•Ryan O’Donoghue was recently named executive director of the nonprofit First Descents.
• Patrick Mika, founder of Mika & Associates in Colorado Springs, has been named president of the American Board of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
• Deloitte Tax LLP appointed Christine Piar as director in the Washington national tax and international tax practices, and Shannon Blankenship has been admitted as principal.
• JG Johnson Architects promoted Liz McDonald to associate principal and Ann Warner to associate. The firm also named Kay Galligan as a job captain; John Leaf to a business-development and marketing role; Maui Sandoval an interior designer; and Jessica Schoen a junior designer.
•Heather Pabst, a senior interior designer at Jordy Carter Furnishings, recently earned her LEED AP Interior Design + Construction accreditation.
• The National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds has promoted Jennifer Schwartz to the newly created position of vice president of marketing.
• The National Sports Center for the Disabled appointed Marc Beshany of Wells Fargo Advisors to the board of directors.
• The Gazette in Colorado Springs hired Rob Larimer as the new senior editor/reporter and Lisa Walton as a public-safety reporter.
