DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: U.S. Attorney Troy Eid appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Mydans to serve as acting chief of the Durango branch office. Mydans will lead the office during the one-year absence of Assistant U.S. Attorney James Candelaria, who will be the resident legal adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Zambia.
THE PARENT CO.: Appointed Stacey Sedbrook director of content and new media.
VALEN TECHNOLOGIES: Announced that Dan Bankson joined the company as senior vice president, predictive analytics.
EVERGREEN ENERGY INC.: Named Mike Rosenberg vice president of business development for the United States and promoted Scott Terhune to vice president of international development at Evergreen Energy International.
VITRO DIAGNOSTICS INC.: Dr. Tinalyn Kupfer has joined Vitro’s scientific team that is developing stem-cell-derived human pancreatic beta islets for commercial applications.
GRANT THORNTON LLP: Appointed John Higgins as a tax manager in the Denver office.
U.S. BANK: Paul Rouse has joined the bank’s food and agribusiness division as a vice president and senior underwriter.
W.E. O’NEIL CONSTRUCTION CO. OF COLORADO: Announced the addition of Joe Hanlin as director of operations.
THE CREATIVE ALLIANCE: Promoted Rachel Volk to client-services manager.
HEP C CONNECTION: Recently elected Christy Calvin, Colorado Convention Center; Scott Cissna, Leap Wireless; Ralph M. Jones, UBS; Scott Meiklejohn, Meiklejohn Consulting; Stephen Piper, retired from Schlumberger; and Brian Wilkerson, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, to the board of directors. In addition, Stewart Thomas was hired as a medical and marketing liaison.
THE COLORADO STATE LIBRARY: Named Sharon Morris library development director.
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF COLORADO: Recently welcomed Aleesa Brauer as an administrative assistant; Alyson Fetherolf, development coordinator; LaToya Hammons, executive assistant; and Missy Botner and Molly Piester, AmeriCorps Vista volunteers.
FEATHERSTONE PETRIE DESISTO LLP: Appointed Andrew D. Thomp son as an associate.
SLIFER DESIGNS: Named Yvonne Jacobs president, succeeding Beth Slifer, who will retire in December.
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP: Named Roger Hein a financial representative at the Mountain Plains Business Center.
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