Business People: Sunday August 17, 2008

Published: August 17, 2008

•Mercy Health Center names Dr. Brian Link medical director of the robotic surgery program and Linda Fanning chief nursing officer. Link completed a fellowship in urologic oncology and robotic surgery at City of Hope National Medical Center in California.

•The Oklahoma City Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors names Brett Rangel president, Pamela Martindale and Renee Kissler vice presidents, Kristi Cooper treasurer, and Dustin Newman secretary.

•Addison Group promotes Ryan Alexander to general manager and names Kris Starr technical recruiter, Lori Wohl, Ryan Albee and Mike Harris business development managers, and Kelsea Cooper and Amanda Boyd recruiters.

•Coon Engineering names Matt Barnum surveyor. He will be responsible for an 18 member surveying team.

•Shepherd Engineering Design Co. names Michael Kennedy senior wetland specialist. He will be responsible for wetland delineations, clean water act, rivers and harbors act permitting, threatened/endangered species surveys and relocation, dock/marina permitting and assistance in design and geographic information systems.

•Evergreen Foundation names Yvone Mackey director of public relations. She will be responsible for the newsletter, news releases, brochures, marketing items and public relations for Evergreen Foundation and Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries.

•Mercy Health Edmond Memorial names Dr. Mike Garrison pediatric and internal medicine physician. He received his medical degree from The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

•Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality elects William P. Griffin, Donna McNutt, Darin L. Smith, Lex Smith and Mike Voorhees members of the governing board of directors.

•Edmond Medical Center names Melissa Nicholson pharmacist. EMC is an HCA facility and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

•Flintco names Greg Blair, Jack Gaches, Josh Patterson and Jay Ryan superintendents, Steve Shahan assistant superintendent, Jason Coleman, Justin Combs, Brent Gathright, Jeramy Halferty, Bill Mincey, Mitch Rankin and Jeramey Richardson project engineers, Bobby Goldsberry BIM coordinator, and Chad Heltcel and Randall Nazworth field engineers. Flincto is the nation's largest American-Indian owned construction company.

•Schnake Turnbo Frank-PR promotes David Salazar information technology coordinator. He joined the agency in 2007 and recently served as the IT assistant.

•The National Association of Commissions for Women presented the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women the 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award. The Oklahoma Commission was recognized for the 2008 Women's History Month Supplement and Daily Columns, a project in which the commission partnered with other organizations, including the Oklahoma State University Women's Archives.

•The Oklahoma City Marketing Association selected Burt Smith to receive the 2008 Chapter Member of the Year award. The American Marketing Association is a professional association for individuals and organizations.

For more information, e-mail Elizabeth Shelton at eshelton@oklahoman.com.

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