Vail School District. She received a master’s of education from Grand Canyon University and a bachelor’s in elementary education from the UA.
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Finkelstein named volunteer coordinator
Joyce Finkelstein has been named volunteer coordinator for the Green Valley/Sahuarita Volunteer Clearinghouse, succeeding John Geiger, who retired.
Finkelstein was volunteer manager for Green Valley Hospital and executive director of the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council. She has been president of Green Valley Recreation Board, among others, and is an assistant governor of Rotary District 5500.
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Miller joins local BBB as spokeswoman
Better Business Bureau serving Southern Arizona welcomes Susann Miller as communications manager.
Miller most recently was director of the Women’s Business Center of Southern Arizona; under her leadership, it was nominated for the Small Business Administration’s WBC Center of the Year and NAWBO’s Strategic Partner of the Year.
Miller was honored as the 2014 Small Business Advocate of the Year by the Minority Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona.
She is an ambassador for Make-A-Wish Arizona and has served on the boards of Minority Small Business Alliance of Southern Arizona and Good to Glam.
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Dudas joins council
The Southern Arizona Leadership Council has a new member this year: Jon Dudas, senior vice president and secretary for the University of Arizona.
Dudas previously worked for the U.S. government, most recently as under secretary of Commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.
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Jaramillo joins council
The Southern Arizona Leadership Council has a new member this year: Lynette Jaramillo, CEO of Casa de la Luz Hospice.
Jaramillo previously was Arizona area manager for a national home care provider, and was an official at a privately owned home health agency in Tucson before partnering in 1998 to start Casa de la Luz Hospice.
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Johnson joins council
The Southern Arizona Leadership Council has a new member this year: Nancy Johnson, CEO of El Rio Community Health Center.
Johnson holds master’s degrees in nursing, marketing and business. She spent 15 years at Tucson Medical Center and serves as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is a recipient of the UA’s Cecil B. Hart Humanitarian Award.
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Perales named CEO at Changemaker High
Changemaker High School has named Luis Perales as chief executive officer, succeeding Judith Anderson.
The tuition-free public charter school in Tucson has a special emphasis on social justice and activism.
Perales, who holds a master’s degree, has served as the school’s chief academic officer since 2012, helping to create free Innovation Camps open to all Tucson eighth-graders, a student-run farmer’s market and student-driven community development projects, the school said in a news release. Changemaker is the only applicant from Arizona selected to present at the 2016 International Social Innovation Research Conference in Glasgow, Scotland in September.
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HBL CPAs announces merger, shareholder
Tucson accounting firms HBL CPAs, P.C. and Braun P.C. have merged.
The combined firm remains HBL CPAs, P.C. and consists of more than 45 employees, including seven partners, at 5656 E. Grant Road.
In addition, the firm announced a new shareholder: Jacquie Ivey.
Ivey, a CPA, has more than 15 years of public accounting experience focused on retail, construction, and professional services industries. She received her bachelor’s of science in accounting from the University of Phoenix.
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HBL CPAs announces merger, shareholder
Tucson accounting firms HBL CPAs, P.C. and Braun P.C. have merged.
The combined firm remains HBL CPAs, P.C. and consists of more than 45 employees, including seven partners, at 5656 E. Grant Road.
In addition, the firm announced a new shareholder: Laura Randol.
Randol, also a CPA, has been promoted from audit manager and has been with HBL since 2013. She is a regular speaker at the Nonprofit Organizations’ Financial Administrator’s Network and holds a bachelor’s of science in accounting from Linfield College.
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Anshei Israel adds Kirschner in finance
Congregation Anshei Israel has named Susan J. Kirschner as finance director.
Kirschner has been involved in synagogue financial management and administration since 1996, and is skilled in budgeting, payroll, purchasing, membership development, fundraising/development and multi-fund endowment oversight, Anshei Israel said in a news release.
She holds a master’s degree in arts administration and recently moved from the Detroit area to Tucson.
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UA and Banner welcome neonatologist Patel
Dr. Shalin Patel has joined the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics and Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center.
As a neonatologist, Patel will provide care for high-risk newborns with critical clinical conditions, prematurity and birth defects, and provide care for other newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Diamond Children’s.
