Compiled by Kelly M. Ryan
ASSOCIATIONS
Steven R. Gardner joined the board of the Independent Community Bankers of America and was also re-elected as president of the California Independent Bankers Association for 2007. Gardner is president and chief executive of Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc.
CONSULTING
Michael Brandman Associates promoted Tom Holm to regional manager for its Irvine office. Holm will keep responsibilities he had as environmental services manager and assume control of growth and quality of services for the Irvine office market regions. Holm joined the company in 1997 and was made principal in 2002. Tom Mullen joined Michael Brandman as senior project manager. Mullen has worked as an environmental and water resource consultant for the private and public sectors since 1991.
FINANCE
RS Crum Inc. named Charles D. Cenci-baugh chief financial officer. He is a certified financial planner and focuses on real estate issues, estate planning, retirement planning and business forms. Before beginning work at RS Crum in 1998, Cenci-baugh was senior vice president at Home Savings of America and was responsible for housing and commercial development. He also is a registered civil engineer.
HEALTHCARE
Minoos Hosseinzadeh joined the Coastal Fertility Medical Center in Irvine. Hossein-zadeh is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Before joining the Coastal Fertility Medical Center, she resided as reproductive endocrinologist at Abington Reproductive Medicine in Abington, Pa.
INSURANCE
David McNeil was promoted to vice president of marketing and public relations for Calco Insurance Brokers & Agents Inc. at the Orange office. McNeil has more than 20 years of experience in risk management consulting and sales.
Irvine’s SullivanCurtis Monroe Insurance Ser-vices LLC named Nick Kirkland vice president. He has 30 years of experience in the insurance industry and previously was president of Kirkland Co. in Santa Ana.
LAW
Caroline Cheung, Mindy Joslin, Michael Sobkowiak and Sandra Goern Grande joined Hollins Schechter in Santa Ana as associates.
NONPROFIT
April Rudge joined Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County as community relations manager. The group’s mission is to improve the oral health of children in OC. Before her new position, Rudge worked as the outreach and volunteer services director at a regional nonprofit based in Austin, Texas.
Laura’s House named Kathy Nickerson to its board. Laura’s House is a domestic violence agency serving Orange County.
PRINTING
Irvine’s MyPrint Corp. promoted Vincent Randazzo to senior vice president of operations. He will run MyPrint’s manufacturing, procurement, fulfillment and distribution activities. Randazzo has more than 20 years of experience in print production and senior management. He most recently was president of Zap Packaging Inc. and has worked at I.L. Walker and Ivy Hill Commodities Corp.
REAL ESTATE
Benjamin Gott joined the Newport Beach office of Grubb & Ellis Co. as an associate with the office group. Gott previously was a senior associate at Transwest-ern Commercial Real Estate Services. He specializes in landlord and tenant representation.
RETAIL
Keith Jenkins was named vice president of real estate for Play N Trade Franchise Inc. and Yakety Yak Wireless Inc. Jenkins has held management positions with Ameriquest Mortgage Co., El Pollo Loco Inc. and First Interstate Bank of California. He has experience in corporate real estate acquisitions, dispositions, retail and office site leasing.
Jim Murphy was promoted to operating vice president and general manager for the new Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza store. Murphy joined the company in 1985 as a senior auditor in the finance division. He was promoted to his last position as operating vice president and general manager in Century City in April 2005.
SPORTS
The Anaheim Ducks named Tanya Mitchell director of media sales for the NHL club. Mitchell is responsible for selling all broadcast inventory for Honda Center and the Ducks on television, radio stations, and Internet sites. Mitchell spent the past six years with New England Sports Network in Boston where she served as national sales manager.
TOURISM
Kevin Johnson was named to the board for the Laguna Beach Visitors and Conference Bureau. Recently, he became general manager of Vacation Village Hotel in Laguna Beach. Before Vacation Village, Johnson was managing director and vice president of Amara Creek Resort & Sedona Center in Sedona, Ariz.
UTILITIES
Costa Mesa-based Commerce Energy Group Inc. named Erik A. Lopez senior vice president and general counsel. Lopez comes from the OC office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. He has experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley.
