Attorney Franklin L. Baxley has joined the Springfield law firm Robinson Donovan, P.C. Baxley specializes in employment-law counseling and litigation.
The Forest Landowners Assoc. has announced the appointment of Cinda Jones as the new Massachusetts State Coordinator. As President of W. D. Cowls Inc., Jones oversees the timberland management, lumber manufacturing, and real-estate divisions of her familys ninth-generation business in Amherst. State coordinators work with other volunteer leaders from their region to oversee membership and outreach efforts.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County has appointed Joel Morse to its newly created position of Director of Partnership Development. In his role, Morse will be responsible for driving strategic growth through cultivation, recruitment, stewardship, and support of corporations, colleges, and other organizations that can provide sustained volunteer resources.
The public accounting firm of Gomes, Dacruz & Tracy, P.C. of Ludlow has named Mark A. Germain, CPA as Manager.
Vanessa Van Stee, M.D., has joined Fred Mudawwar, M.D., and Jonathan Bayuk, M.D., of Hampden County Physician Associates, LLC, Westfield, in the practice of allergy and immunology. Van Stee specializes in the treatment of allergic diseases, asthma, and other diseases of the immune system.
Avon Products Inc. recently recognized Linda Shea for being a top Avon Leadership/Sales Representative during the Presidents Recognition Program Celebration on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The annual event brings together the nations top-achieving Avon representatives who have distinguished themselves as top performers in sales or leadership.
Samuel J. Nutter has been named New England Business Development Director of the Conservation Services Group in Westborough. He is a native of Longmeadow. He will represent the companys interests at regulatory proceedings, advisory council meetings, and other industry forums in the region. Nutter will also be responsible for monitoring state energy legislation.
Ashley L. Mickiewicz, a Project Manager at OReilly, Talbot and Okun Associates in Springfield, has become a licensed professional Engineer. She specializes in providing geotechnical services including the design of foundation systems, temporary earth-support systems, basements, retaining walls, pavements, vapor-intrusion-mitigation systems, and general earth work. Mickiewicz is also involved in the evaluation of seismic considerations on construction projects.
Juliet Locke of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin recently earned her professional Traffic Operations Engineer certification. She is a Transportation Engineer in the firms Springfield office. To earn the designation, engineers must demonstrate knowledge, skill, and ability in the specialized application of traffic operations engineering.
Quality Printing Company Inc. of Pittsfield announced the following winners in its 2010 A Closer Look at the Berkshires Photography and Art Contest:
Daniel Morgan was awarded the top prize for his image of the Hoosac Tunnel in Florida. Morgan also won the third prize for his image of Outlook Summit in Florida.
Ruth Pierce won second prize for her image of a Cheshire lake.
Runner-up winners included Anne Kotowicz, Nancy Choquette, Mick Garrold, David Stein, Jane McWhorter, Debbie Storie, and Jerry Christopher.
The Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross announced the following:
Brenda Brouillette has been promoted to Deputy Director of Chapter Services.
Mary Nathan has been named Director of Disaster.
Lisa K. Baltronis has been appointed a Mortgage Consultant at PeoplesBank.
Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer announced the following:
Dr. Philip Cohen, a board-certified surgeon, now performs general, bariatric and minimally invasive surgeries using the laparoscopic technique.
Dr. A. Daniyal Siddiqui now provides oncology and hematology services to cancer patients.
Dr. Vijay Kasturi now performs oncology and hematology services to cancer patients.