He received his medical degree from C.U. Shah Medical College in Surendranagar, India; did his pediatrics residency at Western Michigan University School of Medicine and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. He also holds an MPH in health care administration from Benedictine University in Illinois.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: Kathy “Kat” Rodriguez, assistant director of digital marketing and communications.
Rodriguez was a marketing specialist at the University of Arizona Medical Network for seven years. She holds an associate of arts degree from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles and a bachelor’s and a master’s of business education from the American InterContinental University in Chicago.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: Eva Karene Romero, grant writer.
Romero’s book, “Film and Democracy in Paraguay,” will be published by Palgrave Macmillan this year and she will co-direct a documentary film on women and women’s rights in South America. She received her PhD from the University of Arizona, where she taught Hispanic cultural studies and language classes. She is a board member of the Tucson Pima Arts Council.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: LeeAnn Perry-Walker, member relations coordinator.
Perry-Walker returns to The J, where she worked in 2003 as catering and sales director before working as director of catering at several hotels in Tucson. She holds a culinary degree.
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Tucson 'J' announces a new employee
The Tucson Jewish Community Center, also known as The J, announces a hiring: Andrea Wright, operations coordinator.
Wright, who has worked for the last several years with special needs children and adults, holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and is a Salpointe Catholic High School graduate.
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Franson to chair C-Path board
Dr. Timothy R. Franson has been named chair of the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Board of Directors. He replaces Dr. Peter B. Corr, who will continue to serve as senior advisor to the board.
Franson brings extensive clinical and regulatory expertise in pre- and post-approval phases of pharmaceutical development. He is the chief medical officer at YourEncore, and previously was a principal at FaegreBD Consulting and vice president of global regulatory affairs and patient safety for Eli Lilly and Co.
He is the immediate past president of the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention and has served on the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Treatment of Rare Diseases review panel.
Franson earned his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Drake University and his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
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Jones is music director of Repertory Singers
Elliot Jones has been named music director of the Arizona Repertory Singers.
Jones holds degrees from New York University and Indiana University as well as a doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Arizona.
He has conducted performances of a wide variety of repertoire, including twice leading performances at the National Cathedral in Washington, most recently of Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere.” An advocate for new music, Jones conducted the East-Coast premiere of Jake Heggie’s Anna Madrigal Remembers (text by Armistead Maupin), scored for mezzo-soprano, men’s chorus, strings and piano.
Jones served on the music faculty at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Wesley College, Culver-Stockton College, The Music School of Delaware, and Saint Andrew’s School. In 1996 he was selected for the National Association of Teachers of Singing Intern Program at Ohio State University; and he has held regional leadership positions in the American Choral Directors Association.
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Hutchinson joins UA Sarver Heart Center
The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center welcomes Dr. Mathew D. Hutchinson as director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Program in the Division of Cardiology at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson.
Board certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Hutchinson specializes in treating complex heart rhythm disorders, such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
He comes from the University of Pennsylvania where he was an associate professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine and his medical residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston. His cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships were completed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Tucson Pops names Guthrie exec director
Rebecca Guthrie has been hired as executive director of the Tucson Pops Orchestra, taking over for Interim Director Francis Bettinger, a Tucson Pops board member who filled in after the 2014 death of Dorothy Spencer. Spencer held the position for more than 50 years.
Guthrie holds a University of Arizona degree.
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Clancy named chef at Rincon Mountain Grill
Forty Niner Country Club has named Paul Clancy as executive chef of its restaurant, the Rincon Mountain Grill.
Clancy most recently was executive chef at Hi Falutin Rapid Fire Western Grill.
He has been in the culinary field for more than 35 years starting in San Francisco and has worked for and with such names as Wolfgang Puck, Martin Yan, Jeremiah Tower and Paul Proudomme. His Tucson experience includes positions at Westward Look Resort, the Tack Room and Stuart Anderson’s Black Angus restaurants.
- Arizona Daily Star
Metro Title’s Amick promoted
Metro Title promoted Laura Amick to head up its Green Valley branch.
Amick is a 30-year veteran of the escrow industry and was most recently an escrow officer for Metro Title in Green Valley.
She joined the company in 2014.
- Arizona Daily Star
Blomquist is new associate editor at Arizona Jewish Life
Arizona Jewish Life magazine named Mala Blomquist it new associate editor, social media editor and events coordinator.
