Business People: Dr. Sean Ercan-Fang named top medical officer for state veterans agency

ADMINISTRATION Sean Ercan-Fang The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs released the appointment of Dr Sean Ercan-Fang as chief diagnostic officer Ercan-Fang greater part in recent weeks practiced at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System serving as a staff physician in the Extended Care and Rehabilitation Department LEARNING Junior Achievement informed that two teams of teen entrepreneurs from Minnesota high schools will compete in Atlanta for the title of Junior Achievement Company of the Year against other student-run business Green Garden Bakery a maker of vegetable-based desserts was created by a group from various north Minneapolis high schools through the nonprofit Urban Strategies and EARTHA which creates fashion accessories from recycled glass beads was started by a association of female entrepreneurs from Mounds View High School The Goddard School a national early childhood coaching franchise released plans to open a campus at Valleyhigh Drive NW Rochester in September the franchise owner is Callie Voelz FINANCIAL SERVICES TopLine Financial Credit Union Maple Grove broadcasted the opening of a branch at Alvarado Lane North Maple Grove Holmes Murphy an Iowa-based insurance brokerage revealed the following shareholder additions in Minneapolis Abby Zipoy Annie Bushey Erin Velo Michael Roane Nathan Cassin and Nick Karls Merrill Lynch Wealth Management communicated that Minnetonka-based financial adviser Krystal Julius was named to Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State Barron s Top Financial Advisors and Financial Planning s Top Brokers Under lists ROBUSTNESS CARE Healthcare insurer UnitedHealth Group Eden Prairie has promoted Mike Cotton to lead the company s Medicaid insurance segment Bobby Hunter head of the Medicare insurance division will take on an expanded role as chief executive officer of leadership programs overseeing both Medicaid and Medicare In UnitedHealth s Optum unit Dhivya Suryadevara a former chief financial officer at General Motors becomes CEO of Optum Insight and Roger Connor who previously held that role is now CFO of the broader Optum division The changes were broadcasted by Bloomberg News MNsure the Minnesota state fitness insurance exchange informed the appointment of Yusra Arab to its board of directors and the reappointment of Dr Daniel Trajano to a second term Arab previously served as a protocol aide for the Minneapolis City Council Additionally the board elected David Fisher as chair and Trajano vice chair LAW Janet Dorr has been elected secretary treasurer of the Minnesota State Bar Association s Labor and Employment Section Dorr is a shareholder at Fredrikson Minneapolis which stated the balloting MEDIA Minnesota Constituents Radio St Paul broadcasted two additions to its board of trustees Sarah Karon board president of the Library Foundation for Sarasota County Fla and District Town Commissioner in Longboat Key Fla and Brian Harrison political scientist and author who greater part in recent weeks taught at the Hubert H Humphrey School of Masses Affairs at the University of Minnesota NONPROFITS Old School by Steeple People a thrift store stated that it will take over the former Huge Improv Theater Art Materials space at Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis with an expected opening date of July Project for Pride in Living a Minneapolis-based affordable-housing and employment services provider declared Pauleen Le has joined as the director of communications and marketing Le the bulk in recent weeks was a news anchor and reporter at WCCO-TV REAL ESTATE HomeServices of America a Minneapolis-based Berkshire Hathaway franchised real estate agency disclosed the appointment of Renee Gonzales as vice president-core services integrations a newly created role Gonzales will remain as CEO of Long Realty Tucson Ariz UTILITIES Xcel Strength Minneapolis stated the appointment of Ryan Long as executive vice president and chief legal and compliance officer succeeding Rob Berntsen Long will continue is his current role as president of Xcel Potency Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota Long previously served as interim general counsel in late and early Related Articles Ramsey County hires new human guidance chief Business People New Brighton Mayor Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas to lead regional BBB Business people Jenna Ray named to lead GiveMN Business People Dunn Brothers Coffee names Benjamin Anderson president Business People Suresh Krishna takes over as CEO at Proto Labs EMAIL ITEMS to businessnews pioneerpress com