Accounting
Gary Green of Detroit has joined Plante & Moran PLLC, Southfield, as a manager in the marketing department where he will be responsible for coordinating and managing marketing communications programs.
Awards
Real Estate One honored the following top performers at its annual awards convention: All Company Individual Volume Leader - Matt Dejanovich, Real Estate One, Ann Arbor; All Company Individual Contribution Leader -- Melanie Bishop, Real Estate One, West Bloomfield on Orchard Lake; All Company Team/Partnership Total Contribution Leader -- The Linda Rea Team, Real Estate One, Troy; All Company Individual Sales Unit Sold Leader -- Idowu Balogun, Real Estate One, Dearborn Heights; All Company Listings Sold Unit Leader - Jean Proffitt, Real Estate One, Trenton; All Company Team/Partnership Volume Leader -- The Linda Rea Team, Real Estate One, Troy.
Dealerships
Dick Genthe Chevrolet, Southgate, has named Debra Lewis body shop manager. Lewis will oversee the daily production of work in the body shop, reconcile and close repair orders and maintain a working relationship with adjusters and insurance companies.
Education
Mindworks Learning LLC, Ann Arbor, has named Molly Sapp vice president of business development. Sapp is responsible for developing markets for Mindworks Learning's products and services.
Engineering
Washtenaw Engineering, Ann Arbor, has named Deborah L. Moore an associate.
Finance
LaSalle Bank Corp., Troy, holding company for Chicago-based LaSalle Bank and Michigan-based Standard Federal Bank, has promoted group senior vice president, Charles Van Swearingen of West Bloomfield, to executive vice president. Van Swearingen is the chief financial officer for LaSalle Bank Corp.'s Mortgage and Capital Markets lines of business and will continue as chief financial officer of Standard Federal Bank.
Foundations
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation, Redford Township, has named Dawn Margretta of White Lake director of development. Margretta was executive director of Leadership Oakland.
Health care
Dr. Ahmed A. Meguid, a general surgeon who specializes in advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures including minimally invasive bariatric surgery, has been appointed to the medical staff of St. John Hospital and Medical Center.
Law
Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski PC, Ann Arbor, named Martin S. Bancroft, Ph.D., and Julie K. Staple, Ph.D., associate attorneys.
Aaron Warren of Canton Township has joined Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, Southfield, to be an associate in the Firms Litigation Practice group.
Nemeth Burwell P.C., Detroit, named Terry Bonnette an associate. Bonnette practices on labor and employment law.
Organization
Ronald D. Bush II, director of labor relations for Wayne County government, and Mark R. Lezotte, general counsel and corporate director of legal affairs for Oakwood Healthcare Inc., have been appointed to the Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service Inc. board of directors for a three-year term.
Real estate
Leon Mazurek of Spring Lake has joined Premier Properties of the Lakeshore, Spring Lake. Mazurek will specialize in residential, new and used home sales and purchases, with clients.
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