August 10, 2009
People & Places for Aug. 10
ON THE MOVE ACCOUNTING Vie Lowden is a new CPA at Goodman & Company. He joined the company full time in 2007 and worked as an intern the previous summer. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and received his certificate in accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University. ASSET MANAGEMENT
August 03, 2009
People & Places for Aug. 3
ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS Michelle Gluck is senior vice president and general counsel for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. She will join the senior leadership team and provide counsel for the bank’s critical business activities. She previously was executive vice president and chief legal officer for LandAmerica Financial Group. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and her law degree from the University of Michigan
July 27, 2009
People & Places for July 27
ON THE MOVE ACCOUNTING Joe Becht has joined the health sciences and government practice at Deloitte & Touche. He has more than 35 years of experience in the health-care industry and has a background in health-care reimbursement and finance with hospitals, health-care systems and long-term-care providers. Sherrill H. Lyle has been promoted to senior manager at Goodman & Company. She has more than 20 years of accounting experience and specializes in tax and small-business clients. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting with a minor in math from Longwood University.
July 20, 2009
People & Places for July 20
ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS Eric Millham has joined Gateway Bank in the Richmond market as a senior vice president of commercial banking. He has had a 26-year career in banking, with experience in commercial lending, business development and credit-risk management. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and received his MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.
July 13, 2009
People & Places for July 13
ON THE MOVE ACCOUNTING Leslie Firman Roberts is a partner at Goodman & Company in the Chester office, where she manages audit engagements, tax-return preparation and consulting, and consulting projects. She has more than 20 years of accounting experience, mostly in public accounting. Stacey Conrad is an associate in the Richmond office of Goodman & Company. She worked as an intern with an accounting firm in Connecticut as well as a hospital. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Central Connecticut State University.
July 06, 2009
People & Places for July 6
ON THE MOVE ACCOUNTING Angela Smoot is an associate in the Richmond office of Goodman & Co. She became an intern at the company in June 2008 and earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University this year. BANKING, INVESTMENTS
Jonathan E. Ambler has been promoted to assistant vice president at BB&T.
June 29, 2009
People & Places for June 29
ON THE MOVE ACCOUNTING Michelle Schuler has joined Adams, Jenkins & Cheatham as an accountant. Ryan Dickerson has joined Adams, Jenkins & Cheatham as an accountant. James E. Roussel is a staff accountant at Christopher A. Enright. CERTIFICATION Richard Friesner has earned his Certified Hazardous Materials Manager credential from the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management. He is the environmental-services department manager at the Richmond office of Professional Service Industries Inc. and performs environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater remediation, asbestos, lead-paint and mold evaluations throughout Virginia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and his master’s in environmental engineering and science from the University of Kansas.
June 22, 2009
People & Places for June 22
ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS Bruce McCook has joined First Capital Investment Group as assistant vice president and Infinex Investments Inc. as investment executive at First Capital Bank. He has more than 25 years of experience in investment services. CERTIFICATION
Roy M. Carswell has earned his Certified Internal Auditor designation from the Institute of Internal Auditors. He is with UPS.
June 15, 2009
People & Places for June 15
ON THE MOVE ARCHITECTS Kenneth Van Riper has been promoted to associate principal at Commonwealth Architects. Since joining the firm in 2001, he has worked as a project architect and project manager with expertise in the design of commercial spaces. He is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited architect. Steve Scott has been promoted to associate principal at Commonwealth Architects. He joined the firm in 2000 and has served as director of information technology, overseeing the firm’s computer infrastructure as well as the management, coordination and support of telephone communications and computer networks.
June 08, 2009
People & Places for June 8
ON THE MOVE CERTIFICATION George Ichnoski has earned his Project Manager Professional certification from the Project Management Institute. He is with Siemens Building Technologies, a building-automation firm. Suzanne Bates has earned her Certified Legal Nurse Consultant designation from the National Association of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants. She is owner of The Bates Agency.
June 01, 2009
People & Places for June 1
ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS Robert Y. Bennett has been appointed as senior vice president and client development officer for commercial and industrial banking at Paragon Commercial Bank. He brings 30 years of experience to the company, most recently serving as an executive at Regions Bank. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MBA from the University of Richmond.
May 25, 2009
People & Places for May 25
ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS Frank J. Russo III has joined The Brink’s Co. as corporate counsel-international. He previously was with Park Ratner PLC. CERTIFICATION Michelle C. Wilson has earned her CLA/CP designation from the National Association of Legal Assistants. She is paralegal studies subject area coordinator at Bryant & Stratton College.
May 18, 2009
People & Places for May 18
ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS Lisa M. Miranda has been named vice president within the private wealth-management division at SunTrust Banks Inc. She joined SunTrust in 2003 and has been in private wealth management for three years. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
May 11, 2009
People & Places for May 11
ON THE MOVE ARCHITECTS Tony Hawkinson has been named an associate at Gresham, Smith and Partners, a national architecture, engineering, interior-design and planning firm. He is a construction administrator in the health-care market and has more than 19 years of experience in construction administration. He is experienced in the aviation and health-care industries and has worked for such clients as Richmond International Airport, St. Joseph Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University and Sentara Healthcare.
May 04, 2009
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.

