People on the Move: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

Quincy Branch, president and CEO of Branch Benefits Consultants, was named a Young Gun in Insurance Business America magazine.

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid announced a $1,728,194 grant for equipment and software at Boulder City Hospital. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development fund.

Joseph Zagata Jr. and Erica Ivey are Clark County Credit Union member services representatives.

Julie Beas is senior director of deployments and Araz Feyzi is director of product and analytics at Duetto, which provides software to the hotel industry.

Ganesh Kadam is supervising engineer in the Las Vegas office of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering and construction management organization.

Jakke Farley is in leasing and investment services at Virtus Commercial. She previously worked for Re/Max Commercial Professionals.

Milrose Nacpil, an occupational therapist at Life Care Center of Paradise Valley, received Life Care Centers of America’s Southwest Division Whatever It Takes And Then Some Award for her dedication to customer service. The honor comes with $1,000.

EV&A Architects founder and CEO Edward Vance won the 2014 American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region Silver Medal.

Julie Drugatz is chief of commercial services at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Tom Skancke, CEO and president of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, is a member of the board of directors of the Urban Chamber of Commerce.

Loraine Phelps is general manager of Equiinet, a telecommunications company.

“Panda!” performer Boran Yu was honored with the Merlin Award from the International Magicians Society. “Panda!” celebrated its 200th show at the Venetian on Sept. 2 and was honored with a proclamation from Chinese Consul General Yuan Nansheng.

Caren Carrero and Melissa Ramsey are designated Professional Community Association Managers. The PCAM designation is the highest recognition for professionals who specialize in community association management.

John Schouten opened Dickey’s Barbecue Pit at 6584 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas.

Christopher Fava joined the board of directors of the Nevada Health Care Association Perry Foundation. Fava is the CEO of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas.

Nathan Allen is executive director of the Nevada Water Center of Excellence at the Desert Research Institute.

Savannah McBride, director of public relations for Trosper Communications, is a member of SAFE House’s board of directors.

Emergency medical services personnel, along with ambulances, helicopters and fire trucks, were blessed by Sister Mary Kieffer at the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals-San Martin campus. The event coincided with the Feast of St. Michael, the patron saint of all those who defend the community, including paramedics and EMTs.

Tammy McMahan is a communications specialist at Vegas PBS. McMahan worked as an analyst for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and held communications positions for University Medical Center, Clark County Public Works and the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada.

Chris Latil is senior vice president of finance/CFO, Lauren Westerfield is vice president of marketing and entertainment, Cindy O’Keefe is vice president of hotel operations, Michael Toney is vice president of sales and Ben Koff is vice president of loyalty marketing at Golden Nugget.

Tony Illia is a public information officer for the Nevada Department of Transportation. He will serve as primary agency spokesman for the region encompassing Clark, Lincoln, Esmeralda, Mineral and Nye counties.

National Park Service Park Ranger Marc Burt is the 2014 Nevada Department of Wildlife Boating State Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, marking the first time a National Park Service Park Ranger has received the award.

HealthInsight Nevada named 18 physician office practices from across the state as recipients of its annual Quality Awards. Among those recognized was Dr. Jorge Burgos in North Las Vegas.

North Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tempore Anita Wood is president of the Nevada League of Cities for 2015.

Daniel Mathis, president and CEO of the Nevada Health Care Association, was invited to be an ex-officio member of the Nevada Commission on Aging Strategic Plan Accountability Subcommittee.

Wendy Simons, former Nevada Health Care Association director of assisted living program development, is leaving her position at the request of the Nevada Department for Veterans Services for a new Veterans Affairs skilled nursing facility to be built in Northern Nevada.

Armstrong Teasdale attorneys Michelle Alarie, Tracy DiFillippo, Conor Flynn and Kevin Stolworthy are the lead editors of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual.

Dr. Jason Jaeger of Aliante Integrated Physical Medicine is a board-certified fellow in Nevada. Jaeger is one of 19 chiropractic biophysics-certified instructors in the world.