Johnson County volunteers recognized

NEW HIRES

Raymond Sickles (see photo) joined the Cedar Rapids office of Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors.

TrueNorth hired Josh Kane (see photo) as its customer service representative in TrueChoices. He previously was with Best Buy as a multichannel supervisor. Also hired was Myndee Walker (see photo) as account manager in risk management. Walker had been a licensed commercial account analyst with Dana Co.

Mount Mercy University hired Francesca Checka Leinwall (see photo) as dean of students. She was vice president for student affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in Titusville, Pa.

U.S. Bank hired Joseph Conway (see photo) as personal trust relationship manager and assistant vice president in the bank's personal trust department at the 222 Second Ave. SE location. He previously practiced law in Chicago. Dan Hillers (see photo), formerly with Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, also started as mortgage loan originator in the bank's home mortgage lending department.

Allison Heffern (see photo) joined Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC as senior vice president.

Tara Minetos (see photo) started with Farmers State Bank as a trust officer in its trust management division. She previously worked for the law firm of Schumack Ryals in Fairfax, Va.

Diamond V hired Emily Achen (see photo), previsouly previously worked with the Bill Nelson group in South Dakota, as North America resource coordinator, and Kelly Hidlebaugh (see photo), formerly with Metro Studios, as webmaster-digital specialist.

Jaye Kennedy (see photo) was named chief executive officer for Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families in Cedar Rapids.

PROMOTIONS

Brianna Chyma (see photo) was promoted from customer service coordinator to marketing coordinator at Infinity Contact.

Collins Community Credit Union promoted Deb Neverman (see photo) to assistant vice president and Wiley branch manager. She was assistant vice president and Johnson Avenue Hy-Vee branch manager.

BOARD MEMBERS

Kevin McCarville (see photo) of EduCare/KeBecca and Travis Fell (see photo) of McGladrey LLP have been appointed to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa board of directors.

HONORS

Robert N. Holland, a commercial Realtor at NAI Iowa Realty Commercial, received the Jay W. Levine Distinguished Service Award from the CCIM Institute.

Leadership for Five Seasons, a program developed and managed by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, named Lois Buntz (see photo) of United Way of East Central Iowa as its 2013 Community Trustee Award recipient.

Mike Applegarth (see photo), Crisis Intervention program, and Shari Ellis (see photo), Food Bank, were recognized by the Crisis Center of Johnson County as Volunteers of the Year. Other volunteer honorees (Crisis Intervention program) were Lynn Lounsberry, Bringing Out the Best; Kaila Rome, Service and Dedication; Sophie Foster, Compassion in Action; Helen Adams, Going the Extra Mile; Bonnie Gingerich, Unsung Hero; Anna Nelson, Leading by Example; Nancy Rowe, Taking the Initiative; (Food Bank program) Jonathan Poulton, Bringing Out the Best; Peg Horn, Outstanding Newcomer; John Vollenweider, Service and Dedication; Norbert Sarsfeild, Grace Under Pressure; Nancy Pacha, Compassion in Action; Al Paxton, Going the Extra Mile; Steve Panther, Unsung Hero; Valerie Jackson, Taking the Initiative; and Jess Sauer, Leading by Example.

David Verhille (see photo), TrueNorth's Financial Strategies, has been awarded membership in the 2013 Million Dollar Round Table, Court of the Table and Top of the Table.

Brad Hart (see photo), Bradley & Riley PC, was named M&A Law Lawyer of the Year in Iowa for 2013 by Corporate INTO Magazine.

AWARDS

Neumann Monson Architects has been designated a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists.

Boyler's Ornamental Iron Inc., Bettendorf, received the Mitch Heitler Award for Excellence from the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association.

CCB Packaging, Hiawatha, was recognized as 2012 Supplier of the Year by Lil' Drug Store Products Inc.

Lil' Drug Store Products was ranked the No. 1 supplier of health and beauty care products to the convenience industry, according to recent 52-week data supplied by Symphony IRI.

CERTIFICATION

Eco Lips, an organic lip balm company based in Cedar Rapids, is now a certified B Corporation.

BRANDING

Thomas L. Cardella & Associates rebranded its name to TLC Associates and add new products and services throughout 2013.

OWNERSHIP

St. Cloud, Minn.-based company Marco Inc. purchased Hyde Telecom Partners Inc., an Urbandale data and telecommunications company with clients in Eastern Iowa.

WORKSHOPS

SCORE of East Central Iowa will sponsor a free workshop on government contracting opportunities 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the Marion Public Library. To register, contact Dianne Martin at workshops@scorecr.org or (319) 431-4574.

TRAINING

The application deadline for participation in the Leadership for Five Seasons Adult Class of 2014 is Tuesday. Contact Amy Grotewold at agrotewold@cedarrapids.org or (319) 730-1402.

Advanced Technology Solutions Inc., based in Fairfax, will host a two-day training course, “Introduction to Predictive Maintenance and Vibration Analysis,” May 7-8 and May 29-30. Visit www.ats-inc.org or call (319) 845-5177.

MEETINGS

The Cedar Rapids Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, at the Longbranch, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE. Karen Schumacher, motivational speaker-coach at Van Meter, will present “Making Mindset Shifts to Impact Your Outlook.” Cost is $15-$20. RSVP by noon, Monday, to hospitality@abwacr.org. Details can be found at www.abwacr.org.

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