Accounting
Squar Milner, Newport Beach, named Dan Engle and Shel-lee Davidson partners. Engle will continue to oversee the firm’s information technology client activity. Davidson heads the firm’s business and litigation group.
Alman Bones rejoined Corbin & Wertz, Irvine, as manager of the company’s entrepreneurial services division. The 17-year industry veteran previously worked for Yamaha Motor Corp. and Price Waterhouse.
Advertising
Magnet Communications hired Christy Ingle as an account director for the company’s professional services practice. Previously, Ingle was an account supervisor at CSP Communications. Magnet also named Marcie Perez senior account executive and Robert Chevez account executive.
Lisa Zwick was promoted to senior vice president and general manager for The Benjamin Group/BSMG Worldwide, Irvine.
Jim McKinney was promoted to business development manager for Strata-Media, Orange.
Point B Inc., Newport Beach, named Jennifer Galyean and Rosemarie Ryder senior account executives.
Karlene Wells was promoted to account executive at BKD Design, Fountain Valley.
Lawrence, Mayo & Ponder, Newport Beach, promoted Gabrielle Galardo to account executive. A resident of Newport Beach, Galardo received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California.
Frank Tran joined Tygenhof & Partners, Irvine, as print media director. Tran is responsible for print and online media planning, buying and analysis.
Mendoza, Dillon & Asociados Inc., Newport Beach, hired Matias Mendigochea as account supervisor. Mendigochea’s experience in Hispanic advertising includes prior work for J. Walter Thompson in Mexico City and La Agenica de Orci.
Architecture
Michael Chun was named vice chairman of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo. The 23-year industry veteran was previously a project architect, principal and managing director of the firm’s Newport Beach office.
The Southern California Chapter of the International Interior Design Association elected Brad Smith president. Smith is an associate with Taylor & Associates, Newport Beach.
The Irvine office of RBF Consulting named Steve Conner, Anna Lantin, Jeff McClure, Collette Morse, John Pfeifer and Ann Walker management associates with the firm.
The Collaborative West, a landscape architecture firm in San Clemente, appointed Mark Lenning associate. Lenning received his landscape architecture degree from University of California, Irvine.
Banking
Kris W. Krauel was named vice president and portfolio manager for the Costa Mesa office of U.S.Trust Co. N.A. Prior to joining U.S. Trust, Krauel was with Highmark Capital Management in Los Angeles, where he was a vice president and senior portfolio manager.
Eldorado Bank, Laguna Hills, appointed R. Gabriel Aguirre vice president/international trade finance officer. The bank also recently promoted Margie Fox to vice president/manager of the Tustin banking office.
Biomedical
Allergan Inc., Irvine, elected Anthony H. Wild to its board of directors. Wild is a founding partner and chief executive officer of MedPointe Capital Partners LLC, a New Jersey-based specialty pharmaceutical private equity firm.
Construction
McCarthy, Newport Beach, promoted Tracy MacDonald and hired Rog Ragland Jr. to project directors. The firm also promoted Joel Nasers and hired Pete Shin to pre-construction directorships in its estimating department.
Tustin-based DMK hired Fernando and Ralph Avila as superintendents. The father-and-son team brings 80 years of experience to DMK.
Education
Child Guidance Center Inc., Fullerton, installed its newly elected officers: president, Roger Klimanski, Global Investment Solutions LLC; first vice president, development, Brian Callahan, Markwood Capital Alliance; second vice president, finance, Jim Ethell, Pivot Point Southwest; third vice president, membership, Stephanie Springel; fourth vice president, policy and planning, Joe Romano, Corporate Management Resources; secretary, Jim Campell, Cloudwalker Enterprises.
Legal scholar Jennifer M. Russell joined the faculty of Western State University College of Law as a visiting associate professor. Russell was formerly a staff attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement.
Engineering
D. Todd Schmieder and Ralph Dominguez were appointed associates of Hall & Foreman Inc. Both Schmieder, a licensed civil engineer, and Dominguez, a licensed land surveyor, have more than 20 years of industry experience.
Hospitality
Bill Orton was named chef de cuisine for Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel in Anaheim. The hotel is under construction and will open in January.
The Hilton Anaheim appointed Jeannie Lee sales manager. Lee graduated from California Polytechnic University in Pomona with a degree in hotel and restaurant management.
Law
Adam R. Salis joined Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger as of counsel in the Newport Beach office’s real estate group.
Marketing and Public Relations
Bock Communications Inc., Costa Mesa, added William L. Prichard as vice president. Bock is a public relations agency specializing in Internet-based and telecommunications accounts.
Nonprofit
Kristen Salvato Helsel was appointed program officer for the Fieldstone Foundation, a nonprofit endowment organization in Newport Beach.
Technology
Lee Han was named private branding manager for ITT Industries. Han’s responsibilities include facilitating all joint manufacturing agreements and identifying suppliers.
