Law
Kathy Lawrence has been promoted to partner at Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank. She focuses her practice on securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and general business and corporate representation.
Robert Michaux has joined Thorsen Hart & Allen. He will focus his practice on complex civil litigation and intellectual property matters.
Public Relations
Mark Raper is chief counsel officer of PadillaCRT. He had been president. He founded Carter Ryley Thomas which became CRT/tanaka and was then acquired by Padilla in 2013.
Architects
Krystal Reid has joined Gresham, Smith and Partners as an architect in the Aviation market. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
Engineers
Joining Dunlap and Partners Engineers:
Matthew Carter and Adam Sheldon are mechanical engineers. Carter had been with Bold Rock. Sheldon had been with Simmons Rockecharlie & Prince. Both attended Virginia Military Institute.
Cesar Paz is an electrical designer and had been with RMS Services.
Healthcare
Dr. Harjit Bhogal has joined the Mitchell Endoscopy Center. She specializes in women’s gastrointestinal health, colon cancer screening, general gastroenterology and liver diseases.
Banking
Hafiz Balogun has joined Fulton Bank as a commercial relationship manager. He had been with SunTrust Bank.
Investment Banking
Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc. reports the following promotions:
Thomas E. Kelso has been elected by the board of directors to serve as president. He is a managing director and principal and head of the downstream energy and convenience retail group.
David W. Shoulders has been promoted to managing director and is head of the consumer and industrial products group.
William J. O’Flaherty is a vice president. He is a member of the consumer and industrial products group. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
Stephen C. Lynch is a vice president. He is a member of the downstream energy and convenience retail group. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
John C. Duni is an associate. He is with the downstream energy and convenience retail group. He is a graduate of James Madison University.
Investments
RiverFront Investment Group reports the following promotions:
Tia Abrams has been promoted to due diligence analyst in the risk management team.
Rob Glownia is assistant fixed income portfolio manager.
Real Estate
Donna Ransone has joined the Maple office of Joyner Fine Properties.
Daniel Gary has joined Dodson Property Management as a maintenance tech.
Brooke Davis, Pamela Dias and Austin Kelly have joined the Chickahominy office of Long & Foster Real Estate as sales associates.
Telecommunications
Amy Humphreys is director of business development for Simplicity VoIP. She had been with The Alliance Partners.
Tourism
Rachel McCue has joined Richmond Region Tourism as creative services manager. She had been with Owens & Minor and is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Investment Banking
David Keys and Dave Endom has joined the newly formed healthcare group at BB&T Capital Markets. Keys is a managing director and has degrees from the University of North Carolina and the University of Chicago. Endom is a vice president and has degrees from the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia. Both had been with the healthcare group at Matrix Capital Markets.
Media
Larry Cottrill has been named vice president and general manager of WRIC-TV.
At the Richmond Times Dispatch:
Todd Culbertson is senior editor, editorials.
Bart Hinkle is editor, editorial pages and online opinion section.
Construction
Chris Durand has joined Gilbane Building Co. as a client development manager. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
Joining EDC:
James Brookfield and Timothy McGuan are project managers in the general contracting division. Brookfield had been with Markel Corp. McGuan had been with MGT Construction.
Paul Robinson and Randall Reed are project superintendents. Robinson had beenwtih SBS, Boerne, Texas. Reed had been with the Surry Nuclear Power Plant in Surry, Va.
Meagan Trimmer is a project coordinator. She had been with Dickerson Construction.
Brandi Wick is an administrative coordinator. She had been with Morton Consulting.
Government
City of Richmond appointments:
Bobby Vincent Jr. is interim director of the Department of Public Works. He is a graduate of Virginia State University. He had been the department’s deputy director.
Debbie Patricia Jackson is an interim deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Human Services. She has degrees from Dartmouth College and Virginia Commonwealth University. She had been the training manager.
David Daniels is interim Fire Chief. He had been chief safety officer and deputy fire chief. He has degrees from Eastern Oregon University and the Keller Graduate School of Management in Atlanta.
Associations
The 2017 committee members of The Virginias Local Steering Committee of the Legal Marketing Association are: chair, Amanda Arwood of Troutman Sanders; secretary, Kathryn Santerre with Troutman Sanders; member-at-large (programs), Laura Beckner with McGuireWoods; member-at-large (membership), Karen Hester with Allen & Allen; member-at-large (technology and communications), Tiffany Norwood with BrownGreer; member-at-large (ex-officio director), Kendall Ruby with Harmon Claytor Corrigan & Wellman; and member at large, Betsy Spellman with Steptoe & Johnson, Bridgeport, W. Va.
