Garden of the Gods Club named Steven Weber its new executive chef. He completed advanced courses at the Culinary Institute of America, where he focused on individual European pastries, confectionery work and advanced cake decorating techniques. He refined his culinary skills in Europe, where he served as an executive and personal chef for nearly 10 [...]

Rich Lucas was promoted to program manager at Infinity Systems Engineering, which was recently awarded an $8.2 million contract with the U.S. Air Force and through the 4th Space Operations Squadron System Engineering Services contract. He will oversee the contract execution. The Infinity team will provide Milstar/Advanced Extremely High Frequency strategic communications support services, tactical [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado named its 2012-2013 board officers: Michael Ellsberry, MKE Engineering, will serve as president; Greg Roush, Leonard Rice Engineers, will serve as vice president; and Peter Monroe, Monroe & Newell Engineers, will serve as secretary/treasurer. Board members are: Mel Dahlberg, Bohannan-Huston; Murray McBride, McBride Engineering; and Brian Robertson, [...]

Cylinda Walker has joined Harris Group Realty as a broker associate. She has more than 10 years of property management and real estate sales experience. Bryan Spiess, Farmers Insurance agent in Colorado Springs, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers training facility in Agoura Hills, Calif. The university is national in [...]

Bryan Cave HRO announced the addition of two associates to be based in its Colorado Springs office: Lucinda McRoberts is a member of the commercial litigation group; and Ilana Miller is a member of the technology, entrepreneurial and commercial practice. Both associates will work closely with the firm’s sports, sponsorship and event venue client service [...]

Derek Hemmer has joined The First National Bank of Monument as assistant vice president/loan officer. He joins the bank from a financial institution in Colorado Springs where he served as assistant vice president/commercial loan officer for two years. Hemmer will work with mortgage loans, commercial loans and personal loans. Spire Investment Partners announced that Jeffrey [...]

Community Partnership for Child Development named Mary Smieshek its chief finance officer. Smieshek, a Colorado native, has worked as a CFO with several government contractors in areas such as base operations, innovative research and architecture, and she knows federal acquisition regulations. Smieshek holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in accounting from University of Colorado [...]

Brandon A. Miera has joined the marketing team at Maxx HD Sunglasses. Miera is an award-winning graphic artist/illustrator with 12 years of experience from concert posters to designing a memorial for the U.S. Air Force. He attended New Mexico Highlands University. Devin Spindler is the vice president of sales at Canyon Title, a title insurance [...]

Matt Colligan opened American Water Damage, a water damage restoration company. He has years of experience in the home improvement industry. Most recently he was division manager of Champion Windows of Colorado Springs, where he set national sales records and earned the BBB’s Excellence in Customer Service award three consecutive years. Traci Hearne has been [...]

Brian Roa has joined Ent Business Banking to serve the credit union’s Fountain and Pueblo members. A Colorado native, Roa has more than 16 years of financial service experience. For the past eight years, Roa worked for Wells Fargo as a district manager and sales development consultant. In Roa’s new role, he will work with [...]