Brian Sandland has been hired as the golf course superintendent at The Crossings at Carlsbad. Sandland will manage all aspects of golf course maintenance while preserving the surrounding environment and natural resources.

Sandland brings nearly 15 years of experience in managing Southern California golf courses including Escondido Country Club, Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, and most recently Bear Creek Golf Club, located in Murrieta.

Sandland carries a B.S. in Landscape Horticulture (Turf Management) from Colorado State University and has been a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) for 16 years, previously serving as the past president of the San Diego Chapter.

Army Maj. Gen. Arthur M. Bartell, a highly decorated officer whose command assignments included overseeing all ROTC and JROTC units nationwide, has been named president-select of the Army and Navy Academy.

Currently the deputy director and chief of staff of the army capabilities integration center, training and doctrine command at Fort Eustis, Va., Bartell will retire from the Army on Sept. 1. His 36-year career has included combat assignments in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan and a stint as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Cadet Command.

He will succeed Brig. Gen. Stephen Bliss who is retiring early next year after 12 years as head of the 103-year-old school.

Bartell is a 1977 graduate of the University of Michigan where he was commissioned a field artillery officer through the university's ROTC program. He later earned master's degrees in Behavioral Science from Catholic University and in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and medals commemorating his service in Southwest Asia, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Global War on Terrorism.

Zilla LLC, which designs and produces custom trade show exhibits and portable displays, has named Kimberly Russell as director of project operations, where she will head up the internal functions of client projects, vendor relations, and act as lead in the launch of Zilla's new online store (to be released this summer).

Russell brings with her more than 9 years of project operations experience and a vast knowledge of client program implementation procedures.

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