Terracon adds marketing specialist

Terracon, an engineering consulting firm, continues to grow its Arizona presence with the hiring of Marketing Specialist Danielle Intorf.

Intorf will be responsible for helping the Arizona office reach potential partners and maintain relationships with Terracon’s current clients. She previously worked in the marketing department at Wespac Construction.

“Terracon has built a strong reputation, but we haven’t been the best at communicating our reputation and diverse capabilities to the Arizona market,” Terracon Senior Client Development Manager and Principal Chuck Reynolds said.

“We are experiencing tremendous growth and I am pleased to have Danielle lead our marketing efforts in Arizona to take us to the next level. She has the energy, talent and personality that fits our positive atmosphere,” Reynolds said.

Sunny Energy names assistant project manager

Kristina Preston has been named assistant project manager for Sunny Energy, one of Arizona’s largest providers of residential and commercial solar energy systems.

Preston is now responsible for helping guide Sunny Energy’s customers through the installation process.  This includes: submitting applications to local utility companies for their approval, submitting proper documentation to financing/leasing companies for their approval and communicating with customers throughout different stages of their project, keeping them informed of where they are in the process.

Preston has been with the company for three years.

 Terry Rials, Sunny Energy’s director of field operations, said, “Kristina’s track record with the company, highlighted by her discipline and detail-oriented approach to our customers’ installations, will be an asset moving forward.”

Fennemore Craig grows real estate practice

Fennemore Craig, a leading Mountain West business law firm, announced Chris Evanoff has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice in the Phoenix Office.

“We are pleased to welcome Chris to the firm,” said Steve Good, chair of Fennemore Craig’s management committee. “Chris possesses a skill set and energy that will enhance the firm’s efforts to provide excellent customer service.”

Evanoff focuses his practice in the area of real estate transactions. Prior to joining the firm, he was an Attorney-Advisor with the United States Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor where he primarily advised the Bureau of Reclamation on real estate, water and power matters. Evanoff earned his J.D. from Michigan State University and his B.B.A. from the University of Toledo.

Fennemore Craig’sReal Estate practice is one of the largest in the Mountain West and encompasses all aspects of real estate, from acquisition and finance, through development, leasing and sale. 

Baird adds Bob Thomas to Scottsdale office

Baird, an international, employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm, announced today that it has added Bob Thomas, Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor to its Scottsdale wealth management office.

Thomas brings 40 years of industry experience to Baird. Most recently, he worked as a Financial Advisor at Wedbush. He is a graduate of UCLA, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. Thomas currently resides in Carefree, AZ.

Baird’s Private Wealth Management business encompasses approximately 860 financial advisors serving clients through 90 locations in 29 states, and has client assets of $126 billion.