Law
Alexander D. Rowedder, Christopher M. Mackenzie, and Christopher K. Jones recently joined Sands Anderson.
Rowedder is a member of the coverage and casualty litigation group and will focus on aviation litigation. He is a certificated private pilot and a member of the Angel Flight Program where he serves as a co-pilot providing air-transportation for children with special medical needs. He has degrees from the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina.
Mackenzie is a member of the business group and the business and professional litigation group. Mackenzie represents companies of various sizes, including commercial real estate developers and retail businesses. He
represents clients in Virginia’s state and federal courts and also handles a variety of transactional and intellectual property matters. He has degrees from James Madison University and the University of Richmond.
Jones is a member of the coverage and casualty group and focuses his litigation practice on representing corporations, individuals, insurance companies, and self-insured entities on issues related to transportation and trucking, personal injury, wrongful death, suretyship, contracts, and personal injury. He has degrees from Hamilton College and Washington & Lee University.
Joining Christian & Barton:
Stephen R. Larson has joined as counsel, where he will continue his legal practice focused on federal regulation of financial transactions, securities law, tax and international trade restrictions.
Lauren E. Fisher White is an associate. She will continue her legal practice focused on employment issues and litigation.
Engineering
Ryan Maxwell has joined Smiths Power as a mechanical engineer II. He had been with QubicaAMF Worldwide.
Marketing
Joining Free Agents Marketing:
Emily Thumma is a human resources manager. She had been with Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.
Whitney Fifer is an interactive traffic coordinator. She had been with Neathawk Dubuque & Packett.
Meghan Meleski is a project coordinator. She is a graduate of Washington and Lee University.
Nonprofits
New officers for Lead Virginia are: chairman, Adrian Chapman with Washington Gas; vice chairman, Ned Massee with MeadWestvaco; secretary, Mark Gordon with Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center; treasurer, Deborah S. Armstrong with SunTrust Bank; and past chairman, Bernard A. Niemeier with Virginia Business Magazine.
PR
At PadillaCRT:
Christian Munson has been promoted to senior director.
Cassie Jones has joined the corporate practice as a senior account executive. She had been with Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kellan Latif has joined the corporate practice as an assistant account executive. She had been with The Pinkston Group. She has degree from the University of Mary Washington.
Consulting
Investments
Robert A. Gragnani Jr., David Matthew Henderson, Christopher G. Pearson, C. Wright Ramsey, Jonathan A. Stratton, Christopher D. Walls, Ten Eyck T. Wellford Jr. have been promoted to first vice presidents at Davenport & Co.
Banking
Kelly A. Machett has joined SunTrust Mortgage Inc. as assistant vice president, marketing manager of brand advertising. She had been with Smiths Power/Power Distribution Inc. She has degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Tom Samuel has joined TowneBank Mortgage as a mortgage loan officer.
Associations
Angela Ojeda Guzy has joined the Virginia Society AIA and the Virginia Center for Architecture as director of cooperative partnerships. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
Insurance
Mark J. Roso has joined Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group as vice president, underwriting. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville.
Consulting
Lisa Silber joins Titan Group, a division of Gallagher Benefit Services Inc., as a leadership and organizational development consultant who will be focused on Titan’s expanded HR consulting practice.
Law
Alexander D. Rowedder, Christopher M. Mackenzie, and Christopher K. Jones recently joined Sands Anderson.
Rowedder is a member of the coverage and casualty litigation group and will focus on aviation litigation. He is a certificated private pilot and a member of the Angel Flight Program where he serves as a co-pilot providing air-transportation for children with special medical needs. He has degrees from the College of Charleston and the University of South Carolina.
Mackenzie is a member of the business group and the business and professional litigation group. Mackenzie represents companies of various sizes, including commercial real estate developers and retail businesses. He
represents clients in Virginia’s state and federal courts and also handles a variety of transactional and intellectual property matters. He has degrees from James Madison University and the University of Richmond.
Jones is a member of the coverage and casualty group and focuses his litigation practice on representing corporations, individuals, insurance companies, and self-insured entities on issues related to transportation and trucking, personal injury, wrongful death, suretyship, contracts, and personal injury. He has degrees from Hamilton College and Washington & Lee University.
Joining Christian & Barton:
Stephen R. Larson has joined as counsel, where he will continue his legal practice focused on federal regulation of financial transactions, securities law, tax and international trade restrictions.
Lauren E. Fisher White is an associate. She will continue her legal practice focused on employment issues and litigation.
Engineering
Ryan Maxwell has joined Smiths Power as a mechanical engineer II. He had been with QubicaAMF Worldwide.
Marketing
Joining Free Agents Marketing:
Emily Thumma is a human resources manager. She had been with Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.
Whitney Fifer is an interactive traffic coordinator. She had been with Neathawk Dubuque & Packett.
Meghan Meleski is a project coordinator. She is a graduate of Washington and Lee University.
Nonprofits
New officers for Lead Virginia are: chairman, Adrian Chapman with Washington Gas; vice chairman, Ned Massee with MeadWestvaco; secretary, Mark Gordon with Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center; treasurer, Deborah S. Armstrong with SunTrust Bank; and past chairman, Bernard A. Niemeier with Virginia Business Magazine.
PR
At PadillaCRT:
Christian Munson has been promoted to senior director.
Cassie Jones has joined the corporate practice as a senior account executive. She had been with Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kellan Latif has joined the corporate practice as an assistant account executive. She had been with The Pinkston Group. She has degree from the University of Mary Washington.
Consulting
Investments
Robert A. Gragnani Jr., David Matthew Henderson, Christopher G. Pearson, C. Wright Ramsey, Jonathan A. Stratton, Christopher D. Walls, Ten Eyck T. Wellford Jr. have been promoted to first vice presidents at Davenport & Co.
Banking
Kelly A. Machett has joined SunTrust Mortgage Inc. as assistant vice president, marketing manager of brand advertising. She had been with Smiths Power/Power Distribution Inc. She has degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Tom Samuel has joined TowneBank Mortgage as a mortgage loan officer.
Associations
Angela Ojeda Guzy has joined the Virginia Society AIA and the Virginia Center for Architecture as director of cooperative partnerships. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
Insurance
Mark J. Roso has joined Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group as vice president, underwriting. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville.
Consulting
Lisa Silber joins Titan Group, a division of Gallagher Benefit Services Inc., as a leadership and organizational development consultant who will be focused on Titan’s expanded HR consulting practice.