People in the news – Nov. 15, 2010

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Civic/Not-for-Profit
Jeffrey Roth has joined the Children’s Bureau as manager of development operations.

Laura M. Mervilde has joined United Way of Central Indiana to direct public policy.

The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention has named the following new board members: Patricia Chandler, Quest for Excellence/WINGS; David Hurley, Hurley & Hurley PC; and Kevin Lennon, NCAA.

Doug Lippert has joined the Children’s Organ Transplant Association as resource development manager.

Betsy Hickman has joined Starfish Initiative as senior director of operations.

Weilin Long has joined the International Center of Indianapolis as director of Asian Learning Center of Indiana.

The Martindale-Brightwood Community Development Corp. has named the following new board members: Booker Thomas, HealthNet Inc.; Deborah D. Oatts, Nubian Construction Group; Chris Shore, Allison Transmission; Peter Okeafor, Indiana House of Representatives; Sherri Carter, Eli Lilly and Co.; Gene Ford, Clarian Health; and Mack Ross, Hillside Neighborhood.

Eric Rowles has joined the 500 Festival as event manager.

Briana Vieke has been named program director for Hemophilia of Indiana Inc.

Metro Ministries Inc. has named the following officers: Mark Eutsler, Indiana Wesleyan University, president; Rev. Paula Yong Mayberry, Lawrence United Methodist Church, vice president; Rev. John Myrland, McCordsville United Methodist Church, secretary; and Doris Clark, Christian Theological Seminary, treasurer.

Lara Chandler has joined Coburn Place as the community development and outreach coordinator. Josefa Luce has joined as a transitional services advocate.

Education
Catherine Hagerman Pangan has been named to the Richard W. Guyer Chair in education at Butler University.

Suzanne Glesing has been named the director for the Brain Balance Achievement Center, Indianapolis. Dr. Brad Ralston has been named executive director

Finance
James D. Purdie has joined Comprehensive Retirement Solutions as a financial planner.

WestPoint Financial Group has added the following financial services professionals: Cody Turner, Nick Kruthaupt, Jason Babcock and David Bell.

Health Care
Anne Murphy has been named vice president of government relations at Community Health Network.

Patrick John has joined OnsiteEAP as business manager, sales and marketing for Indiana.

Jason R. Reese, Wagner Reese & Crossen LLP, has been named vice president on the board of CenterPoint Counseling.

Rhonda L. Anders has been named director of perioperative services for St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers’ Indianapolis and Beech Grove campuses.

Centerstone Research Institute has named the following officers: Steve Bryant, chairman; Joan Sivley, vice chairwoman; and Ken Shidler, secretary. Reverend William Stumpf has been named to the board. Ken Saefkow has been promoted to director of training and staff development.

Hotel/Motel
Justeen Piasecki has joined Conrad Indianapolis as concierge. Antoine Jones has been promoted to executive housekeeper.

Real Estate
Stacy Niehoff, Gary Trent II and Denise Wilson have joined Re/Max Centerstone. Brownsburg.

Brenda Richards has joined Carpenter Realtors as an advisor for retail, office, industrial and land development projects.

Phillip Lande, RE/MAX Legends Group, has joined the Foreclosure Response Team, Platinum Affiliate.

Services
Tamara McMillian has joined FlashPoint as associate consultant. Megan Crowley has joined as a graduate assistant.

Jim Wegener has been promoted to project chemist at August Mack Environmental Inc.

Mark Thacker has been named president of Propelis Consulting.

Shelly Lockhart has been named executive director at The Stratford. Brian Kuhn has joined RMS-Safety as Senior Industrial Hygienist.

Julie Booth has been promoted to lead human services at Accenture throughout the U.S. and Canada, state and local government practice.

Barry Johnson has joined Alliance Cost Containment to run the Indianapolis office.

Bradley Consulting & Management has added the following nurse case managers: Donna Brehm, central Indiana; and Kim Denton, southern Indiana.

Technology/Telecommunications
Perpetual Technologies Inc. has added the following: Robert Hankla, Oracle DBA, and Chris Daugherty, network engineer.

Cynthia Williamson has joined Manatron Inc., Indianapolis office, as senior project manager.

Mark Paul has been promoted to managing director with ERP Control Specialists.

Kirk Dale has joined Comcast as vice president of technical operations, Indianapolis region.

Sarah Cooney has joined Sourcient as office operations manager.

Chris Daily has joined Ambassador Solutions as vice president of solutions delivery.

Zachary Ray has joined Sourcient Inc. as business development executive.

Bryan Knotts has joined Apparatus as business development manager.

Shawn Plew has joined Formstack as a software developer and support specialist.

Andrew Diekmann and Ross Harding have joined TelSpan as operator/schedulers.•