Architecture
Todd Osborne recently joined the HOK Los Angeles office as the Director of Aviation. Osborne was previously an associate vice president at DMJM.
Engineering
Dan Vidal has joined the Long Beach office of SCS Engineers as a project manager. Vidal was previously project manager for A-Mehr.
Government
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced five appointments to the Fire and Police Pensions Commission. The new members are Elliot Broidy, founder and chairman of Markstone Capital Partners; Sean Harrigan, executive director of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Western State Council; Steve Juarez, financial practices manager of the J. Paul Getty Trust; Patricia Means, founder and president of Turning Point Communications; and Louis Moret, former COO of Southern California Association of Governments.
Villaraigosa has also appointed Rafael L & #243;pez interim executive director for the Commission on Children, Youth, and their Families, Ken Simmons interim general manager for the City’s Information Technology Agency and Ray Cortines deputy mayor for education, youth, and their families. Lopez was deputy director of the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families. Simmons previously served as executive officer/assistant general manager in the Information Technology Agency. Cortines was an education consultant to Hewlett Foundation, Irvine Foundation University of Pittsburgh and Eli Broad Foundation.
City Controller Laura Chick has named Rushmore Cervantes as chief deputy controller. Cervantes previously served as general manger of El Pueblo, the city department that runs Olvera Street.
The public relations and legislative affairs division at the Port of Los Angeles has hired three team members. Veronica Hendrix, who previously served on the Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women, has been appointed as public information director. Jenny Chavez, former legislative director for councilwoman Janice Hahn, will take the role of legislative representative. Cecilia Moreno, a Wilmington community representative, joins as community affairs advocate.
Law
The Los Angeles office of KPMG LLP has promoted Mark Hutchins to managing partner. Hutchins previously served as partner in charge of the Western Area risk advisory services, internal audit, regulatory and compliance services practices.
Ruth Kahn, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, has been appointed to the Board of Governors for the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
Brown Winfield & Canzoneri Inc. has hired Arnold Barba as an associate in the litigation department. Barba was previously a litigation associate for Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Polina Chapiro has joined Green Hasson & Janks LLP as tax partner. Previously, Chapiro was director of tax at Activision.
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP has announced the appointment of Mark D. Litvack as partner. Litvack was previously partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP.
Marketing
Priority Public Relations in Valencia has promoted Melissa Ford from account executive to senior account executive.
Imagine Fulfillment Services in Torrance has promoted Caroline Lacsamana to sales and marketing manager. Lacsamana was previously sales and marketing representative.
Media
Ron McNair has joined Sony Pictures Entertainment as senior vice president of corporate finance and accounting. Prior to joining Sony, McNair was a partner with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Live Nation, a Los Angeles-based live event and venue management company, has named Arthur Fogel as chairman of global music, Bruce Eskowitz as chief executive of global venues and alliances, Russell Wallach as president of national alliances, and Maureen Ford as president of local alliances. Fogel will retain his previous position as president of Next Adventure, the global touring division of the company. Eskowitz will retain his position as president of global venues and alliances. Wallach was previously vice president of national alliances and Ford was executive vice president of alliances.
Universal Pictures announced the following promotions: Rick Finkelstein to vice chairman of Universal Pictures and executive vice president of Universal Studios; Jimmy Horowitz to co-president of production and executive vice president of Universal Pictures; and Michael Joe to executive vice president of Universal Pictures. Finkelstein was previously president and COO of Universal Pictures, Horowitz was executive vice president of business and legal affairs, and Joe was executive vice president of business development and strategic planning.
Dereck Messana has joined Adlink as director of sales for the Hispanic division AdConexion L.A. Most recently, Messana was regional multicultural account manager for NCC.
Waat Media in Sherman Oaks has hired Michael Steuer as vice president of mobile games and Tom Chamberlin as vice president of short message service marketing. Steuer was previously managing director of wireless products at THQ Inc. and general manger of Minick USA. Chamberlin was sales manager at Telescope.
GoTV Networks has hired Erika Lewis as vice president of development and Chris Greenleaf as vice president of comedy and entertainment. Lewis previously served as vice president of development for Tom Lynch Co. and Greenleaf was president and chief executive of Arcadia Pictures.
Media
AvatarLabs, a motion graphics and editorial design studio, has hired Susan Lambert as a consultant. Lambert was formerly an executive with Walt Disney Co.
Non-Profit
Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services has elected Joel R. Mogy as chairman. Mogy is president and founder of Joel R. Mogy Investment Counsel in Beverly Hills.
Valley Economic Development Center’s Women’s Business Center has established an advisory board of 11 members. The members are: Wayne Adelstein of the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce; Michele Chavez of Prudential Financial; Liz Florio of Economic Alliance; Yelena Gazal of Gazal Consulting Bookkeeping; Cynthia Ibarra of the Valley Economic Development Center; Raja Amy Marhaba of MarTec Construction; Beth Orenstein of Hair Incorporations; Debra Sakacs of Executives and Business Owners of the San Fernando Valley; Nancy Hoffman Vanyek of the MidValley Chamber of Commerce; Kathleen Sterling of the Valley News Group; and Jave Tripp of JNK Services.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation has appointed Scott Zagarino as managing director of sports marketing. Zagarino was previously founder of CS Sports Marketing.
Health Net Inc. has appointed Vicki B. Escarra to serve on the Board. Escarra is president and chief executive of America’s Second Harvest.
Technology
RampRate Inc, a company focusing on information technology outsourcing, has appointed Kelly Quinn as research director. Quinn was previously a senior analyst with IDC.
David J. Klein has been named senior vice president of Left Behind Games Inc., an independent developer of interactive entertainment products targeting the Christian gaming audience. Klein was previously senior vice president of sales and marketing at 3DO.
Top Layer Networks Inc., an online security company based in Westboro, Mass., has appointed Joseph Eskew to senior director in its Los Angeles office. Eskew was formerly vice president of worldwide sales for Citrix Systems.
Kudos
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of the 2006 Decade Awards. Honor recipients include O’Neill Guesthouse in West Los Angeles by Lubowicki Lanier Architects; Diamond Ranch High school in Pomona by Morphosis; and Steinh & #252;de Sea Recreational Facility by Randall Stout Architects Inc. Merit recipients include Samitaur in Culver City by Eric Owen Moss Architects; L.A. Design Center in Los Angeles by Friedman Alice Kimm Architects Inc.; Solar Umbrella in Venice by Pugh + Scarpa Architects and Ground Zero Advertising Agency in Marina del Rey by Shubin + Donaldson Architects.
Lisa Porch & #233;-Burke, president of Phillips Graduate Institute, has been selected by Division 45 of the American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, to receive the award for Distinguished Contributions to Service.
Victoria Degtyareva
