Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Architecture

i The ADP Group, a Sarasota-based architecture, interior design, and planning firm hired Jeannette Simpson as an associate.

Board of Directors

i The Suncoast Workforce Board elected four new board members. Members are Frank Kovach of Realty World-Sarasota; Lisa Krouse of FCCI Insurance Group; Steve Mixson of Verizon; and Steve Queior of The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

The Suncoast Workforce Board also elected a new executive committee: Lindy Smith, chairperson; James Taylor, chairman-elect; Daniel Doyle, treasurer/secretary; Tim Graham, chair of the Better Jobs/Better Wages Council; Phillip Guercio, chair of the High Skills/High Wages Council; and Mark Kennel, chair of the Construction Technology Careers Council.

Medical

i Bradenton orthodontist Steven H. Tinsworth completed a year as president of the Southern Association of Orthodontists.

Financial

i Christopher DeMichele of Edward Jones was honored for his business-management skills during a business management forum in St. Louis.

Banking

With Pic i SunTrust Bank of Southwest Florida announced two additions to the regionis Sarasota board of directors. Lee Wetherington, founder, president and CEO of Lee Wetherington Cos., and J. Manuel Calvo, president and general manager of WWSB-TV, Channel 40, an ABC affiliate.

Consulting

i DSM Technology Consultants hired Robyn Huber as business development manager.

Real Estate

i Wagner Realty hired Harry Christensen as a Realtor and sales associate. Christensen was previously the owner and chef of Harryis Continental Kitchens.

i Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Inc. appointed Sue Jordan manager of the Blackburn Point office. She is also manager of the Palmer Ranch office.

i SKY Sothebyis International Realty formed a new team: Kelly Snyder Quigley and Lisa Marx.

Marx joined SKY CEO Brandyn Herbold when she formed Brandyn & Co. in 2002. Quigley, a longtime marketing executive, served as second vice president of marketing for Northern Trust Bank.

i Heather Cosgrove has joined Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Inc.is Bradenton office as a sales associate.

Advertising

and Public Relations

i KSC Advertising and Public Relations hired Luis Trujillo as a graphic designer.

Economic Development

i The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County hired Patricia Neville as business development manager and Erin Thomas as community-relations manager. Neville previously worked in manufacturing and as director of development for a non-profit organization in Iowa. Thomas previously served as director of marketing and communications for United Way of Manatee County.

Government

i U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris hired Christopher Battle as her new chief of staff and Garrison Courtney as press secretary. Battle previously served as director of congressional and public affairs for the Drug Enforcement Agency. Courtney previously worked as public affairs officer for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Seattle.

Harris also promoted David Host to the position of senior adviser to reflect his central role in coordinating policy, communications, and technology. Host previously served as director of communications for the Florida Department of State.

Law

i John Berteau and J. Michael Hartenstine, shareholders with Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen, were selected for inclusion in iThe Best Lawyers in America,i 2005-2006.