Reed Smith announced the promotion of Susan Ormand Berry, a member of the firm's financial industry group, to partner. Reimer, McGuinness & Associates, a Houston certified public accounting firm founded by Randy Reimer and Tom McGuinness, has admitted Deborah (Deb) Keener and Max R. Dunlap as shareholders. Keener manages the firm's "B.O.S.S." (back office support services) division, which provides full back office accounting support to small business clients. Brenda Jimenez, office manager for Johnston, an engineering and architectural firm based in Houston, has been elected president of the Society for Design Administration's Houston chapter. Cary Bounds has been appointed chief executive officer of Vaalco Energy.