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Turner Construction Co. announced several recent promotions and appointments within its Florida offices. Scott M. Skidelsky was named vice president of the Florida region. In this role, he continues as the general manager of the Orlando business unit and also oversees the Miami business unit. His most recent role was vice president and general manager of the Orlando office.

James M. Fraser was named vice president and general manager of the Miami office. Fraser began his career with Turner in 1986 in the Connecticut office as a field engineer. His most recent position was as manager of the company's interiors and special projects division.

Mark E. Meranda was named vice president and business manager of the Miami office. Meranda, a seven-year Turner veteran, most recently served as vice president and operations manager for the company's Washington, D.C, office.

Stan Holley was named vice president/chief estimator at the Tampa corporate headquarters of Aviation Constructors Inc./ACI Commercial. Holley is a five-year veteran of ACI.

Jim Cox was promoted to chief executive officer at Summit Contractors, Jacksonville, Fla. He most recently served as Summit's senior vice president of operations.

Mary Clayton has been named North Carolina area manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff. In this position, Clayton will manage PB's operations in Raleigh and Charlotte. She is a vice president for the firm.

David J. Sample was named water resources group leader and senior engineer at MACTEC Engineering & Consulting. He will manage water resources and environmental engineering projects from the firm's Kennesaw, Ga., offices.

Ryan Wathen was recently promoted to senior project manager for Charlotte-based Rodgers Builders.

Michael Baker was hired as senior project manager for The Dana B. Kenyon Co., based in Jacksonville, Fla. Baker will oversee the company's projects in the South Florida area.

Daniel V. Wilkins was named project manager in the Savannah, Ga., office of Collins Engineers, a structural, civil, water resources and underwater engineering firm. Wilkins has more than 19 years of experience.

Dave Hanson was promoted to senior project manager of The Weitz Co., West Palm Beach. Hanson has more than 11 years of industry experience, and has been with Weitz for the past nine years.

Garcia Brenner Stromberg, Boca Raton, Fla., announced several recent appointments. Isaac Campos returns to the Boca Raton office as an associate. Also, Mark Cohen, Ismael Hernandez, Victor Marrero and Brian Pyle were named associates at the firm's Boca Raton office.

In the Stuart, Fla., office, Robert Lewis was hired as an architect and Andrew Welch was named associate.

Also, Martha Cardona was hired as senior accountant in the Boca Raton office, and Hilda Doria was named administrative assistant. Finally, Janaina Barbosa will serve as an intern in the Boca Raton office.

Tommy Elkins was appointed executive vice president and branch manager for Jacksonville, Fla.-based MIL-CON's office in Merritt Island, Fla. He previously was branch manager of the regional office.

Brent Scarbrough of Brent Scarbrough & Co., was recently elected president of the Georgia Utility Contractors Association in Forest Park, Ga.

Other newly elected GUCA officers include: first vice president - Jeff Steele, Steele & Associates; second vice president - Shirley Cooley, Rockdale Pipeline; secretary - Jeff Landrum, CWC Construction Co.; and treasurer - Judy Turpin, Turpin Inc.

Thomas A. Lang has been appointed Tampa division manager for Tri-City Electrical Contractors. Lang is a 22-year veteran of Tampa Bay's electrical contracting and service industry.

The company also named John J. Burke senior project manager for its Central Florida commercial division in Orlando. Burke is a 16-year industry veteran.

The Stellar Group of Jacksonville announced several promotions and additions. In its Process division, the company promoted Humberto Lopez to divisional vice president, Brian Kappele to director of project development, and Jason Duff and Wyatt Payne to directors of design. Also, Gerry Gomolka joins the division as vice president of process engineering.

In the Distribution division, Mike Netting was named divisional vice president, while Brian Dotolo and Andrew Carney were promoted to directors of project development. Also, Milton Chrissovergis was promoted to director of business development and Mark Van Landingham to senior project manager. Andre Salamy and Jason Wright were named project managers.

Richard Lovelace was promoted to divisional vice president of the Commercial division, and Robert West is now director of project development.

Kevin Dufresne was named divisional vice president for the Thermal division, and Mark Lowery was named division vice president responsible for the Refrigeration division. Jeff Williams was named a divisional vice president for the Refrigeration Parts and Service division.

Within the Power and Utilities division, Kurt Liebendorfer was named senior vice president and Trevor Richter was promoted to director of business development. Curtis Lovelace was named director of manufactured products. Also, Ammar Hammad was hired as manager of business development for the Middle East, and Jean-Marc Marchand was promoted to design project manager.

Also, Phil Hinrichs is now vice president of risk management, and Linda Salvatore is director of human resources and payroll.

David L. Pond, executive vice president and chief operations officer of Charlotte, N.C.-based WK Dickson, was named "Engineer of the Year" by the Professional Engineers of North Carolina.

Pond received the award during the PENC Professional Development Conference, held recently in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Ray Acosta was recently appointed partner at Farmer Baker Barrios Architects, Orlando. Acosta has 19 years of project management experience.

Also, the firm promoted Tyler Kirby, director of business development, to associate. Kirby has been with FBBA since 2002, and has more than 10 years experience in marketing and business development for A/E/C firms.

Centex Rooney Construction Co. hired two senior preconstruction managers to support its North Florida division. Mark Joswig will operate from the division headquarters in Orlando and Jerry Jernigan will operate from the Tampa office.

Will Suero was named vice president at HDR. Suero heads HDR's South Florida transportation operations and manages the firm's two Miami offices. He will continue managing all aspects of the firm's transportation planning, design and construction management business in South Florida.

Tom Witt has joined Beame Architectural Partnership of Coral Gables as vice president and senior designer for retail/mixed-use projects. Witt's experience spans three decades, with clients and projects around the globe.

David W. Christine has joined Cannon Design's Jacksonville, Fla., office as associate vice president, and Pamela H. Duff has joined as senior associate. Christine has 29 years of design and planning experience, while Duff has been with the firm since 2000.

Shelley Gisclar was named vice president of business development at PSI's Orlando office. PSI is an independent engineering testing firm.

Fred Bankert has joined URS Corp.'s Tampa office as a senior project manager. He will primarily serve as the firm's air transportation business line's technology leader for environmental studies.

Reece C. Porter has been named international business consultant at Business Strategy First, Orlando.

Lucy Aiken Johnson, Dan Maas and J.A. Remling have launched ai3 inc., an Atlanta-based interior design and architecture firm focused on specialty commercial, corporate office, retail, restaurant and residential design. Most recently, Aiken Johnson and Remling served as associate principals at Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates, Atlanta, and Maas served as a senior associate at TVS.

Greater Palm Beach Chapter #87 of the National Association of Women in Construction announced its officers for 2004-2005: president - JoAnn Golden, Lake Worth Community Development Corp., vice president - Tina M. Tedder, Community Asphalt Corp.; recording secretary - Barbara Thompson, Tri-City Electrical; corresponding secretary - Shelley Newman, Advertising Promotional Specialties; and treasurer - Naomi Stevenson, Maschmeyer Concrete.

Ellis & Associates, a Jacksonville-based integrated engineering services firm, recently hired the following to their respective positions: John Buck Davis, lead driller; Adam Cerrone, assistant driller; Tyler Fletcher, construction and materials testing technician; and Glen McLendon, fleet mechanic.

Catherine Franklin has joined Orlando-based Lamm & Co. as director of business development, where she will be responsible for client sales and corporate marketing. Also, Steve Radcliffe, a 14-year construction industry veteran, was named project manager in the company's building group.