PELLICANO
Tony Pellicano was elected president of the Georgia branch of the Associated General Contractors of America. Pellicano is president of Pellicano Construction, a construction manager in Albany, Ga.

Other officers elected included: Ken Swofford of Swofford Construction, vice president; Dave Cyr, Parrish Construction Group, secretary; and Randall Redding, R.K. Redding Construction, treasurer.

Zach Beller has joined Willis A. Smith Construction, Sarasota, Fla., as a project engineer. The company hired Brad Ellender as an assistant project manager and Tyler Kelly as an assistant superintendent.

WOLFE
CANNONE
Lindy WolfeGiovanni Jordan

Dennis Jones was promoted to the position of Central Florida business development and estimating manager at Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Altamonte Springs, Fla. He is a 23-year veteran of Tri-City. The company also promoted Bruce Haefner to commercial senior estimator. Haefner joined Tri-City in 1998 and has more than 19 years of commercial contracting experience.

Richard Cannone has joined the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office of consulting firm Calvin, Giordano & Associates as planning administrator. Cannone was formerly the city manager of Clairton, Pa., and has worked with the Florida cities of Hallandale Beach, Coral Gables and Largo.

Paul Inglese was promoted to the role of sales and business development for Metromont Corp., a precast/prestressed concrete company, in Bartow, Fla. Metromont also promoted 20-year company veteran Tony Smith to the position of director of estimating in its Charlotte, N.C., office.

Also in Charlotte, Debbi Chez was hired to oversee sales and business development.

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WARHAFT
Kevin Warf

Jess Burns has joined Choate Construction Co. in Atlanta as a senior preconstruction manager. Burns has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Previous positions he has held include director of preconstruction and vice president/chief estimator.

Dean Warhaft has been hired as a development officer for Florida East Coast Realty, Miami, where he will manage such projects as the Mikado Sonesta Hotel & Residences. Warhaft previously founded Accurate Construction Survey Corp.

John Whitfield was promoted to the position of vice president of field operations at Primary Integration Solutions, the Charlotte, N.C.-based commissioning business of Primary Integration.

Juli Edwards was named director of business development for architecture/engineering firm PGAL, Boca Raton, Fla. She previously served as marketing services manager for URS Corp.

has joined Inwood Consulting Engineers, Oviedo, Fla., as a project engineer for the firm's drainage group, where she will design stormwater-management systems. In addition, was named an engineering intern for the roadway/transportation group. was appointed president of Nations Roof of the Carolinas in Charlotte, N.C. A 20-year veteran of the construction industry, Warf most recently served as vice president and branch manager for Baker Roofing Co. in Charlotte.