UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER: Announced that attorney Christine Argüello will receive the Qwest Diversity Trailblazer Individual of the Year Award for her efforts to promote diversity and inclusiveness in Colorado’s legal profession and in higher education.
ARCADIS: Matthew Wilson joined the corporate office as senior economist and business analyst.
VAN TILBURG, BANVARD & SODERBERGH: Steven L. Gardner will join the Denver office as a project manager/project architect.
90OCTANE LLC: The interactive marketing agency hired Rosemary Riley as storyteller/ senior copywriter and promoted Paul Vangura to project manager.
PHAMALY (The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League): Appointed Melanie Mayner to the newly created position of executive director beginning Nov. 1.
PAHL ARCHITECTURE: Announced that job captain Justin Gerze has been LEED-accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council.
THE AARP FOUNDATION and the COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE: Announced that Amy Nofziger, interim director of AARP ElderWatch, has agreed to accept the position on a full-time basis.
EXCELSIOR YOUTH FOUNDATION: Appointed Martye M. Kendrick, an associate in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s real estate group, to the board of directors.
IMA OF COLORADO INC.: Hired Gregg Kamas as director of health risk management; Rick Hillier as senior risk-control consultant; and Keith Thompson as director of surety.
GREAT-WEST RETIREMENT SERVICES: Appointed Erik R. Woodin, Guy Ridout and James Noack as regional sales directors.
THE RITZ-CARLTON DENVER: Ben Davison has been appointed chef de cuisine for Elway’s.
KONCILJA & ASSOCIATES: Named Dave Pechman as director of corporate giving and community relations.
KEY EQUIPMENT FINANCE: Named Jeffrey Chevalier as senior vice president, global asset management.
