Education
Transylvania University: Barbara LoMonaco has been named vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Michael Vetter has been named special assistant to the university. T. Wilson Dickinson has been named associate dean for religious life. Michelle Rawlings has been promoted to registrar. Ashley Willoughby Coons has been promoted to assistant registrar. Stacy Marsico has been named assistant registrar.
Finance
Commonwealth Credit Union: Karen Maxfield has been promoted to vice president of human resources.
Fifth Third Bank: Tim Yessin has joined the bank as a wealth management adviser. Richard Claunch and Debbie Norsworthy have joined the bank as mortgage loan originators. Mortgage loan originators Jason Heflin and Jessica Schetler have been promoted to officers. Mortgage loan originator Eric Adams has been promoted to assistant vice president.
Organizations
Kentucky Bar Foundation: Eileen M. O'Brien, a member of Stoll Keenon Ogden's Lexington office, has been elected to serve as president of the KBF board of directors for the 2012-13 fiscal year. The KBF is a non-profit organization that serves as the charitable arm of Kentucky's legal community by promoting justice and legal education for all Kentuckians.
O'Brien serves as chair of the SKO's Family Law section and is a member of the Tort, Trial & Insurance Services practice section. Her practice focuses on litigation, including insurance defense, workers' compensation, employment issues, product liability and personal injury actions in addition to family law.
Coal Preparation Society of America: The following Kentucky residents have been elected officers or board members: R. Hunter Davis, Morganfield, Alliance Coal, vice president; Rick Honaker, Lexington, University of Kentucky; and Mel J. Laurila, Georgetown, Quality Control.
Other
Clark Material Handling Co.: Ric Nelson has been named aftermarket sales manager. Melissa Bachelder has been named a financial analyst supporting the CAHQ division. Barry Faulkner has been named production materials controller.
Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa: Nora Robinson has been named assistant operations manager. Jodi Goff has been named food and beverage operations manager. Anthea Amdahl-Halpryn and Elizabeth Reeves have been named event managers. Jeremy Griffin has been named rooms operations manager. Kyle H. Dryden has been named assistant sous chef.
Keeneland: Ed Prosser, who has spent the last 15 years reporting on the European scene for publications such as the Racing Post, Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder and Horse & Hound, has been named European representative.
Preston-Osborne: Sarah Parker has joined the full-service marketing communications and research firm, as an executive account assistant.
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Compiled by Dorothea Wingo
