Kipland Howard has been appointed president and...

Kipland Howard has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Torrey Enterprises Inc., San Diego. He joined the firm five years ago when the company purchased Howard Oxley Associates where Howard was a member of the design team.

Robbin Tess Riley has been promoted to marketing manager at Ponderosa Homes and will be implementing the merchandising strategies and new product development for all of Ponderosa’s ongoing projects.

Larry D. Romito has been promoted to president of Coldwell Banker New Homes Sales & Marketing, Newport Beach. He has served as vice president/administration and operations.

Gary J. Pitts has been named president of the Pacific division of Ticor Title Insurance Co. and Ticor Title Insurance Co. of California. J. Earle Norris has been named vice president and senior claims counsel for Ticor Title Insurance Co., Los Angeles.

Kathleen A. Scott is serving as first vice president/communications for Angeles Corp., Los Angeles, and its subsidiaries.

Tim Jagemann, technical director in charge of construction for Southwest Estate Group Inc., San Diego, has been promoted to executive vice president in charge of the San Diego operations. Gloria Barrett was promoted to executive vice president in charge of Phoenix operations.

Covert S. Corey has been promoted to vice president for marketing and franchise development at CompuFund Inc., Santa Ana.

Kenneth B. Bley, a partner in the real estate firm of Cox, Castle & Nicholson, was named to the Joint City/Industry Working Group, Los Angeles, by Los Angeles City Councilman Howard Finn.

Lynn Riddle has been named vice president of sales for Davidson Communities, San Diego.

Russell P. Johnson, a nine-year veteran in commercial/industrial real estate, has been appointed vice president/sales manager for the Anaheim office of Grubb & Ellis Commercial Brokerage Services.

Architect Jay Holland has joined SyArt Concrete Construction Inc., Gardena, to administer the in-house computer-aided design systems department.

Mark Gerson has been promoted from vice president of operations of Universal Reproductions Inc., Culver City, to chief operating officer and chief financial officer. William Hernandez, sales and marketing manager, has been promoted to vice president and general manger and will serve on the board of directors.

Sally J. Schmidt has been promoted to marketing manager for Fuscoe Williams Lindgren & Short, Civil Engineers, Santa Ana.

John T. Gordy has been appointed chief operating officer at Interior Resources, Santa Ana. His most recent position was as president of the Labware Division at Becton Dickinson & Co.

Richard P. Mich has joined Design Tec, Costa Mesa, as president of the firm’s newly formed hospitality and commercial division.

Mark Lescault has been promoted to associate, in charge of quality control and production at McMahon/Jones/Ray, a Santa Ana architectural firm.

Paul F. Beavers has been appointed president of Commonwealth Western Mortgage Corp. and will direct operations in California and other western states.

Ken Brinkman, formerly with Cushman & Wakefield, has been named a senior leasing agent at IDM Properties Corp., Long Beach.

Frederick J. Gaylord, president and chief administrative officer for McClellan Cruz Gaylord & Associates, Pasadena and Newport Beach, has been elected to the board of directors of the Orange County chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Steven D. Caudill has been named vice president and general manager of Schneider Commercial Real Estate’s Orange office; he had been general manager of the firm’s San Bernardino office.

Bruce Cathcart has been named vice president/sales and marketing for Desert Horizons Realty, Indian Wells.

Richard J. Loughlin, president and chief executive officer of Century 21 Real Estate Corp., has been elected a member of the board of directors of the National Easter Seal Society.

John S. Riley has been named project director for the Rancho Palo Verde development by Gibraltar Community Builders, Santa Monica, a division of Gibraltar Savings.

Robert L. Woodings is serving as project engineer and manager for the Irvine-based Woolsey Engineering Inc.

Bill Schuffert was promoted from manager of special projects to vice president/special projects for Chicago Title Co., San Diego.

Karen Herkimer is responsible for media research and planning as the new media director for Hubbert Advertising; Michele Capazzi has been appointed director of public relations.

Carol Allard has been promoted to media director at B. J. Stewart Advertising and Public Relations, Newport Beach.

Margaret Hagen is a new vice president of the Newport Beach-based Michael Nevins Communications Inc. She was a news announcer at KFWB radio.

Gladys Altshuler is serving as vice president of marketing and communications for Reback Design Associates Inc., Los Angeles.

C. Alan Arthur has been named assistant controller for the Fieldstone Co., Newport Beach.

Douglas J. Zieman is project superintendent at Koll Construction Co., San Diego, in charge of overseeing construction at Miramar Point East.

R. Darryl Garland is serving as vice president of Los Angeles-based Wexco International Corp., Century City, and is in charge of recruiting and placing executive management.

Andrew Suzuki has been named director of design for Aram Bassenian & Associates Inc.

Johnnie N. McClure/Sacks has been promoted to vice president at Maguire Thomas Partners, Los Angeles. She joined the firm as a controller in 1979.