Manitoba Movers

PEOPLE

Steph Fehr and Fletcher Noonan

have been promoted to associates of Syverson Monteyne Architecture Inc. They have assumed key leadership roles in the operation of the firm and will direct future growth and strategic initiatives.

Dr. Tamara Buchel

has been appointed executive director of the Manitoba College of Family Physicians, a chapter of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, a professional, non-profit organization representing family physicians across Canada.

John Godard

professor of business administration at the University of Manitoba, has been appointed chief editor of the British Journal of Industrial Relations for a four-year term. The BJIR is an international, peer-refereed research journal of the London School of Economics. It is the leading British journal in the field of industrial relations.

Dr. Pawan Singal

director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and professor of physiology, University of Manitoba, received a Lifetime/Outstanding Achievement award from the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce. Singal was cited for his international recognition in the field of "oxidative stress and heart failure" as well as for his leadership role in community projects.

Barrett Peitsch

has joined the management team as director, client services at Fusion Communications Group. Peitsch has been at Fusion for six years.

Andrea Katz

has joined Fusion Communications Group in a business-development and account-management role. She was a senior marketing and communications strategist at Mount Royal University.

Florence Ozirney

has been promoted to project manager/media buyer at Fusion Communications Group. Ozirney provides sustaining support for account managers, as well as media purchasing, trafficking and post-buy reporting.

John Leggat

has been appointed president & CEO of St. Amant, a member of the Catholic Health Network. His experience includes various senior management roles with the provincial government as well as leading various not-for-profit organizations.

Sam Gabor, Kyla Pedersen, Jessica Schofield and Ryan Turner

have accepted associate positions with Taylor McCaffrey. Gabor will practise in intellectual-property litigation, Pedersen in civil litigation, Schofield in family law and Turner in corporate and commercial law.

Tricia Yerex

has joined the business-development team at Online Business Systems. Yerex has a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Manitoba and five years' business technology.

Alix Krahn

has been hired by EPH Apparel Inc. as operations and sales specialist.

COMPANIES

The Eureka Project

has welcomed MTS as a corporate sponsor. The Eureka Project is Western Canada's premier technology business incubator.

Zantek Information Technology

has hired Andrew Whicher as a senior network specialist. Whicher designs, implements and maintains the IT infrastructure for a wide variety of local businesses. He has a decade in the IT field.

Richardson International Airport

was featured in the Travel & Leisure magazine as one of the Innovative New Airport Terminals.

AWARDS

Susan Thompson

has been honoured by the board of the Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region as the first recipient of the PMCR Regional Cooperation Award. This award was given for her contribution to regional co-operation. The partnership is comprised of 16 municipalities.

Mayor's BIZ Awards

honoured individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to their area: Academy Road, Avery Kerr; Corydon Avenue, Yaron Walter; Downtown Winnipeg, University of Winnipeg and president and vice-chancellor, Lloyd Axworthy; Exchange District, First Fridays Winnipeg, organizing committee; North End, Korban Funeral Chapel; Norwood Grove, Veronica Marriott; Old St. Vital, Gord Steeves; Osborne South, Karen Sigurdson from Burton Lysecki Books; Osborne Village, Osborne Village Starbuck's; Provencher Blvd., Oai Truong; St. James Village, Gerry Glatz; St. Norbert, Bob Roehle; Selkirk Ave., Ruslan Zeleniuk from Svitoch Ukrainian Export & Import; Transcona, D & S Auto; West Broadway, Karen Ashley from Wanabee's Restaurant; West End, Gloria Cardwell-Hoeppner, excecutive director of West End BIZ.

BOARDS

Manitoba Prior Learning Assessment Network

board of directors: Lauren Waples, past chairperson; Mavis Lewis-Webber, chairperson; Deb Blower, program planning committee; Stacey Thorarinson-Hoff, treasurer; Phyllis Mann, secretary; D'Arcy Phillips. The following PEARL Awards were given out: Gary McNeely, Don Presant. Members at large: Stephanie Rozzi, Gerry Pearson, Michelle Carman, Ann Pedersen.

The Canadian Mental Health Association

has three newly elected board members; Alex Forrest, Damon Johnston and Wes Shollenberg. The following members have been re-elected: George Pasieka, chairperson; Kathleen Hodgson, vice-chairperson; David A. Newman, secretary; Keith Maclaren, treasurer; Rudy Ambtman, Garth Fallis, Yutta Fricke, Arsène Huberdeau, Charlene Paquin, Jeff Wach, Janelle Wagner.

RRC's alumni board

welcomes alumna Donna Bilodeau to her new position as chair. Bilodeau has many years of business management experience in hospitality-related public and private-sector organizations. She serves as a senior consultant for Legacy Bowes Group. She takes over from Ryan Garriock, who will continue as a board member. Newly appointed vice-chair is Jacques Lavergne.

Grace Hospital Auxiliary

2012-14 council: president, Gervin Greasley; vice-president, Bill Matthews; treasurer, Wesley Matthews; recording secretary, Marion Parsons; past president, Laurelly Nickel. Chairs: Lee Johnson, Vivian Banks, Ollie Bate, Rosemary Taylor, Pat Stuart. Members: Margaret MacLennan, Alice Coles and Sandra Parsons.

The Immigrant Centre

board for 2012-13: president, Keith Solmundson; vice-president, Sandra Dudych and Cec Hanec; secretary, Robert Vineberg; treasurer, David Ashcroft; past president, Shirley Chang. Directors: Leslie Wilder, Joe Zhibo Wang, Abdul Aziz, Irene Friesen-Hughes, Alona C. Mercado, Joan Pullen, Alan Fernandes, Deborah Harri and Dr. Namita Bhatnagar.

International Association of Business Communicators Manitoba Chapter

2012-13 board: Velangeline Lachance, president; Wendy Elias-Lopez, vice-president; Kara Buchanan, past president. Directors: Shannon Hargreaves, Martin Lussier, Julie Horbal, Linda Lee, Alana Odegard.

South Winnipeg Family Information

2012-13 board members: co-chairs, Lyndsay Hersikorn and Cam Grier; treasurer, Gillian Thornton. Members: Sherri Pierce, Pamela Sersun, Anna MacMahon, Tom Ens. Executive director: Karen Velthuys.

Council of Women of Winnipeg

2012-13 board: president, Arlene Draffin Jones; past president, Monika G. Feist; vice-president, Kelly-Ann Stevenson; treasurer, Sherry Wilkinson; secretary, Susan Hancharyk. Membership: Dr. Joan Grace, Lori Blande, Gisele Saurette-Roch, Eva Marie Lessing, Sandra Kloss. Members-at-large: Pat Fraser, Patricia (Trish) Masniuk, Phyllis Anderson. Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba, president, Sharon Taylor.

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Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 2, 2012 B5