People
By Times Staff Writer
Published March 27, 2006
CONSTRUCTION
Steve Smith has been promoted to senior director of construction at the Tampa Bay division of U.S. Home. Smith was director of construction.
Chase Wolf has been named vice president of operations at the Sembler Co., St. Petersburg. Wolf was president of Pegasus Development, Miami.
ENGINEERINGC. Lee Essrig has been named chief ethics and compliance officer at PBS&J, Tampa. Essrig was director of membership services and government affairs for the Ethics Officer Association, Tampa.
HEALTH CAREGeorge Evans has been named vice president and chief information officer at University Community Health, Tampa. Evans was chief information officer at Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, S.C.
HOSPITALITYPaul T. Finocchi has been promoted to executive chef at Yacht Starship Dining Cruises, Tampa. Finocchi was sous chef.
LEGALArleen G. Davidenko has been promoted to chief administrative officer at the law firm of Macfarlane Ferguson and McMullen, Tampa. Davidenko was firm administrator.
MANUFACTURINGBruce Whittington has been named national marketing manager at Wall Innovators Inc., Tampa. Whittington was the business development manager for Structured Technologies, Tampa.
MISCELLANEOUSPhilip Graham has been reappointed by Gov. Jeb Bush to the board of landscape architecture. Graham is a landscape architect and is founder and president of Phil Graham & Co., St. Petersburg.
NONPROFITJane Harper has been elected to the board of directors of the National Network for Youth, an association that advocates on behalf of runaway, homeless and disconnected youth. Harper is president and chief executive of Family Resources, Pinellas Park.
Steve Yerrid has been appointed an honorary board member of the Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Tampa. This is a lifetime position in recognition of contributions Yerrid has made to the foundation. Yerrid is founder of Yerrid Law Firm, Tampa.
ORGANIZATIONSBonita Elias has been elected president of the Bay Area Media Network, Tampa, a chapter of the American Women in Radio and Television. Elias is local sales manager at MORE-TV32, Tampa.
RECRUITMENTLori Siegel has been named consulting director at Bernard Hodes Group, Tampa. Siegel was Southeast regional director of client services for the David Group, Cleveland.
TRAININGParadigm Learning Inc., Tampa, announces these appointments: Theresa Favino, vice president of strategic alliances; and Kristan Evans, director of marketing. Favino was business development manager; and Evans was director of marketing and communications at Infocrossing Inc., Tampa.