• Gary A. Peterson has been named CEO of The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail.
• Brad Allen, vice president and operations lead with Ardent Mills, was unanimously elected 2014-2015 treasurer of the International Association of Operative Millers.
• Community First Foundation announces the appointment of Noah M. Atencio to the newly-created position of vice president of community impact.
• Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado appointed Bob Broscheid, director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife; Jeff Cornelius, co-founder and president of Sprocket Communications; and Ryan Chase, vice president and private banking client manager of UMB Bank Colorado, to the board of directors.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck announced that Amy J. Diaz has joined the firm as of counsel.
• Astronaut Jose Hernandez and engineer Courtney Wright have joined our board of directors of SpaceUnited.
• Former Denver Bronco Steve Watson has joined Keller Williams DTC.
• Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought Michael R. McGinnis on as a shareholder, focusing on public finance in the Denver office.
• Rubin Brown promoted Robert Cascio, Susie Dartt,Chris Daues and Jessica Mueller to manager in the assurance services group; Ted Clifton to manager at Rubin Brown Advisors; Lea Grady and John Zaegel to manager in the tax services group; and Donna Krier to manager, entrepreneurial services group.
• Kwali M. Farbes joined Dinsmore & Shohl and will practice in the finance department.
• Colorado Bar Association elected Caplan and Earnest LLC attorney Cindy Pechon to secretary of the health law section executive council and Justin Jenkins as a council member.
• EnVision Business Consulting hired Darren Doyle as vice president and client partner; and Rachel Rainey and Julie Thiessen, senior consultants.
• WOW! Business appointed Ken Worcester vice president of channel sales.
• Grand Hyatt Denver appointed Jeffrey Samoska as chef de cuisine of Pub 17.
• The Foundation for Global Scholars appointed Meg VanderLaan of MWH Global and Ian Kynor of STA Travel to its board of directors.
• David Bolt was recently, hired by CoreFirst Bank & Trust as vice president – commerical real estate lending in the Denver office.
• The Global Down Syndrome Foundation announced the appointment of Heather Garcia as director of health and wellness programs.
• The Cigarette Store Corp. and Smoker Friendly added David Kittle as chief information officer.
• The Dillon town council hired Tom Breslin to be the town manager.
• GroundFloor Media has added Ben Hock to its digital strategy and design team.
• Christine Samsel, a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, has been appointed to serve on the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center board.
• Dewberry hired Robert Austin as the assistant business unit manager for the newly formed energy solutions group. The professional services firm recently named Andrew Stevens a project engineer; Patrick Radabaugh and Carl Bundschuh associates.
• The South Metro Denver Chamber announced that Marcia McGilley will serve as interim CEO of the organization. McGilley has been a senior staff member of the Chamber since January 2008.
• Arrowhead Solutions, LLC announces the addition of Caroline Grigg and Douglas Wells as contracts specialists.
• Kimpton’s Sky Hotel in Aspen named Casandra Foister as the new director.
• Boyd Williams has been named president and CEO of the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region.
• Scott Ondik has returned to work at Swanson Rink as manager of security systems.
• Mountainsmith announced the addition of Jacob Stein as a design assistant for both Mountainsmith and sister company Carry Gear Solutions.
• The Bawmann Group added Kris Kitto to its team as a senior counselor.
• Florence Crittenton Services named Lynn Dolven as director of individual giving and Victoria Gómez Betancourt, director of strategy and communications.
• The Group Inc. Real Estate, announced that Jaio Osborne has joined as a broker associate/partner.
• Jordan Burns, a University of Colorado Boulder junior majoring in civil engineering, has won a Truman Scholarship that provides up to $30,000 for graduate study.
• Metro Brokers Inc. appointed Cassandra J. Cunningham as a member of the Manes & Associates Office.
• Robert H. Waterman Jr. has been appointed to The Colorado School of Mines Foundation board of governors. Waterman is a 1958 graduate of the school.
• The Egg & I Restaurant promoted Jan Barnett to vice president of marketing; and Robert Glen and Brandon Heinsohn to the newly created positions of regional vice president.
• Carin Knickel, a director at Rosetta Resources Inc., has joined the board of trustees of the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
• Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill named Rob Doran, chief executive officer of Granite City Food & Brewery, and Michael Staenberg, founder of The Staenberg Group, to the board of directors. Ralph Decker also joined Garbanzo as director of field services.
• Brinkman Partners hired Brenda Barbee, project coordinator; Coby Corkle and Ryan McCarty project engineers; Justin Davis, Clair Knapp, Rick Hensley and Cheldon Todd, superintendents; Clint Hart, project manager; Scott Mikulak and Joe Voss, preconstruction managers; Huston Morse, assistant property manager; and John Steinway, assistant superintendent
• Jordy Carter Furnishings hired Lisa Balthaser as project and marketing coordinator
