Director Of Marketing

I'm confused about choosing a color to paint my kitchen. I've heard that green is the color of the year. And then I hear about gray being the new neutral. What are the best colors to paint the kitchen? A kitchen should be an inviting gathering space, so warmer or brighter tones are ideal, such as deep ivories, rich coppers, luscious reds, golden yellows and yellow-greens. Be sure to take countertops, appliances and floors into consideration when selecting your color. You'll want something that complements these accents and flows naturally into the surrounding rooms of your home.

Michael Harrison, general director of the Baltimore Opera Company for the past 20 years, has relinquished administrative duties and assumed the title of artistic director. The change was made "in order to allow him to devote more time to his son, who is critically ill," according a statement released yesterday by the company. Deborah Goetz, senior director of marketing and communications, said Harrison's job change was voluntary. James Handakas has been named acting general director and will be responsible for the administrative and fiscal side of the organization.

Anne Arundel Community College has named Frances M. Turcott director of public relations and marketing.Turcott, who has held the same position at Harford Community College for five years and before that held it at Catonsville Community College for two years, will be responsible for planning, developing and coordinating college public relations and marketing programs.She also will co-chair the enrollment development committee with the dean for enrollment services.Turcott earned a bachelor's degree in foreign language education and a master's in educational psychology/guidance and counseling at the University of Tennessee.

Education * The College of Notre Dame of Maryland appointed Marc A. Siedband as director of facilities management for the North Baltimore Catholic women's college. He is a former commanding officer of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division. Most recently, he served as a contractor for operations management for several Department of Defense facilities. * Investors United School of Real Estate appointed Alexis Malatino as director of marketing. Health care * HealthExtras Inc. named Darren Sivertsen executive vice president of the Rockville-based pharmacy benefit management company.

William Braun has been appointed director of marketing and sales for Manchester Manor, an independent-living retirement community. A Navy veteran, he followed a career in banking and finance. He developed and implemented solutions for customer service and bank operations. Manchester Manor is owned by Bob and Carolyn Scott. Braun can be reached at 410- 239-1154.

Auto racing CART: Fined Paul Tracy $50,000, stripped him of three championship points and placed him on probation for final two events of the year for unsafe driving and other violations during Sunday's race. Baseball Brewers: Purchased contract of IF Marcos Scutaro from Triple-A Indianapolis. Mets: Announced P C.J. Nitkowski and P Donne Wall filed for free agency. Bowie Baysox: Named Andy Frankel director of communications and Brad Sims director of ticket operations. Promoted assistant director of marketing Phil Wrye to director of marketing.

Baseball Giants: Recalled P Ryan Jensen from Triple-A Fresno. Optioned P Chad Zerbeto to Fresno. Mariners: Purchased contract of C Pat Borders from Triple-A Durham. Basketball Hornets: Signed C Lorenzo Coleman. College Cincinnati: Announced that G Keesha Allen will transfer to Case Western Reserve. Pennsylvania: Named Matt Hogan lacrosse coach. Towson: Named Dan Flynn director of marketing and promotion. Hockey Flyers: Signed D Kim Johnsson to a three-year contract. Thrashers: Signed C Simon Gamache.

Keith Phillips was recently been named vice president of marketing and manufacturing for UNC Inc., an Annapolis-based aviation firm.The former director of marketing for the H&H Parts Division of Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp., Phillips has had a number of manufacturing andmarketing positions across the country.In his new position, he will join UNC's corporate development department to direct marketing and business development for several manufacturing divisions.

New Positions Merritt appoints Hood as marketing director Merritt Athletic Clubs appointed Donyel Hood as director of marketing for the Baltimore-based chain of physical fitness centers. She is responsible for developing corporate marketing efforts for the firm's 10 locations. The Towson University graduate lives in Baltimore and formerly was director of marketing and public relations for Community Health Charities. Manugistics Group names West a vice president Manugistics Group Inc. named Janie West vice president of mid-markets for the provider of supply chain management solutions.

Clyde Stoll Gischel, a Baltimore native who was retired director of marketing for toolmaker Stanley Works in New Britain, Conn., died of cancer Sunday at a hospice in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 89. Born in Baltimore and raised in the city's Brooklyn neighborhood, he was a 1930 graduate of Polytechnic Institute and earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh in 1935. He had held executive positions with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and Westinghouse Electric Co. before joining Stanley Works.

The Maryland Bankers Association will host "First Friday," an economic outlook forum, featuring journalist and business forecaster Knight Kiplinger, who will address Maryland's business community. The forum will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 4 at the Westin BWI, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum. Registration is $99 and includes a special session and lunch. Information: 443-837-1608. Business women hold meeting The Maryland Capital Chapter of American Business Women's Association will hold its monthly membership meeting from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Sheraton Barcel?

