People & Places for May 4

ON THE MOVE

ARCHITECTS

Megan McIrvin Shope has been named vice president of Winks-Snowa Architects. She has a master's degree in architecture from the University of Virginia.
BANKING, INVESTMENTS

Robin Miller Jr. has been appointed to the Richmond advisory board of Paragon Commercial Bank. Miller, a principal at Miller & Associates LLC, is a certified professional engineer and a licensed real estate broker. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard University. He holds a master's degree in public policy.

CERTIFICATION

Mitchell Ayers has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. He is a project manager at Winks-Snowa Architects.
Art McKinney has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. He is chairman and CEO of McKinney & Co. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in architectural engineering.
Carl James has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. He is director of mechanical engineering for McKinney & Co. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Christian Brothers College and master's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University.
Brian Crumley has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. He is a registered architect with McKinney & Co. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a bachelor's degree in architecture.
Brandon Lewis has earned his Accredited Commercial Manager designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management. He is a commercial portfolio manager at Thalhimer/Cushman & Wakefield. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in real estate.

D. Cabell Vest has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. He is an associate in the real estate section at Troutman Sanders. He received bachelor's and a master's degrees from the University of Virginia and a law degree from the University of Richmond.

ENGINEERS

Daniel Calder has joined the production support department as a CADD technician at Hankins and Anderson Inc. He formerly was with Grace Street Home Additions. He also is adjunct faculty at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College engineering school.

Coles Jennings has joined the mechanical department at Hankins and Anderson Inc. He formerly was with Qimonda.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Allan H. Strange is executive vice president/investments at Janney Montgomery Scott, a wealth-management, financial-services and capital-markets firm. He brings more than 28 years of experience to the Richmond office and is the founding partner of The Strange Group at the company.

Richard A. Crittenden Jr. is senior vice president/investments at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and is a graduate of Elon University.

John D. Phipps is senior vice president/investments at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has 25 years of industry experience and earned his undergraduate business from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Jack T. Heyl is first vice president/wealth management at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has more than 30 years of experience as a financial consultant and earned his undergraduate degree and MBA from West Virginia University.

Gordon A. Eide is vice president/investments and branch manager at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has worked as a financial consultant since 1982. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary.

William S. Jeter is vice president/wealth management at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has 25 years of experience as a financial consultant. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and his MBA from the University of South Carolina.

John Maloney is vice president/wealth management at Janney Montgomery Scott. He began working in the financial service industry in 1997. He earned his bachelor's degree from Hampden-Sydney College and his master's from Virginia Commonwealth University.

James M. van den Berg is vice president/wealth management at Janney Montgomery Scott. He began his career in financial services in 1994. He is a graduate of the University of Richmond.

John F. Baron is an account executive at Janney Montgomery Scott.

A. Scott Layne is a branch operations manager at Janney Montgomery Scott. He has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He attended the University of Maryland at College Park.

Ann Eide is a registered private client assistant at Janney Montgomery Scott.

Matthew K. Clingempeel is a private client assistant at Janney Montgomery Scott.

Claire Davis is a private client assistant at Janney Montgomery Scott.

Beth Olcott is a private client assistant at Janney Montgomery Scott.

FITNESS

Jason Elkin is president and CEO of Elkin Sports Performance. He is a graduate of Douglas S. Freeman High School and earned his bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University while working as an assistant strength coach at the University of Richmond. He earned a master's degree in exercise science at the University of Tennessee.

HEALTH SERVICES

Lisa Colyer has been named administrator of the Richmond West End Care Advantage office for Care Advantage Inc. She has been with the company for nine years and was director of marketing for the Nurse Advantage Division. She has a business management degree from John Tyler Community College.

LAW

Murray H. Wright has joined the law firm of Vandeventer Black. His practice will concentrate on construction, insurance defense, banking and finance, and aviation law. He formerly was with Wright Robinson Osthimer & Tatum, which he founded in 1986. After a brief retirement, he has returned to practicing law.

NONPROFITS

Chris Plyler has been named controller for Christian Children's Fund. He has more than 20 years of nonprofit accounting and management experience. He has worked for the Riverside Medical Group in Newport News and Bon Secours-DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Christopher Newport University and a master's in health administration from the Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a member of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Medical Group Association.

REAL ESTATE

Doug Haver has been appointed principal broker of Home Choice Realty Inc. He has been selling real estate since 2002 and has been specializing in working with relocation clients as well as home buyers and sellers.
Pat Willett has joined Select Properties of Virginia as an associate broker. She obtained her real estate license in 1979 and her broker's license in 1990. She was active in the Fredericksburg real estate market for 25 years and was a Top Producer in the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors and the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association.
Sally Slate has joined Napier Realtors ERA as an associate broker in the West End office. She has 23 years of real estate experience as a broker, sales manager in residential sales, new construction/development and commercial sales and leasing. SERVICES

Jeff Pointer has joined the Virginia Lottery as a business development coordinator. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville and worked most recently for Pepsi Bottling Group, where he was key account manager.

Dave Witter has joined the Virginia Lottery as a human resources generalist. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo and worked most recently for Circuit City, where he was a corporate HR manager.

Chris Good has been promoted to lead software developer at Shaw Systems Associates Inc., a provider of software solutions to the lending industry. He has been with the company since 2005. He received his bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.

TECHNOLOGY