Climbing the ladder

By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published August 26, 2002

ADVERTISING

Jeff Pugh and Paula Peterson are the new owners of Magnolia Post Inc., formerly Digital Video Arts, Tampa. Pugh is director of design and general manager; Peterson is senior editor. Both have been with the company since its inception in 1996.

BANKS

First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay, formerly First Commercial Bank of Tampa, announced the following appointments and promotion: Deborah Adams, vice president and retail banking manager; Troy Newsome, vice president and commercial lending officer; Sie Kamide, chief operating officer and senior credit officer; and Martin Koscso, promoted to commercial banking manager. Adams was a vice president with Colonial Bank, Tampa; Newsome was a senior vice president with SunTrust Bank, Tampa; Kamide was a senior vice president with Bankers Bank, Tampa; and Koscso was senior loan officer.

ENGINEERING

Miles Ballogg has been elected to the board of directors of the newly formed Florida Brownfields Association and will serve on the public health and environmental justice and resource committees. Ballogg is brownfields and economic development manager for TBE Group Inc., Clearwater

HOSPITALITY

McKibbon Hotel Properties, Tampa, has named Terri Trueblood as sales and service coordinator for the Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott, Tampa. Trueblood was a guest services associate for Disney's Boardwalk Resort, Orlando.

NONPROFIT

Pinellas Association for Retarded Children, St. Petersburg, announced the election of officers and new members to the board of directors for 2002-2003. Officers are: Martha J. "Marty" Medley, chairwoman; David G. Pilkington, first vice chairman; Bruce C. Crawford, second vice chairman; Mark A. LaPrade, secretary; Robert L. "Skip" Carr, treasurer; and John E. Stross, past chairman. New members are: Candice Baur; Eric Branson; Mary L. Tyus Brown; George Lewis; Belisa M. Oliveira; and Philip J. Powell. Medley is a PARC volunteer of 20 years; Pilkington is owner of Pilkington Insurance Agency, St. Petersburg; Crawford is a partner in the law firm of Crawford, Owen & Hines, St. Petersburg; LaPrade is owner of Thunder Marine Inc., St. Petersburg; Carr is chairman and chief executive of Cornerstone Community Bank, St. Petersburg; Stross is a real estate developer and co-owner of Leverock's Seafood House, St. Pete Beach; Baur is an associate member-technical staff with Paradyne Networks Inc., Largo; Branson is vice president of investments with Raymond James & Associates, St. Petersburg; Tyus Brown is a quality improvement specialist with Coordinated Child Care, St. Petersburg; Lewis is president of Leverock's Seafood House, St. Pete Beach; Oliveira is corporate counsel and assistant corporate secretary for Progress Telecom, St. Petersburg; and Powell is chief executive and president of DenCor Management Services Inc., St. Petersburg.

Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care Inc., St. Petersburg, announced the following appointments: Fred Fearday, director of residential services; David Hirsch, director of property management; and Miriam Williams, vice president of programs. Fearday was assistant in research for the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa; Hirsch was chief operating officer for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona Inc., Tucson; and Williams was clinical administrator for Gulfcoast Community Care, Clearwater.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Business Women's Association-Sunshine City Charter Chapter, St. Petersburg, announced the following officers for 2002-2003: Lucille Bailey, president; Betty Keistler, vice president; Marcella Moreno, secretary; and Aura DiGirolomo, treasurer. Bailey is retired from the Pinellas County School System, Food Services, St. Petersburg; Keistler is business manager, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; Moreno is owner of Crafts By Me, St. Petersburg; and DiGirolomo retired as assistant branch manager and operations officer of SunTrust Bank, St. Petersburg.

Jeffrey Girard has been named business assistance specialist for the Pinellas Park Mid-County Chamber of Commerce. Girard was a real estate associate with Arvida Realty Services, St. Pete Beach.

REAL ESTATE

Sherri Forte has been named senior property manager for Advantis Real Estate Services Co., Tampa. Forte was a senior property manager with Grubb & Ellis, Tampa.

UTILITIES

Karen Breakell has been named manager of the Florida corporate communications team for Florida Power, St. Petersburg. Breakell was director of constituent relations for University of Central Florida, Orlando.

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