December 20-26, 2013
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
AUTO CREDIT USA Laura Becker was hired as a sales representative at Auto Credit USA in Columbia
City. She has 25 years of experience in advertising, marketing and graphic design.
SWEETWATER SOUND Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne recently announced several new hires. They are: • Sales engineer Clint Bransteter, who previously was a sales assistant at Sweetwater; • Sales engineer Jeff Bohan, who previously worked for five years in a book publishing business in Bloomington; • Sales engineer Ed Burwell, who previously was a bluegrass banjo player and worked as a CPA for the past 14 years; • Sales engineer Michael DeFraties, who most recently served as assistant music director for Faith Family Christian Church in Rushville, Ill; • Sales engineer Jason Kovach; • Sales engineer Devin Cunningham, who has worked for Bose as a demonstration specialist and has been involved in home and commercial studio recording for many years; • Sales assistant Michele Jones, who previously worked for an advertising agency and as a chemical buyer; • Sales assistant Alli Richardson, who previously worked in office administration; • Service specialist Colin Williamson; and • Karin Dees, who joined the kitchen staff of Sweetwater’s Downbeat Diner. She recently worked for Concordia Lutheran High School.
BROCK GRAIN SYSTEMS David Dell was named global marketing and sales director for Brock Grain Systems in Milford, a business unit of
CTB Inc. Dell, who has more than 30 years of experience in sales and marketing in the agriculture industry, will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing plans, guiding product development and managing worldwide distribution channels.
EMBASSY THEATRE FOUNDATION Joann Nixon was named the 2012-2013 volunteer of the year by the Embassy Theatre Foundation’s board of directors. Tom Noll received the Dale R. McNeal Award for sustained volunteer leadership. Sister M. Elise Kriss, president of the University of Saint Francis, was re-elected to a three-year term on the board. Newly elected to the board were:
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E-mail your People on the Move items to news@fwbusiness.com. Kimberly Amick, Fort Wayne Metals; Suzanne Ehinger, Parkview Hospital; Christopher Guerin, Sweetwater Sound; Jill Perillo, NIPSCO; Bradley Sturges , CBRE/ Sturges; and Pone Vongphachanh, Upstate Alliance
of Realtors. Bohan Board members who were appointed as midterm replacements and were elected to three-year terms were: Jeremy Senk , Carson Boxberger LLP; and Richard Maples, Angel Corps. Board officers for 20132014 are: president, Marla Peters, American Specialty Insurance; vice president, Richardson Chris Gomez, Kroger Co.; treasurer, Maples; and secretary, Tom Barfell, Do it Best Corp. Other board members are: Tom Borne, Asher Agency; Carolyn Brody, community volunteer; Tim Durnell, First Republic Mortgage; Jeff Potter, Fort Wayne Mad Ants; Gary Wasson, community volunteer; Keitha Wesner, community volunteer; and Deborah Woodroof, Sweet Violets Tea and Antiques.
RUOFF HOME MORTGAGE Greg Thomas was the top loan originator companywide for the month of October at Ruoff Home Mortgage in Fort Wayne. Larry Dickey Jr. was the top loan originator for the month of October for the firm’s southwest office.
HEALTH INSURANCE INC. Connie Lerner, human resources and benefits adviser at Health Insurance Inc. in Fort Wayne, passed the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services marketplace exam, enabling her to assist customers seeking coverage through the federal health exchange with enrollment and plan selection.
CANI Community Action of Northeast Indiana recently made several new hires: Debra Bournes, Melissa Caballero, Sherry Mosley, Erina Pratt and Juanita Varnell in Head Start; and Jennifer Brando , Christina Castle , Amanda Chappell, Brandy Duncan, Brenda Mudd and Kimberly Overholser in community
services.
Burwell
DeFraties
Kovach
Cunningham
Jones
Dees
Dell
Thomas
Dickey
Lerner