ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING
Thomas Evan Green joined Kastner Westman & Wilkins as an associate.
Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co. promoted Robin Arrington to financial operations supervisor and Christina Hundley to associate in the tax services department.
Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co. hired Lisa Siebert as an associate in business and assurance services and Teresa Oden as administrative assistant in tax services.
Daniel L. Bell of Brouse McDowell has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a labor and employment specialist.
Richard W. Burke joined Brennan, Manna & Diamond.
Roetzel & Andress named Jeff Leonard practice group manager.
ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Incept Corp. was selected by MSN to manage inbound and outbound direct response marketing efforts for MSN 8.
Kleidon & Associates Advertising and Austin Printing Co. won the Best in Show award at the Akron Club of Printing House Craftsmen’s annual awards night.
Malone Advertising won six awards from the National Agri-Marketing Association’s Best of NAMA awards for its work with the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
BANKING & FINANCE
Sequoia Financial Group hired Melanie M. Schvartz as a financial planner and Annie Waterfall as a financial planning assistant.
FirstMerit hired Mark N. DuHamel, Kevin L. Sherwood, Joannie M. Leonti, Lisa A. Simpson, Michael Mudrak, Mark D. Gapa, Michael J. Mason, Heather B. Schlegel, Daniel B. Kissinger, Barbara Tolson, Pamela Hull, Daniel E. Hackett, Anthony J. Casalinova, Michelle M. Ledoux and Sandra M. Palechka.
Jack K. Miller of Ken Miller Supply joined Wayne County National Bank’s board of directors.
Unizen Bank appointed Christopher Piccolomini to assistant vice president, marketing.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Skip Radwany of Summa Health System was appointed to chair the National Palliative Medicine Review Committee.
The Welty Building Co. will oversee construction of a new worship center for Maranatha Bible Church.
Massillon Community Hospital appointed Thomas Perkowski and Peter G. Striegel to associate medical staff and Jeffrey L. Bory to courtesy medical staff.
Kenneth Stapleton joined the University of Akron as director of the University Park Alliance.
The University of Akron’s Board of Trustees hired Signet Development to build new student residential facilities and re-signed Stephen F. Hallam as dean of the College of Business.
Richard W. Powers will retire as vice president of Hiram College at the end of the 2003 academic year.
Edward’s Creative Catering expanded into the Imperial Ballroom in the Al Koran Shrine Center in Broadview Heights.
Summa Health system now offers intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
Country Pure Foods hired Galen Newsome and Larry Danna as regional sales managers.
The University of Akron’s College of Business Administration received a $1.2 million gift from the estate of Sidney Walker.
Mitch Barton started a junk removal franchise, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Cambridge Home Health Care promoted Angela Zaharopoulos to director of human resources and Lori Mort to finance manager.
MANUFACTURING
RPM International hired Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. as director of corporate development and Michelle Proia as associate general counsel.
KAPCO expanded its manufacturing capabilities to include a Maxson high speed precision sheeter.
Spectrum Surgical Instruments hired Anita Gaidek in its sales division and named Patrick Kane quality assurance supervisor.
Fire-Dex hired Steve Garcia as national sales manager.
NONPROFITS
Timothy Coverdale was appointed director of The Workshops.
The Coming Together Project created a national umbrella organization called Coming Together USA.
REAL ESTATE & ARCHITECTURE
George Fischer was appointed to vice president and managing director at The Flood Co.
Tim Englert Construction was named a winner in the 2003 Contractor of the Year award competition in the residential kitchen category.
Dennis T. Safier joined Patio Enclosures as advertising director.
TECHNOLOGY
The Reserves Network relocated its Akron branch to 1704 West Market St.