Lynchburg Business

August 2010 Movers & Shakers

Issue: August 2010 by Lynchburg Business in Movers and Shakers

AWARDED

Ryan George, president of Biplane Productions in Lynchburg, won 12 awards in the 2010 USA Today/NAA Marketing Competition, including one for Lynchburg-based Counts Realty & Auction Group. Biplane Productions is a national niche advertising agency and marketing consulting firm with auction event promotion and related campaigns in 40 states created from its Lynchburg office.

APPOINTED

Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children’s Museum, has appointed T.A. (Tim) Groover, P.E., President and COO of Wiley|Wilson, and Joseph A. Zwetolitz, Sr. VP Reactors and Services at AREVA Inc, to its Board of Directors.

Amazement Square’s 28-member board is responsible for the strategic direction and long-range planning of the museum. Amazement Square is dedicated to motivating children and adults of all backgrounds and abilities towards greater creativity and understanding of themselves and the world through hands-on learning. The Museum’s exhibits and educational programs encourage all participants to explore the arts and humanities, culture, science, technology and their interdisciplinary relationships. For more information, visit www.amazementsquare.org.

NEW HIRES

Wendy T. Knott has joined Century 21 All-Service as Sales Manager/Trainer. Knott will serve as Supervising Broker, overseeing the operations and training for associates located in their Appomattox, Lynchburg and Bedford offices, along with their newest office in Forest, due to open this month. With over 8 years of experience in the real estate industry, Knott formerly served as Branch Manager for Long & Foster Realtors and was an instructor at their Regional Training Center. Currently, she serves as treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Lynchburg Association of Realtors and is an active volunteer with the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce.

Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation announces the appointment of Robert J. Day as the 5th Executive Director since opening almost 50 years ago. Mr. Day has a Masters of Social work and a Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He comes from Goshen, Indiana, where he worked in the Office of Advancement at Goshen College.

Additionally, Heather Bennett has been hired to be the Volunteer Coordinator, and alumnus Henry Carter has been hired to be the Alumni and Community Relations Coordinator. The two new positions are exciting first editions in a comprehensive growth plan that Day has begun to implement. These two new positions will allow Patrick Henry to build and cultivate an ever-growing volunteer base, as well as alumni and community involvement. For more information about Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation, visit www.patrickhenry.org.