The Board Room for Feb. 26
Announcements
▪ Dutch Bros. Fresno raised more than $8,200 for the Poverello House when $1 from every drink sold on Valentine’s Day was donated to local community food banks.
Awards
▪ Colliers International announced its 2017 Top Performers: Bobby Fena, Michael Schuh, Steve Rontell and Ted Fellner.
▪ Fresno’s Deli Delicious received the prestigious Ronald E. Harrison Award from the International Franchise Association. The award was created to recognize companies who make significant contributions to minorities in franchising businesses.
▪ FASTSIGNS of Fresno, a local sign and visual graphics provider, was recognized as a top performing center at the 2018 FASTSIGNS Convention recently held in Houston, Texas. The Pinnacle Club Award is given to centers ranked 26 to 125 in sales volume.
▪ Two sisters who are former Fresno residents have won major awards for 2017. Kimberly Herzog is the administrative officer for iRobots western division in Pasadena and was awarded the “Chairman Award.” Renae Connolly is the executive pastry chef at Benedetto in Cambridge, Mass. and was named Boston’s “Pastry Chef of The Year.”
New Faces
▪ Realty Concepts welcomes Diane Genco, Jessica Luper, Jessy Ogle, Kyoko Chandler, Portia Luttrell, Reynaldo Montalvo, Susan Sullivan, Tami Ogle and Vanessa Reyes to its office.
▪ Madera Community Hospital welcomed Kala Dharma, M.D., a board certified OB/GYN with a special interest in fertility medicine, to its staff. She also completed an anesthesiology residency and has more than 15 years of private practice experience.
▪ London Properties announced the following new hires: Angela Felix, residential salesperson for the Madera office; Larissa Reyes, Christine Cortez, Charlene Avila and Shonia Everett, residential salespersons for the Fresno office; and Gautam Atri, residential salesperson for the Clovis office.
▪ Family HealthCare Network announced the addition of Chinwe Obi-Canby, FNP to its provider team. She will be providing family medicine services in Porterville.
▪ Family HealthCare Network announced the addition of Jannel Albury, FNP to its provider team. She will be providing family medicine services in Hanford.
▪ Gastroenterologist Shirley Pua, M.D., has joined Visalia Medical Clinic and is now accepting new patients. She is certified by the American Board of Gastroenterology and is a member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association.
▪ Casey Creamer is joining the Citrus Mutual staff on Feb. 27 as executive vice president. He was the former senior executive for the Kings River Water Quality Coalition and California Cotton Ginners & Growers vice president.
Submissions
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This story was originally published February 25, 2018 at 8:00 AM with the headline "The Board Room for Feb. 26."