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People & Places for Sept. 21

By Staff Reports
Published: September 21, 2009

ON THE MOVE ACCOUNTING

Kelly Rainey has joined Goodman & Company as an associate in the Chester office. She earned her bachelor's degree in economics and business from Randolph-Macon College and her master's degree in accounting from the University of Richmond.

ADVERTISING

Robert J. Reid has been promoted to associate media director at Neathawk Dubuque & Packett. He worked previously at RightMinds, Cavalier Telephone and S&K Famous Brands. He earned his bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Tennessee.

BANKING, INVESTMENTS

George J. Magovern III has joined Harris Williams & Co. as an analyst. He earned his bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration from Washington & Lee University. Stephen T. Sims has joined Harris Williams & Co. as an analyst. He earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University. Meg Spalitta has joined Harris Williams & Co. as an analyst. She earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Washington & Lee University.

CERTIFICATION

Michael Bowling has earned his Certified Green Professional designation and his Certified Aging in Place Specialist designation from the National Association of Home Builders. He owns MB Design Services.

Kimberly Gardner has earned her Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. She is a senior project designer with the architectural products division of Creative Office Environments.

Donald Summers has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the Green Building Certification Institute. He is with the city of Richmond. Claes Tholand has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the Green Building Certification Institute. He is with the city of Richmond. Alicia Zatcoff has earned her Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the Green Building Certification Institute. She is with the city of Richmond.

EDUCATION

Brianne L. Meagher has been named associate dean of student services at Bryant & Stratton College. She formerly was outreach programs coordinator for Virginia Commonwealth University. She earned her bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina University and her master's degree in higher education from the University of Florida at Gainesville.

LAW

R. Robert Benaicha has joined Harman, Claytor, Corrigan and Wellman as an associate. He will concentrate his practice in general civil litigation, including motor-vehicle, premises and products liability.

MORTGAGE

Regina Sobey has been promoted to senior mortgage loan officer at Union Mortgage Group Inc.

REAL ESTATE

Carol Lynn Svendsen has joined Base Camp Realty of Richmond Inc. as an agent. Nick Patel has joined Base Camp Realty of Richmond Inc. as an agent. George J. Crawford has joined Commonwealth Commercial Partners Inc. as a commercial sales and leasing agent. Tom Albans has joined the Tuckahoe office of Long & Foster Realtors as an agent. He formerly was director of sales and marketing for Hydrocarbon Recovery Services and has worked at Johnson & Johnson and General Motors Corp. He earned his bachelor's degree from St. John's University. Jacque Green has joined the Midlothian office of Long & Foster Realtors as an agent. She has experience in customer service in health care and as an accounting manager. She began her real estate career in 2005. Deborah Farmer has joined the Midlothian office of Long & Foster Realtors as an agent. She has 18 years of experience in customer service and began her real estate career in Greensboro, N.C. Joan K. Sullivan has joined the Midlothian office of Long & Foster Realtors as an agent. She has 20 years of experience in sales and has spent the past three years in property management. Nancy Bittman has joined the Short Pump office of Long & Foster Realtors as an agent. She has been with the company for three years, previously in New York.

SERVICES

Lauren Needham has joined Dominion Payroll as an implementation manager handling new-client implementation and training. She formerly was with Daytell Software Solutions in Pittsburgh. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Elon University. Lindsay Lillard Greenwood is an account executive handling sales in the Richmond area at Cobb Technologies. She is a graduate of Randolph-Macon College. Travis Kraft is an account executive in the Richmond office of Cobb Technologies. He formerly was with Kestner-Werner and served as operations manager/sales representative for Grass Roots Lawn Care. He is a graduate of Virginia State University. Chris Ruffa has joined Cobb Technologies as an account executive in the Richmond area. He spent 22 years with Electronic Systems Inc., most recently as major account manager. George Fitzgerald is an account executive in the Richmond area for Cobb Technologies. He formerly was sales manager at Electronic Systems Inc. Allen Bancroft is an information logistics director at Flexicell Inc.

Rolf Hohlbauch is a mechanical engineer at Flexicell Inc. He formerly was with Carl Zeiss Vision.

Frank Chavis has joined Flexicell Inc., working with powder coating and assembly.

-- Compiled by Trudy Knight