On the Job – Apr. 19, 2013
CONSTRUCTION
Architecture firm Vaught Frye Larson Architects added Bolin Evans to its Fort Collins office. He has worked on a diverse set of projects including houses, a steel plant and a senior center.
ENGINEERING
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Synergy Resources Corp., a Platteville-based oil and gas company, has hired Ronald K. Morgenstern as vice president of land and business development. Morgenstern has more than three decades of experience involving all phases of land and management of lease assets in various Rocky Mountain basins, including the Denver-Julesburg Basin. For the past 11 years he has worked as senior landman for Bill Barrett Corp., a Denver-based oil and gas company with operations in the D.J. Basin.
FINANCE
Nick Kemp has joined Financial Stewards Wealth Management as an associate wealth advisor. His focus will be on comprehensive financial planning for middle income families and individuals, he specializes in annuities and life insurance and has a background in account management. Kemp is a native of Fort Collins, attended Fort Collins High School and graduated from CSU in 2006 with a degree in political science and communication. In 2007 he earned his master’s in speech communication.
HEALTH CARE
Banner Health Clinic in Greeley announced the addition of Dr. Alice Wood, hematologist/oncologist, to the medical staff. Wood specializes in breast cancer and heme malignancy, or cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. She sees patients in clinics at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley and McKee Medical Center in Loveland. Wood received her medical degree from the University of Missouri—Kansas City, and completed her residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She went on to complete a fellowship in hematology/oncology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Wood is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.
Rick Griggs of Griggs Achievement Training & Retreats in Fort Collins is partnering with the American Animal Hospital Association to continue presenting his 10-month Life Mastery Academy to veterinarians in the U.S. and Canada until 2016. The American Animal Hospital Association contracted with Griggs for an in-person version of the work/life balance course in 2011 and an online hybrid of the Life Mastery Academy this past year. This version of the Life Mastery Academy is specifically for vets and includes courses and books aimed at improving the personal life and professional practice of each veterinarian.
MEDIA/MARKETING
The Loveland Chamber of Commerce has hired Robyn Steele to serve as administrative director. Steele brings more than 20 years of experience in administration and management to her role, and had previously worked in administrative roles with Banner Health and The Loveland Surgery Center in addition to establishing and running both a childcare business and a medical transcription business in the region.
REAL ESTATE
Crystal Schwartz, broker associate at Sears Real Estate in Greeley, has earned the Graduate REALTOR Institute designation. Graduate REALTORS with the GRI designation have training in legal and regulatory issues, technology, professional standards and the sales process. The GRI is a nationally recognized professional real estate designation and considered the nation’s No. 1 real estate designation.
The Group Inc., Real Estate, announced that Wendy Sparks, Gregg Thomas, Kelly McBartlett and Robin Nash have joined as broker associates/partners. Sparks was born and raised in Fort Collins and has a bachelor’s degree in business marketing from CSU. She has worked as a contract manager and sales assistant at The Group since 2006. Thomas has bachelor’s degree in marketing from Penn State. He has worked as an adventure travel guide in Asia, Australia, Alaska and Hawaii for six years and as a whitewater raft guide on Cache La Poudre River for 11 years. He is a volunteer fire fighter with Poudre Fire Authority. McBartlett is a graduate of UNC with a degree in business administration and marketing. He previously worked as a store manager for both Safeway Inc. and Starbucks. Nash is a native of Fort Collins, and has worked for the past 27 years in title insurance, closing services and the mortgage industry. She is the co-founder of Mariah’s Kids which later became Charis Ranch Home of New Life Thoroughbred Rescue, providing sanctuary for children, young adults and horses.
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