Blomquist hosts a weekly segment of “Arizona Midday” on Channel 12 in Phoenix. For the past 17 years she worked at Raising Arizona Kids magazine, where she started off writing a column and then served as calendar and directories editor.
- Arizona Daily Star
Ozeri is new editorsat Arizona Jewish Life
Nancy Ben-Asher Ozeri joined Arizona Jewish Life magazine as editor-in-chief.
Ozeri served as director of communications for the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, vice president of AcuComm Inc. in Tucson and founder of WordPlay in Israel. Ozeri is the recipient of two first-place American Jewish Press Association Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. She holds a bachelor of science in journalism from Northwestern University.
- Arizona Daily Star
Lazarus named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Adam Lazarus is the new vice president of digital strategy, a position he takes up after two years as director of digital strategy.
- Arizona Daily Star
Hawthorn named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Wendy Hathorn assumed the new position of vice president of sales and marketing after a four-year stint as director of marketing and more than 20 years in other positions within the company.
- Arizona Daily Star
Hansen named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Ryan Hansen was named president of the company, having served for the past five years as vice president and chief operating officer.
- Arizona Daily Star
Evans named to Bon Voyage senior team
As part of its 40th anniversary, Bon Voyage Travel announced the formation of a senior leadership team made up of executives who together represent more than 70 years of collective service to the company.
Peter Evans, who founded the company in 1976 and has served as its president for 40 years, was named chief executive officer.
- Arizona Daily Star
Scala takes Long Realty position
Dominick “Dom” Scala joined Long Realty as an agent at the River/Campbell office, focusing on properties in Sun City Oro Valley.
During more than 38 years at Eegee’s, Scala rose through the ranks to become director of operations, responsible for 23 restaurants and 500-plus employees.
Scala, who studied business at the University of Arizona, has held leadership posts with the Northwest Optimist Club and as a company organizer for United Way, and he’s a past vice president of Canyon del Oro Little League.
- Arizona Daily Star
Nathan becomes VP at community foundation
Sandra Y. Nathan has joined the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona as vice president of community investment.
Nathan has more than two decades of philanthropic, nonprofit and government leadership experience.
She most recently was executive director for the Aids and Breast Cancer Emergency Fund in San Francisco, and has served as vice president of grants and loans at the Marin Community Foundation, senior vice president of Economic Security Social Impact Group at the National Council on Aging, president/CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation and deputy county executive of Santa Clara County.
She holds a master’s degree in public administration from National University in San Diego, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Diego.
She is a member of the Council on Foundations, and sits on a number of boards including Grantmakers in Aging.
- Arizona Daily Star
Geico names Wheeler assistant VP of claims
Geico has named Shane Wheeler assistant vice president of claims at its regional office in Tucson. Wheeler will oversee Geico’s claims operations in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington.
He joined the company in 1999 as a management intern in San Diego, went on to work in liability claims, and was promoted to a liability claims manager at the Tucson regional office in 2007.
He most recently served as a liability director at Geico’s regional office in Dallas.
He holds an MBA from the University of Arizona and Chartered Casualty Property Underwriter and Senior Claims Law Associate designations.
- Arizona Daily Star
Housing-development corp. promotes an executive
PMHDC / PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. has promoted an executive: Jay Diallo has been named executive director of PMHDC, after two years as a loan-review committee member there. He previously worked for Bank of Tucson, beginning as a teller and moving up to an assistant vice president for commercial lending.
Diallo holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a minor in economics, from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, and a master’s degree in banking and leadership from Pacific Coast Banking School in Seattle.
He is current president of the Rotary Club of Tucson Sunrise and board chairman of the PPEP Inc. Foundation, and is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Global Children’s Fund.
- Arizona Daily Star
Housing-development corp. promotes an executive
PMHDC / PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. has promoted an executive: Roxana Gonzalez has been named executive director of PPEP Integrated Care. She has worked with PPEP for 14 years as a behavioral health clinical director and clinician.
Gonzalez previously was a supervisor with Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services, managing outpatient clinics, and she also held behavioral health management posts at Native Images and with the Pascua Yaqui tribe.
