Comprehensive Behavioral Care Names VP
Dr. Tracey E. Smithey has been selected vice president and medical director of Comprehensive Behavioral Care Inc., a managed care subsidiary of Comprehensive Care Corp. in Newport Beach. She previously served as a medical reviewer and consultant for American Mental Health and MCC Behavioral Care.
Trudy Tappan has been named director of quality management. In addition to several academic appointments, she has been a clinical director for a managed behavioral health-care company and chairwoman of the quality management committee.
* Paul J. Bednarski has joined Palley-Needelman Asset Management Inc., a Newport Beach investment advisory firm, as client liaison in charge of business development. He was previously vice president of sales and marketing for Ress Financial Corp.
* Karen Randall has been named managing partner of Katten Muchin Zavis & Weitzman, the Los Angeles office of Katten Muchin & Zavis, following the departure of Howard Weitzman for MCA Inc.
Randall, 42, and Weitzman had co-managed the 60-lawyer office of the national law firm, which also has offices in Chicago, New York, Washington and Irvine.
Randall continues to serve as a member of the firm’s executive committee and board of directors.
* First Interstate Bank has named Frederick E. Sanford its San Gabriel Valley district manager. He will oversee the 24-branch district, which includes the Los Angeles Main and First Interstate World Center offices in Downtown Los Angeles. Sanford had been a vice president with the bank in San Diego.
