UNITED WESTERN BANCORP INC.: Announced it has appointed Jeff D. Thompson to the newly created post of executive vice president and head of construction lending management.
ADECCO: Named Stacy Stolen branch manager of the Fort Collins office.
THE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION: Elected David Gies of Denver and Pat Devin of Austin, Texas, chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Dan Whittemore, also of Denver, was elected to a second term as treasurer.
BAYAUD INDUSTRIES INC.: Thomas Sandler was elected to the board of directors. Sand ler is the chief executive of Case Logic Inc.
THE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE: Announced that Ford Roosevelt of Los Angeles and Kimberly Clark Roosevelt of New Rochelle, N.Y., were elected to the board of trustees.
KLEINFELDER INC.: John Van Wazer joined the Denver office as environmental and industrial hygiene project manager.
THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION: The Colorado Chapter appointed six new board members for 2007. They are: Richard Heiney, owner, DC General Services; Jose LaFosse, a neuropsychology professor at Regis University; Dr. Donald Murphy, a geriatrician at Senior Care of Colorado; Jim Prugh, from the national board; Katie Shoppman of Wells Fargo; and Fred Wolf, broker/owner, Fuller Towne and Country.
THE DALBEY EDUCATION INSTITUTE: Appointed Tim McAndrew as chief operating officer.
THOMSON: The provider of information to health-care professionals announced that Santo Cugliotta has joined as senior vice president of sales for clinical decision support.
PHARMACA INTEGRATIVE PHARMACY INC.: Appointed Ian Mukaida as vice president of store development.
IMA OF COLORADO: Hired Elizabeth Spano as an account executive and compliance specialist.
HARRIS GROUP INC.: David Bakas has joined the financial consulting unit as project manager.



