Sandra Stude has been promoted from director
of human resources to vice president at Champion Windows. Stude, who
joined the company in 2010, has more than 30 years of human resources
experience. Stude is a member of the Ohio Employers Committee and the
Butler-Warren chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, where
she serves as the Southern Ohio Regional Director.
Geoff Frazier and Kelly Wanstrath have joined
the Cincinnati office of Grant Thornton. Frazier will be director of
state and local tax, and Wanstrath will be business advisory services
manager. The firm provides accounting and consulting services such as
valuation, transaction advisory and IT to industry segments including
manufacturing, real estate, construction, food service and nonprofit
organizations.
SkillSource Business Builders, a local
consultancy that specializes in helping companies create and implement
strategic growth plans, is adding a sales
division.
David Decker of Springfield Township will
launch and lead SkillSource Sales Solutions. Decker has produced more
than $350 million in sales over a 30-year career in technology,
consulting services and nonprofit industries. His roles have ranged from
sales representative to sales vice president working with Fortune 500
senior executives, owners of small and medium-sized businesses, and
multi-function teams.
Frost Brown Todd senior associate Ritu Singh,
who practices in the intellectual property department, has been elected
president of the Network of Indian Professionals of North America. In
that role, Singh will oversee the professional development, cultural and
political awareness, and community needs of South Asian professionals.
Steve Goodin of Graydon Head has been
appointed to serve a four-year term on the Hamilton County Public
Defender Commission by the presiding judge of the Common Pleas Court.
The five-member body appoints the county public defender and sets
general operational policy for the office, which provides legal
representation for indigent clients in criminal and family law matters.
Terri R. Abare and Charles C. Bissinger of
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease received recognition from the 2013
edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Abare, who practices in the
corporate and finance group, was named Cincinnati Corporate Compliance
Lawyer of the year. Bissinger, who is in the commercial and real estate
group, was named Cincinnati Real Estate Lawyer of the Year. The
publication honors one lawyer in each specialty in each community each
year.
Howard L. Richshafer of Wood & Lamping,
LLP was named Cincinnati Litigation & Tax Controversy Tax Lawyer of
the Year by The Best Lawyers in America. Richshafer, who is the chief
tax attorney at the firm, is a former agent for the Internal Revenue
Service.
Robert Mecklenborg Jr. and S. Samuel Young have joined the Cincinnati office of Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP.
Mecklenborg assists clients with tax-exempt
financings for healthcare projects, economic development and traditional
governmental financings with the Traditional Issues and Conduit
practice groups.
Young, who works in the firm's Traditional Issues and Housing groups, assists clients in all stages of project finance.
James Kipling, former chief legal officer for
the Kenner division of Hasbro, Inc., has joined Dinsmore as a member of
the intellectual property department. At Kenner, Kipling was
responsible for IP protection and enforcement matters, and all license
negotiation and documentation during a period when Kenner grew from $40
million to $650 million in annual sales. He was involved in the
negotiation of master licenses for Star Wars, the Disney Library, DC
Comics Superheroes, the Marvel Universe, the National Football League
teams and players, and NASCAR, among others.
Stephen R. Hernick, a former associate with
Ropes & Gray in Boston, has joined Frost Brown Todd in the business
litigation department. In Boston, Hernick concentrated on corporate
litigation and white-collar crime.
Carrie Cooper-Fenske Sanan, MD, has joined
The Christ Hospital Physicians "” Obstetrics & Gynecology department.
She graduated from the Ohio State College of Medicine and completed her
residency at the University of Cincinnati. Sanan's areas of interest
include minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, personalized birth
experiences, sexual health, wellness and preventive medicine.
St. Elizabeth Florence and St. Elizabeth Fort
Thomas have been named among the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality
Measures by the Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare
organizations in America. Both hospitals were recognized for exemplary
performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to
improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart
failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children's asthma, stroke and venous
thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services.
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton
County has named Greg Edwards as deputy director and Molly DeFosse as
fiscal officer.
Edwards will be responsible for all
operations with the exception of human resources and the fiscal office.
Edwards was a reference librarian for Middletown Public Library in 1991
and promoted to branch manager at the West Chester Branch in 1994. He
joined the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County in 1996 as
circulation services manager and was promoted to library services
manager.
Since 2010, he has been serving as the assistant director "” library services.
DeFosse will be responsible for library
finances. She previously served as the fiscal office manager, and before
that was the deputy fiscal officer. Prior to joining the library in
1999, she worked at the Clermont County Public Library and the Greater
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.
