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John W. Biesinger III has been named senior vice president and senior trust adviser for Wachovia Wealth Management, St Petersburg. Biesinger was a senior vice president and an area administration manager for SunTrust in Pinellas County.

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Southern Crafted Homes, Tampa, announced these appointments: Sally McFolling, vice president of sales and marketing; and William "Bill" Whidden, vice president of construction. McFolling was director of sales and marketing for First Dartmouth Homes, St. Petersburg; Whidden was director of construction for KB Homes, Tampa.

Dr. Anna Giuliano has been named program leader for risk assessment, detection and intervention for H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa. Giuliano was co-director of the cancer prevention and control program and director of the behavioral measurement shared service for the Arizona Cancer Center.

Jeris B. Wood has been named co-director of marketing for M.E. Wilson Co., Tampa. Wood was marketing manager for Lassiter-Ware Insurance, Tampa.

Mark J. Wolfson has been elected chairman-elect of the business law section of the Florida Bar. Wolfson is a partner, a member of the litigation department and leader of the Southeast business reorganization practice for the law firm of Foley & Lardner, Tampa.

Jim Beaty has been named media sales executive for WUSF Public Broadcasting, Tampa. Beaty was an account executive with WFLA-Ch. 16 and owns Beaty Communications, an advertising and marketing company in Tampa.

Rudolf "Rudy" Fernandez has been selected as vice chairman for the 2005 Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tampa Class and will serve as class chairman in 2006. Fernandez is branch manager/vice president of Robert W. Baird & Company Inc., Tampa.

Dr. Charles Sand has been elected president of the American Heart Association Florida/Puerto Rico affiliate board of directors. Sand is an emergency room physician at St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa.

The Independent Consultants Association, Tampa Bay Chapter, St. Petersburg, has elected its officers: John Nelson, president; Debbie Foster, vice president; Denise Bibeau-Reaves, treasurer; and Jack Hipple, secretary. Nelson is president of Nelson Consulting Inc., Tampa; Foster is president of InTouch Business Consultants, Seminole; Bibeau-Reaves is president of Advantage Management Inc., Redington Beach; and Hipple is principal for Innovation-TRIZ, Tampa.

Evelyn M. Hale has been promoted to senior vice president, corporate accounting/financial analyst for Wyndham Property Management Inc., Clearwater. Hale was vice president, accounting.

James D. Palermo has been named senior vice president and general counsel for DeBartolo Holdings LLC, Tampa. Palermo was city attorney for the city of Tampa.

The Tampa Bay Chapter of CoreNet Global announced its new board members: Dolores Seymour, president ; Douglas Larsen, vice president of programs; Loren Hurov, executive vice president ; Lynn Magoffin, treasurer ; James Stuckey, vice president of membership; John Demo, Michael Heise , Edward DeSantis and Matilde Amarchand, directors. Seymour is director of corporate services for Colliers Arnold, Tampa; Larsen is an account manager for the Southeast and Latin America, corporate operations and real estate services for Walt Disney Co., Celebration; Hurov is a Tampa resident; Magoffin is director of real estate and construction for AAA Auto Club South, Tampa; Stuckey is a senior officer and corporate services specialist for Colliers Arnold, Tampa; Demo is a geographical workplace leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tampa; Heise is director of leasing for the Tampa region for Highwoods Properties, Tampa; DeSantis is a senior adviser for global services for Prism Corp., Tampa; and Amarchand is a consultant/international trade and economic development for Rama Business Arts Inc., Tampa.

Craig Stein has been named vice president of accounting and finance for the McNichols Co., Tampa. Stein was vice president, controller and acting chief financial officer for Washington Mutual Finance Corp., Tampa.