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By Times Staff Writer
Published January 16, 2006

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Gary Hardie has been elected to the board of directors of the Tampa Connection. Hardie is a senior tax manager at Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp PA, St. Petersburg.

Suzanne M. Palitti has been named vice president and partner at Overbeck & Associates CPA PA, Trinity. Palitti was a senior tax accountant at Arthur Andersen LLP in Phoenix.

Paul G. Dengler has been named a senior project manager at Bessolo Design Group Inc., St. Petersburg. Dengler was a senior project manager at Arconics Architecture, New York.

Amanda Gilroy has been named vice president and commercial lender at Signature Bank, St. Petersburg. Gilroy was a business banker at AmSouth Bank, Seminole.

Synovus Bank of Tampa Bay announces these promotions: Shawna Butler, vice president/credit analyst in the credit administration division; and Cathy O'Reilly, vice president/IT communications. Butler was credit analyst; and O'Reilly was assistant vice president/special projects coordinator.

Whitney National Bank, Palm Harbor, announces these appointments: David P. Paetzold, area president; Gerald Wales, senior vice president, senior commercial lending manager; and Eric Treichel, vice president, commercial lender. Paetzold was senior commercial lending manager; Wales was senior vice president, corporate lending group, at Mercantile Bank, Clearwater; and Treichel was vice president, commercial real estate lender, at BB&T, Clearwater.

Chris Hurd has been named land acquisition manager at Taylor Woodrow's Tower Division, St. Petersburg. Hurd was land sales manager at the St. Joe Co. in Panama City Beach.

The Tampa Division of U.S. Home announces these appointments : Emilia Gharzeddine, customer care representative; Allison Stark, marketing manager; an d Susan Wendling, human resource administrator. Gharzeddine was an assistant manager with CompUSA, Brandon; Stark was marketing coordinator for William Ryan Homes, Tampa; and Wendling was a paralegal at Paradyne Corp., Largo.

Kimberlee B. DeBosier has been named 2005 Engineer of the Year by the Florida Engineering Society. DeBosier is the first woman recipient in the statewide award's 45-year history. Also, DeBosier received the 2005 Community Service Award from the Florida Institute of Civil Engineers for her continued involvement in the Tampa Bay community. DeBosier is president of Bayside Engineering, Tampa.

Michael S. Dixon has been promoted to vice president of the transportation/infrastructure program at Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc., Tampa. Dixon was a project engineer.

Joseph A. Sawmiller Jr. has been named a senior project manager in the national aviation services division at PBS&J, Tampa. Sawmiller was senior project manager and Florida aviation market leader at CDM, Tampa.

Jeffrey Cain has been named director of strategic planning and training for the Hillsborough County Tax Collector's Office. Cain was vice president of corporate training at Raymond James Financial, St. Petersburg.

Jacky Gill has been promoted to general manager of the new Hampton Inn & Suites, East Tampa, for BayStar Hotel Group LLC, Tampa. Gill was assistant general manager at BayStar's Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, Orlando International Airport.

Isabelle Theisen has been named chief security officer at First Advantage Corp., St. Petersburg. Theisen was vice president of information security for Warner Bros., Burbank, Calif.

Fowler White Boggs Banker, Tampa, announces these lawyers have been named shareholders: Tracy M. Falkowitz, Scott A. Fisher, Kelly R. High, J. Scott McMahon, Martin W. Palmer, Gregory Richards and Robert A. Williams. Falkowitz is a member of the health care practice group, concentrating in the areas of nursing home, medical malpractice and pharmacy malpractice defense litigation; Fisher is a member of the employment law practice group and represents management in all types of employment matters; High is a member of the general trial practice group and concentrates in the areas of insurance defense and insurance coverage litigation; McMahon is a member of the general trial practice group and concentrates in all areas of civil litigation; Palmer is a member of the general trial practice group and concentrates in all areas of trial practice, including personal injury and property litigation; Richards is a member of the trust and estates practice group and concentrates in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration and litigation, personal and charitable tax planning, and organization and representation of tax-exempt organizations; and Williams is a member of the environmental and land use practice group and concentrates in the areas of environmental representation for land use and zoning matters, developments of regional impact, petroleum storage systems and local government permitting.

Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, announces these lawyers have been named partners: Kelli Ayers, Noel Boeke and Michael Colitz. Ayers is a member of the litigation section and concentrates in the areas of complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation; Boeke is a member of the litigation section and concentrates in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors' rights and commercial litigation; and Colitz is a member of the litigation section and concentrates in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County announces its officers and board of directors. Officers are Brad McMurtrey , president; Liz Cherry, vice president; Lisa Letizio, vice president; Tom Cawthon, secretary/treasurer; and Barry Nikodem, immediate past president. New board members are Mike Robertson, Lara Shane, Holly Duncan and Kenny King. McMurtrey is executive vice president at Colonial Bank, Largo; Cherry is president of Cherry and Co., Seminole; Letizio is executive vice president of human resources for HSN, St. Petersburg; Cawthon is design director at Cox Target Media, Largo; Nikodem is senior manager at Allstate National Claim Service Center, St. Petersburg; Robertson is vice president and general manager of the Pinellas County Region for Bright House Networks, St. Petersburg; Shane is director of client support at Shane and Associates, Palm Harbor; Duncan is president and chief executive of Morton Plant-Mease Health Care Foundation, Clearwater; and King is chief estimator and partner at Gerardi Construction, Tampa.

Nicole "Nikki" McQueen has been named the 2005 PRO Affiliate of the Year by the Pinellas Realtor Organization. McQueen is a marketing representative at First American Title Insurance Co., St. Petersburg.

Edward Martinez has been named IT Leader of the Year at the IT Florida Awards Gala/Tech Forum. Martinez is chief information officer at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa.

The Pinellas Association for Retarded Children, or PARC, St. Petersburg, announces these appointments: Edward Johnson III, marketing specialist ; and Jo Wilkins, director of marketing and community relations. Johnson is a freelance graphic designer and was a computer instructor for Advantage Training Systems, St. Petersburg; and Wilkins was marketing and outreach director for the Wellness Community in Delaware.

Gary Meighen has been named an associate at Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida, Tampa. Meighen is a land brokerage specialist.

Mark A. Purtee has been named vice president of sales at the Bentley Sales Group's Tampa office. Purtee was director of sales at Taylor Woodrow, St. Petersburg.

GVA Advantis, Tampa, announces these appointments: Lisa Hyde, marketing coordinator; and Elaine Kennedy, director of administration. Hyde was property manager and public relations administrator, and Kennedy was a portfolio manager, both at Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc., Tampa.

Triage Partners LLC, Tampa, announces these appointments: Lola M. Stein, vice president of major accounts; and L. Trent Spanos, vice president of business development. Stein was director of marketing at Strategic Technologies Inc., Tampa; and Spanos was regional vice president of business development at Perimeter Internetworking, Fort Lauderdale.

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