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ADVERTISING/MARKETING
Environmental PR Group has announced one promotion and two staff additions. Rebecca Bray has been promoted from supervising account executive to director of client services. Kelly Diedring and Jason Townsend have joined the firm as account executives.
Sandy D’Elosua has been promoted to senior account executive at RFB Communications Group, responsible for strategic planning, media relations, writing and research. She previously served as an account executive for the agency. Rachel Gossett has joined RFB Communications Group as an account coordinator. Gossett previously was a junior account executive for the Dutcher Group in Tampa.
BANKING/FINANCE
Tom Dorety, president and chief executive officer of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union since 1996, has been elected board chairman of the Credit Union National Association.
Fifth Third Bank (Tampa Bay) announced four appointments. Tasmin Kirkbride has joined as a middle market relationship manager. John McElhone has joined as vice president and area sales manager. Stella Varellas and Jonathan Prieskorn have joined as mortgage loan originators.
Colonial Bank has appointed two new members to its Florida West Coast board of directors. Jack P. Brandon practices at Peterson & Myers in Lake Wales, and James C. Franklin Jr. serves as chairman for Lanier Upshaw Inc.
DESIGN/ENGINEERING
Gresham, Smith and Partners announced that Sheila Bosch has joined the firm as a director of research. Bosch will serve as a resource to support, understand and apply research evidence regarding how the physical health care facility environment can improve patient and staff outcomes. She will work from the company’s Tampa office.
HEALTH CARE
JSA Healthcare Corp. announced the following: Tina Costahas joined JSA Healthcare Corp. in St. Petersburg as director of operations. Lynda Place has joined JSA Medical Group in Tarpon Springs as nurse administrator. Cheryl Meola has joined JSA Medical Group in Bradenton as nurse administrator. Pat Harp, project nurse for JSA Healthcare Corp., has been promoted to case manager for JSA Medical Group City Center in Tampa. Penny McRay, nurse administrator for JSA Medical Group Gateway, has been promoted to director of case management for JSA Healthcare Corp. in St. Petersburg. Debra Venello, training and development coordinator level II for JSA Healthcare Corp., has been promoted to administrator for JSA Medical Group Ninth St. in St. Petersburg. Marcia Miessler, project nurse for JSA Healthcare Corp., has been promoted to nurse administrator for JSA Medical Group Gateway in St. Petersburg. Case manager Diane Kershner has moved from JSA Medical Group Woodlands to JSA Medical Group Sheldon in Tampa.
HONORS
Richard M. Weiss, clerk of the circuit court, accountant, auditor and clerk to the board of county commissioners, received two national awards from the Government Finance Officers Association for the fiscal year that ended September 2006. Weiss received the certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting for Polk County Florida, and the award for outstanding achievement in popular annual financial reporting each for the fiscal year that ended September, 2006.
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP announced that Charles R. Fletcher, partner in the Tampa office, has been appointed to the board of the Florida Biofuels Association Inc., a group of private- and public-sector professionals promoting locally produced alternative fuels such as ethanol. The organization also serves as a resource for the development of a sustainable biofuels sector in Florida.
REAL ESTATE
Patricia Staebler, a state-certified general appraiser and commercial broker, has joined Keller Williams Realty of Greater Manatee and will lead the commercial division. Staebler’s background encompasses management of an engineering office, extensive knowledge in the construction industry as well as property management of residential and commercial units.
Kirby Cockrum has been named home mortgage consultant for Capstone Home Mortgage. Cockrum will work out of Prudential Tropical Realty’s northeast St. Petersburg office.
OTHER
Julie Wills has joined the American Red Cross Tampa Bay Region as regional development director. Wills will develop corporate partnerships and major gifts in support of regional initiatives. She is also responsible for staff development in the four chapters in the region.
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