Victor Samano Michelle Rybus Kurt Maloney Jim Anshutz Matt Langa Michelle Rybus has been promoted to the position of marketing coordinator - landscape lighting at Kichler Lighting. Rybus?EUR??,,????'??? primary responsibility will be to develop and coordinate the landscape lighting divisions marketing programs. ?EUR??,,????'???? Dora Landscaping Company has appointed Dwight Schlicht as landscape operations manager. Schlicht has more than 30 years of experience in the landscaping industry. ?EUR??,,????'???? Rain Bird Corporation has announced the advancement of Donn Mann to regional sales manager for the Midwest region, and Dan Puthuff to regional sales manager for the Southwest region. They assumed responsibility for their new positions in April 2003. Mann will continue to work from Indianapolis, and Puthuff will relocate to Phoenix. Focus Landscape Lighting has announced the addition of Victor Samano as the company?EUR??,,????'???s Western regional sales manager. ?EUR??,,????'???? Susan VanAlstine has joined Plant Health Care Inc. as marketing associate. VanAlstine will coordinate the company?EUR??,,????'???s advertising, public relations and direct mail efforts. ?EUR??,,????'???? The Astrup Company has appointed Richard Thomas and Lisa Schuler account executives for the company?EUR??,,????'???s Denver, Colorado branch location. ?EUR??,,????'???? FINN Corporation has named James Loneman manager of the company?EUR??,,????'???s central states territory. ?EUR??,,????'???? Netafim USA has promoted Kurt Maloney to director of marketing and customer service, Jim Anshutz as head of the technical department and Mike Illia to sprinkler product manager. In addition, the company has hired Matt Langa and Kevin Shortel to join the agriculture sales team and, Ed Freedman has joined the wastewater division. ?EUR??,,????'???? Pete Hanrahan has recently been named manager of distributor development at North American Green.