PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Here’s a look at promotions, hirings and other noteworthy business events in the Memphis area: Hayes Hora
❚ has joined The Commercial Appeal in Key Accounts and is responsible for the healthcare and education segments, part of the company’s LOCALiQ — an end-to-end digital marketing and advertising service for clients, small and large. He has more than a decade of experience in digital and print marketing, logistics and operations.
❚ joined HealthChoice’s care management team as a certified medical assistant. She’ll assist members in finding a place for care and care coordination optimization.
❚ In August, became general manager of Comfort Keepers.of Greater Memphis, Northwest Mississippi and surrounding areas.
❚ a partner in the commercial and business litigation practice at Burch, Porter & Johnson, recently was sworn in as the first municipal judge for the City of Lakeland. He was chosen by the five-member Lakeland Board of Commissioners and presides over code enforcement matters.
❚ Certified public accounting firm Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck hired
to its audit staff. She’ll focus on manufacturing and distribution industries.
❚ Memphis Athletic Ministries announced
Sharonda Bealer Taylor A. Cates, Morgan Brian Bradley Madeline Preston Butts
as a new board member. He is founder/chief executive officer of of MEM10 Consulting. ❚ Rhodes College hired
as its new chief information officer. He has more than 20 years of experience at Emory University in Atlanta, where he most recently served as director of information technology for the university’s Candler School of Theology.
❚ Averitt Express recently honored associate of Eads for his 30 years of safety. He has developed a culture of safety by measuring both vehicle and driver performance through a series of indicators.
❚ Memphis-based LEO Events agency hired as its new senior
John Kelley Ronald Kay José C. Rodriguez
vice president of finance at its Memphis headquarters.
NOTEWORTHY Memphis University School
❚ announced new faculty and staff members for the current school year. joined as assistant director of admissions; as associate director of college counseling; and as mathematics instructors; as a technology instructor; as a music instructor; and as a part-time director of the writing center. In administrative transitions, was named assistant headmaster,
Stacy Elliott Emily Bailey Heather Davis Caroline Hollis Raina Burditt Chris Carter Nat Akin Barry Ray Loyal Murphy
as interim Lower School principal; and as director of admissions. joined the school’s counseling office. ❚ The
Buck Towner Eddie Batey Kosten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Support
presented a $300,000 grant to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Pancreatic Cancer Research Team. The grant has been designated to support doctoral students, purchase new lab equipment and support continued research efforts.
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