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Movers & Shakers
James D. Saunders, Ed.D., LPC, LAC, MAC has been appointed to serve on the State Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners, which regulates certified and licensed addiction counselors, for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2019. Saunders is senior instructor for the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs’ College of Education, Counseling and Human Services and a retired…
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Griffis/Blessing has welcomed new management assistant Kelly De Leon to the Commercial Property Services group. De Leon will be assisting Jeremiah Nease with the daily management of a 606,070-square-foot portfolio. De Leon graduated in 2015 from West Texas A&M with a bachelor of business administration with a focus in finance, economics and management. Headquartered in…
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Discover Goodwill’s 2016 board of directors and Foundation Board representatives include both new and familiar faces. Michael P. Suggs, NAI Highland LLC is serving his first term as board of directors chair. Business owner Deborah Hendrix is newly elected as the board’s first vice chair. Mari Sinton-Martinez, Moniker Foundation, is serving her first term as…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper recently announced the appointment of Sarah Eva Mersnick of Colorado Springs to the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners. She was named to serve as a member of the general public, and will fill the seat being vacated by Jordan Marie Sauers of Northglenn. The body adopts rules and regulations…
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Intelligent Software Solutions (ISS) has promoted Marcus Featherston to executive vice president for Mission Solutions. Featherston most recently was vice president, C2ISR. Mission Solutions provides systems development, subject matter expertise and training activities for Air, Space, and Cyber Operations; Federal Systems; Department of Homeland Security; Public Safety; C2 of ISR; and Advanced Technology Development. Featherston…
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William L. Thompson of Colorado Springs has been reappointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper to the Colorado Aeronautical Board, representing Eastern Slope local governments that operate airports. Thompson, the president and CEO of the Association of Graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy, is a former Delta Air Lines pilot and native of South Carolina. His…
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Transparency vital in court proceedings
“The general public shall not be excluded.” Those words, or a variation of them, appear throughout Colorado’s laws, including in the children’s code, and for good reason. We live in a representative republic, and that means the public has a right to know about, and participate in things involving, well, the public. Having said that,…
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Melinda Truscelli has been named marketing director for RMG-Rocky Mountain Group. Truscelli brings to the position 20 years of marketing expertise, as well as business development, company branding, communications strategy and planning. She was most recently director of business and company development for Park State Bank and Trust.
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Movers & Shakers
Erin Williams has been introduced as new director of sales for Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs. The hotel near Pikes Peak is in the midst of a property-wide renovation, and Williams has strategic plans to maximize revenue and sales efforts as part of the transition. Williams most recently served as sales director for Ameristar…
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Movers & Shakers
RMG-Rocky Mountain Group welcomes Zachary D. Wheeler, P.E. Wheeler, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Virginia Tech. He has spent the past five years working on a variety of civil engineering projects across Colorado.