New Hires & Promotions
Nicholas J. Perlick has been named vice president for
development and alumni relations at Eastern Kentucky University.
Stantec has announced that R. Eric Pease, PE, P.Eng., Ph.D., has joined Stantec's Lexington office as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager.
Sherman Carter Barnhart has announced the addition of Andrew Owens to its architectural studio in its Lexington office.
Joining The Lexington Clinic will be new hires Dr. Brent Morris, Dr. Jeffrey Yates and Dr. Justin Johnson.
Billings Law Firm has welcomed John Franklin Billings to the firm as senior counsel.
Paul B. Chewing and Sharron Townsend have both been named senior associates with Trek Advancement, LLC, in Lexington.
Shrout Tate Wilson Mechanical and Electrical Engineers has welcomed Ashlyn Dowdy to its Lexington office and Keith Castleberry to its Louisville office.
Jessie Hutchison has been appointed as a new agent with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance at the Fayette County Farm Bureau–Nicholasville Road Agency.
Traditional Bank is excited to welcome Shawn Woolum as a branch manager and loan officer for its Lexington market.
AssuredPartners Inc. has promoted Louis Berman to the new role of regional vice president.
The Board of Directors has hired Bill Bickford as a new general manager for Good Foods Co-op. Bickford previously worked at the Wheatsville Co-op in Austin, Texas.
DelCotto Law Group welcomes Jamie L. Harris as a member of the firm. Harris joined DLG in 2007, and her practice focuses on complex business and personal bankruptcy.
ID+A, a contract design and furniture sales company has announced the following new hires: Debra Strehl and Deborah Nelson; project coordinators Charity Rivera and Sarah Lilly; and administrative assistant Bethany Scotch. Jennifer Stephenson will be responsible for ID+A’s DIRTT Modular Construction and Architectural Products division. Carey Trivisonno has transitioned to account executive.
Ralph Mordocco has been named general manager of the Embassy Suites Lexington. In his new role, Mordocco will oversee sales and daily operations of the hotel.
Hospice of the Bluegrass has announced new promotions within its staff: Holly Hodge, CPA, MBA, has been named chief financial officer/vice president of finance. Jennifer Hinton, CPA, has been named as controller. Patrick Kennedy has joined Hospice of the Bluegrass as director of provider relations.
Chuck Moratz has been promoted to senior vice president of global engineering at Clark Material Handling International.
Jason Bridges has been appointed as a new agent with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance at the Fayette County Farm Bureau–Prosperous Place Agency.
Minds + Machines Group Limited has named Cyndi Goyer Greathouse as director of marketing for its new top level domain.
Board Announcements
The Professional Women's Forum welcomes the following to the 2014-2015 Executive Board: Sarah Burton, Simply Love Studio, as chair; Diane Verhalen, Alliance Financial Planning, as immediate past chair; Jennifer Longworth, Real Life Radio 94.9 FM, as chair-elect; Beverly Clemons, CMI Consulting, LLC, as secretary; and Christy Crutcher, Hisle and Company, CPAs, as treasurer.
LexArts announced the election of nine new members to its Board of Directors: G. Haviland Argo III, McCall Group for 21c Museum Hotels; Lori M. Barnett, Creative Alliance for Arts Education; Di Boyer, Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation; Brian L. Frye, University of Kentucky College of Law; Richard B. Greissman, DoubleTake Photography; Astarre' D. Gudino, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission; Steve Jennings, Crowe Horwath LLP; Jeremy Paden, Transylvania University; and Mary Quinn K. Ramer, VISITLex.
Committee Appointments
Dr. Nicole Freels, FACFAOM, owner and principal podiatrist at Lexington Podiatry, has been appointed to the American Board of Podiatric Medicine marketing committee.
Kudos
Lexmark International, Inc. has been recognized as a leader in managed print and document services again by leading IT market research and advisory firm IDC in its 2014 MPDS IDC MarketScape report.
Jim Embry of Lexington/Richmond will represent the local and national good food movements at the 2014 Terra Madre/Salone del Gusto, a global event dedicated to diverse food cultures, sustainability and
biodiversity.