Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Business

× Stephen Panzarino has joined the ADP Group, a Sarasota based architecture, interior design and planning firm as a senior architect. Panzarino was previously with Michael Graves Associates in Princeton, N.J.

× Nanette Dynan joined Grapevine Communications as media and account coordinator. Dynan came from Bozeman, Mont., where she was media director/buyer for New West Advertising Inc.

× Shelly Lister has been named to the advisory board of House Home & Living, a Sarasota/Manatee magazine for home decor, restoration, entertainment, etc. Lister, with 25 years of experience, is the vice president of ADP Group.

× Britta Strickland, a retiring executive director of Sarasota Bay Club, received a plaque of appreciation from the Suncoast Center for Independent Living. Strickland was a developer of the Sarasota Bay Club, a nonprofit group that helps people with disabilities.

× Brian Lentz has been hired as the new golf course superintendent at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. Lentz previously served as regional superintendent of ClubCorp, which owns 200 golf courses worldwide.

× Stacey Clarke joined RFB Communications Group as a senior account executive responsible for media relations, special events, writing and research. Prior to joining RFB, Clarke was a reporter with the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Banking

× Debra Lejnar of Ashburn, Va., has been promoted to senior vice president for SunTrust Bank Southwest Florida's retail division. Lejan has been with SunTrust for over 16 years starting her career as a branch manager for SunTrust in Maryland.