Bank of American Fork announced three staff promotions. Bret Bushman was promoted to branch manager at Bank of American Fork's Orem branch. Bushman began his banking career in 1990 at a California bank. He has been with Bank of American Fork for nearly eight years. Tracey Larson was promoted to assistant vice president/organizational development and policy director. Larson has more than 20 years in banking and training and development. She joined Bank of American Fork more than a year ago. Chaille Mackie is assistant vice president/operations manager for the bank's Riverton branch. Mackie has 15 years of banking experience, five with Bank of American Fork.
Dr. Steven M. Scott, an orthopedist, has joined Intermountain Medical Group. Scott received his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and completed orthopedic residency at the University of Utah and an oncology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. In 2001, he earned an MBA from the U.
Centennial Bank announced that Scott Priest was elected chairman of the bank's board. Richard Jones was elected vice chairman. Along with Priest and Jones, the following directors will continue as members of the board of Centennial Bank and Centennial Bankshares: Scott Waterfall, Bruce Jones, Neil Wall, James Schroeder and Clint Williams.
Mountain America Credit Union announced two staff changes. The company has hired Jacqueline Hart as manager of its Mesquite branch. Hart has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and served as president of two credit unions in Wisconsin. She also served as operations consultant for the Wisconsin Credit Union League and was vice president of a California credit union. Aaron Geddes, branch manager for the credit union's Questar branch, will transfer to the North Ogden branch to take over as manager there. Geddes has been with Mountain America for more than six years, with experience as a teller and loan officer.
Irwin Union Bank has named Clair Sorensen as Salt Lake City market president. Sorensen has more than 30 years of industry experience serving the commercial lending and cash management needs of business clients in the Salt Lake area. Prior to joining Irwin Union, he was a senior vice president and division business banking manager for Wells Fargo Bank.
MHTN Architects Inc. has named five new senior associates. Angelica M. Pavoni is a project architect and project manager who has worked 15 years in architecture, with five at MHTN. Brent Agnew is a project manager with 27 years of experience. He previously owned his own firm in Park City. Jonathan Dazley is a project architect who has masters of architecture and bachelor of economics degrees from the U. Robert Pinon is a project manager who has 11 years of experience at MHTN. He is a graduate of the U. Brian Parker is a design architect who joined MHTN in 2001. He specializes in the needs of K-12 clients.
John C. Pingree Jr. has been selected as the new vice president of Community Health Partnerships. He replaces Wes Thompson, who is retiring to serve as a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Intermountain Healthcare's Community Health Partnerships works with a variety of agencies to help provide medical services and charity care to uninsured and underserved populations in Utah.
Bullfrog International LC, the Bluffdale-based manufacturer of portable spas, has announced several staff changes. Mica Moseley was hired as senior vice president of sales. Moseley most recently served as senior vice president of sales for a subsidiary of GMAC and has more than 16 years of sales management experience. Marv Howell was hired as director of JetPaks for custom installations. Howell had been working with Bullfrog as an independent contractor. Jaden Kemp was appointed marketing director. Kemp has been with Bullfrog since 2002 in positions ranging from retail sales to operations.
Attorney Paul T. Moxley has joined the law firm of Parsons Kinghorn Harris. He has practiced law in Salt Lake City for more than 30 years and will continue his practice in securities, complex commercial litigation and white collar crime.
Ogden-based ClaimTheWeb.com has appointed Micah J. Day as vice president of marketing and sales. Day has spent the last eight years in event production and management with the NBA franchises the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers.
U.S. Bank has appointed two new branch managers in the Salt Lake City metro district. Billy Espindola manages the branch at 8100 S. State in Midvale. He comes to U.S. Bank from Wells Fargo and is a graduate of Florida State University. D. Ryan Romney comes to U.S. Bank from the Wagner Corp., where he was an account executive. A U. graduate, he manages the bank's branch at 888 E. 4500 South in Salt Lake City.
Harris H. Simmons, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Salt Lake-based Zions Bancorp., has been elected to the board of directors of the National Life Holding Co., which oversees the operations of National Life Group.
Debra Moss-Hunter has taken a position as a district sales representative for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.'s Salt Lake service center at 1150 S. Gladiola St. A Salt Lake native, Moss-Hunter is a 14-year veteran of the transportation industry.
Sabinsa Corp. announced that Chris Brown has joined the company as regional sales manager, overseeing activities in the Western region of the United States, including Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Idaho. Brown, a graduate of Brigham Young University and Grand Canyon/Southern Utah University, has worked in sports administration, marketing and promotions at Utah Valley State College.