Neighbors

Orange County residents Wayne Roma, Leif Potter, Cami Lee, Todd

Lemkau, Melissa Roma, Byrce Roma, Gwen Fontaine and Vanessa Sherrif and

other volunteers from the Church of Scientology Mission of Newport Beach

helped to clean up the beach at Crystal Cove on Sunday for Earth Day. . .

. Newport Beach-based architecture and interior design firm Taylor &

Associates Architects recently promoted Bill O’Rourke to the position of

associate. O’Rourke has worked on projects with Hoag Hospital and Kaiser

Permanente. . . . Army Pvt. Matthew Knowles, son of Costa Mesa residents

John and Laura Knowles, recently arrived for duty at Camp Humphreys,

Pyongtaek-Gun, South Korea. Knowles is an imagery analyst assigned to the

Alpha Company, 3rd Military Intelligence. . . . Newport Beach resident

Jason Sherr was named a member of Salomon Smith Barney’s Blue Chip

Council. The council is a recognition program for financial consultants

who during their first five years demonstrate high professional

standards. Sherr is also a member of the baseball coaching staff at

Corona del Mar High School. . . . Pimco, a Newport Beach-based

fixed-income fund-management company, hired Charles Wyman as executive

vice president and head of credit research.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please direct

noteworthy information to Stefanie Frith via fax at (949) 646-4170, or

send e-mail too7 [email protected] .