On the move, September 5

Published September 5, 2006 at midnight

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Architecture and engineering

Design Workshop hired landscape architect David Amalong, architect Olga Pitenko, economist Britt Palmberg, planner Jill Jennings and information technologist Cynthia Raber. . . . Norris Design, a landscape architecture and planning firm, added landscape architects Scott Ohm, Kevin Lynn and Arina Habich; planner Kathryn Lansink; and 3D animator Josh Cochran. . . . CH2M Hill hired Greg Pulliam to lead client development efforts in water and wastewater for the company's industrial marketplace in the Southwest and Northwest regions of the United States. . . . Charter Communications Inc. appointed Keith Hayes vice president of network operations and engineering services; Matt Bell vice president of IP engineering and development; Kelly Ross vice president of network planning and capital management; Doug Ike vice president of advanced video and applications engineering; James Pierce senior director of HFC engineering and GIS; John Roy senior director of advanced video implementation; and Bob Blackburn, senior director of digital video engineering. . . . RNL added Tim Flanagan as senior electrical engineer and studio leader; Carol McLanahan as landscape architect; Rene Stremel in interior design; Komal Kotwal

and Gabriel Kroll as architectural interns; Rich Ward to 3D graphics production; Penny Anderson as graphic designer; and Lindsey Prall as human resources assistant. . . . Jerry Miller joined Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corp. as project manager. . . . The RMH Group hired Kirt Holloway as senior mechanical engineer. . . . The American Council of Engineering Companies elected HDR's Rod Hoffman to the ACEC College of Fellows, an elite group of engineers who have made significant contributions to the engineering profession through their experience, knowledge and networking abilities. . . . MCG Architecture promoted David P. Goode to principal. . . . David C. Cribari, partner in charge of BKD LLP's Colorado office, added Carol B. Gloss as senior manager. . . . HDR named Brad Martin as the Denver engineering department manager. . . . Stan Andrews joined Anderson Mason Dale Architects as senior associate and director of health care and research.

Communications

McClain Finlon Advertising hired David Paprocki and Greg Ryan as art directors and Christine Keller as a junior account planner. Stephanie Riekhof was promoted to account supervisor; Kristina Boyer and Kylee Webster to account executives; Kabir Ananda to media planner; Nancy Casey to director of print services; Ayanna Blueford to associate studio manager; Ryan Johnson to assistant creative director; Jeff Erin to senior copywriter; Andy Sherman to senior designer; and Angela Lynch to financial accounting supervisor. . . . InLine Media, a full-service media buying agency, hired Kristopher Hemenway as senior media associate and Meghan Hayes as media coordinator. . . . HostWorks Inc., a Web applications and hosting company, added Rob Redford as senior Web developer, Angela Odoms and Eric Dail as Web developers and Kat Adams to customer support. . . . 90octane LLC added Ryan Greene as creative conversion specialist. . . . GBSM Inc., a management consulting and strategic communications firm, appointed Pamela Krider principal in the corporate affairs and communications practice. . . . PRACO Public Relations Advertising Co. promoted Karol McGuire to senior account supervisor and Jody

Farrar and Kate Faricy to senior account managers.

Nonprofits

Work Options Group received funding from investment groups Allen & Co., St. Charles Capital, Countryside Asset Management Corp. and Vestar Capital Partners. The company also appointed Robert Benson, Larry Jones and John Moritz to its board of directors; Christopher Gatti to chief executive officer; and Cynthia Carrillo to president. . . . The Foothills United Way Foundation awarded $100,000 in grants to 12 local nonprofit organizations, providing funding for a variety of programs, projects and capital improvements. . . . Glenda Roberts joined the Denver Young Artists Orchestra as development manager. . . . The Billiard Congress of America, a nonprofit trade organization that promotes the game of billiards, appointed Rob Johnson chief executive officer. . . . Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver named Tim Sheahan as president and chief executive officer. . . . The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Rocky Mountain Chapter, appointed Jerry Golley to board president; Mike McKeever to immediate past board president; Rick Petersen to board vice president; Ross Kinney to board secretary; Elly Valas to board secretary; and Rebecca Russell to executive director. . . . Colorado BioScience Association gave Paul Ray the lifetime achievement award, Myogen Inc. the company of the year

