Kenneth Holmes has been named president of North Branch Construction Inc. of Henniker. Holmes joined North Branch in 1989 as a project manager and has been general manager of the company since 1996. Robert Smith, who recently celebrated his 30th anniversary with the company, will continue to serve as chief executive officer.

Ed Settino of Greenland was recently named top broker associate for the fourth quarter of 2005 by New Hampshire Business Sales Inc. He has more than 30 years of experience in property management businesses.

Allison Rees of Contoocook recently received accreditation as a New Hampshire licensed professional engineer. She works for Provan and Lorber Inc. She has been a project engineer with the firm since 2000.

Margaret Kerouac of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton was recently recognized with the first annual Jack B. Middleton Pro Bono Legal Services Award for her commitment to serving New Hampshire's poor and underprivileged residents.

Debby Hoffman of Positive Results Seminars has teamed up with WKXL 1450 Radio to host a new program, Community Business Connections. The program is heard live every Monday from 11 a.m. to noon and features interviews with community business leaders on topic such as marketing ideas, business advice and networking opportunities.

John Duval of the Concord Police Department was recently promoted to major. He was most recently assigned to the Career Development Unit, where he oversaw the recruitment, hiring and training of all personnel. He will now oversee the Bureau of Patrol Services.

John Zbehlik of the Concord Police Department was recently promoted to lieutenant. He was most recently assigned to the Auxiliary Services Unit, where he oversaw the Community Resources Unit, the Records Unit, and building and equipment matters. He will be assigned to the Southern Area Command in the Patrol Division.

Steven Smagula of the Concord Police Department was recently promoted to sergeant. He was most recently assigned to the Patrol Division. He will now supervise the Heights Area Command.

Amelia Michalski recently joined Peter C. Brankman and Co. She will provide support for tax preparation, small business accounting, and bookkeeping from the company's new branch office in Penacook. She has 20 years of experience as a financial manager.

Barbara Greenwood recently joined Rath, Young & Pignatelli P.C. in Concord. She has an extensive background in health-care law. She focuses her practice on counseling health-care providers on regulatory compliance issues and assisting them with developing and negotiating collaborative ventures and various types of agreements.

Gerri King, Kevin Becker, Guy Sapirstein and Jeff Weir of Organizational Resilience International LLC of Concord have been working on the Gulf Coast with organizations affected by Hurricane Katrina. As part of disaster relief preparedness, they have introduced a Human Impact Planning process to help address the needs of employees in both the public and private sectors.

Liz Murphy, Henry Veilleux and Kathleen Veracco, formerly of Murphy Public Affairs, have joined Bruce Berke and Valerie Acres in a new partnership at Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group.

Acres served as legal counsel to Gov. Judd Gregg and practiced law in New Hampshire for four years before devoting her time exclusively to government relations. She has represented clients before the state legislature and regulatory agencies since 1995. Her primary focus is on health-care, insurance and human resource issues for a number of associations and companies.

Berke began his lobbying career in 1988 as legislative lobbyist for the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire. In 1991, he founded Capitol Consultants of New Hampshire now merged into Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group.

Murphy began Elizabeth Murphy Associates in 1991 (later becoming Murphy Public Affairs Inc.). From 1986 to 1990, she represented a variety of clients as vice president of BMc Strategies. Prior to joining BMc Strategies, Murphy was government relations consultant to the BIA.

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