Moving up
Advantus Capital Management, St. Paul, named Jennifer Denys vice president and chief legal officer. Denys joined the firm in 2005 and serves on the board for Como Friends. Advantus also named Todd Spicer vice president and chief compliance officer. Spicer joined the firm in 2016 as compliance director and worked for Securian.
On the move
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, named Amy Spong director of heritage preservation. Spong was a preservation specialist for St. Paul and worked for Colorado's State Historical Fund.
Gage, Plymouth, named Sean Hughes technical lead. Hughes was vice president of engineering at Conservis and worked for Thomson Reuters and John Deere.
When I Work, Minneapolis, named Jim D'Arcangelo vice president of marketing. D'Arcangelo was senior vice president of marketing for Booker and held leadership positions at Aria Systems, Global Crossing and Traffic.com.
10 Thousand Design, Minneapolis, named Diana Quenomoen and Dustin Yerks senior designers. Quenomoen was a senior designer for Olson and recently received the 32 Under 32 award from the Advertising Federation of Minnesota. Yerks worked for VSA Partners.
JNBA Financial Advisors, Bloomington, named Mark Evans director of investment management.
Lindquist & Vennum, Minneapolis, named Thomas Dougherty partner in the firm's owner-managed business practice.
Anderson Cos., St. Louis Park, named Conan Young project superintendent. Young was a project superintendent for Anderson CC and worked for Tarraf Construction and Shaw-Lundquist. Anderson Cos. also named Todd Loeffler and Ryan Reed project superintendents and Ryan Potocnik project manager.
