Business People

BY Staff Reports
Sunday, February 26, 2012
2/26/12 at 3:18 AM


Building contractors

Associated Builders and Contractors, Oklahoma Chapter, announced Kerry Fort has joined the staff as safety specialist. Fort previously worked as a project manager and independent insurance adjuster before opening his own fire and water restoration company.

Financial

Stanfield & O'Dell hired and promoted several new team members. Erik Clark, CPA, joined as tax manager. He formerly was a tax manager for Horizon Certified Public Accountants & Consultants. Anna Duarte was hired as tax senior. She previously worked as a tax accountant for a local tax service. Anna Shoshina joined as audit associate. She was an accountant for a local nonprofit agency. Rebekah Hinten joined as a tax associate. She worked as an audit staff for Peters & Chandler, P.C. in Oklahoma City. Gordon Tarman II, CPA, joined as senior tax manager. He worked as a tax manager for the Tulsa office of Grant Thornton. Ryan Bolin, CPA, was promoted to tax senior. He worked as a staff accountant and tax preparer for a local CPA firm. Rebecca Spivey was promoted to senior supervisor of client accounting services. She was a corporate treasurer/bookkeeper for a local heating and air company.

Catalyst Financial Group and Catalyst Benefits Group hired and promoted several employees. Curtis R. Smith and Delmer A. Dreyer of Financial Security Group have merged with Catalyst Financial Group. Angela Collins has been named as executive assistant to Smith and Dreyer. Cynthia Sublett was named executive assistant. Jennifer Paschal was named executive assistant. Lisa Brown was named account representative.

First Oklahoma Bank hired several new members, including Scott Kirk, who joined after leaving Grand Bank, where he was a senior vice president. Cass Fahler joined Capital Mortgage Corporation, a division of First Oklahoma Bank. Ralph Cunningham joined after leaving First Bank Owasso, where he has served as a vice president. Kevin Paul joined after leaving the Bank of Oklahoma, where he was an assistant vice president.

Fire protection

Automatic Protection Systems named Lynn Emerson to project pales manager, Catesa Smith to national accounts development and Ernie Bolz to national accounts operations manager.

Law

Newton O'Connor Turner & Ketchum P.C. announced Jerrick L. Irby and Lindy H. Collins have joined the firm as associate attorneys. Irby represents clients in business and general litigation. Collins concentrates on commercial, business and general litigation.

Graham Allen & Brown PLLC announced several new members. Lori Guevara will focus on tribal litigation, immigration, Social Security disability and bankruptcy. Thomas Landrum also joined the firm. His practice concentrates on civil trials and appeals. R. Thomas Seymour joined as an of counsel member. He will primarily focus on trial practice in business, white-collar criminal and civil rights cases.

Events

BounceU of Tulsa promoted Alley Hill to group sales and marketing director. She will be responsible for non-birthday related events, including schools, churches, charities and corporate team building. Becky Lugano has been promoted to general manager. She will be responsible for all facets of the operation.



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