DATE: Monday, September 8, 1997             TAG: 9709060341

SECTION: BUSINESS                PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 

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LOCAL SCENE

NEWPORT NEWS

CANON PROMOTIONS: Scott Millar was promoted to assistant manager of human resources at Canon Virginia. He previously served as supervisor of compensation and benefits. He has been employed with Canon since 1992. Rick Knipple, Robert Watahoviach and Roland Brown were named assistant managers manufacturing. The three were previously manufacturing supervisors. Richard Morris, previously supervisor of traffic, was promoted to assistant manager of material control. And Roger Simpson was named assistant manager of Custom Integrated Technology, a Canon Virginia subsidiary. He previously served as a production control supervisor at CIT.

CHESAPEAKE

BAKER ELECTED PRESIDENT: Dr. James W. Baker was elected president of the Tidewater Dental Association. His dental practice is in Churchland.

NORFOLK

NORFOLK WAREHOUSE/NORCHEM ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENTS: Nick Tiziano was named operations manager for Norfolk Warehouse Distribution Centers Inc./Norchem Inc. Tiziano joined the firm after 21 years as package, hub and feeder operations manager for United Parcel Service. Steve Vanorsdale was promoted from warehouse manager of Norchem Inc. to warehouse manager of Norfolk Warehouse Distribution Center. He will be responsible for warehouse operations, general cargo and product logistics. And David Banks was named warehouse manager for Norchem. He will be responsible for warehouse operations, general and chemical commodities and product logistics.

VIRGINIA BEACH

WOOD ELECTED PRESIDENT: Dorothy Wood of JD&W Inc. was elected president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Tidewater chapter.

PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM EXPANDS: Barker Campbell Farley & Mansfield Advertising, Public Relations and Promotions has hired new staff members to service new and existing accounts. Laura Zambardi was appointed senior public relations account executive. She was the public relations manager for Stihl Inc. in Virginia Beach. Margaret Foecking was named advertising account manager. She was an advertising account coordinator at Siddall, Matus & Coughter in Richmond. Melissa Wiegand, previously an account executive for The Write Approach in Allamuchy, N.J., and Montage Magazine in Northwestern, N.J., will serve as advertising account coordinator. Holly Evans, previously a freelance graphic designer throughout the area, was appointed studio artist. Patti Lamm was named production/broadcast coordinator. She was a production assistant for Sunny Day Guides and the creative/pre-press supervisor at AmeriComm Direct Marketing. And Katina Baker was named media assistant. She was a media assistant at Tidewater Tech.

STRIBLING PRESIDENT OF MARKETING ASSOCIATION: Alissa Stribling was named president of the American Marketing Association, Hampton Roads chapter. ILLUSTRATION: Millar

Knipple

Watahoviach

Brown

Morris

Simpson

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