It would be an understatement to say that Annapolis resident Phil Wrye's job with the minor-league Bowie Baysox involves doing a variety of tasks. Wrye is the director of marketing for the Baysox, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and he's done a laundry list of tasks since joining the team in 1999. The Massachusetts native's job involves getting people to Prince George's Stadium to see the Baysox play, and Wrye will stop at nothing to do that. The 31-year-old has often helped pull the tarp during rain delays or threats of bad weather, and he has served as the on-field voice for Bowie's in-game promotions.

Whoopee cushions, snow angels, carousels and canines. It sounds like a recipe for a carnival but all these things and more are waiting inside the walls of Maryland's five minor league ballparks, which strive to make baseball an experience rather than just a game. "The allure to our fans is that it's not just baseball anymore," says C.J. Johnson, senior director of marketing for the Hagerstown Suns, a New York Mets affiliate. "It's family entertainment that is fun, enjoyable and affordable."

Adair Sutton, former director of marketing for Harborplace and the Gallery, died of cancer Nov. 1 at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. The Butler resident was 52. Born Anne Adair Fogarty in Baltimore and raised in Butler, she was a graduate of the old Hannah More Academy and in 1975 earned her bachelor's degree in communications from what is now Towson University. "She was masterful in her coordination of people and ideas," said Cathy Case, former director of retail marketing for the old Rouse Co. "She was a wonderful ambassador and so proud of Baltimore.

New Positions Merritt appoints Hood as marketing director Merritt Athletic Clubs appointed Donyel Hood as director of marketing for the Baltimore-based chain of physical fitness centers. She is responsible for developing corporate marketing efforts for the firm's 10 locations. The Towson University graduate lives in Baltimore and formerly was director of marketing and public relations for Community Health Charities. Manugistics Group names West a vice president Manugistics Group Inc. named Janie West vice president of mid-markets for the provider of supply chain management solutions.

He is, in the words of an expert, one of only 10 marketable players in the NBA. He was the cover boy for Sports Illustrated's year-in-review issue in 2003, his smiling face peering over the words "So Young, So Good..." He has signed big-dollar deals with Nike and EA Sports and Hallmark and Radio Shack and Got Milk, with the promise of more to come. But considering incidents that have cast him in a negative light since last summer, including his appearance on a homemade DVD in which alleged drug dealers speak of doing harm to people who cooperate with police, has Baltimore's Carmelo Anthony sullied his image?

New positions* Black & Decker Corp. named Joseph Galli, formerly of U.S. Power Tools, president of its North American Power Tools group, based in Towson.* Sowers Printing Co. announced that David L. Horst has been elected president and chief operating officer for the Lebanon, Pa.-based company.* Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland announced that Debbie Holloway has been elected to the Baltimore Regional Burn Center Foundation board of directors.* Health Design Group has announced that Greg Walton joined the Baltimore-based corporate and health care design specialists as an associate.

With the wintry weather of the past few weeks, the Historic Annapolis Foundation's annual Cabin Fever Social was right on time. More than 100 of the group's members got out of the house and into the Eastport Yacht Club for an evening of meeting, greeting and networking.With more than 500 volunteers working for this preservation-minded group in the state capital, it can be hard for folks to get to know one another. The social gave them a chance. Among those attending were Sabrina Linton, University of Maryland; Cris Sabo, International Industries; Chris Langone, Arinc; Dave Schmiel, PDI Division of Bird-Johnson; and Lynn Manwaring, HAF's associate director of marketing.

The new leader of Baltimore's convention bureau plans to mix a little romance with culture and the proven appeal of the Inner Harbor to convince more people to come to Baltimore next year and to stay longer. Leslie R. Doggett, president and chief executive of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, offered an array of strategies yesterday to try to achieve those goals as part of the association's 2004 sales and marketing plan. They include opening a sales office in Washington, selling Baltimore as a "romantic city" this winter, expanding electronic marketing and targeting meeting planners who have historically visited Baltimore during the slow months with a direct-mail campaign.

Man found fatally shot on apartment steps A West Baltimore man was found fatally shot early yesterday in the 2100 block of Garrison Blvd., police said. Carl Joseph Allen Jr., 23, who lived in the 1200 block of Edmondson Ave., was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 a.m. when medics arrived, police said. Allen was discovered on the rear steps of an apartment complex, according to investigators. Police said they have no suspects, and they did not know why Allen was near the apartment complex.