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Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier promotes Kate Robinson

Her new job: Kate Robinson was named principal for Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier PLLC. As a principal, Ms. Robinson takes an active role with the firm’s leadership team, working to help guide the firm towards achieving client service and business development goals.

Her background: She has more than 20 years of experience in the accounting industry. Robinson manages and reviews tax and accounting engagements, trains staff, and heads SB&F’s Business Solutions Services Group, which provides consulting services to small businesses.

Before joining SB&F two years ago as a tax manager, Robinson was with Crescent Real Estate Equities in downtown Fort Worth. Previously she spent two years with The Walton Group LLC and five years at Hartman, Walton, Leito & Bolt LLP (currently Hartman, Leito & Bolt LLP). At both Fort Worth public accounting firms Robinson worked in the tax and audit departments, and she also worked in the areas of outsourcing and payroll. She was also accounting manager for The Leather Factory Inc. in Fort Worth. Robinson is a certified Payroll Professional. 

A graduate of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Robinson received her BBA in accounting.

She has been an active volunteer for Trinity Habitat for Humanity, Women’s Haven of Tarrant County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas and her church in Weatherford.

– Staff reports

Boards & Organizations

Nina Petty, vice president strategic real estate services for Innovative Developers Inc., has been appointed to the Downtown Design Review Board and been selected chairman of the city of Fort Worth’s Modern Streetcar Task Force committee.

Cancer Care Services announced its board members for 2010. Officers are Board Chairman Bill Bledsoe, President-Elect Frank Testa, Vice President of Development Harva Kuykendall, Vice President of Governance Janeen Lamkin, Treasurer Donna Mayes, Secretary John Winchell, Past President Paula Fultz. Members are Steve Alter, Peggy Booher, Bill Buckler, Mervil Johnson, Carlene King, Ray Lleverino, Sondra Napier, Diane Prothro, Brant Ring, Louis Strock, Anne Syler, Donna Tillman, Robert Wilson, Taryn Wilson and Brian Yost.

Gov. Rick Perry appointed Nizam Peerwani of Fort Worth to the Texas Forensic Science Commission for terms to expire Sept. 1, 2011. The commission oversees professional conduct in forensic laboratories and facilities in Texas.

The North Texas Clean Air Coalition elected its officers and board of directors for 2010. officers are: Chairman Richard Maxwell, The T; Immediate Past Chairman Cathy Altman, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP; Chair Elect Rusty Hodapp, DFW Airport Board; Secretary Tony McQuary, Peterbilt Motors Co. The 2010 board also includes Jerry W. Allen, Johnson County; Jay Barksdale, Greater Dallas Chamber; Kristina Brevard, Denton County Transportation Authority; D.D. Currie, Lockheed Martin; Joe Downing II, Bell Helicopter; Howard Gilberg, Guida, Slavich & Flores P.C.; Leah King, Chesapeake Energy; Nathan Joe Loftice, FedEx Office;  Mindy Mize, North Central Texas Council of Governments; Dennis Mochon, DART; Brinton Payne, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; Dan S. Petty, North Texas Commission; Kathy Thomas, Half Price Books; and Allen Wallach, Concussion Advertising. Tim Barth, Texas Christian University and city of North Richland Hills council member, was elected chairman of the Business Community Outreach Committee. Kristina Brevard, DCTA, has been elected vice-chair of the Business Community Outreach Committee.

Honored

Blanchard Schaefer has been named a finalist for the 2009 DPAC Awards (Digital Publishing & Advertising Awards) in the Best Digital Direct Response category.

Sanford, Baumeister, & Frazier PLLC ranked 54 on the national list of 65 medium-sized companies in the 100 Best Accounting Firms to Work For in 2009 by Accounting Today.

Law

Winstead PC announced the election of four new income shareholders and four new equity shareholders along with the election of two members to the firm’s executive committee. New income shareholders are: Julie Sassenrath, Robert Hailey, Julie Houston and Trek Doyle. New equity shareholders are: Jeff Burbach, David Johnson, Emeline Yang and Richard Leucht. Dallas shareholders Michelle Rieger and Jay Madrid were elected to the executive committee.

Other

Brett Schnitzius, a former offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, joins PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) in Dallas-Fort Worth as warehouse general manager.

Theresa Harkins joined Diamond H Recognition as the newly appointed

director of organizational learning and

analytics.

Real Estate

Steve Triolet joined Jones Lang LaSalle as research manager for the firm’s Dallas and Fort Worth offices.

Ken Wimberly joined KW Commercial | McClure Partners as senior director of the D-FW Metro South region covering part of Tarrant County. 

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