People
By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published July 10, 2006
BANKING
JANIS ALBRITTON has been promoted to senior vice president in wealth and investment management at SunTrust Bank, Tampa. Albritton was a client adviser in downtown St. Petersburg.
LEX SMITH has been named city president for the Nature Coast market at SunTrust Bank, Brooksville. Smith was commercial middle-market banking manager, Tampa.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
AARON BUTLER has been promoted to vice president of sales at IDEAL Consulting, Tampa. Butler was an account executive.
CONSTRUCTION
DOUG MORRIS has been promoted to sales executive and project coordinator at Winslow Park in Pinellas County for Nohl Crest Homes, Oldsmar. Morris was sales executive at Hawks Landing, Palm Harbor.
GREG SINGLETON has been named a managing partner at HighCrest Residential, Tampa. Singleton was senior vice president in the Real Estate Financial Services Group at Wachovia Bank, Tampa.
ENGINEERING
ZHUo "LINDA" YU has been named a transportation planner at WilsonMiller, Tampa. Yu was a transportation modeler/planner at Grimail-Crawford Inc., Tampa.
LEGAL
MICHAEL HORAN has been named a shareholder at the law firm of Trenam Kemker, St. Petersburg. Horan will practice in the business reorganization and bankruptcy practice group. He previously practiced law at Akerman Senterfitt, Tampa.
JEAN H. KWALL has been named a member at the law firm of Kwall, Showers, Coleman & Barack PA, Clearwater. Kwall was general counsel for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and concentrates in the areas of labor and employment, criminal, civil rights, personal injury, and police and government contracting law.
MARKETING
Walker Brand Communications, Tampa, announces these appointments: PAUL B. SCHMIDt, account manager; and SHANNON WELCH, traffic manager. Schmidt was an account director at WestWayne, Tampa; and Welch was the advertising/production manager at Environmental Lighting Concepts, Tampa.
MATT RIGBERG has been named an account executive at the HLA Group, Tampa. Rigberg was an assistant account executive/assistant media buyer at Fahlgren, Tampa.
JENNIFER VICKERY has been named a public relations associate at Fetching Communications, Tarpon Springs, a marketing and communications firm serving businesses that cater to pets and people who care for pets. Vickery was a buyer and planner for Jabil Circuits, St. Petersburg.
NONPROFIT
RICHARD L. SANCHEZ has been named chairman of the board of governors at Prevent Blindness Florida, Clearwater. Sanchez is chief executive officer and president of Advantica EyeCare, Clearwater.
ORGANIZATIONS
JEFFREY LYASH has been named to the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. Lyash is president and chief executive officer at Progress Energy Florida, Tampa.
RECRUITMENT
ROBERT PASTORIUS has been promoted to division director at Taylor White, St. Petersburg. Pastorius was recruiting manager.
REAL ESTATE
KURT GLEESON has been named managing broker for the West Florida region at New Homes Realty, Clearwater. Gleeson was a contract attorney at the law firm of Carlton Fields, Tampa.
TELECOM
TREY STROUD has been named marketing consultant for the Florida region at Verizon Wireless, Tampa. Stroud was an executive producer at Star Point Media Services, Tampa.