Paramount Theatre Restoration Project gets recognition

NEW HIRES

The Grant Wood Area Education Agency has hired Brian Williams (see photo) and Shane Boeve (see photo) as regional administrators. Williams, formerly with Gladbrook-Reinbeck Schools, will serve in Coralville and oversee programs and services for Williamsburg, English Valleys, Mid-Prairie and Clear Creek Amana schools. Boeve, formerly with the Harrisburg School District, will serve in Cedar Rapids and oversee programs for Center Point-Urbana, North-Linn, Central City and Alburnett schools.

Caitlin Slessor (see photo), formerly in general practice, has joined the firm of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, and will practice family law.

CEC in Hiawatha has added several employees to new IT positions: Brian Bayeur, formerly with OneNeck, as director of IT; Brian Wells, formerly with Networking Services Inc., as IT operations lead; Shannon Bowen, formerly with McGladrey, as IT engineering manager; and Kevin Coe, formerly with IP Pathways, as senior infrastructure engineer.

Destinations Unlimited/Travel Leaders, Cedar Rapids, has hired Kathy Leesekamp (see photo) as group travel coordinator, and Daniel Gladish (see photo) as corporate sales manager.

BOARD MEMBERS

The board of directors of BankIowa, Cedar Rapids, has named Rob Robinson (see photo) as vice chairman, in addition to his current roles as chief executive officer and president.

The board of directors of Dupaco Community Credit Union, with offices in Cedar Rapids, appointed Andy Schroeder (see photo) of Clarke University in Dubuque to fill the unexpired term of Keith Langan (see photo), who is retiring after nearly 18 years of service.

KUDOS

Lindsey Davenport-Laundry, supervisor of hematology and transfusion services at Iowa City VA Health Care System, has been inducted into the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

West Music Co., Coralville, has received two national awards - a Top 100 Dealer award by the National Association of Music Merchants and Steinway Dealer of the Year award.

Cedar Rapids' Paramount Theatre Restoration Project was named 2014 Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association.

Timothy Thomason, formerly of Cedar Rapids, has been appointed to the Maricopa County, Ariz., Superior Court. Thomason has been a partner with the law firm Dickinson Wright in Phoenix.

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

Erb's Technology Solutions' fifth annual 'Tech Expo: The New Style of IT - Giving Back” will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at The Double Tree by Hilton in Cedar Rapids.

For more information, visit www.erbs.com or contact Brittani Von Roden at bvonroden@erbs.com or (319) 364-5159.

WORKSHOPS AND FORUMS

An MRA-sponsored workshop on 'FMLA Administration in the Real World - A Method to the Madness” will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 3-4, at the Educational Leadership and Support Center, 2500 Edgewood Rd. NW, Cedar Rapids.

For more information or to register, contact Debra at (309) 764-8354 or (888) 516-6357 or email debrac@mranet.org.

NETWORKING

Systems Thinking Learning Network will meet from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Grant Wood Area Education Agency, 4401 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Carol Doser of Rockwell Collins will present 'Change Management 101.”

For more information, contact Iowa Quality Center at (319) 398-7101.