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Judy Triska has
joined the Vir-
ginia Living Mu-
seum in Newport
News as mar-
keting manager/
webmaster. Tris-
ka marketed
television sta-
Triska
tions WAVY-TV
and FOX43-TV
for almost 20 years.
Academics
Tracy Stewart has been named
vice president of enrollment man-
agement and information technol-
ogy at Regent University. Stew-
art previously was vice president
of information technology at Re-
gent and executive director of its
School of Under-
graduate Stud-
ies.
Under her
leadership, Re-
gent’s IT depart-
ment received
the 2009 CIO
100 Award from
the Internation- Stewart
al Data Group’s
CIO magazine
for effective and innovative use
of technology. In 2007, Black-
board Inc. recognized Stewart as a
Blackboard Greenhouse Exempla-
ry Course Program Winner for her
course in web design and publish-
ing online at Regent.
Before coming to Regent, Stew-
art worked as the chief technolo-
gy officer for FamilyClick.com, an
Internet filtering service, where
she was responsible for the design
and implementation of the Family-
Click nationwide Internet service
provider, portal infrastructure and
application service provider prod-
ucts. Stewart also worked for the
Family Channel as director of in-
formation technology for five
years.
Certifications &
designations
Paul Merritt, principal of NTrust
Wealth Management, has earned
the designation of Accredited In-
vested Fiduciary or AIF from Fi-
duciary360. Merritt is an invest-
ment adviser representative with
Commonwealth Financial Net-
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ployed with Christopher Newport
University as the coordinator of
recruitment.
Manwaren has been part of
HRSHRM for more than 10 years.
She has been HRSHRM’s direc-
tor of programs (2007-2009) and
president-elect (2009) before be-
ing appointed 2010 president. She
played a significant role in helping
HRSHRM win the 2009 Superior
Merit Award in the national SHRM
awards competition, according to a
Meet our newest reporters press release.
Manwaren is a graduate of Troy
University where she received a
masters of public administration
with an emphasis on personnel
management. She also maintains
the designation of Professional in
Human Resources.
Senior Services of Southeastern
Virginia has elected the following
individuals to its board of direc-
tors:
Mike Aschkenas is a retired pro-
gram analyst who worked for the
Department of the Navy and is a
partner in Renee’s Racket, an an-
tiques and collectibles business.
He is a member of the Virginia
Danielle Walker Bill Cresenzo Beach Mayor’s Commission on Ag-
ing and vice chairman of Virginia
Inside Business has hired two reporters who join the staff as full-time writers. Beach Project Lifesaver. He holds
a bachelor’s degree in economics
• Danielle Walker will be covering tourism, technology, education, health care,
environmental business, retail and various other business areas. Walker has a
from Old Dominion University.
master’s degree in journalism from New York University and bachelor’s degrees L. Ashley Brooks is an associate
in English and African-American studies from the University of Virginia. She attorney with Huff, Poole & Ma-
worked as an intern for Allure in New York City in the fall of 2009 and has had honey PC, serving as counsel for
articles published in Real Health Magazine in New York, The Virginian-Pilot and trusts and estates and elder law in
Powerhouse Magazine in New York. Walker is also a health and beauty blogger. the firm’s Chesapeake office. She
• Bill Cresenzo will be covering banking and finance and the maritime industry. received her juris doctor from Re-
Cresenzo was a freelance real estate writer for the New York Daily News, gent University School of Law and
an editor and writer for Brokers Weekly in New York, and a legal reporter for her bachelor of science in govern-
American Lawyer Media in New York. Overall, he has 16 years of experience at ment from Liberty University.
newspapers and trade journals, including the Times-News in Burlington, N.C.,
and Triad Business News. He has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Roger Phelps, promotional com-
the University of North Carolina at Asheville. munications manager for Stihl
Michael Schwartz, a reporter for Inside Business since 2005, has left to take a Inc., will be director at large for
position with Richmond BizSense. the 2010-11 board of directors for
Professional Landcare Network
(PLANET).
Phelps joined Stihl in 2001 as the
company’s event marketing spe-
work, Member FINRA/SIPC. resentatives. cialist. In 2003, he was promoted to
his present position as promotional
Lamont Williams, master electri- The following attorneys with communications manager, respon-
cian and electrical contractor and Troutman & Sanders LLP in Vir- sible for sponsorships, public rela-
owner of Sonrize Electrical Enter- ginia Beach have been selected tions, event marketing, social me-
prises, received his Class A elec- for inclusion in the May/June 2010 dia and trade shows.
trical license. Law & Politics’ Super Lawyers, Phelps participated in PLAN-
Corporate Counsel Edition: Thom- ET’s 2009 Crystal Ball commit-
as F. Betz, real estate, and R. J. Nut- tee, which produced a report on
Awards & honors ter II, land use/zoning. sustainability in the green indus-
try. He was also PLANET’s 2009
Mike Denny of Supplier Committee chair and is
Brooks Transfer Boards, a member of PLANET’s govern-
and Storage in ment affairs, membership, PLAN-
Virginia Beach
commissions & ET Student Career Days and edu-
was honored associations cation committees. He was a pan-
with United Van el member on sustainability at the
Lines’ Masters Kristina M. Manwaren, HR gener- 2009 Green Industry Conference.
Club Award at alist for McDonough Bolyard Peck As a director at large on PLAN-
United’s national Inc., has been elected president ET’s board of directors, his main
Denny
sales and opera- of the Hampton Roads Society for responsibility will be to uphold
tions conference. Human Resource Management. PLANET’s mission to maintain
Brooks Transfer is an agent of the Manwaren has more than 14 the quality of life in communities
worldwide household goods trans- years of experience in the human across America.
portation company. United’s Mas- resources field working for pri-
ters Club is a reward and recogni- vate and public sector employers.
tion program for agency sales rep- Prior to joining MBP, she was em-