Debbie Victory has resigned from her position as executive director of Cascade Capital Corp. Victory handled more than $167 million in transactions during her 15-year tenure with CCC, resulting in the creation of 2,700 jobs for the Akron area. Robert Filipiak, senior loan officer, was named interim director of CCC while the board searches for a new director.
Ann Amer Brennan will receive the Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award of the Akron Community Foundation at a dinner in October. Brennan has been a full-time activist and volunteer in the community for 15 years.
Downtown Akron Partnership has appointed Catherine Paperella as program director.
James W. Horne Jr. has been named resource development director for the United Way of Summit County.
Paul Kithcart has joined Group Transportation Services as vice president of transportation and business development.
ShipLogix, Hudson, has appointed Mike Cutone as vice president, operations.
Nick J. Mihiylov, vice president of ASW Services, Mogodore, has been appointed treasurer for the Council of Logistics Management/Cleveland Roundtable.
Kathy Davis, a CPA with Rea & Associates’ Medina office, has been appointed president of the Medina Jaycees and treasurer of Project Learn in Medina.
Certified Payroll Services, Fairlawn, has hired Tina Weinsheimer as payroll specialist.
The Urda Company, an Akron-based advertising and public relations firm, has appointed Geri Roberts as office manager and Jennifer Smallwood as public relations coordinator.
Kris Burdick, a Realtor with Realty One’s Akron/Fairlawn office, has been named “2000 Professional of the Year” by the Akron Board of Realtors.
Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co., Akron, has hired Janice L. Culp as marketing manager.
The Anderson Group, Akron, has hired Eric Willard as network engineer, Matt Daw as junior programmer and Amanda Kline as inside sales representative.
George R. Sarkis, a partner with Roetzel & Andress, has received the 2000 Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association of Community Leadership.
THE Audiology Companies, Akron, has promoted Carol Burger to president of buying activities and buying companies; Steven L. Adams to president of audiology marketing; and Bruce Baskin to group chairman. Mark Schindewolf has been hired as a marketing and media consultant.
Thomas A. Gattozzi and David A. Lum have joined Brouse McDowell as associate attorneys.
Item MB Kit Systems of Akron has appointed Richard Sabo as a sales representative.
CBIZ/Spector & Saulino director David R. Gustafson has been elected to the Board of Governors of the ESOP Association.
FedEx Custom Critical has appointed Matthew L. Rittenhour as director of finance and controller.
Summa Health System has appointed C. Michael Rutherford as vice president of finance and CFO.
InfoCision Management Corp., Akron, has promoted Carl Albright to senior vice president of call center operations; Todd Grable to vice president of marketing for the company’s political division; Catherine Beyer to vice president of marketing for the company’s religious fund-raising division; Dana Allender to national marketing executive; and Janet Wendel to marketing strategist for its nonprofit division.
Patio Enclosures, Macedonia, has named Craig Cox director of engineering and Michael D. Fischer as building code compliance manager.
Roetzel & Andress has hired Robert B. Trattner as an associate in its Akron office. The law firm has also named Steve Mosier, Connie Snyder, Joe Herbert, Megan Faust, Terry Finn, Rocco Potenza and Scott Salsbury as partners.