She is a state-licensed substance abuse counselor who holds a master’s from the University of Arizona in special education and rehabilitation counseling, and a UA bachelor’s degree in psychology. She received a Certificate of Achievement from the UA Hispanic Association and was a four-year recipient of the Gebbler Memorial Scholarship.
- Arizona Daily Star
Housing-development corp. promotes an executive
PMHDC / PPEP Microbusiness & Housing Development Corp. has promoted an executive: Jacob Herrington is now executive director of property, insurance and housing for PPEP. He was named the Administrative PPEP Employee of the Year in 2012.
Herrington began his career in the multifamily property management industry in Tucson, working for 25 years in on-site management.
In 2008, he was one of two finalists for Manager of the Year awarded by the Arizona Multihousing Association.
Our Family Services hires new CEO
Our Family Services’ board has hired Beth Morrison as the agency’s next CEO. Patti Caldwell is retiring as CEO on June 30.
Morrison comes to Our Family from Pontiac, Michigan, where she served for 13 years as president and CEO of Haven, a nonprofit working to eliminate sexual assault and domestic violence and to empower survivors.
She received a Master of Science degree from the University of Arizona and a B.A. from Central Michigan University.
Noonan Physical Therapy adds Noble
Noonan Physical Therapy & Associates has hired physical therapist AJ Noble, who is treating patients at its office at 5880 N. La Cholla Blvd., Suite 120.
Noble received a doctorate in physical therapy from Northern Arizona University after graduating from the University of Arizona. He has a background in coaching all levels of basketball.
Long’s McAlister earns relocation
Long Realty’s Dana McAlister has earned the designation of Certified Relocation Professional, one of only 147 to hold that designation in Arizona.
As the company’s coordinator of outgoing referrals, McAlister works with more than 600 brokerages around the country to help employees and companies leaving Southern Arizona connect with relocation services at their destination.
Many companies work only with CRP-designated relocation specialists, who must complete a six-month course and a three-hour exam, the company said.
A Kansas native with years of customer-service experience at several banks in the Midwest, McAlister moved to Tucson and joined Long in 2008.
- Arizona Daily Star
Thomas joins River Road Pet Clinic
River Road Pet Clinic announces the hiring of Dr. Lauren Thomas. Her practice serves dogs, cats, rabbits and pocket pets.
She has been certified in veterinary acupuncture since 2008 and will introduce multiple acupuncture techniques to assist pets with pain management, severe arthritis, wound healing and post-surgical rehabilitation, the clinic said in a news release.
- Arizona Daily Star
Mobile Meals elevates McKinney
Tamara McKinney is the new executive director of Mobile Meals of Tucson, following Priscilla Altuna, who has retired after 11 years.
McKinney has spent more than a dozen years working with non-profit organizations in Southern Arizona to address social issues including homelessness, literacy and hunger. She previously worked as Mobile Meals of Tucson’s director of development and communications.
- Arizona Daily Star
Museum has new executive director
Lisa Hastreiter-Lamb will be promoted to executive director of the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures after the retirement on June 30 of founding executive director Nina Daldrup.
Hastreiter-Lamb has been the museum’s director of education and associate director since 2009. She holds a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Arizona, concentrating in painting.
- Arizona Daily Star
Howell returns to Habitat Tucson
Habitat for Humanity Tucson has named Joseph Howell as director of philanthropy.
Howell returns to Habitat Tucson having worked for three years with the organization before moving to the University of Arizona to be director of development for LGBTQ initiatives. He also has worked as development coordinator at Arizona Youth Partnership. He is board president of the GLBT Tucson Chamber of Commerce.
Howell is a graduate of Northern Arizona University, where he studied hospitality administration and management.
- Arizona Daily Star
Alliance promotes Misztal
The Sky Island Alliance board has promoted Louise Misztal to executive director, from her previous title of conservation director.
She holds a B.A. in ecology and evolutionary biology, a B.S. in microbiology and an M.S. in geographic information systems, all from the University of Arizona.
She is vice chair of the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative and a member of the Community Water Coalition Advisory Committee, the Art and Environment Network Executive Committee and the Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Change Adaptation Fund Advisory Committee.
- Arizona Daily Star
New post for Northwest's Stockton
Kevin Stockton, who has served as chief executive officer of Northwest Medical Center since 2011, was promoted to market CEO for Northwest Healthcare, which includes Northwest Medical Center, Oro Valley Hospital, Northwest Allied Physicians and affiliated outpatient facilities.
