BUSINESS PEOPLE
■ CityWide has announced the hiring of Dan Kane as Senior Vice President of Development. Kane has extensive lending experience in the Dayton market and will be an asset to CityWide’s real estate development and consultative efforts. In his new position, Kane brings a valued knowledge base that will benefit both developers and development projects seeking multiple forms of capital.
“Given the surge in development and the complexity of the real estate deals CityWide is routinely seeing, Dan will be a huge asset to the organization, said CityWide President, Brian Heitkamp.
■ Premier Health recently announced that Michael J. Maiberger, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Premier Health, will assume a dual role as the president of Miami Valley Hospital.
In his present role, Maiberger is responsible for day-to-day operations across the health system. His wide array of experience over more than 25 years, including chief value officer; chief strategy officer, and president and CEO of Upper Valley Medical Center, makes this a natural fit at a time when the delivery of health care is exponentially changing and a deep level of experience, relationship and team-building, and innovation are necessary for continued growth and success.
Maiberger holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University, along with a Master in Healthcare Administration from Xavier University. He is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
■ William Michael McCullough Jr., M.D., became the 169th President of the Montgomery County Medical Society during ceremonies conducted at the Society’s Annual Meeting held Jan. 13, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel University of Dayton. He received the leadership gavel from outgoing 2017 MCMS President Lisa B.Egbert, M.D.
A native Daytonian, Dr. McCullough graduated medical school from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1982, and completed his medical training in Obstetrics and Gynecology through the Wright State University residency program from 1982-1986. He has been in practice locally since 1986, most recently with the Kettering Physician Network Oakcreek OB/GYN medical group. Dr. McCullough has previously served as President of the Medical Staff at Kettering Medical Center.
In his Inaugural remarks, Dr. McCullough highlighted his interest in legislative efforts that will support collaborative healthcare in a physician-led environment, and which will enhance physician professionalism. He also will advocate for measures that can address the impact of physician burn-out which threatens the well-being of physicians nationally.
Joining Dr. McCullough in leadership this year as members of the MCMS Board of Directors are: Jeffrey Studebaker, MD; Rajeev Mehta, MD; Lisa Egbert, MD; Evangeline Andarsio, MD; John Fleishman, MD; David Griffith, MD; Ricardo Buenaventura, MD; Keith Bricking, MD; Thomas Proctor, MD; Herman Abromowitz, MD; and John Lyman, MD.
The Montgomery County Medical Society is a professional association representing over 1,000 physician members locally. For information contact: Constance Mahle, Executive Director, at 937-223-0990.
■ Dayton Realtors swore in the 2018 officers and directors at the Realtors Installation Reception, held at the Dayton Art Institute on Jan. 11, 2018. The highlight of the event was the inauguration of Robert Morrison as president of the 2800-member association.
Morrison, a Realtor with Irongate, Inc., has been a Realtor at Dayton Realtors since 1999. In 2016 he served as Dayton Realtors treasurer and chairperson of the finance committee, and in 2017 he was elected president-elect and oversaw a number of committees and projects.
Other board officers installed include Jan Leverett, president-elect, and Sham Reddy, treasurer. Associated with Irongate Inc. Leverett has been a Realtor since 2006, and Reddy, associated with HER Realtors, has been a Realtor for almost 26 years.
Members elected or re-elected to the Board of Directors are Kelly McCormick, associated with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Professional Realty; Guy Roth, associated with Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Big Hill; Phil Sparks and Barbara Waddell, associated with Irongate, Inc.; Eric Brown, associated with EB Real Estate; Todd Cochran, associated with Colliers International, and Jeannie Wilkinson with M&M Title.
Realtors who are serving unexpired terms on the Board of Directors are Karen Huelsman and Linda Shurte, associated with Irongate, Inc.; Billie Duncan-Hart, Lisa Arzate and Kim Fox, associated with Coldwell Banker Heritage; Mark Kottman and Greg Blatt, associated with HER Realtors; and Brent Moore, associated with Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Big Hill. Karen O’Grady, associated with Coldwell Banker Heritage, will continue to serve on the board as immediate past-president.
■ Amit Singh was awarded the grant from the National Institute of Health and will use the fruit fly eye model to determine how genes regulate the process of transforming a single layer of cells into a three-dimensional organ.
Singh is the interim director of the Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton and under the grant, Singh’s lab in the TREND Center identified genes responsible for the three-dimensional patterning process along the dorso-ventral axis — one of three anatomical axes to which cells are assigned during early eye patterning.
His research successfully identified how the boundary between the eye and the head structure is formed. It also identified a transcription factor, which controls gene expression, that could play a role in where the eye is placed on the head.
His lab will also test the role of the transcription factor’s human equivalent, which is involved in cancer growth and metastasis.
“Understanding how this transcription factor works will not only have implications on birth defects of the eye, but it will also help us understand how it is involved in the growth of cancer,” Singh said. “These are two major things that might emerge from these studies.”
■ Brian A. Smith has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of New Carlisle Federal Savings Bank. Smith has been an employee of New Carlisle Federal since 2010 and has served as President and CEO since 2016.
Smith hold a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Urbana University where he was named Business Student of the Year in 2001 by the business department faculty. He is a 2013 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado.
Established in 1883, New Carlisle Federal is the oldest independent financial institution in Clark County having never been involved in any merger or acquisition. The bank has three locations with offices in New Carlisle, Springfield and Tipp City.