VISIT DENVER, THE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Named Rachel Benedick vice president of sales and services. Benedick has held the position on an interim basis since September, when Doug Small left to become president of the Grand Rapids Convention & Visitors Bureau.
UMB FINANCIAL CORP.: Announced that Joseph Schmidt has joined as a senior vice president and private banking client manager for the Denver market. Prior to joining UMB, Schmidt worked for CoBiz Financial, Wells Fargo and Western Financial Bank.
KAMLET SHEPHERD & REICHERT LLP: Appointed Peter Hughes as of counsel.
ADVENTURE TRAVEL MEDIA SOURCE: Added Catherine Jones as a media-relations specialist.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES: Named Simone Jones, the executive director of CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties, as the 2009 Kappa Alpha Theta Program Director of the Year.
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS: Elected Roger Armstrong, Janet Mordecai, Michael C. Vaughn and Charlie Woolley to the board of trustees as term trustees. In addition, Connie Olson and Colleen Willette have been appointed as ex-officio trustees.
SPHERION CORP.: Promoted Justin Matthews to district director at the Englewood office.
CANI FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC: Appointed Michael Aumock as director of retail sales and marketing.
VECTRA BANK COLORADO: Named Rory Witzel as a mortgage-loan originator at its Landmark Branch in Greenwood Village.
IMPACT CONFECTIONS: Appointed Jeff Rome as president and chief executive of the Colorado Springs company.
WWW.PATHEOS.COM: Named Talia Davis community manager of the comparative-religion website that is to launch Tuesday.
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