People You Should Know (Jan. 18, 2018)

Accounting

Tanner Lanterman has joined Allen, Gibbs & Houlik as a senior assurance associate.

BKD has hired the following for its tax and audit departments: Jessica Sedam, Emily Askins, and Jacob (Jake) Rausch as tax associates; Taylor Melton as an audit associate.

Banking

Emily Trimpe has been promoted to assistant branch manager at Credit Union of America’s 3605 N. Rock Road location.

Education

Lance Lechtenberg, of Edward Jones in El Dorado, has joined Butler Community College’s Board of Trustees.

Law

Hinkle Law Firm has announced the following: L. Dale Ward and Scott Schillings have joined Eric Namee as managing members to lead the firm. Ward and Schillings replace Mike Herd and Ed Nazar. The firm also promoted associates Casey Jones and Sean Walsh to member status.

McDonald Tinker has announced the following: P. Kelly Donley and Edward Keeley have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America; Katy Tompkins has been elected a partner with the firm.

Ryan Myer has been named a member at Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch.

Bill Townsley of Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch has been named president of the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel for 2018. Shannon Wead of Foulston Siefkin will serve as secretary of the organization.

Media

Ali Davis, Becky DePodwin, Justin Pullin, and Phil Warren, of the Wichita-based AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions team, received the Award for an Exceptional Specific Prediction from the American Meteorological Society. It was the first time the award was given to a commercial weather service.

Organizations

Clark Bastian, chairman and CEO of Fidelity Bank, and his brother Clay Bastian, chairman of Fidelity Financial Corporation, are the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Uncommon Citizens. They will be recognized at the 55th annual Honors Night celebration on April 26. Christina Long, owner and principal consultant of CML Collective, is the Chamber’s 2018 Exceptional Young Leader.

Retail

Randall Russ has joined Horton’s Furniture as an interior designer.

This story was originally published January 18, 2018 at 5:00 AM with the headline "People You Should Know (Jan. 18, 2018)."