BUSINESS PEOPLE
HOSPITALITY
Doubletree by Hilton in Little Rock announced the appointments of India Davenport as director of catering and Vesna Foster as corporate sales manager.
MEDICAL
Nichole Dykes has joined Sparks Health System as an assistant chief financial officer.
Michael Manley has been named the director of clinical service integration and development in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center’s Strategy and Business Development Office.
Dr. Simon C. Mears, a hip and knee surgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been elected president of the International Geriatric Fracture Society.
NONPROFIT
Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services announced the addition of three staff members. They are Shelley Humphrey as development associate, Cynthia Polk as the clinical director of the Laurence E. Schmidt Counseling Center, and Tiara Miller as a transition services coordinator. WHERE TO SEND NOTICES
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