VALLEY INSIDER

Westlake Village BioPartners has appointed Peter Calveley as chief operating officer. Previously, he managed biotech companies at investment bank SVB Leerink in San Francisco. “One of Pete’s key responsibilities will be further developing and leveraging co-investor, investment banking and strategic partner relationships for our portfolio companies,” Dr. Beth Seidenberg, co-founding managing director at Westlake Bio, said in a statement. … Ventura County Leadership Academy has named Dianne McKay, president of Mustang Marketing in Thousand Oaks, Educational Leader of the Year. McKay serves as a trustee for the Ventura County Community College District. She also helped lead the team that promoted passage of Measure I, a 2014 bond initiative for $197 million to upgrade schools in the Conejo Valley. … Nick Gough with Aviara Real Estate in Westlake Village has been installed as president of the Conejo Simi Moorpark Association of Realtors. The association serves realtors in eastern Ventura County and Agoura Hills. … Westlake Village-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has appointed Beth deHamel as vice president of operations and chief financial officer. She will oversee the organization’s financial, information technology and facilities operations. Most recently, deHamel served as interim chief executive at Mercy Corps, a refugee and natural disaster assistance organization. Previously, she worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. “Beth brings a unique perspective from her decades of experience in both the financial and nonprofit sectors,” Peter Laugharn, Hilton Foundation chief executive, said in a statement. … Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families in Camarillo announced the death of Board President William “Bill” Powell on Feb. 4. Powell served on the nonprofit’s board since 2012. He also worked as chairman at Granite Construction Inc. in Watsonville, and as chief executive at National Starch & Chemical Co. Casa Pacifica’s new board president is Robert Wynner, partner at Westlake Village law firm Nevers Palazzo Packard Wildermuth & Wynner. … Beecan Health, a Glendale company that provides technology and training to health care facilities, has hired Dr. Karl Steinberg as chief medical officer. He previously served as CMO at Shea Family Health in San Diego County. “His sensitivity and a shared vision for prioritizing patient care are what make him such a natural fit,” Chaim Raskin, president of Beecan Health, said in a statement.