Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Advertising

• Grapevine Communications hired two new art directors, Miles Liedke and Charlie Burch. Liedtke previously worked in Dallas as an art director for an interactive agency. Burch did design and illustration for clients such as Harley Davidson, Heinz, NASCAR, American Eagle Outfitters and ConAgra Foods.

Banking/Finance

• H. Campbell Reynolds joins the Venice office of Northern Trust as vice president and commercial banking manager. Reynolds was previously an associate attorney with Schultz and Associates PC practicing commercial litigation and corporate transactions.

• Edward Jones announced that investment representative Rebecca Huntley of Venice received the firm's Winner's Circle Award for sales and services for the past year.

Boards of Directors

• SCOPE recently elected Janice Mee to its board of directors. Mee is retired but previously was a member of the Sarasota County School Board.

Law

• Richard S. Webb IV, a shareholder in the Sarasota law firm Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A., recently co-authored "Mobile Home Parks and subdivisions," a chapter in the revised edition of Florida Real Property Complex Transactions, which is published by the Florida Bar.

• Abel, Band, Russell, Collier, Pitchford & Gordon, Chartered announced the additions of William P. Burns and Juan C. Villaveces. Burns joins the firm's employment law practice group and previously worked as a sole practitioner in Miami where he practiced employment counseling and mediation. Villaveces joined Abel Band's real estate practice as a full-time associate. Villaveces was previously working with the firm's real estate practice on a project basis.

Non-profit

• George H. Mazzarantani has been elected to the board of directors of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County Inc. Mazzarantani is the principal of the Law Offices of George H. Mazzarantani, P.A.

Organizations

• The Young Professionals Group of Sarasota announced the appointment of Patrick T. Kilbane as chair of the Member's Benefits Committee. Kilbane is a registered client service representative for The Levine Group.

Real Estate

• Sarasota Commercial Management Inc. (SCM) recently promoted Lisa Del Cuadro to property manager. She will be responsible for the day-to-day management of SCM- and client-owned properties, including tenant relations and serving as a liaison between clients and SCM's maintenance group. She previously worked as a tenant services coordinator.

• Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate announced that Louise Tessier, a sales associate at the St. Armands Circle office, has earned the Certified International Property Specialist designation. The CIPS designation is earned by individuals who complete a seven-part program of study focusing on critical aspects of international transactions.