Slater Builders Inc. has appointed Bill...

Slater Builders Inc. has appointed Bill Dunlap as its president

and partner. Dunlap, formerly a vice president at the Irvine Co., has

an array of experience in construction management. The 54-year-old is

a resident of Newport Beach. Slater Builders, in Costa Mesa, focuses

on commercial and industrial construction ... Marine Corps Lance Cpl.

Nicholas B. Zeramby, son of Sherry A. Zeramby, of Costa Mesa, and

Scott A. Zeramby, of Albion, recently made a port visit to Jebel Ali,

United Arab Emirates while assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary

Unit. Zeramby joined the Marine Corps in June 2001 ... Civilian Ryan

J. White, son of Mary Y. Helnemann, of Newport Beach, and Bruce W.

White of Porterville, Calif., recently participated in the U.S. Naval

Academy’s week-long summer seminar program in Annapolis, Md. ... Navy

Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew J. Emerson, son of Tracey D. Emerson

of Costa Mesa, recently graduated from the Navy’s Nuclear Power

School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Goose Creek, S.C. ...

Civilian Katrina A. Redelsheimer, daughter of Sigmund and Lori

Redelsheimer, of Newport Beach, recently participated in the U.S.

Naval Academy’s week-long seminar in Annapolis, Md. ... Navy Petty

Officer 3rd Class Jason A. Ready, son of Debbie A. Ready of Costa

Mesa, recently visited the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka while assigned

to the guided missile destroyer USS O’Kane. Ready is a 1996 graduate

of Edison High School in Huntington Beach ... Civilian Dane C. Robie,

son of Paige and Edgar Robie of Newport Beach, recently participated

in the U.S. Naval Academy’s weeklong summer seminar program in

Annapolis, Md. ... Civilian Vivian P. Liu, daughter of Diane Tang-Liu

and Jason Liu of Newport Beach, recently participated in the U.S.

Naval Academy’s weeklong summer seminar program in Annapolis, Md. ...

Lacy Valentine Bryant, 16, of Newport Beach, is spending two weeks as

a Landmark Volunteer at the Snug Harbor cultural center participating

in on-going restoration projects. The group will be housed at the

Governor’s Mansion in Snug Harbor ... Chasen Marshall, of Costa Mesa,

was named to the Provost List for the spring semester at Chapman

University in Orange. Marshall had earned a grade-point average of at

least a 3.6 to achieve the award ... Kimberly Chavalas Cripe, of

Newport Beach, was elected the new chairwoman for the Children and

Families Commission of Orange County. Cripe has been a member since

1999 ... Whitney Jennifer McDonnell, of Newport Beach, recently

graduated from the USC’s College of Letters, Arts and Sciences with a

degree in International Relations/Communications ... Seth F.

Richardson, of Newport Beach and son of Brian and Barbara Richardson,

graduated from Dartmouth College. Richardson majored in Economics ...

Sarah Yenny, a design student from Orange Coast College and resident

of Costa Mesa, who has worked as an intern at Deanna Robinson

Interiors in Costa Mesa, has been hired as a Junior Project Designer.