J. Osvaldo Laino has been inducted into the Kappa Tau Alpha Hall of Fame by the faculty of the University of South Florida School of Mass Communications. The award is given annually to a Floridian who has contributed to and advanced mass communications in the state. Laino is president of Advertising 7 Inc., Tampa.
BANKS
Mark E. McRae has been named first vice president/West Florida commercial lending unit for Crown Bank, Tampa. McRae was senior vice president/commercial business development for SouthTrust Bank, Tampa Bay.
CAREER SERVICES
Kathy Hadley has been promoted to director of marketing for U.S. operations for Career Research International, a division of R.L. Stevens & Associates. Hadley was the national marketing representative and is the owner of Kathryn Hadley & Associates, Resume Writing & Career Coaching Services, Tarpon Springs.
COUNTY AGENCIES
Ed Peachey has been named executive director for WorkNet Pinellas. Peachy has served as interim executive director since February.
ENGINEERING
TBE Group, Clearwater, announced these promotions and an appointment. Promotions are: Craig Snyder, to senior vice president/finance; Lance Lairscey, to senior vice president/construction management division; Bonnie-Sue Brandvik, to assistant vice president/human resources; Steve Howarth, to assistant vice president/service group manager and environmental management and site development groups; and Larry Fluty, to director. Also, Paul Scott has been named national utilities liaison. Synder is chief financial officer and was vice president; Lairscey was vice president; Brandvik was corporate director; Howarth was director; Fluty was a senior project manager; and Scott was an engineer for the Federal Highway Administration, in Washington.
LEGAL
David M. Caldevilla has been appointed by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners as hearing officer for administrative hearings on water and wastewater franchise matters. Caldevilla is a shareholder at the law firm of de la Parte and Gilbert, PA, Tampa.
Bill Lockhart received the Clearwater Bar Associations' Liberty Bell Award. The award recognizes contributions to the legal profession and community. It is the bar's highest award given to a nonlawyer. Lockhart is the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court administrator in Clearwater.
Edmund S. Whitson III has been re-elected to a second term to the Child Abuse Council. Whitson is a shareholder at the law firm of Carlton Fileds, Tampa.
NONPROFIT
A Brighter Day, St. Petersburg, announced its board of directors and new board members. Directors are: Charles W. Gerdes, president; Brian Deeb, vice president; Pat Seifried, treasurer; and Caroline Siewert, secretary. New members are: Miracle Castellano and Stacey Seifried. Gerdes is an associate at Holland Knight LLP, St. Petersburg; Deeb is principal of Deeb and Brainard PA, St. Petersburg; Pat Seifried is the owner of Travel Beyond, St. Petersburg; Siewert is principal at the private practice of Caroline Liephty Esq., St. Petersburg; Castellano is the owner of Miracle's Realty and Mortgage, Largo; and Stacey Seifried is a home consultant, Palm Harbor.
ORGANIZATIONS
Fraser Cobbe has been named the 2003 Executive Director of Year by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Cobbe is executive director of the Florida Orthopaedic Society, Tampa.
RETAIL
Sue Duffy has been promoted to retail manager for Fashion Seal Uniforms, a division of Superior Uniform Group Inc., Seminole. Duffy was a team leader for inside sales.
