KIMBERLY THOMAS
Postlethwaite & Netterville
BLAIR CARUSO
Postlethwaite & Netterville
BRENNAN MILLET
Postlethwaite & Netterville
RACHEL SCOTT
Postlethwaite & Netterville
THOMAS WEAVER
Postlethwaite & Netterville
JAKE SIMS
LSU Sports Properties
CYNDI KNOX
Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center
CHRIS SITTIG
Sparkhound Inc.
ACCOUNTING
Postlethwaite & Netterville has announced a number of management-level promotions. Doug Doescher, Katie Douglas, Amanda Gagneaux and Megan Gibbens have been promoted to senior auditor; Jordyn Farizo, John Messina, Luke Morris and Kimberly Thomas have been promoted to senior accountant; and Blair Caruso, Brennan Millet, Rachel Scott and Thomas Weaver have been promoted to audit manager.
COMMUNICATIONS
Jake Sims has been hired as account executive by LSU Sports Properties, a division of OUTFRONT Media Sports Inc. Sims previously worked for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, where he served as inside sales consultant. Prior to that, Sims worked for Sun Belt Conference Properties, the New Orleans Hornets and the Washington Nationals.
HEALTH CARE
Cyndi Knox has been named director of clinical research at Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center. She will set the overall direction and development of the Cancer Center’s clinical research program. This includes the design, planning and implementation of a portfolio of clinical research projects to help cancer patients and physicians more easily and effectively access leading-edge clinical trials. Additionally, Knox will take a leadership role in the Gulf South-Minority Based National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program, an initiative to help provide more Gulf South residents with advanced cancer treatments. Knox, who has been with the Cancer Center since 2008, previously served in the roles of interim director, team lead supervisor and research nurse in the clinical research department.
HOSPITALITY
Joshua Robin has been named the new executive chef for Unique Cuisine’s onsite and offsite catering services. Robin brings years of experience to the company, having previously worked at Galatoire’s Bistro in Baton Rouge and Café Des Amies in Breaux Bridge. He also brings extensive training and kitchen management experience. While working for Copeland’s of New Orleans, Robin was responsible for opening restaurants in Louisiana, Houston, Orlando, Annapolis, Las Vegas and Chicago. Robin has been featured in The New York Times’ “Best of Acadiana,” on the cover of Chili Pepper and in Louisiana Cooking. He has also been crowned winner of the Acadiana Culinary Classic in Lafayette.
TECHNOLOGY
Chris Sittig has joined Sparkhound Inc. as vice president of managed services. In his new position, Sittig will lead Sparkhound’s national managed services division, which provides standardized IT services for customers’ infrastructure and applications around the country. Before joining Sparkhound, Sittig ran large IT operation centers for companies such as Amedisys Home Health & Hospice, where he was vice president of IT infrastructure, and The Shaw Group (now CB&I) as director of IT infrastructure. Sittig’s technical experience includes setting up a worldwide communications network in Iraq, China, Europe and Canada, as well as leading and running two global help desks for an offshore engineering and IT data center in India. Most recently, Sittig served as CISCO’s systems engineer for the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
