SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INC. announced that Harold “Will” Johnson recently joined the firm as a traffic engineer.
COLORADO STATE BANK AND TRUST appointed Leeann Won hof as vice president, commercial banking.
NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER appointed Dr. Greg Downey as executive vice president for academic affairs and head of the Drs. Harold and Mary Zirin Chair in adult pulmonary biology. Downey replaces Dick Johnston, who will return to his scholarly pursuits in immunology and children’s health.
FAEGRE & BENSON announced that Scott Alter has joined the firm’s Colorado intellectual- property practice as a senior patent partner. The law firm also added associates Adam Platt, Rita Sanzgiri and Lisa Walter to its growing IP practice.
AURORA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER elected Peter Cukale, Tim Huffman, Marti Maxey, Rachel Nunez and Kathy Zin ter as governing board members.
DILL, DILL, CARR, STONBRAKER & HUTCHINGS announced that Dean Smurthwaite has joined the firm as an associate.
CHILD HEALTH PLAN PLUS: Kari Smith has joined the statewide outreach team as the southwest regional outreach coordinator.
KELLER WILLIAMS PREMIER REALTY: Michele Hammerton has joined the Colorado Springs agency as a broker associate.
WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION appointed Jay Witherspoon, vice president and technology director of wastewater-treatment services at CH2M Hill, to a three-year term on the board of trustees.
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION presented Dr. Fred rick Abrams of Cherry Hills Village with the 2006 Isaac Hays M.D. and John Bell M.D. Award for Leadership in Medical Ethics and Professionalism.
PETER WEBB PUBLIC RELATIONS recently added Sara Spaulding as senior public-relations counselor, Jim Licko as public-relations counselor and Lindsey Purves as a public-relations specialist.
