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Brian Schnell has left Minneapolis-based law firm Faegre Baker Daniels LLP to become chief operating and legal officer for BrightStar Care', a full-service health care staffing agency. BrightStar provides medical and non-medical homecare to private clients within their homes, and Schnell will oversee the company's field operations team for more than 250 locations nationwide, as well as work on issues related to expansion to new locations for the rapidly growing company.
Lauren Fernandez Staley joined FOCUS Brands in December 2011 as vice president of legal and a member of FOCUS Brands' Executive Committee. She oversees and coordinates all legal services for Carvel' Ice Cream, Cinnabon', Seattle's Best Coffee', Schlotzsky's', Moe's Southwest Grill' and Auntie Anne's' Pretzels. Previously, she was global trademark counsel and associate general counsel for CIBA VISION Corporation and an associate who specialized in trademark and intellectual property at Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, P.C., in Atlanta.
As of Jan. 1, 2012, Keith Miller became the chairman of the Coalition of Franchisee Associations, replacing David Glodowski, whose two-year term was completed. Miller is a member of the North American Association of Subway Franchisees. Other new CFA board members are Robert Branca, vice chairman, a member of the Dunkin' Donuts Independent Franchise Owners, Inc.; Alkesh Patel, secretary, who is director at-large for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association; and Ron Soto, treasurer, who is the executive director of the Meineke Dealers Association.
Brian Schnell has left Minneapolis-based law firm
Lauren Fernandez Staley joined FOCUS Brands in December 2011 as vice president of legal and a member of FOCUS Brands' Executive Committee. She oversees and coordinates all legal services for Carvel' Ice Cream, Cinnabon', Seattle's Best Coffee', Schlotzsky's', Moe's Southwest Grill' and Auntie Anne's' Pretzels. Previously, she was global trademark counsel and associate general counsel for CIBA VISION Corporation and an associate who specialized in trademark and intellectual property at Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, P.C., in Atlanta.
As of Jan. 1, 2012, Keith Miller became the chairman of the Coalition of Franchisee Associations, replacing David Glodowski, whose two-year term was completed. Miller is a member of the North American Association of Subway Franchisees. Other new CFA board members are Robert Branca, vice chairman, a member of the Dunkin' Donuts Independent Franchise Owners, Inc.; Alkesh Patel, secretary, who is director at-large for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association; and Ron Soto, treasurer, who is the executive director of the Meineke Dealers Association.
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