accounting

Trisha Spader has been named a shareholder in the firm of McFarren & Magnifico CPAs.

Michael Bolley, manager of business valuation consulting for Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, has been awarded the Certified in Financial Forensics Credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

banking

Meritrust Credit Union has announced the following new hires: Cora Berndsen and Julie Tipton , collection officers; Christopher Frank , contact center associate; Shannon Mosto, teller I, One Kellogg Place branch; and Jessica Brooks, member service associate I, Junction City branch.

Micah Fouquet has been promoted to a member service associate II at Meritrust Credit Union.

government

Cynthia Wentworth has been named community marketing director for the city of Derby and Derby schools.

Sedgwick County Fire District No. 1 Chief Gary Curmode has received the professional designation of Chief Medical Officer by the Commission of Professional Credentialing.

health care

Wichita Clinic physician Chrishana Ogilvie-McDaniel, a specialist in pediatric allergy and asthma, has earned board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Wichita Clinic family physician Miranda De Luna has received board certification by the American Board of Family Medicine. De Luna practices at the Wichita Clinic's Augusta office.

insurance

Rod Storck and Tyler Bacon have joined the Kansas General Office of New York Life Insurance Co. as agents.

Kerri Mauck and Chris Post have each been named Monthly Outstanding Sales Person by American Family Insurance.

nonprofit

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Wichita has announced its new board members for 2010: Julie Allen, Kennedy and Coe; Matt Leary, Wesley Medical Center; Leslie McClure, Bank of America; Kathy Rukes, Paper Panache Designs; David Shupe, Westar Energy and Janet Shurtz, USD 259. Officers for 2010 include: Trish Voth, Foulston Siefkin, president; Saad Ehtisham, Via Christi Health, vice president; Michael Herbert, Delta Dental of Kansas, treasurer; and Rick Armstrong, Wichita State University, secretary.

organizations

The Medical Society of Sedgwick County has named its officers for 2010: George Lucas, president; Linda Francisco, president-elect; Joaquin Santos, vice president; Thomas Kryzer, secretary; and Hewitt Goodpasture, treasurer. The board of directors are: Michael Cannon, Richard Claiborne, James Gilbaugh III, Tana Goering, Rick Kellerman, John Kready, Roberta Loeffler, George Randall and Estephan Zayat.

Rocky Slagle has been named chairman of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Chapter 052.

real estate

Renee DeTar and Debi Wolf have joined Re/Max Realty Professionals.

Robert Zwiesler has joined Re/Max Premier in west Wichita.

sales

Kristi Pierson of Derby and Lisa Nolan of Wichita have joined Tastefully Simple as independent consultants.