PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Jeff Love, chairman of Locke Lord’s Houston office, has been named a senior partner of the firm. Michael T. Murphy has been appointed administrative partner of the Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates. Murphy concentrates his practice on energy and complex commercial disputes. Katie Tullis has been named executive director of Beck Redden, overseeing the firm's operations and management. human resources Houston Endowment has appointed Ann Barnes and Arshad Matin to its board of directors, effective April 1. Barnes is chief medical officer at Legacy Community Health. Matin is president and CEO of Paradigm, a software provider in upstream oil and gas. Cadence Bancorporation announced that Mary Salazar has joined Cadence operating joined Mike iOFFICE Insurance Petrusky officer. as as director has chief of marketing. events and growth Commercial litigator Jon C. Rice has joined Mayer Brown’s litigation and dispute resolution practice as a partner in Houston. David Vassar has been named director of professional development programs at Rice University’s Glasscock Continuing School Studies. for Jessie D. Herrera Jr. ,a partner with the Houston intellectual property boutique law firm Patterson + Sheridan, has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Doris Ann ProvencioHopper has been named director of fun at Grand Central Park community in Conroe. Ronald McDonald House Houston has hired Marc Morris as communications coordinator, Diana Lewis as stewardship manager, and Dipti Padgilwar as family activities coordinator for volunteer services, and has named Gordon Dillahunty as stewardship coordinator. The Chronicle lists appointments to executive-level positions in Houston. Send announcements to katherine.feser@chron.com