Ron Boyar has been promoted to vice president of operations for Cam Tech School of Construction, Tampa. Boyar was a senior instructor.
CONSULTING
Fred McKibben has been named a partner at Tatum CFO Partners LLP, St. Petersburg. McKibben was a principal with Fidelis Consulting Group, Madison, Miss.
Patricia Clark has been promoted to vice president of area sales and national director of community relations for Water and Energy Savings Corp., St. Pete Beach. Clark was territory manager in Newark, N.J.INSURANCE
Wachovia Insurance Services, Tampa, announced these appointments: Joe Mello and Paul R. Donovan, property and casualty producers; and Craig Kestran, benefits producer. Mello was managing director for Willis Group Holdings, Tampa; Donovan was a sales representative for Brown & Brown Insurance, Tampa; and Kestran was vice president of sales for Ceridian Benefits Services, St. Petersburg.
HOSPITALITY
Feather Sound Country Club, Clearwater, announced these promotions and appointments: Andy Crowe has been promoted to general manager; Chad O'Dell has been named PGA head golf professional. Crowe was PGA head golf professional; O'Dell was first assistant at Peachtree Golf Club, Atlanta.
LEGAL
Frank Gassler has been appointed chairman of the toxic tort and environmental law section of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Gassler is a shareholder and heads the products liability practice group at Fowler White Boggs Banker, Tampa.
The law firm of Kiefner & Renaldo PA, St. Petersburg, has changed its named to Kiefner, Hunt & Fitzpatrick PA, and announced the addition of Clifford J. Hunt and Scott W. Fitzpatrick as partners in the firm. Hunt was a partner with the law firm of Becker and Poliakoff, Tampa; and Fitzpatrick was an associate at Kiefner & Renaldo.
ORGANIZATIONS
The Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg elected these officers for 2003-04: Mary Ann Renfrow, president; Christopher C. Ferguson, first vice president; Charles M. Harris, second vice president; George Hoskinson, treasurer; Rommy Arostequi, assistant treasurer; R.E. "Ed" Schatzman, secretary; Charmers V. Thompson, assistant secretary; Chuck Harmon, honorary executive director; Lerric Boyd, executive director; and Thomas Manning, director of operations. Renfrow is a community volunteer and a resident of Tierra Verde; Ferguson is a lawyer and maintains a private practice in St. Petersburg; Harris is a partner at the law firm of Trenam Kemker, St. Petersburg; Hoskinson is director of automotive services administration for AAA Auto Club South, St. Petersburg; Arostequi is an accountant, Tampa; Schatzman is senior vice president of automotive services services, AAA Auto Club South, St. Petersburg; Thompson is a teacher at Boca Ciega High School, St. Petersburg; Harmon is chief of police for St. Petersburg; and Boyd and Manning are officers with the St. Petersburg Police Department.
TOURISM
The city of Tampa has named Jayme Bowles as national sales manager for the Tampa Convention Center. Bowles was a sales account executive for Freeman Decorating, New Orleans.