Law
Kathy Lawrence has been promoted to partner at Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank. She focuses her practice on securities and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and general business and corporate representation.
Robert Michaux has joined Thorsen Hart & Allen. He will focus his practice on complex civil litigation and intellectual property matters.
Public Relations
Mark Raper is chief counsel officer of PadillaCRT. He had been president. He founded Carter Ryley Thomas which became CRT/tanaka and was then acquired by Padilla in 2013.
Architects
Krystal Reid has joined Gresham, Smith and Partners as an architect in the Aviation market. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
Engineers
Joining Dunlap and Partners Engineers:
Matthew Carter and Adam Sheldon are mechanical engineers. Carter had been with Bold Rock. Sheldon had been with Simmons Rockecharlie & Prince. Both attended Virginia Military Institute.
Cesar Paz is an electrical designer and had been with RMS Services.
Healthcare
Dr. Harjit Bhogal has joined the Mitchell Endoscopy Center. She specializes in women’s gastrointestinal health, colon cancer screening, general gastroenterology and liver diseases.
Banking
Hafiz Balogun has joined Fulton Bank as a commercial relationship manager. He had been with SunTrust Bank.
Investment Banking
Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc. reports the following promotions:
Thomas E. Kelso has been elected by the board of directors to serve as president. He is a managing director and principal and head of the downstream energy and convenience retail group.
David W. Shoulders has been promoted to managing director and is head of the consumer and industrial products group.
William J. O’Flaherty is a vice president. He is a member of the consumer and industrial products group. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
Stephen C. Lynch is a vice president. He is a member of the downstream energy and convenience retail group. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech.
John C. Duni is an associate. He is with the downstream energy and convenience retail group. He is a graduate of James Madison University.
Investments
RiverFront Investment Group reports the following promotions:
Tia Abrams has been promoted to due diligence analyst in the risk management team.
Rob Glownia is assistant fixed income portfolio manager.
Real Estate
Donna Ransone has joined the Maple office of Joyner Fine Properties.
Daniel Gary has joined Dodson Property Management as a maintenance tech.
Brooke Davis, Pamela Dias and Austin Kelly have joined the Chickahominy office of Long & Foster Real Estate as sales associates.
Telecommunications
Amy Humphreys is director of business development for Simplicity VoIP. She had been with The Alliance Partners.
Tourism
Rachel McCue has joined Richmond Region Tourism as creative services manager. She had been with Owens & Minor and is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Investment Banking
David Keys and Dave Endom has joined the newly formed healthcare group at BB&T Capital Markets. Keys is a managing director and has degrees from the University of North Carolina and the University of Chicago. Endom is a vice president and has degrees from the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia. Both had been with the healthcare group at Matrix Capital Markets.
Media
Larry Cottrill has been named vice president and general manager of WRIC-TV.
At the Richmond Times Dispatch:
Todd Culbertson is senior editor, editorials.
Bart Hinkle is editor, editorial pages and online opinion section.
Construction
Chris Durand has joined Gilbane Building Co. as a client development manager. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
Joining EDC:
James Brookfield and Timothy McGuan are project managers in the general contracting division. Brookfield had been with Markel Corp. McGuan had been with MGT Construction.
Paul Robinson and Randall Reed are project superintendents. Robinson had beenwtih SBS, Boerne, Texas. Reed had been with the Surry Nuclear Power Plant in Surry, Va.
Meagan Trimmer is a project coordinator. She had been with Dickerson Construction.
Brandi Wick is an administrative coordinator. She had been with Morton Consulting.
Government
City of Richmond appointments:
Bobby Vincent Jr. is interim director of the Department of Public Works. He is a graduate of Virginia State University. He had been the department’s deputy director.
Debbie Patricia Jackson is an interim deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Human Services. She has degrees from Dartmouth College and Virginia Commonwealth University. She had been the training manager.
David Daniels is interim Fire Chief. He had been chief safety officer and deputy fire chief. He has degrees from Eastern Oregon University and the Keller Graduate School of Management in Atlanta.
Associations
The 2017 committee members of The Virginias Local Steering Committee of the Legal Marketing Association are: chair, Amanda Arwood of Troutman Sanders; secretary, Kathryn Santerre with Troutman Sanders; member-at-large (programs), Laura Beckner with McGuireWoods; member-at-large (membership), Karen Hester with Allen & Allen; member-at-large (technology and communications), Tiffany Norwood with BrownGreer; member-at-large (ex-officio director), Kendall Ruby with Harmon Claytor Corrigan & Wellman; and member at large, Betsy Spellman with Steptoe & Johnson, Bridgeport, W. Va.