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ARCHITECTURE

Ware Malcomb, Irvine, hired Elizabeth Reinbold as senior project manager. Corey Kelly and Gunnar Peters were also hired as job captains.

Oscar de la Cruz was promoted to senior associate at Danielian Associates in Irvine. Cruz joined the company in 1982 and recently won the Grand Gold Nugget award at the 38th annual Gold Nugget Awards ceremony for his design contributions on The Gables in Ladera. The company also promoted Joe Digrado to senior associate. Digrado joined the company in 1986. Also, John Danielian, Joann Lee-Kim, Brian Miller and Tom Wong were promoted to associate level.

JBZ Architecture + Planning, Newport Beach, hired William Woodson as director of educational facilities. Woodson was an associate partner and director of schools for Langdon Wilson Architecture before joining the firm.


BANK

Sheila Adams joined Sunwest Bank as vice president and relationship manager. Adams was with Imperial Bank in Northern California before joining Sunwest.


CONSTRUCTION

Cumming LLC in San Juan Capistrano promoted Bill Rodgers and Mike Jensen to managing principals.

R.D. Olson Construction, Irvine, hired Don Reynolds as chief estimator.

WL Homes LLC appointed Mitchell Bradford vice president of land acquisitions for the Southern California region. Bradford recently was vice president of land acquisitions for Western Pacific Housing.

McCarthy Building Cos. promoted Mark Mardock to senior vice president, education services for its Southern California division in Newport Beach.

Scott Beck was appointed project manager at Costa Mesa-based Andrew L. Youngquist Construction Inc. Prior to joining the company, Beck was an estimator for Martin Harris Construction.

Taylor Woodrow Homes Inc., Laguna Hills, promoted Thomas Redwitz to Southern California division president.


FINANCIAL SERVICES

Wilmington Trust hired Frank C. Dohn as senior investment officer for its Costa Mesa office.

E-Commerce Exchange, Irvine, hired David Stone as director of business development.


HEALTHCARE

CardioGenesis Corp., Foothill Ranch, hired William von Brendel as vice president and general manager of its international business unit.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach named Ronald D. Guziak senior vice president, resource development and executive director of Hoag Hospital Foundation. Guziak joins Hoag Hospital Foundation from Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation and San Pedro Peninsula Hospital Foundation.


HOSPITALITY

Brad Logsdon was named director of sales and marketing for the Hilton Costa Mesa. Previously, Logsdon was director of sales and marketing at the Hilton Worldwide sales office in San Francisco.


MANUFACTURING

Brent Blaine was named vice president of Irvine-based Meade Instruments Corp.’s sports optics division. Previously, Blaine was vice president of sales at Tasco Worldwide.


PUBLIC RELATIONS

Johnson Gray Advertising Inc., Newport Beach, hired Scott Schindele, formerly with DavisElen Advertising, Melissa Siegel, previously with Anaheim Sports Inc., and Kristine Quance-Julian.

RiechesBaird hired Rebecca Falletta as public relations senior accountant. Falletta will work with UCI Extension, Pacific Life & Annuity, the Mexico Trade Center and Destination Irvine.


REAL ESTATE

Koll Development Co., Newport Beach, appointed Jake Ragusa to vice president of marketing and development. Ragusa was regional director of Insignia ESG in Dallas before joining Koll.

Jim Neiger was promoted to president of Essex Realty Management Inc. of Costa Mesa. Neiger came to Essex from Koll Management Services. The company also promoted Linda Webber to executive vice president. Webber had her own firm before joining Essex.

Voit Commercial Brokerage hired Jules Levy as vice president. In the past, Levy has represented American Realty Advisors, Citicorp and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

David Greminger was appointed project manager for the Orange County metro division of Fieldstone Communities Inc. Greminger was a member of E & Y; Kenneth Leventhal from 1995 to 2000.

Sares-Regis Group, Irvine, appointed John Thomas Koss regional manager for the Southern California area. Before joining the company, Koss managed commercial properties for PM Realty Group.

Carol Ruggero joined Burnett Cos. in Newport Beach as vice president and controller.

Mitsuaki Kanemoto joined Keystone Pacific Property Management Inc. in Irvine as a horticulturalist and landscape coordinator. Kanemoto was a maintenance supervisor for Complete Landscape Care Inc. before joining Keystone.


TECHNOLOGY

Microsemi Corp., Irvine, named Rodney Masumoto to head its new product development center in Irvine. Masumoto has been awarded seven circuit design patents through out his career.

S4R, Carlsbad, appointed John Runyan chairman of the board of directors. Runyan has had more than 37 years of experience with Fleming Cos.


TRANSPORTATION

California Private Transportation Co. in Anaheim hired Ivette Reynolds as human resources specialist.

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