Banking and Finance
Bob Stockwell has joined California Bank & Trust as vice president, corporate lending officer.
Construction and Design
Michael G. Rizzo has joined Ryland Homes-Southern California as general superintendent. John G. Rebelo Jr., San Diego market chairman of U.S. Bank, was honored as 2000 inductee to the Pacific Coast Banking School (PCBS) Hall of Fame. Wermers General Contractors has hired Ricardo Velazquez-Suarez as superintendent of Reconstruction Group and Heather Costello as payroll administrator. The San Diego division of Fieldstone Communities, Inc. has promoted Dave Wochaski to onsite construction manager. Sandy Graf has joined Carnevale’s Construction as estimation assistant.
Government and Nonprofit
Gonzalo Rojas has been elected president of the board of directors of Balboa Park’s House of Hospitality Association. Fred G. Cutler has been named director of the UCSD CONNECT program. Dr. Louise Kelly has joined USIU as associate professor of strategic management.
Health Care and Biotech
James J. Stone has joined Southern California Soil & Testing Inc. as principal geotechnical engineer. Genetronics Biomedical Ltd. has appointed Dr. Babak Nemati as vice president, corporate development. Neil T. Choplin, M.D., has joined Laser Diagnostics Technologies as clinical director.
High-Tech and Manufacturing
Dot Hill Systems Corp. has named James Lambert as chief executive officer. CompassLearning & #153; has named Timothy Conroy executive vice president and general manager. Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi has joined TechOnLine, Inc. as chairman of the board of directors. Entrada Networks has hired Michael Harris as vice president, marketing and Tom Petrocelli as vice president, business development.
Insurance
HSK Insurance Services, Inc. has appointed Mike Revere to account executive. Meg Bratz, CPCU, has joined Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. as vice president, commercial program development.
Law
Stephen S. Korniczky of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP, has been elected president of the San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association.
Media and Marketing
Michael Talbott has joined Orenburg USA as solutions engineer. Stoorza Communications, Inc. has promoted Cathleen Kelly Romero to director, consumer marketing, David Hallisey to director, health care and Internet business, and Jim Key to director, technology and E-commerce. Lorenz Advertising has hired Kristin Huffaker as traffic manager. Helen Tse has joined Corbae & Co. as assistant account executive. Adam Day has joined NCG Porter Novelli as vice president.
Miscellaneous
AMI Leasing has appointed James B. Hinkle to regional manager. Leah Thiss, CEO of Byte Bender Business Services, has been appointed to the board of trustees, Corporate Finance Council of San Diego. M. Theresa Breining, CMP, CMM, was the recipient of the 2000 World Education Congress (WEC). The California Association of Community Manager (CACM) has awarded Vision Awards to Ane Agostini, James Agostini and Lee Crowell, all of San Diego.
Real Estate
RE/MAX Coastal Properties, Pacific Beach has hired Steve Cairncross and David Indermill as real estate sales brokers. RE/MAX Direct, Ramona has hired Lois Koppel, Ron Koppel and Michael Weise as real estate sales agents. Jeanne Taylor has joined RE/MAX, Rancho Bernardo as sales associate. Jackie Carpenter has joined RE/MAX, Rancho Penasquitos as branch manager. Geoff Mountain of RE/MAX Associates, San Diego has been named broker-owner of the year for Southern California.
