People in Business for June 21, 2009

• Advocate business staff
• Published: Jun 21, 2009

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Naomi Nelson has been named chief operating officer for Vascular Specialty Associates. She was system director of medical staff administration at Ochsner Clinic Foundation. 

Monique Bradberry has been named human resources generalist, responsible for administrative and benefit functions  in MidSouth Bank’s Human Resources Department. She was with Emerson Heating Products, a division of Emerson Electric, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.   

Michael L. Matherne has been named president of Champion Real Estate Services in Lafayette. He was director of leasing and marketing. 

John J. Heid has been named project manager at GSA Consulting Engineers. He was project manager at Ferris Engineering and Land Surveying. 

Cynthia Thompson, of Mandeville, has been elected president of the Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional Women. She is a certified special-needs adviser with Merrill Lynch. 

Jim Driesse has been appointed vice president of sales for IBM in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. He will continue to serve as IBM’s senior state executive for Louisiana, based in Baton Rouge. 

Manners of the Heart has named to its board of directors Kevin Hambrice, director of marketing at K-TEK; Sam Denton, digital product specialist at Gulf Coast Office Products; and James Riley, commercial broker at NAI Latter and Blum. 

Laura D. Johnston, planning program manager in Baton Rouge for consulting firm Dewberry, has been named an associate. Her work for the Fairfax, Va.-based firm includes managing post-disaster and hazard-mitigation planning for the Gulf Coast region.

Deadline for People in Business is 5 p.m. Monday.  Items can be mailed or delivered to the Advocate business editor, 7290 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, La. 70810; faxed to (225) 388-0371; or e-mailed to blamb@theadvocate.com. Promotions and hirings must be supervisory positions and information must include the person’s most recent position or job. No sales positions or awards accepted. E-mail photo attachments should be JPG. minimum 300K; 170 dpi; and size 3 by 5.