Names and changes

FINANCIAL

Mark Atkinson, Richard Goodwin, Bob Rotanz and Cliff Whitley have been named new members of First Bank of Virginia's Local Advisory Board.

Lisa Angle, financial advisor at Downing Group of Merrill Lynch, has earned the certified financial planner certification from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.

INSURANCE

Bethany Murphy has been elected vice president of Scott Insurance.

LAW

The Salem-Roanoke County Bar Association announced the following honorees for the Virginia Lawyers' Weekly 2013 list of Influential Women: Cathy Caddy, Roanoke Bar Association; Leisa Ciaffone, Leisa Ciaffone PC; Lauren Ellerman, Frith & Ellerman Law Firm; Quinn Feldmann Graeff, Medical Facilities of America Inc.; Monica Taylor Monday, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore; and Elizabeth Perrow, Woods Rogers PLC.

Lori Thompson of LeClairRyan has been elected to the board of governors of the Virginia Bar Association.

MEDICAL

Susan Highfill is now affiliated with Botetourt Counseling Center in Blue Ridge.

Denise Legg is now seeing clients at Therapy Works.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia announced 2013 officers: Walt Derey, president; Jim Barker, president-elect; Scott Jenkins, treasurer; Wayman Clark, secretary; Carl York, immediate past president; and Kim Stanley, new trustee member.

OTHER

Kayla Kitchens has been promoted to assistant director at HoneyTree Early Learning Centers 460 East Center.

Frank Mauceri has joined St. Andrew's Diocesan Cemetery as cemetery manager.

Richard McCoy has been named director of parking and transportation for the Division of Administrative Services at Virginia Tech.

Scott Hughes has been appointed annual giving officer for Virginia Tech's Office of University Development.

Jon Greene has been named associate director for strategic planning and development at the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science at Virginia Tech. Christine Tysor has been named program manager at the institute.

REAL ESTATE

John Spangler has joined Advantage Realty.

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