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Drew Fredrick has been named vice president of construction for Duke Realty Corp.'s Raleigh, N.C., office. Fredrick will oversee Duke Construction's efforts throughout the region. He joined Duke in 2003 as a project manager. His previous experience includes heading various office, industrial, retail, institutional and ecumenical projects.

The company also promoted Todd Johnson to preconstruction director in its Atlanta office, where he will be responsible for leading the preconstruction and development services departments. Johnson joined Duke in 1998 and first worked in the company's Cincinnati office as a construction superintendent.

Michelle "Shelly" Reed was promoted to project manager for Hardin Construction Co. in Tampa. Reed joined Hardin in 1994 as a project accountant and most recently worked as assistant project manager.

Also, Raenu Tantiviwat has been promoted to senior staff accountant for Hardin's Atlanta office. Tantiviwat has been with Hardin since April 2000.

Rebecca Ward has joined Atlanta-based Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates as managing principal of the architecture firm's interiors group. Ward has over 25 years experience in corporate interior design, asset and project management. Prior to joining TVS, she spent 13 years with AT&T's corporate real estate department. Most recently, Ward was a principal with Interior Architects' Atlanta office.

Nathan Hedges was recently hired by Holder Properties of Atlanta as manager, development. In this position, Hedges is responsible for overseeing the development process of various Holder Properties' projects.

Prior to joining Holder, he worked at Skanska USA and Hardin Construction for seven years.

Dan B. Wilson has been hired by The Haskell Co. of Jacksonville, Fla., as director for its development services division. Wilson will coordinate and facilitate activities that assist with pre-development, design, construction and post-construction management.

Wilson previously worked for the state treasurer in Raleigh, N.C., as an investment analyst responsible for venture capital and real estate investments for the state's public pension fund.

Arlene Loper and Christina Coddington were recently hired as designers within the interior-design department at Farmer Baker Barrios Architects, an Orlando-based commercial architecture firm.

Michael Luckett has been named project manager at MACTEC Engineering & Consulting of Kennesaw, Ga. In this role, he will manage projects for Ingersoll Rand, Northrop Grumman, ChemCentral and the City of Carrollton, Ga. He is also responsible for developing new business with industrial clients.

Luckett has more than 30 years of experience as a professional hydrogeologist.

Laverne G. Fernander has been hired as project manager for the educational facilities division of Catalfumo Construction and Development, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Fernander is a veteran of numerous school, municipal and public works projects, and has nearly two decades in the construction industry. She also has held academic positions in business management and developed construction-related courses for the FAMU/FDOT Construction Management Development and Guarantee Bond Program.

Scott Bryan has been promoted to project manager at J. Raymond Construction Corp. of Longwood, Fla. Bryan joined J. Raymond Construction in 2001 and most recently served as an assistant project manager.

Jacqueline Dasta has been hired by Garcia Brenner Stromberg of Boca Raton, Fla., as director of marketing. Dasta will be responsible for overseeing the firm's marketing efforts, including communications, advertising, public relations and business development.

Winston W. "Bud" Gardner, COO of TLC Engineering for Architecture, Orlando, has been elected chairman of the Florida Space Research Institute. The group promotes collaboration among academic institutions, industry and federal agencies to support statewide aerospace-related education, training, research and technology development.

Cheryl Harris of Construction Resources Group Inc. in St. Petersburg has been selected to manage The Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association. Florida RACCA was established in 2001 as a statewide association and has local chapters in Fort Myers, Sarasota, Jacksonville and Tampa.