BUSINESS PEOPLE
BANKING
Stone Bank announced four promotions: Shelia Cannon to vice president; Sandy Straessle to assistant vice president; Heather Smith to assistant vice president; and Teresa Sutterfield to assistant vice president.
Bryan Brooks has joined Simmons Bank as senior vice president of product development.
Lance Sexton has joined Bank of the Ozarks as executive vice president, regional government guaranteed loan specialist.
EDUCATION
Erin L. Beatty has joined the University of Arkansas Office of the General Counsel on the Fayetteville campus.
HEALTH
Quapaw House, a substance abuse treatment center, announced three new employees: Hilary Chunn, certified family nurse practitioner; Diane Bynum, clinical director; and Dian Glover, community relations director.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Mainstream Technologies has hired of Patrick McConnell to be a part of its software development unit.
INSURANCE
Sunstar Insurance Group announced Andrew Meadors as the CEO of the Arkansas and Tennessee regions.
MEDICAL
Sherry Muir has been appointed program director for the new occupational therapy doctoral program developed as a joint offering by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
REAL ESTATE
The Coldwell Banker Commercial Hathaway Group announced the following promotions: Stuart Mackey to executive vice president, John Hathaway to senior vice president, Stacey Moore to director of operations, and Wes Martin to director of retail brokerage.