Folks about town
Michael J.Targia, CPA, has become a certified forensic accountant at Kirkland, Thomas, Watson & Dyches, LLC.

Catherine Beard

The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Visitors Bureau, the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center,Embassy Suites Hotel, the Clarion Downtown Hotel, the Courtyard Columbia Downtown at USC, the Hilton Columbia Center, the Marriott Columbia City Center, the Hilton Garden Inn Harbison, the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center,and

the Hyatt Place won 2008 Best

Block at the S.C. Society of Association Executives (SCSAE) Trade Show.

Alvin Shaver, senior vice president and director of compensation/ benefits/ human resources for First Citizens, earned certification as a senior professional in human resources.

Shaun C. Blake has joined Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims P.A. as an associate attorney.

Louise Myers Johnson has joined Haynsworth, Sinkler Boyd P.A. as special council and is a member of the firm's financial institutions industry group.

Tony Perricelli has been pro- moted to senior manager of tax and advisory services at Scott McElveen, LLP.

Kathy Davis

Christina Chappell has been promoted to in- charge accountant for assurance and advisory services at Scott McElveen, LLP.

Michael Slapnik has been promoted to senior manager of assurance and advisory services at Scott McElveen, LLP.

Ron Head has been promoted to senior manager of assurance and advisory services for Scott McElveen, LLP.

Catherine Beard has been named director of marketing for Senior Matters Extended Services, LLC.

Kathy Davis has been appointed manager of geriatric care services for Senior Matters Extended Services, LLC.

Michael Pinkerton has been named manager of home services for In Home Matters, LLC.

Steve Maness, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross S.C. Blood Services Region, was named interim vice president of the Southeast Division of the Red Cross.

Michael Slapnik Ronnie Head Michael Pinkerton