He will also continue as CEO of Northwest Medical Center.
Jae Dale will continue in his position as CEO of Oro Valley Hospital.
A native of Tucson, Stockton holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Arizona. He serves on the board of the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
- Arizona Daily Star
Foley hired to manage 5151 tower
5151 E. Broadway/Kent Circle Investments announced a new property manager for Tucson’s largest commercial office building. Heide Foley was hired to manage the tower and will be part of the Cushman & Wakefield/Picor team that oversees management and operations of 5151.
Most recently, Foley served as a broker and asset manager for Viking Properties in Sausalito, California. She has experience in managing a large office portfolio, tenant relationships and overseeing capital improvements.
5151 E. Broadway is undergoing an elevator modernization project and a lobby refresh including an interior Prest Coffee station.
- Arizona Daily Star
Ellis will run Clean & Beautiful
Tucson Clean & Beautiful named Tom Ellis as executive director. Joan Lionetti is retiring from the position at the end of June.
Ellis’ experience includes more than 20 years in a variety of arboricultural, horticultural, and land management positions and more than 30 years in the government and nonprofit sectors, most recently as director of the Marana Parks and Recreation Department.
His education includes a bachelor of science degree in agronomy from Mississippi State. He previously served as a board member and president of the Arizona Community Tree Council.
- Arizona Daily Star
London will market 4th Ave. merchants
Allie London joined the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association as marketing director.
The nonprofit supports more than 100 locally owned businesses.
A native New Yorker, London moved to Tucson from Chicago in 2014. She previously worked for the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona.
- Arizona Daily Star
Staff Matters hires recruiter Rodriguez
Staff Matters, a Tucson-based recruiting and staffing firm, hired Constantino Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will work as a technical recruiter before heading up an expansion operation in the Phoenix area.
- Arizona Daily Star
Firm's estate team selects Hendrickson
Leighten Hendrickson has joined Loose, Brown, Hobkirk & Callahan PC’s estate planning and transactional law group. She will work in the firm’s Tucson and Phoenix office.
Hendrickson is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School and holds a degree in communications from the University of Arizona.
- Arizona Daily Star
Barcelo to supervise at Truly Nolen center
Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Michael Barcelo to sales supervisor of the company’s national customer care center office in Tucson.
Barcelo joined Truly Nolen in 2008 as a salesman.
- Arizona Daily Star
Fidel becomes shareholder at Piccarreta Davis
The law firm of Piccarreta Davis PC announces that Louis S. Fidel has become a shareholder of the firm and that the name of the firm has been changed to Piccarreta Davis Keenan Fidel PC.
Fidel received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 2003 and his law degree from the University of Arizona in 2007. Before joining Piccarreta Davis, he was a trial attorney from 2007-2011 for the Pima County Public Defender’s Office.
He is a board member of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.
- Arizona Daily Star
Beal now partner, co-owner at Pima Dermatology
Pima Dermatology announces that Dr. Matthew W. Beal is now partner and co-owner.
He received his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his dermatology residency at the University Of Minnesota in 2013, where he served as chief resident his final year.
Board certified by the American Board of Dermatology, Beal specializes in general dermatology, with special interest in cutaneous oncology and psoriasis. He will lead the practice along with its medical director and founder, Dr. Gerald N. Goldberg.
- Arizona Daily Star
Frances joins Crest Insurance benefits team
Deanna Frances has joined the Crest Insurance benefits team as an account executive, specializing in corporate wellness.
Frances is former regional wellness director with Brown & Brown Insurance in Phoenix, and owns a health-coaching business. She previously worked for CopperPoint Mutual (formerly known as SCF of Arizona), where she was responsible for all workers’ compensation business through the broker channel. She also spent several years with a local broker as an account executive.
- Arizona Daily Star
UA and Banner welcome physician Riley
UA and Banner welcome two physicians: Dr. Catherine S. Riley, assistant professor, has joined the Division of Genetics and Behavioral Pediatrics.
As a pediatric developmental and behavioral pediatrician, Riley will provide care for children with autism, ADHD, language delay, learning challenges and other developmental/behavioral issues at Diamond Children’s Multi-Specialty Center and the Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitation.
