Alison Gerardot joined the Fort Wayne Dance Collective and will coordinate and develop outreach bookings and will lead the Indiana Dance Festival steering committee. She is a local dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Frank J. Gray of Gray & Friend LLP and Sherrill W. Colvin, John O. Feighner and Vincent J. Heiny of Haller & Colvin P.C. were included in the 2011 edition of “Best Lawyers in America.”
Betty Brown, chief quality and patient safety officer at Parkview Health, was selected as president-elect of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Brown has been an NAHQ fellow since 2006 and currently is the co-chairwoman of the national Fellowship Review Board.
Bob McLeish, a driver/sales representative for Con-way Freight, has driven 1 million miles without an accident. McLeish began in 1986 and reached the milestone Aug. 7.
Gabriel Harris joined the League for the Blind and Disabled in the in-home care division as an in-home care scheduler.
Dr. Martin White and St. Joe Vision hired Dr. Myra Weber and Joy Panagiotou. Weber specializes in pediatric eye care, and Panagiotou is a certified optician.
Executive Technologies hired Amy Siffer as a general manager of the ExecuTrain division and Diana Karriker as an educational services coordinator. Siffer worked with Fortune 500 companies in Toledo, and Karriker was most recently with Kruse International Classic and Collector Car Auctions.
Greg Galecki of Galecki Financial Management was named to the Medical Economics list of Best Financial Advisers for Doctors.
Todd Bixler was promoted to president and chief executive officer at K&K Insurance. Bixler joined the company in 1986 as controller, responsible for financial reporting and accounting operations.
Chrystal Dawson joined Home Nursing Services as billing coordinator. Dawson is also the billing coordinator for its sister company, Angel Corps.
Huntington University welcomed new staff members for the start of the new semester: Scott Berry joins the university as its controller/director of financial services. Meredith Baltz joins the university as the student activities board director. Kahle Bryant is the new resident director for Hardy Hall. Yikhwan Dillard is the new resident director for Meadows and Miller halls. Kelly Lynch joins the university as the new equipment cage and studio supervisor for the digital media arts program. Danielle Miller and Andrew Vaught were welcomed to campus as the two new admissions counselors. John O’Rourke is the new radio and television supervisor. Chad Ralston joins the staff as a maintenance technician/electrician. Lynne Razor is the new secretary for student development. Logan Skinner is the new coordinator of tutoring and commuter services. Hired during the previous school year were: Dennis Crum, head volleyball coach; Valerie Geer, associate director of the Institute for TESOL Studies; and Ashley Smith, assistant director for media relations.
The EXCEL Adult Degree Program also hired three new people this year: Tonya Horvath, admissions counselor; Cheryl Ihnen, curriculum assistant; and Terry Miller, online programs admissions counselor.
Huntington University also appointed six new faculty members for the fall: Kathy Buck has accepted the position of instructor of nursing. Tanner Babb has accepted the position of instructor of psychology. The Rev. Rick Leone will serve as the assistant professor of social work. Melanie Ross has accepted the position of assistant professor of worship leadership. Laura Gerig has accepted the position of part-time instructor in psychology. Phillip Hall has accepted the position of director of the digital media arts program and assistant professor of digital media arts.
Dr. Joseph J. Klopfenstein received the Bovine Practitioner of the Year Award from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Klopfenstein is a Fort Wayne native who graduated from Northrop High School and now lives in Vergennes, Vt.
Zach Kessie was named president of the newly formed Fire Barriers LLC. The company was established to provide building code-mandated fire stopping systems for new construction and retrofitting of existing commercial buildings.
