Business people for Oct. 16, 2000

Monday, Oct. 16, 2000 | 11:45 a.m.

Recent promotions and appointments:

The managing editor of three publications of the Las Vegas Press says he is resigning to direct a new alternative weekly publication planned by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Geoff Schumacher, managing editor of the weekly Las Vegas Business Press, CityLife and the monthly Las Vegas Senior Press, will join the R-J staff next month to create an alternative weekly publication. Schumacher said the new publication would be wrapped around Neon, the R-J's weekly entertainment tabloid published Fridays, and be distributed free in the community.

Penny Thurman is director of health information management at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center.

Ken Sipich, formerly of Las Vegas, was named director of information technology at Reason Inc. of Aurora, Colo., an Internet applications firm.

Don Ulemek, director of risk management for JHC Health Center, received certification from the Board of Certified Healthcare Safety Management. Also at JHC, Tricia Leland is marketing manager.

Ronnie Cryer is a superintendent at Clark & Sullivan Constructors.

Thomas Patchin is director of sales for Sprint's Business Markets organization in Nevada and six other states.

Belinda Ancheta-Hall is an accounting assistant at Quillin & Co. Advertising and Public Relations.

Connie Elliano is president of Resolution Settlement Corp.

Susan Bai is assistant vice president and branch service manager for the new Pahrump branch of Valley Bank.

Steve Petruska is Southwest Region president of Pulte Homes, in charge of the Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson markets.

Jorge Harada, a webmaster, joined Diversified Recruitment Advertising and Port Cyber, an Internet organization.

Lisa Griffen is marketing director at Krispy Kreme Nevada.

Robert Maley is executive chef at Lawry's The Prime Rib restaurant.

Stella Butterfield was named a Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters by the National Court Reporters Association.

Gigi Hay Chisel is senior vice president of the Northern Nevada market for Lewis Homes, a unit of Kaufman and Broad Home Corp.

Guy Gugino is vice president/business development officer at Nevada First Bank.

Chris Payne is manager of information systems and David Rasmussen is a senior accountant at Perini Building Co.

Larry Karenko of Las Vegas, vice president for human resources and administration at Hayes Lemmerz International Inc., was named to the Human Resource Executive National Honor Roll by HR Executive Magazine.

Assistant vice presidents/branch managers at Nevada State Bank are Mary Rourke at 9861 W. Charleston, Michael Sexton at 8260 W. Sahara, Melanie Maviglia at 2385 Windmill Lane and Laura Reed at 10616 S. Eastern Ave.

Kim Daigneault is vice president of human resources at Lowestfare.com.

Rob Tuvell is area sales manager at Pardee Homes of Nevada.

Steven Peterson is vice president of operations for the Southwest Division of Ambulance Operations at American Medical Response.

Winlyn Steele is marketing assistant at Las Ventanas at Summerlin, a senior living community.

Burger King manager Susan Pilcher received a Burger King Excellence in Management 2000 award.

Mark Creason is senior estimator at Clark & Sullivan Constructors.

Carol Lelles is a loan officer at the Henderson office of BankWest of Nevada.