award; C5 Medical Werks and Taligen Therapeutics the rising star award; Dr. Richard Duke the volunteer of the year award; Maggie Chamberlin Holben the partner of the year award; and Gov. Bill Owens the Lifetime Achievement Award. . . . The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade presented Kyle Lefkoff with the excellence award for advancement of the bioscience industry. . . . New Dawn Assisted Living has joined The Colorado Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Colorado's largest nonprofit association representing providers of aging services. New Dawn plans to build several new facilities in Colorado. . . .The Downtown Denver Partnership added Brian Phetteplace to the economic development services department. . . . Commonsense Coalition appointed Deborah Beard director of development. Beard will lead fundraising and education efforts. . . . The Daniels Fund board approved $9.5 million in grants and added Gayle Greer and Dan Ritchie as board members.

Executives

South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce promoted Andy Lutz to chief operating officer. . . . Alpine Access Inc., a provider of customer contact solutions that uses the home-based employee model to serve its clients, appointed Christopher M. Carrington chief executive officer. . . . Moreton & Co. named Craig J. Nelson as president of its Denver-based Colorado office. . . . LeftHand Networks hired John Hillyard as chief financial officer. . . . EchoStar Communications hired Matt Karst as vice president of alliance management and Brian Yohn as vice president of commercial services. . . . The Wright Group Inc. promoted Claire Chavez to director of client relations and hired Gene Stanek as controller. . . . Douglas J. Hurst stepped down as president of International Royalty Corp. Douglas B. Silver assumed his responsibilities. . . . Glenn Truglio joined SysTest Labs, an independent verification and validation software testing company, as chief operating officer. . . . Westaff Inc. appointed Patty O'Connor Northern Colorado district manager and David Garcia Southwest Colorado district manager.

Financial

Christian P. Goebel joined Tributary Capital Management as managing director of distribution. . . . Thomas M. Kim joined Manchester Business Services-Colorado LLC, a subsidiary of Manchester Cos. Inc. . . . Elizabeth Hund has been chosen to head U.S. Bank's Food and Agribusiness Division. . . . Ernst & Young LLP promoted Mark Belfance and Shawn Simmons to partners; Darin Kreimeyer to principal; and Bobbi Basile and Mark Dunning to executive directors. . . . Brown & Tedstrom, a Denver financial planning firm, promoted Chad Hamilton to financial planning manager; Rebecca Wilson and Beverly Walters to financial planners; Jennifer Stovall and Allison Mansch to executive assistants; and hired Sharon Prevas as bookkeeper; Joe Hoehn as financial planning assistant; and Margaret Reinhard as receptionist. . . . GHP Horwath PC added Thomas Rigby and Rebecca Atkinson as tax managers and Allyson Kolesik as an audit associate. . . . The Denver office of Grant Thornton LLP promoted Chris Wilt to assurance partner. . . . KeyBank added Stuart Pattison and David Hatch as business banking team leaders for the Colorado district. . . . FirstBank of Boulder opened a branch

at Broadway and Rosewood. Nicole Mansour, assistant vice president, has been named to manage the branch. . . . Aaron C. Eide, vice president of First National Bank, completed the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.

Announcements

Apollo Group Inc. named Wendy Meyer-Finley director of operations, marketing and development, and Debra Abbott Pain as executive vice president, marketing and development. . . . Safeway stores in Colorado are conducting a five-week campaign to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Customers can donate $1 or more at any store checkstand. . . . Mont Blanc Gourmet, a specialty coffee syrup and drink mix wholesaler, hired Celeste Ducre as operations assistant. . . . Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care is participating in GreenCare for Troops in Denver, a nationwide outreach program initiated by Project EverGreen that connects participating local lawn and landscape firms with families of the men and women in the Middle East. . . . Dog City Day Care and Hotel appointed Ellie Storch as first general manager. . . . Regis University's School for Professional Studies opened its Aurora and Longmont campuses. . . South Suburban Parks and Recreation hired Cecily Mui as resource specialist in the parks department.

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