• Dan Hoemke has been named regional vice president of middle market sales for UnitedHealthcare, central region. Mr. Hoemke will be responsible for business development, account management, service of existing business and sales operations, and broker and consultant relations. He has more than 20 years of experience in health care and consulting. He was senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Cole Managed Vision.

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        • Paul R. Stewart has been named senior vice president and a limited partner of Gateway Investment Advisers, L.P.

        • Jeffrey D. Brasie has been appointed president of Clovernook Center for the Blind. Mr. Brasie has more than 15 years in senior management experience with nonprofit and proprietary organizations. He was president/chief executive officer of Volunteers of America of Central Ohio. He also served as chief executive officer for Recreation Unlimited, a national challenge center for people with disabilities.

        • Scot Trefzger has joined Architectural/Engineering Specialties Inc., an architectural product consultant company.

        • Tammy R. Geiger has joined Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as an associate lawyer.

        • John Rodgers has been named partner at Ernst & Young. Mr. Rodgers is involved in Ernst & Young's professional development team and is a participant in the firm's internal and peer-review quality-control programs. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Bellarmine College in Louisville.

        • Eric Muench has been named vice president at Fifth Third Bank and Marlin S. Morris, assistant vice president.

        • Mary Ellen Starling has been named vice president, media services, at Backley & Gingrich Advertising Inc. Ms. Starling has been with the company for the past seven years. She was director of media services. She has more than 19 years of experience in media planning and research.

        • Dina Gibson has joined Huff Realty as sales associate, Union; and Robert Ferdon has joined the Montgomery office as sales associate.

        • Brian K. Rose has been named chief mechanical engineer at Hixson. Mr. Rose succeeds Jerry Becher, who remains with Hixson as senior mechanical engineer. Mr. Rose is a graduate of Ohio Northern University. He joined the company in 1998 and has designed mechanical, HVAC and automatic temperature-control systems for food-processing, manufacturing, laboratory, hospital and office facilities.

        • Donna M. Lynd has been named director of development for Springer School and Center.

• The following have been appointed new members of the executive committee at Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP: William G. Geisen, Bruce Petrie Jr. and Richard G. Schmalzl.

        • Grace-Marie Mowery and Sharon Shanley have joined Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP as associates in the Cincinnati law firm.

        • James E. Shook has joined USI Midwest as commercial lines operations manager. Mr. Shook will be responsible for improving work flow and operating efficiencies, enhancing services provided to clients and supervising commercial lines account managers. He has more than 16 years of insurance industry experience. He was operations manager for Brower Insurance Agency.

        • The following have joined CoActive Marketing Group: Matthew Heiss, designer; Shanon Kammerer, project manager; and Matthew Fenton, director of brand strategy. The following have joined CoActivity.com, a division of CoActive Marketing Group: Robert Uhlenbrock, interactive designer; Aaron Jones, Web developer/programmer; Wendy Hunt, account manager; and Steve Wellington, interactive producer.

        • Alan Flyer has joined Sharkbytes Inc., a full-service Web agency, as vice president of business development. Mr. Flyer will be responsible for new business development and client consulting strategy. He was director of Internet services at Schaeffer's Investment Research. He graduated from Cornell University in 1990.

        • Art Hammond, a banking center manager at Fifth Third Bank of Northern Kentucky, has been appointed to the board of directors at New Perceptions Inc.

        • Stephanie Scott-Johnson has joined the FreeStore/
       FoodBank as human resources director. Mrs. Scott-Johnson has a bachelor's degree in personnel and industrial relations from the University of Cincinnati. She has more than nine years of experience in human resources. She has spent more than 18 years with the Hamilton County Juvenile Court and its subsidiary, Hillcrest Training School. She has also practiced as a private consultant, providing human-resources services to area organizations.

        • Debbie Kelly has joined Comey & Shepherd Realtors as sales vice president and associate specializing in residential properties.

        • Aleshia Zoogah has been named associate project manager at Global Lead, a full-service management consulting firm. Ms. Zoogah will focus on project coordination and support, planning and customer service. She joined the company in 1989 as an administrative assistant and was later promoted to special assistant to the managing partner.

        • LaTonia Denise Wright has joined Patient's Personal Choice as a health care risk-management consultant. Ms. Wright, a practicing registered nurse and licensed lawyer, will be responsible for developing and presenting clinical risk management in-services, patient safety programs, and professional sexual-misconduct prevention training to health-care organizations and professionals.

        • Carol A. Campbell has been appointed director of nursing at Tri-County Extended Care in Fairfield.

        • Ben Patrick has joined Bridge Integrated Communications as Web production artist, production services department.

        • Andrea Stigar has been named facilities project manager for the facilities management division of Eagle Realty Group, a full-service commercial real estate services and investment firm. Ms. Stigar will manage construction and furniture installation projects and perform space planning for the Western-Southern Enterprise campus.

        • Donald Baker has been appointed department manager, circulation services, at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; Robert Ramsey, custodial supervisor, east division; and Robert Robinson, custodial supervisor, west division.

        • Jeff Wunker has joined Landor Associates, Branding Consultants and Designers Worldwide, as senior branding consultant, Cincinnati office.

        • Kimberly A. Zamary has become an associate in the law firm of Kohnen & Patton LLP in the practice area of litigation.

        • Janeen R. Rutherford has joined UnumProvident Corp. as customer service manager.

        • Dayle D. Deardurff has joined Public Allies as executive director. Ms. Deardurff is replacing David Weaver, who has joined the national office of Public Allies as continuous learning officer.
       

Awards and honors

               • Shauna Lieberman, senior customer support analyst for Cincinnati Financial Corp., has been named first-place winner in the Ohio Communicate With Confidence Speakoff contest held at the Ohio State Meeting for Ohio Council of NAIW (National Association of Insurance Women) Nov. 4 at Toledo. Ms. Lieberman will represent Ohio at the Region IV Conference, which will be held March 22-25 in Cleveland.

        • Saralou Durham with Re/Max Preferred Group, Cincinnati, has been awarded the President's Sales Club Award of Distinction designation from the Ohio Association of Realtors.

        • Donald R. Frey & Co., Fort Thomas software development company, has received a Top 5-Star rating in the October issue of CPA Software News.

        • The Art Directors Club of Cincinnati has honored CoActive Marketing Group with Awards of Merit for five creative pieces for 2000.
       

Expansion

               • Fifth Third Bank has opened its newest branch — Milford South Bank Mart at 824 Main St., Milford.
       

New business

               • Dry Cleaning To-Your-Door, a franchise business with free home pickup, next-day delivery dry-cleaning service, has opened in Mason/West Chester. Call 792-0802 or visit Dry Cleaning To-Your-Door at www.dctyd.com.

Relocations

               • The Art Institute of Cincinnati, a private graphic design college, is now at 1171 E. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45246.
       

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