1Scott Pederson has been appointed vice president of Tendenci, the software development company spearheading the Tendenci Open Source Content Management System project for associations and other nonprofits 1Eddie Lasker has joined Spirit of Texas Bank as senior vice president and commercial lender, serving the Fort Bend County area. Ellis is a trial attorney who represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial, oil and gas, construction, real estate, products liability, consumer and general personal injury disputes.