LV business appointments and promotions

Recent appointments and promotions:

Paul Robinson is president and company founder Don Andress is chairman of American Asphalt & Grading.

At Business Bank of Nevada, Mark Phillips is executive vice president/chief credit officer, Judy Crosswhite is senior vice president/credit administration and Roger Unger is senior vice president/director of marketing and sales.

Jerry Raftis is general manager of the Harley-Davidson Cafe.

At U.S. Bank, Thomas Groebe is managing director of the Nevada private financial services department, Lori Soren is vice president and commercial banking manager, Susan Matthiessen Lydon is vice president and commercial relationship manager, Raymond White is assistant business relationship manager, Debra LaPlante is manager of the Summerlin branch and Helen Senter is manager of the Maryland Square branch.

Dr. Sheldon Schore joined JHC Health Center.

John Bonito, a former Las Vegas resident, received the Brandon Tartikoff Award from the NBC Agency, where he is director of special projects.

At the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, sales executive Roosevelt Toston joined the board of directors of the International Association of Hispanic Meeting professionals. Mark Hamilton, a help desk specialist in the Information Technology Department, is May's LVCVA employee of the month. Helen Lavine, Cashman Center administrative assistant, is the LVCVA's June employee of the month.

Richard Elsmore is director of operations and Andrew Brauer is branch relationships manager for the Maryland Parkway office of Community Bank of Nevada.

Don Purdue is general manager for the Las Vegas division of ProHome, a warranty service company.

Brian Cody joined the law firm John Peter Lee in the position of counsel.

Joe Duvall is Nevada construction manager at Kitchell Contractors.

Wayne Tew, chief executive of Clark County Credit Union, was re-elected chairman of the board of directors of the SUMMIT Client Group. That's a group of clients of credit union software seller SUMMIT Information Systems.

Timothy Hartwick Jr. is manager of workers' compensation and commercial insurance and Christopher Winspear is manager of financial services for the risk management division of the Jimmy Pettyjohn Group.

Dale Erquiaga is corporate director of public relations and Jackie Kohorst is director of account services at R&R Partners.

Cindy Jennings is director of membership for Red Rock Country Club.

Brent Medovich is vice president/electronic banking manager, Cathy Swadkins is vice president/loan department manager, Laura Bergren is assistant vice president/BankCard services officer and Kim Sebesian is assistant vice president/central services manager at BankWest of Nevada.

At Travelscape.com, Jim Durbin is vice president of sales and Linh Ly is controller.

John Jordan is vice president of marketing at Computer Plus.

James Smith is director of retail sales operations for Bio-Green.

Xavier Wasiak is vice president of the industrial division at Colliers International.

Kara Kelley is chief operating officer of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

Rosemarie Martinez joined the law firm of Mainor & Harris and will work in its construction defect department.

Virginia Groshans is an audio visual account executive for AV Images.

At Martin-Harris Construction, Walter Watson and Dennis Moyer are senior project managers and Brad Bennett and Bob Calizo are project managers.

At the Nevada Bankers Association, John Gaynor of Premier Commercial Bank is president, Edward Jamison of Commercial Bank of Nevada is president-elect, Lisa Milke of First Independent Bank is treasurer and Ted Wehking of the NBA is secretary/treasurer. Directors are Steven Garofalo of Citibank, Richard Martucci of Colonial Bank, Tod Little of Silver State Bank and Ken Ladd of U.S. Bank.

Michele Hoban is regional account manager for Progressive Medical.

Donald Thomas is corporate operations director for Domino's Pizza company-owned stores in Las Vegas and Seattle.

Elizabeth Molburg is business development officer and assistant vice president at Valley Bank.

Leighanne Friedman is general manager at Mira Lima, an assisted living community in Henderson.

Sam Lybarger of Safety S.A.M. and Associates was elected regional vice president of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

Robert Smith is director of finance and accounting for Euphoria Salons and Day Spas.

Janet Sperlazzo is director of client services and Krystal Hosmer is a production artist at the Idea Factory.

Korte-Bellew & Associates Construction hired five superintendents to finish the Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts project: Franklin McKnight, Eric Wills, John Tobisch, Steve Cumming and Thomas Moore.

Scott Kichline is manager of commercial/business development at McCarran International Airport.

Al Gourrier II is vice president and commercial banking officer at Desert Community Bank.

Joe Johnson is vice president and corporate banking officer at Red Rock Community Bank.

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