• The Department of Energy named Deborah Jin, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and professor adjoint for physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, to serve on an independent advisory committee to Energy Secretary Earnest Moniz. Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of Douglas County-based IHS and founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, was also named to the panel.
• Kissinger & Fellman PC hired Surbhi Garg as an attorney in the Denver office.
• Merchant & Gould announced that attorney David Harrell has joined the firm’s Denver office as an associate.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck named Kerry LeMonte as an associate in the litigation group.
• Baird added David D. Beck as a vice president, financial adviser, in its Denver wealth-management office.
• RBA recently hired Mike Ellis as a practice manager and Jamison Wise as a CRM consultant in the Denver office.
• University of Northern Colorado in Greeley named Deborah Romero director of engagement.
• Denver School of Nursing assistant professor Micah Hughes has been named the college’s new director of the global health perspective program.
• South Suburban Park and Recreation District has appointed Jay Dikeman as director of hospitality services for Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel.
• Regina Rodriguez, a partner and trial lawyer at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, has been presented with the Hispanic National Bar Association’s 2013 Latina Lawyer of the Year award. Rodriguez focuses on complex product-liability cases, with an emphasis in medical drug and device cases. She also defends clients in government investigations.
•Jessica Mehring recently launched online creative agency Horizon Peak Consulting to help small businesses establish and grow their Web presence.
• Robin Poulin has joined PrincetonOne’s Denver location as a strategic account manager.
• Ascent Sotheby’s International Realty promoted Crystal “CJ” Jay to full-time broker associate and broker associate Patrick Barrett to an expanded role in international sales development.
• PwC US announced that Rich Daniele was appointed as tax leader for the Rockies market.
• Arapahoe Community College has hired Jessica Buckmaster as a concurrent enrollment specialist.
• Van Gilder Insurance Corp. announced that Deb Mirocha joined as vice president and director of the executive liability unit; Conor Overstake became the producer for the technology and bio-science practice area; and Patrick Lewis was promoted to senior vice president of employee benefits and commercial lines.
• Sherman & Howard LLC announced the addition of attorney R. Michael Shomo as a member in its Denver office. Shomo was formerly senior vice president and assistant general counsel for Archstone.
• Grant Thornton LLP announced the addition of Chase Bigham, Jean Coyle and Samantha Heninger as tax associates.
• O’Neal Steel Inc. appointed Sam Peters as inside sales manager for its Commerce City facility.
• The Denver Petroleum Club named Sally Hallingstad executive director.
