Personnel file

Finance

American Founders Bank: William D. ”Bill“ Craycraft has been named senior lender. Mary Ellen Smiley has joined the bank as senior vice president, director of human resources. Victoria Carling has joined the bank as a vice president in the commercial and private client group. Brad Roy has been named a lending officer in the commercial and private client group.

Farmers Bank: David Vanderpool has been named assistant vice president/loan officer at the bank's main office in Nicholasville.

Forcht Bank: Scotty A. Harrison has been named relationship officer for the group's Williamsburg banking center location.

Organizations

Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks: Anderson County circuit court clerk Jan Rogers has been elected president.

Kentucky Bar Association: Barbara Dahlenburg Bonar of Covington has been elected president.

United Way of the Bluegrass: Terry DeLuca has been named director of creative giving.

Arthritis Foundation, Ohio River Valley Chapter: Susan Feher has been named branch director for the Arthritis Foundation's Lexington branch.

The Lexington Philharmonic: The following have been named to the organization's executive committee and board of directors for 2008-2009: Larry C. Deener, president; Ellen Karpf, president elect; John Carpenter, past president; C. Charlotte Lakers, secretary; John Cheshire, vice president development; R. Scott King, vice president finance; Leah Mensah, vice president marketing; David C. Johnson, vice president education; Ann Wheeler, vice president artistic affairs; R. Douglas Martin, vice president long range planning; Sharon C. Reed, foundation chair; Marialyce Gradek, guild president-elect; Alissa Tibe, guild past president; George Zack, music director; Peter Kucirko, executive director; Donald G. Barney Jr.; Angela Beck; Ned Benson; Ford Brewer; David Cash; Jennifer Ann Donaldson; Anne P. Gay; Jeffrey L. Gehring; Mollie K. Heron; Lawrence Hobbs; Gregory K. Jenkins; Trudi Jensen; Cindy Leveridge; Rana Lindsay-Rahman; Kristine Lohr; Sara Lord; Steve Matherly; Michael F. Moran; Michael Morrill; Jacqueline Noonan; Leigh Roederer; Muhammad Saifullah; Ronald Saykaly; Marian Moore Sims; Sally Spielvogel; B.J. Stull, and Mary Sue Walker. The following have been named honorary board members: Rose Mary Brooks, Robert Clinkinbeard, Connie Collis, G. Kennedy Engle, Beth Jett, Mary Agnes Melton, Kenneth V.L. Miller, Nancyetta Palumbo, Faye Porter, Vivian Weil and Isabel Yates.

United Way of the Bluegrass: The following have been named officers and new members for 2008-2009: Laura Voss, Wall Street Greetings, chair; Harry Richart III, National City Bank, chair elect; Harvie Wilkinson, Keeneland Association, past chair; Lindy Karns, Dulworth, Breeding & Karns, treasurer and finance and administration chair; Sarah Mills, Stoll Keenon Ogden, legal counsel and chair of education impact council; Harvey Coggin, Branch Banking & Trust, strategic planning chair; Patrick Brewer, Lexmark International, community building chair; Linda Rumpke, Chase Bank, resource development chair; Rick Pelini, Lexmark International, operations chair; Cliff Feltham, Kentucky Utilities, regional 2-1-1 chair; Susan Lancho, new member, Kentucky American Water, community outreach chair; Mike Hockensmith, new member, Hockensmith Insurance Agency, regional service chair; Betty Springate, Springate Law Office, Anderson County chair; Tom Brannock, Hinkle Contracting Corp., Bourbon County chair; Daniel Castle, City of Winchester Fire Department, Clark County chair; Lu Young, new member, Jessamine County Public Schools, Jessamine County chair; Jim Conneely, Eastern Kentucky University, Madison County chair; Tony Clayton, Montgomery County Fire Department, Montgomery County chair; Tom Prather, Kentucky League of Cities, Scott County chair; Kathy Love, Bluegrass Community Hospital, Woodford County chair; Lyle Hanna, Hanna Resource Group, 2008 campaign chair; Nina Eisner, Ridge Behavioral Health System, chair of health impact council; Greg Dixon, Baker Iron & Metal, chair of financial stability impact council; Stephen Gray, Gray Construction, board chair appointment; Paula Hanson, new member, Dean, Dorton & Ford, board chair appointment; and Owen Cropper, IBM Lexington; Ginny Ramsey, Catholic Action Center; and John Taylor, American Founders Bank, all new members.

Other

Messer Construction: Lance Leigh has joined the company as project engineer. Tommy Lunsford has been named building systems engineer.

Dealers' Financial Services: Robert H. Nelson has been named president and chief executive officer.

Performance Learning Systems: Carla Minks has been named marketing director for the educational services company and will be based in the company's Cadiz office.

Compiled by Dorothea Wingo

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