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Certis USA of Columbia named John Bolling marketing assistant. Previously, Bolling worked for Atlantic Millwork.

Merkle of Columbia named Patrick Hounsell chief digital officer. Previously, Hounsell was senior vice president and general manager of national media for Razorfish.

Offit Kurman named Bryan J. Pelino of Mount Airy to its business and real estate practice group in Maple Lawn.

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Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic of Bethesda named Brett Sullivan digital sales manager. Previously, Sullivan was manager of digital media and analytics with the NHL and also worked for Team Services and the Washington Capitals. The company also named Rob Carlin of Baltimore a television anchor and reporter, succeeding Russ Thaler. Previously, Carlin hosted New York Islander pre- and post-game shows on MSG Network, was a sports reporter and anchor with WMAR-TV and WMDT-TV, was a sports producer for WBFF-TV and was a sports radio host on Baltimore’s 1300 AM. The company also promoted Joanna Shapes from newsroom coordinator to programming coordinator and Allen Popels from associate producer to newsroom coordinator; and named Michael Beal traffic coordinator.

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Reznick Group of Bethesda promoted principal Ira Weinstein to co-office managing principal in its Baltimore office. He succeeds Gary Perlow, who was promoted to regional managing principal — East region. Weinstein joined the firm in 1997. Reznick also promoted principal Christopher Thomas to office managing principal in its Austin, Texas, office. Thomas joined the firm in 2001.

Christian Hviid established Point Guard Capital, an investment advisory company in Rockville. Previously, Hviid was chief marketing strategist with Genworth Financial Asset Management.

Quest Software Public Sector of Rockville promoted Paul Christman to president and CEO. Previously, Christman was vice president of its state, local and higher education division.

The Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets in Bethesda named Deborah Forbes executive director. Previously, Forbes was legislative and policy counsel for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and an associate at Covington & Burlington.

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National Office Systems of Gaithersburg named Jim Roberts of Woodstock to its sales division.

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell of Bethesda named Jorden A. Davis a staff auditor, Frank W. Gomena a senior auditor and Joyce E. Putnam a senior executive assistant. Previously, Davis was a customer service representative with the Bank of Nova Scotia. Putnam was an executive assistant at AGC of America.

WellNet Healthcare Group of Bethesda named Patricia Clahar a business development associate for health plans in its New York office; and John Augustine vice president of business development, Carter Leonards and Yaw Gyabaah account managers, and Carley Ludwin a client account manager, all in its Southampton, Pa., office. Previously, Augustine was regional sales director for Brokerage Concepts. Gyabaah was a business development specialist with Aon Affinity Services.

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Katzen Eye Group of Lutherville named Melissa J. Pitchford of New Freedom, Pa., CFO. Previously, Pitchford worked for Katz, Abosch, Windesheim, Gershman & Freedman.

PharmAthene of Annapolis named Brian A. Markison a director. Markison is president and CEO of Nycomed U.S. and former chairman, president and CEO of King Pharmaceuticals.

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The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland in Baltimore named Bernard G. Jaar chairman of its medical advisory board. Jaar is an assistant professor of medicine in the nephrology department at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, an associate faculty member at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and a practicing nephrologist with the Nephrology Center of Maryland at Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore.

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Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund Workers’ Compensation Insurance of Towson named R. Steven Orr senior vice president of information systems. Previously, Orr was president of Life Settlement Providers, Maryland insurance commissioner and senior vice president and chief information officer for Universal Underwriters group.

BankAnnapolis of Annapolis named Stephen Primosch of Odenton vice president in its private business banking group. Previously, Primrosch was a commercial lending officer at Harbor Bank of Maryland, a business banking officer at SunTrust and a sales manager for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

Cushman & Wakefield named Jared Ross a senior associate in its industrial brokerage services practice group in Baltimore. Previously, Ross was an associate with Jones Lang LaSalle and director of land acquisition for Porten Homes, and also worked for Motorola.

Monyka Berrocosa, president of MyCity4Her.com of Baltimore, was named a trustee of Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore and a director of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

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