APPOINTMENTS

Monday, June 18, 2007

Companies

Carter & Burgess of the District named Tom Browne, former senior managing director for industry and airport services at the Air Transport Association of America, airline senior project manager in the building programs division.

BearingPoint of McLean named John C. Distefano, formerly a partner at Accenture, vice president and executive director of health-care payer services for the global health care practice.

Rutherfoord of Alexandria named Spencer McClinton account executive and producer for sales and new business development.

QinetiQ North America of McLean named Thomas Bailey, former vice president of human resources at Computer Sciences Corp., senior vice president of human resources.

SRA International of Fairfax named Timothy J. Atkin senior vice president and director of the civil sector, and John M. Gilligan senior vice president and director of the defense sector.

PB of the District named Cynthia Burbank, former associate administrator of planning at the Transportation Department, national planning and environment practice leader.

Monument Policy Group of the District named Ryan Spangler, former deputy scheduler for Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), government relations manager.

Rivermine of Fairfax named Ken Lienemann, former vice president of commercial sales at Control Point Solutions, vice president of sales and managed services.

Willdan Group of Anaheim named Marc Tipermas, former senior vice president of business development for Dynamac, president of national programs in the Washington office.

High Street Partners of Annapolis named Nancy Wallace, former international operations director for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, director of its Washington office.

Korn/Ferry International of the District named Beth Fowler senior client partner in the Washington office, Kim Shanahan senior client partner in the Northern Virginia office, and Sloan Baxter client partner in the Washington office.

Greentree Group of the District named Louisa Cocci Gantley business development executive.

LeadStream of Vienna named Andy Jacobson, a former Google and DoubleClick executive, senior vice president of sales; and Kevin Keller, formerly of GMAC Insurance, vice president of search engine marketing.

Associations/Nonprofits

Arlingtonians Meeting Emergency Needs (AMEN) of Arlington named Geraldine Shannon, former governance coordinator for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, executive director.

The Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County in Wheaton named Patricia H. Lee, former president for the National Institute for Urban Entrepreneurship of Greater Washington, executive director.

The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce of the District named Ronn Robinson, former senior vice president and corporate secretary for Achieve, state implementation director.

Education

The Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute of College Park named Dean Chang, former chief technology officer and vice president of gaming business at Immersion, director of MTech Ventures.

Communications

Widmeyer Communications of the District named David Poisson, formerly on the staffs of former senator Terry Sanford (D-N.C.), then- representative Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and several Washington trade associations, senior vice president.

Real Estate

Republic Properties of the District named George W. Cantrell III vice president and managing director of property services.

Financial

Thompson, Greenspon of Fairfax named Charles F. Helme III managing principal.

Carlyle Group of the District named Rakesh K. Kaul senior adviser to the consumer and retail investment team.

BankAnnapolis of Annapolis named John Miller, former senior vice president of Annapolis Bank & Trust, senior real estate banker in the business development group.

BB&T of Richmond promoted risk assessment analyst Eric B. Wilder to assistant vice president.

Legal

Donohue & Blue of Alexandria named Sean Hughes, former communications director and senior zoning manager at Nextel and Sprint Nextel, partner.

Miller & Chevalier of the District named James L. Atkinson, a former partner at Winston & Strawn, a member in the tax department.

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