Tragedies and disasters like the summer’s devastating Yarnell Hill Fire tend to put the American Red Cross right up front in people’s awareness, but how is the organization able to be Johnny-on-the-spot like that? “The only way we can respond that quickly is to have resources ready to go at a moment’s notice,” says Juliet Martin, corporate relations manager. And the best way … [More]
Feedback: September 2013
Question: Arts and culture is an integral part of community, and is increasingly recognized as playing a significant role in economic and business development. As a businessperson, how do you interact with arts and cultural organizations to better your business? Neil Baier Vice President, Finance Crescent Crown Distributing Sector: Retail/Wholesale Beer and the arts … [More]
Actors Theatre Board Elects Officers For 2013-14
Renee Gertsman, a partner with Jaburg Wilk, has been elected President of the Actors Theatre Board of Directors for the 2013-14 season, which begins Oct. 25 with A Steady Rain. Gertsman will be joined on the executive committee by William Allison, vice president, an attorney with Gallagher & Kennedy; Cathiey Lanier Lemon, secretary, a community volunteer; Sara Gordon, … [More]
First Fidelity Bank Names Retail Operations Manager
Lee R. Symcox, president and CEO of First Fidelity Bank, a locally owned full-service community bank, has announced the promotion of Dawn Malone to retail operations manager, banking officer. Malone will be responsible for coordination and oversight of First Fidelity Bank’s retail operation functions in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla. and Phoenix, Ariz. markets by … [More]
National Bank of Arizona Hires New Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Group Manager
National Bank of Arizona is proud to announce Bridget Cooney as its new senior vice president, retail banking group manager. Cooney brings more than 25 years of banking industry experience to her new position at NB|AZ. In her role as SVP, retail banking group manager, Cooney will be responsible for sales and service delivery at seventy-two branch offices statewide, as well … [More]
Carrie Pixler Ryerson Elected to Board of Directors for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix
Carrie Pixler Ryerson, an attorney at Fennemore Craig in Phoenix, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix. Ryerson practices in the area of labor and employment. She regularly represents employers before administrative agencies and courts, defending against discrimination and harassment claims, wrongful termination and … [More]
Helios Education Foundation Founder Vince Roig Named 2013 Afterschool Champion
Education advocate and founding chairman of the Helios Education Foundation, Vince Roig, has been named the 2013 Afterschool Champion by the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence. Roig will receive the award on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the 12th Annual Arizona Statewide Afterschool Conference & Awards of Excellence Luncheon at the Phoenix Convention Center, North Building … [More]
Leading Real Estate & Transactional Attorney Joins Partner Ranks at Arizona’s Most Innovative Law Firm – Rose Law Group
Arizona’s largest female-owned law firm is proud to announce the appointment of Real Estate and Transactional Attorney Cameron Carter as the firm’s new partner at Rose Law Group PC. Carter, who specializes in real estate transactions, acquisition, due diligence, real estate finance, development/redevelopment, land use/entitlements and development agreements, first joined RLG as … [More]
31 Local Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2014®
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that 31 attorneys from its Phoenix office, and a total of 162 nationwide, have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014. The local Quarles & Brady attorneys distinguished for excellence in their practice areas are: Scott M. Berg (Banking and Finance Law) Brian R. … [More]
Colliers International Hires Office Properties Leader
Colliers International Greater Phoenix has named Scott D. German vice president of office properties for its Scottsdale office, where he is leasing and selling Scottsdale office buildings, and providing consultation on development and land acquisition for clients. During his 28 years in the Greater Phoenix commercial real estate industry, German has completed more than 2,000 … [More]
Alexander Arpad Appointed Editor of the ABA Real Property Trust and Estate Law Journal
Alexander Arpad, a shareholder at Fennemore Craig in Phoenix, has been appointed editor of the Real Property Trust and Estate Journal for the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law. As editor, Arpad will be responsible for developing articles through the journal's professional editorial board, and will work with the student editorial board … [More]
LifeLock Adds Marketing Leader Gary Briggs to Board of Directors
Lifelock announced the appointment of Gary Briggs to the LifeLock Board of Directors. Briggs brings breadth and depth of marketing expertise for high growth businesses with premier brands. Briggs was recently appointed chief marketing officer at Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, Briggs served as an advisor to the CEO of Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, … [More]
Cabana on Thomas Wins Top Design Award From the American Society Of Interior Designers
Deco Communities Cabana on Thomas project has won the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Arizona North Chapter’s prestigious Adaptive Use Award, a top design industry award honoring excellence in interior design. Cabana on Thomas is one of Deco Communities’ apartment renovation projects in which infill buildings are revamped and given a new vibrant life. The … [More]
Snell & Wilmer Partner Don Bivens Elected Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation
Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Don Bivens, a partner in the Phoenix office who focuses his practice on complex litigation and corporate investigations, has been elected chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation. His one-year term began August 9. The 60,000-member Section of Litigation is the largest in the ABA and the nation’s leading … [More]
Will Strong Joins Cassidy Turley as Vice President
Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., today announced that Will Strong has joined the firm’s Arizona office as a vice president in the industrial group. Strong will be combining his brokerage practice with one of the company’s top producing industrial teams, Mike Haenel and Andy Markham, SIOR. The new team will focus on all aspects of … [More]
Jeffrey Kravetz Named Regional Investment Manager for the West Region of The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank
U.S. Bank Wealth Management, ranked among the top 20 U.S. wealth managers, announced today that Jeffrey Kravetz has been appointed regional investment manager for the West Region of The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. In his new role, Kravetz is responsible for the development and supervision of The Private Client Reserve’s investment management business throughout the … [More]
Jewish Family & Childen Service Selects New Board Members
The Governance Board of Jewish Family & Children's Service has announced the appointment of two new board members: Jay Fruchtman and Jeffrey Packer, D.O. Fruchtman, who resides in Scottsdale, Ariz., has over twenty years of experience in the Financial Services industry, currently as a senior vice president at Bank of America. he is an active member of Congregation Or … [More]
Campana, Everhart Join Wells Fargo as Community Affairs, Community Development Officers
Kathryn Campana and Lisa Everhart have joined Wells Fargo as community affairs and community development officers, respectively. Pam Conboy, lead regional president for Wells Fargo Arizona, announced the appointment. As community affairs officer, Campana is responsible for management and implementation of Wells Fargo philanthropy for the state of Arizona. She will work with … [More]
