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Architecture Dilip L. Nandwana was elected president of International Parking Design in Sherman Oaks. He will be responsible for all company operations. Nandwana was most recently managing partner and head of the firm’s Oakland office. Michael Pinto was named principal of design at Osborn Architects in Glendale. He will be responsible for strategic direction for the design team. Pinto was previously a consultant for the firm and operated his own company, Intercision. Lawrence Wong was named job captain at Ware & Malcomb Architects in Woodland Hills. He will be responsible for consultant coordination, construction documents and construction administration. Wong was previously with Leidenfrost/Horowitz & Associates in Glendale. Banking & Finance Kevin W. Bartlett, Thomas H. Boone, Carlos M. Garcia and David Sambol were promoted to senior managing directors at Countrywide Home Loans in Calabasas. Bartlett will be responsible for secondary markets. Boone will oversee global mortgage services. Garcia will be responsible for all corporate operations. Sambol will oversee consumer and institutional production of mortgages and related services. All four were previously managing directors with the firm. Susannah L. Greene was named business development officer at U.S. Bank’s Small Business Administration division in Glendale. She will be responsible for providing SBA-guaranteed loans to small businesses in L.A. and the San Fernando Valley. Greene was most recently assistant vice president of commercial lending at Bank of America. Entertainment Maren Christensen was promoted to senior vice president and intellectual property counsel at Universal Studios. She will be responsible for establishing company policy on international and domestic intellectual property issues. Christensen was most recently vice president and intellectual property counsel. Doug Moreland was promoted to senior vice president of pre-development at Walt Disney Imagineering in Burbank. He will be responsible for worldwide real estate pre-development strategies. Moreland was most recently vice president of development. Lori Shackel was promoted to senior vice president of marketing and creative services at Universal Worldwide Television in Universal City. She will manage all marketing activities relating to first-run television shows and will oversee all online activities. Shackel was previously vice president of marketing and creative services. Also, Kay Solomon was appointed senior vice president of human resources at Universal Studios. She will be responsible for employee staffing, labor relations, employee relations and management and organizational development for Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk. Solomon was most recently vice president of human resources at Universal Music Group. Health Care David Tillman was promoted to president and chief executive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, a health and human services organization for the entertainment industry based in Woodland Hills. He will be responsible for overseeing all activities, including health care, child care, and retirement and social/charitable services. Tillman is a medical doctor and was most recently chief executive at the organization’s Industry Advantage Health System. Media Jonathan L. Block was promoted to vice president and general counsel at Salem Communications Corp., a Camarillo company that operates Christian-oriented radio stations. He will be responsible for all legal matters. Block was previously secretary and associate general counsel for the firm. Gene Pritchard was appointed group publisher of HP Professional and Enterprise Linux magazines at 101communications in Chatsworth. He will be responsible for relaunching Enterprise Linux from a quarterly to a monthly publication, as well as strengthening HP Professional’s marketplace position. Pritchard was formerly group publisher of Advanstar Communications. Real Estate Steve Alkana was promoted to regional director of project development at NewMark Merrill Cos. in Tarzana. He will oversee the development of current and future retail projects in the Las Vegas region. Alkana was previously vice president of operations. Kenneth Self was named vice president of operations. He will be responsible for management and operations for the firm’s multi-state portfolio of shopping centers. Self was formerly vice president of project administration for the Southland Cos. in Pasadena. Jennifer Marsan was appointed director of marketing. She will oversee all regional and corporate marketing. Marsan was most recently marketing director for A.F. Gilmore Co./Farmers Market in Los Angeles. Mark T. Deveau was appointed director of development and construction at the Johnston Group in Calabasas. He will be responsible for overseeing all development, design and construction activities. Deveau was previously with C.L. Peck.

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