Kelly Frey joined Madeline Zuckerman Public...

Kelly Frey joined Madeline Zuckerman Public Relations and

Marketing Inc. in Newport Beach as the new junior account executive.

A graduate of Pepperdine University, Frey will provide public

relations and marketing support to the agency’s client roster ...

Jorge Rivero joined CDS Construction as director of construction for

commercial properties. Bringing more than 13 years of commercial

construction expertise, he will be in charge of projects, weekly

reports, scheduling, risk management and bidding. CDS Construction

has offices in Newport Beach, San Diego and La Quinta ... Beverly

Newton was appointed vice president of people for John Laing Homes,

headquartered in Newport Beach. With more than 21 years of

experience, she will oversee professional development courses,

strategic coaching sessions and team- building events for all

employees ... Human Options, a nonprofit serving Orange County

victims of domestic violence, has named Michael Stockwell of Corona

del Mar a member of its board of directors. Stockwell has almost 20

years of employee benefits experience and earned a master’s degree in

business administration from UC Irvine ... James A Shepherdson of

Newport Beach was appointed president of retirement services and a

corporate senior vice president of John Hancock Financial Services

Inc. He will be responsible for sales and marketing of Hancock

annuities and life insurance products ... Terrance J. Blanchard, a

registered representative with Morgan Stanley/The Blancherd Group in

Newport Beach, has earned membership in the 2003 leadership council

for the Hartford Life company, PLANCO ... Amy V. Nanney of Costa Mesa

was on Willamette University’s college honor’s list for the spring

2003 semester ... Matthew Stiles McDonald of Newport Beach was one of

100 students awarded the doctor of medicine degree from the

Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine during a May

commencement ceremony ... Frederick J. Stemmler of the Newport

Beach-based Hopkins Real Estate Group has been appointed to the

position of alliance co-chair for the International Council of

Shopping Centers’ Western Division for the 2003-04 term ... John

Berkhausen of Corona del Mar, Kelsey Long of Newport Beach and

Michelle McMahon earned bachelor’s degrees from Boston College during

a commencement ceremony held in May.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please

direct noteworthy information to Coral Wilson by fax at (949)

646-4170, or send e-mail to [email protected].