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LAW

Andrey Tomkiw, a partner with the Royal Oak law firm of Tomkiw Dalton, has been named to the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce executive committee. A member of the chamber's board since 2003, Tomkiw will work directly with the organization's executive director and president.

Jonathan S. Berg and Michael N. Pappas have joined the Detroit-based law firm of Kerr, Russell and Weber. Berg practices in various areas of litigation and corporate law and Pappas practices in business law, estate planning and commercial litigation.
Tax attorney Jay A. Kennedy has joined Warner Norcross & Judd's Southfield office as senior counsel. Kennedy has nearly 30 years of corporate, nonprofit and individual tax-planning experience.

INSURANCE

Fausto Jose Martin of Canton has been appointed vice president and chief claims officer for the Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA). Martin previously served as national physical damage claims assistant vice president and national director of property claims for Safeco Insurance Company of America.

TECHNOLOGY

Farmington Hills resident Doug Rossman has joined Osiris Innovations Group in Auburn Hills, a provider of e-business solutions, as vice president of procurement services. Rossman is responsible for the development and execution of procurement strategies for the Osiris customer base.

ACADEMIC

Eric Mayes has been appointed associate director of the Merrill-Palmer Skillman Institute (MPSI) and executive director of its child development lab at Wayne State University. He also is an adjunct assistant professor at WSU. In 1997, Mayes was cocaptain of the University of Michigan's national championship football team. He graduated from Howard University in 2006 with a PhD in educational psychology from the department of human development and psychoeducational studies.

MEDICAL

Brian D. Jepson of Grand Rapids has joined Metro Health as executive vice president of growth strategies. Jepson has more than 12 years of health care management experience. He will be responsible for developing programs designed to grow Metro Health's presence in western Michigan.

ARCHITECTURE

Richard B. Borrelli has joined Hobbs+Black Associates Inc. as a senior associate at the Ann Arbor architectural firm. He has more than 22 years of planning and design experience in education and health care. Donald J. Smith has joined the firm as resident construction specifier. He has 41 years of experience in commercial, health care, education and municipal projects. Daniel E. Kohler joined the firm as a project architect. Kohler has 28 years of experience in commercial office, retail and high-end custom residential projects.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Troy-based John Bailey & Associates Inc. public relations firm has named Kirsten Ussery of Detroit account executive. Ussery will work on several of the agency's automotive accounts. She was with Yazaki North America, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, where she worked as a public relations specialist.

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