New Hires & Promotions
Tucker Ballinger, president and chief executive officer of Forcht Bank, has been appointed as a director for the Cincinnati branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
KLH Engineers have announced several changes. Brian H. Smith, was promoted to director of organizational effectiveness; Steve Reece, Michael Albanese and Jeremy Toy were promoted to principals; Scott Johnson, Alex Jonovski and Doug Johansing were promoted to new associates; and Chris Zurmehly and Kyle Waymeyer are KLHs newest members of the board.
Baptist Health has welcomed four new members to its board of directors: Brent Cooper, president of CForward Information Technologies in Covington; Terry Lester, recently retired pastor of First Baptist Church in London, Kentucky; Glenn Leveridge, market president for Central Bank in Winchester; and Aaron Thompson, executive vice president and chief academic officer for the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.
The Webb Cos. has announced that Carter Miller has joined as vice president of the asset management division; Chris Fralix has joined as vice president of operations; and David (Nick) Schwendeman has been elected as secretary of the Kentucky-West Virginia Chapter #104 of the Institute of Real Estate Management for 2016, after having served as president in 2015.
Boxcar, a Louisville-based public relations agency, has opened a new office serving the Lexington area. Boxcar’s new location will be directed by Geoffrey Dunn, who recently joined the firm.
Community Trust and Investment Co. has announced the hiring of Sherry Moody and Cassandra Basler as administrators, and Cameron Adams as an equity analyst, in the firm’s wealth and trust management division.
Dana Hensley has been promoted to general manager of City Barbeque.
Central Bank has announced the addition of Jennifer Wilson as an investment banker, the promotion of Ross Barnette to executive vice president and the addition of Wilbert W. James Jr. to the Central Bancshares Board of Directors.
Kyle Golibersuch, D.M.D. has joined Beaumont Family Dentistry, the office of Dr. Patricia Takacs, D.M.D., as a dental associate at the Beaumont location.
Landrum and Shouse Law Offices has welcomed three new associates: James Lacy III practicing in insurance defense; Whitney Stepp practicing in education law, insurance defense and railroad law; and Hannah Jamison practicing in insurance defense and trucking defense.
Gina Money has been named director of financial analysis and decision support for American Water’s central division, which includes Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Tennessee. Justin Sensabaugh, who most recently served as operations superintendent for the company’s Northern Division, has been promoted to manager of operations-production.
Scott Romans has become a partner in the Lexington accounting firm Enderle Besten Dieruf PLLC.
Vincent Carbone has joined Lexington Philharmonic as an interim general and personnel manager.
ElderLawLexington has announced the hiring of Richard Dawahare, who will focus on veterans benefits law, elder care, estate planning and probate; and that Robert L. McClelland has received board certification in the area of elder law by National Elder Law Foundation (NELF).
Jesse Ullery will join Keeneland as a sales associate.
CLARK Material Handling Co. has announced that Bo Maslanyk has been appointed vice president, strategic programs and major accounts; and Rick Dahlke has been promoted to senior regional sales manager.
Council member Russ Hensley and Don Mosier have joined the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board as new members.
After many years as a member of NetGain Technologies’ leadership team, most recently as branch vice president of sales, Reggie Gresham in January was named president of sales, Louisville.
Katie McDaniel has joined the communications consulting firm Wiser Strategies as marketing and public relations coordinator.
DelCotto Law Group PLLC has announced the addition of associate Sara A. Johnston to the firm’s Lexington office.
On behalf of the Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County, P.G. Peeples Sr. has announced new officers and board members for 2016: Officers are Timothy Melton, Kentucky Utilities; Ted Berge, JPMorgan Chase; Ray Daniels, LexiDan Foods; Todd Ziegler, Republic Bank and Trust; and Kerry Creech, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky. Newly appointed board members are Amy Caudill, Kentucky American Water; Tonya Jackson, Lexmark International Inc.; and James Parsons, Ball Homes.
Traditional Bank has announced the promotion of Chas Sargent to commercial loan officer; the appointment of Bill Alverson to the Home Builders Association of Lexington board; and the addition of Michael Friesen as a commercial loan officer.
Old National Bank has announced the hiring of Kim Martin as commercial lending assistant.
Kevin Locke has been promoted to shareholder and senior associate of the firm RossTarrant Architects, a 50-person design firm in Lexington specializing in the design of educational facilities.
Imprint Coaching + Consulting has announced the addition of Lisa Williams as principal consultant and coach.
Lexington Clinic has named officers to serve on the board of directors for 2016: Stephen C. Umansky, M.D., president; Michael T. Cecil, M.D., vice president; J. Elizabeth Lehmann, M.D., secretary; Andrew C. McGregor, M.D., treasurer.
Fogle Keller Purdy PLLC has announced the addition of Brian Davidson and Brad Fletcher to its Lexington office. Davidson will work in the area of workers compensation defense, federal and state black lung. Fletcher will focus on workers compensation defense and civil litigation defense.
Bank of the Bluegrass & Trust Co. in Lexington has announced the promotion of John J. “J.J.” Deans to chief credit officer.
R.J. Corman Railroad Group LLC has announced the promotion of Korey Colyer to vice president - finance and administration.
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass has announced the appointments of the following new board members: Tim Arthur, Alltech; Victoria Bianco, Crowe Horwath LLP; Trevor Jones, Thomas D. Clark Center of KY History; Eric Monday, University of Kentucky; Robert Trimble, LG&E-KU; Woodford Webb, The Webb Cos. The following individuals have also been selected to serve on the executive committee: David Royse, Ransdell Roach & Royse PLLC; Sheri Evans Depp, Lexmark International; Brad Lovell, Keeneland; David Kidd, PNC Bank; Cody Brown, CMC Inc.; and Kevin Staton, Blackhawk Mining.
Michael Noftsger has been promoted to executive vice president of bank administration at Forcht Bank.
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services Executive Director Michael E. Poynter has been appointed to serve on the InfraGard National Members Alliance Board of Directors.
GreenBox has welcomed Ann Nipp as marketing director and Haley Clark as sales coordinator.