Riley received her MD from Mayo Medical School and worked as a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Arizona Daily Star
UA and Banner welcome physician Holm
UA and Banner welcome a physician: Pediatrician Dr. William L. Holm, a clinical assistant professor, has joined the Division of General Pediatrics.
He will provide general pediatric care for children at Banner-University Medicine Multi-Specialty Services — Pediatrics and specialized endocrine care for children at Diamond Children’s Multi-Specialty Center.
Holm received his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and worked as a pediatric endocrinologist at Dignity Health Medical Group in Henderson, Nevada.
- Arizona Daily Star
Gootter to open counseling, psychotherapy practice
Psychotherapist Shari Gootter announces the opening of her own practice, Gootter Counseling and Psychotherapy PLLC, at 2450 E. Speedway.
Gootter brings years of experience in counseling groups and individuals working through trauma, mood, and substance-abuse issues in rehabilitation centers, school and trauma-recovery programs. Her approach is collaborative and holistic, using various modalities including yoga.
- Arizona Daily Star
Letson associate director at Sonoran Glass School
Nick Letson has been promoted to associate director of Sonoran Glass School, a nonprofit glass-art educational organization where he has served as communications director since 2013.
Letson received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona in 2010 and studied literature and Spanish at the Universidad Católica de Argentina in 2009.
He has worked as a journalist, and as a content writer for a Tucson-based online advertising consulting firm.
- Arizona Daily Star
Blythe earns promotion at Metro Title Agency
Sandra Blythe has been promoted to escrow operations manager for Metro Title Agency of Arizona.
She will oversee the company’s statewide escrow operations from its Arizona headquarters in Tucson.
Blythe joined the company in 2009 as an escrow officer and rose to several supervisor and management positions. She has 26 years of escrow experience.
- Arizona Daily Star
Nevada association honors radio host Buckmaster
Bill Buckmaster, host of “Buckmaster” on AM 1030 KVOI, will be inducted Aug. 20 into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame by the Nevada Broadcasters Association for his radio news reporting while news director at KORK radio in Las Vegas during the 1970s.
Last year, Buckmaster was inducted into the Arizona Broadcast Hall of Fame.
His communications career spans 50 years and includes hosting “Arizona Illustrated” for 23 years on KUAT-TV Tucson. Buckmaster has earned honors including the Silver Circle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science and the Citizen Medal, Pima County’s highest civilian honor.
- Arizona Daily Star
Norris Design promotes Parizek
Norris Design promoted an employee in its Tucson office: Julie Parizek was promoted to senior associate. She is a certified parks and recreation planner, and has been practicing landscape architecture and planning in Southern Arizona for more than 20 years. Parizek is the Norris team leader for the city of Tucson Parks and Recreation System Master Plan.
- Arizona Daily Star
Norris Design promotes Stebe
Norris Design promoted an employee in its Tucson office: Chris Stebe was promoted to associate. Stebe is a professional landscape architect and a licensed landscape contractor, who has practiced irrigation design and landscape architecture in Arizona for more than 15 years. Stebe heads the Norris irrigation division, and is leading the irrigation design for the Banner-University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson.
- Arizona Daily Star
Norris Design hires Saer
Norris Design hired an employee in its Tucson office: Baldwin Saer was hired as a landscape designer. Saer recently earned a master’s of landscape architecture degree from the University of Arizona, and was recipient of a 2016 Arizona ASLA Honor Award–Student Collaborative for Manufacture Ecology.
- Arizona Daily Star
Callahan takes position at Green Valley Care Center
CareMore Health Plan of Arizona welcomes Helen Callahan to its Green Valley Care Center at 191 W. Esperanza. Callahan is an advanced practice clinician-primary care provider.
She completed her Master of Science in nursing and family nurse practitioner program at Duquesne University, and is a board certified family nurse practitioner. She is also board certified in advanced diabetes management through American Association of Diabetes Educators.
- Arizona Daily Star
Morrow named manager of Truly Nolen office
Truly Nolen Pest Control promoted Daniel Morrow to manager of its national commercial service office in Tucson.
Morrow has been with Truly Nolen since February 2015, after spending eight years in the retail industry as a manager for companies including OfficeMax and Cycle Gear.
He is a graduate of the University of Arizona, with a degree in Japanese religion and linguistics.
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