• Dino Lucarelli has been named chief financial officer at Cintech Solutions. Mr. Lucarelli will oversee all of Cintech's growing finance, e-business operations, investor relations and human resources activities. He has almost 20 years of experience in financial and support systems management with a wide range of public entities, including technology-based companies. He previously served as chief financial officer at Pomeroy Computer Resources.

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        • Patty Koch has been named associate manager of the West Chester office of Sibcy Cline Realtors. The following have joined as residential real-estate sales associates: Angela Grayson-Bolt and Donald E. Jones Jr., Northwest office; and Barbara Ehrhardt, Milford office. James F. Mahaffey has joined the Tri-County office as residential real-estate specialist.

        • The following have joined The Focusmark Group LLC: Jeremy Negrey, copy writer/project coordinator; Nicholas Guteman, data analyst; and Laura Tilirco, creative director.

        • Emily Kramer has joined Lange Wheeler Design Group as manager, marketing and business development. Ms. Kramer will pursue marketing opportunities, business development and public relations. She was previously employed by Sharkbytes Inc. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor's degree in marketing and international business.

        • Jenny Hilton has been named associate account executive at Libby Perszyk Kathman; Judy Fightmaster to human resources specialist; and Monica Feinauer has joined the firm as account coordinator.

        • Appointed members to the Bankers Club, Ambassadors Council: Marsha Calloway Campbell, attorney, Freking & Betz; Francine Haddad, advocacy director for the American Diabetes Association; Darrell Payne, attorney, Mill Valley Three; Debbie Simpson, president, Multi-Craft Litho; and Dave Kroger, president, The Human Touch, and visiting professor at Xavier University's Williams College of Business.

        • Andrew Gabriele has been named director of food and beverage at Five Seasons Country Club.

        • Ann Moore has joined the development department at Xavier University as manager for phonathon and technological solicitations for the annual fund office, and Dan Cloran has joined as director for the annual fund and athletic giving.

        • Michael Moore has been appointed marketing services representative for Pro2 Respiratory Services, a Cincinnati-based home respiratory equipment provider.

        • Brian Berning has been named senior associate, accounting and auditing for SS&G Financial Services, Cincinnati office.

        • Ed D. Macy has been named Ohio senior commercial field investigator for Liberty Mutual Group.

        • Kathy Harves has joined National Marketshare Group Inc., manufacturer rep agency, as category manager; Ken Baugh as marketing analysis; and Gregg Kusiak as field activity coordinator.

        • John S. Evans has joined Advanced Capital Strategies Financial Advisors as client service director. Mr. Evans was with Deloitte & Touche, where he provided tax and financial planning advice to executives and employees. He has conducted numerous seminars, workshops and individual counseling sessions. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame.

        • Mary E. Bennett has been appointed administrative head, human resources at The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; Donna Barkley, branch manager of the Mount Healthy branch; Kathleen Due, branch manager of Hyde Park; Charles F. Dugan, branch manager of Corryville; and Denise Scretchen, branch manager of Madisonville.

        • Chris Connolly has been named vice president of client services for national integrated marketing firm CoActive Marketing Group. Mr. Connolly's primary responsibility is to act as the catalyst behind the company's recent push into kids and teen marketing. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, and began his marketing career at Nestle and later served as a product manager for H.J. Heinz.

        • Scott B. Crooks, a partner in the employee benefits practice group of Thompson Hine LLP, Cincinnati office, has been appointed president of the Wyoming School Foundation.

        • Linda Stetson has been named chapter president at the Ohio Valley Chapter of National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

        • Shawn Hamilton, local businessman, has been appointed a new officer to the 2001 board of trustees at the Greater Hamilton Convention and Visitors Bureau. Mr. Hamilton replaces Dr. Jack Rhodes, executive director of Miami University Hamilton, whose second three-year term expired in 2001.

        • Richard Bastian has joined Foppe Technical Group Inc., a Cincinnati-based site development engineering firm, as technical sales associate, and Maureen Parsons has joined the firm as senior project manager of civil engineering.

        • James Kerstiens, Teresa Palmer and Vivian Myers have been named assistant vice presidents at Fifth Third Bank.

        • Jay Kaneta has joined McGill Smith Punshon Inc. as project architect/designer.

        • Robert Troy, David Kohmescher and Michael Herrick have joined V4 Consulting as principals; Barry Morrison, senior manager; Patrick Reid, Julie Hammersley, Rusty Belfiore, James Hughes, Joanna Klavon and Karin Armero, managers; Shannon Hopper, Amy Biggs, Linda Mothersbaugh and Kathleen Pugh, senior consultants; Bobby Samuel, Matthew Rittenhouse, Jeffrey Whitcomb and Nate Jones, consultants; Nathan Gott, general accountant; and Debbie McCartney, senior manager.

        • Suzanne Walz has been appointed director of CRO services at Hill Top Research Inc.

        • John R. Wolf has joined Management Performance International Inc. as management consultant; Richard N. Vilines and Gail J. Love, senior consultants.

        • George P. Campbell has been appointed chief operations officer of Cincy Mechanicals Inc. Joining Mr. Campbell are his three sons, Brian, Steve and Andy. They will hold supervision and management positions. He has more than 30 years' experience in the commercial plumbing and HVAC industry.

        • Dr. Steven M. Bleser, chiropractor with the Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine, has been appointed president of the Ohio State Chiropractic board.

        • Ryan D. McKenna has joined Cameron Mitchell Restaurants as dining room manager of Mitchell's Fish Market at Newport on the Levee. Mr. McKenna graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University.

        • Robert C. Simpson has been appointed to the board of directors at Kendle International.

        • Robert Off has joined Miller-Valentine Realty as senior specialist, corporate sales and leasing in the Cincinnati office. Mr. Off will focus on building a corporate services, sales and leasing practice in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, offering clients a variety of services. He was owner of Real Estate Resource Co. He has more than 23 years of experience.

        • John P. Snyder has been appointed machining research engineer in the Machining Xcellence division at TechSolve.

        • Steve Kirschner has joined Marketing Support Services Inc., a Web-based/e-commerce fulfillment company in Cincinnati, as account executive; Robb Sartori, director of client services; Tony Saylor, regional sales manager; and Stacey Hayden, sales representative.

        • Named partners at Directions Research Inc.: Scott Layne, Niki Lower and Alec Schendzelos. Steve Wilde has joined the company as vice president of operations, Lisa Martin as project manager and Kathleen Carpenter as administrative assistant.

Awards & honors

        • Ralph W. Drayer, president of Supply Chain Insights, and former vice president of efficient consumer response worldwide at Procter & Gamble, received the Council of Logistics Management's 2001 Distinguished Service Award.

        • The Colerain Township Fire Department honored Rumpke Consolidated Cos. Inc. with the Partners in Fire Prevention Award at the 2001 Safety Expo.

        • HHB Partners Inc. has been recognized by the Ohio Association of Realtors for outstanding promotion and advertising. The company won first place in the medium/small firm categories of office exteriors and office signs; and received the Award of Excellence in the office interiors medium/small firm category.

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