People in the News

Kenneth Bean has been appointed associate conductor of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Bean, an instructor and conductor, is a trumpeter and member of Philadelphia Chamber Brass.

New Jersey American Water, Voorhees, has appointed Shawn Bunting vice president and deputy general counsel for American Water and vice president, divisional general counsel, and secretary for the company's Northeast Division. He had been divisional general counsel for American Water's Mid-Atlantic Division.

The Philadelphia labor, employment, and workers' compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson has hired Lauren Frankel, Danielle Newsome, and Alidz Oshagan as associates. Frankel had been an associate with Spear Wilderman P.C. and prior to that worked extensively with the Service Employees International Union. Newsome served as a certified legal intern for the Sheller Center for Social Justice, Temple Law School Clinic, Philadelphia. Oshagan had been an associate with Legghio & Israel P.C.

Spectra by Comcast Spectacor, Philadelphia, has promoted Kim Damron to chief operating officer of the Ticketing & Fan Engagement Division (formerly Paciolan). She had been of senior vice president of operations and oversaw strategic client programs and operations within the business.

Michael J. Kerr has been hired as senior investment adviser in southern and coastal New Jersey for TD Wealth Private Client Group, Haddon Township. He had been a senior investment strategist at Wells Fargo Private Bank in Summit.

Anthony B. Adelu has been promoted to assistant vice president, store manager of a Philadelphia branch for TD Bank, from sales and service manager.

Progressive Housing Ventures, a Malvern-based residential developer and home builder that creates new housing communities in older suburbs of Philadelphia that are within walking distance of train stations and town centers, has hired Jessica Newhouse as project manager. She had been asset manager with Resource Real Estate.

Former Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Brian M. Duke has been named system director of senior services at Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr.

DAS architects, Philadelphia, has hired Louis Chang as senior associate, architect/designer. Chang had been senior project designer at Jacobs.

Avison Young, a Toronto-based commercial real estate services firm, has hired Tyler Skroski as marketing coordinator in its West Conshohocken office. Skroski completed a digital media internship with the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2014 NFL season, working in the team's content and creative department.

J.G. Wentworth Co., a Radnor consumer financial services company, has hired Scott Stevens as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He had been treasurer and chief risk officer for Western Union Co.

MeetMe Inc., a New Hope social network, has promoted Jonah Harris to chief technology officer, from vice president of architecture. Sandeep Chand has been hired as senior vice president of engineering. Chand had been vice president of engineering at AWeber Systems Inc.

Rubenstein Partners L.P., an integrated Philadelphia real estate investment manager, has hired Mike Daugard as vice president of its Washington office. He had been director of acquisitions and portfolio management at Washington Real Estate Investment Trust.

Comcast Corp., Philadelphia, has promoted Lynn Charytan to executive vice president and general counsel of Comcast Cable, from senior vice president of legal regulatory affairs and senior deputy general counsel.

AVAX Technologies Inc., a Philadelphia clinical-development company and producer of autologous cancer immunotherapy vaccines, has hired Adele Sommerfeld as CEO.

- Mike Zebe