TECHNOLOGY

BookSurge LLC, an Amazon.com company specializing in inventory-free book fulfillment and international distribution, expanded its staff. Jamie Dickinson is sales manager. Dickinson has experience in the real estate industry and in telecommunications sales. Richard Ridley joined the BookSurge Publishing consulting team. A screenwriter and novelist, Ridley has experience in broadcast, production and sales, working for Trident Technical College and The WH Platts Co. Kevin Smith also joined the consulting team. He formerly managed a Mount Pleasant retail store. Whitney Pressley is events coordinator, managing outside events, such as trade shows and book festivals. Pressley was formerly a communications specialist at Prevecare. Molly Walker is marketing and communications coordinator. She has a background in public relations, having worked at PalmettoPride and the South Carolina Bankers Association. Colleen Terrell is marketing graphic designer. She previously was the graphic design manager for Value Medical. Pamela Prince joined the customer service team. She is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in communication. RheAnnon DiPirro joined the corrections department. DiPirro was enlisted in the Air Force as a fuel systems mechanic for six years. Stephen O’Kelley is part of the prepress team. He is the former director of prepress at J.R. Rowell Printing Co. Inc. Melissa Bolton is editorial services coordinator. She has worked as a civil engineering technician and as a substitute teacher.

Ellen McCartney joined Teleco as a business account consultant, responsible for business development in the small- to mid-size business community. She has experience in the mortgage and banking fields.

NEW BUSINESS

StrategicPartner, a sales force development company, opened an office in Mount Pleasant. The company provides business professionals with consulting and training in client development and retention. Sonya Giffin was hired as vice president for the new location. She previously worked in a variety of industries, including software, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and consulting.

The Principal Financial Group opened an office in Charleston, providing financial planning and retirement products and services. K. Mace Brown will oversee the office. Brown has more than 25 years experience in the insurance/financial services industry.

Terranova Forest Products merged with Masisa, a Latin American board manufacturer. Under the name Masisa USA, the company launched a manufacturing operation in Charleston.

REAL ESTATE

Joanne L. Brockway joined the Keller Williams Realty Charleston Market Center. Brockway was a freelance marketing consultant and former creative services manager at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Steve Ashburn joined the Mount Pleasant office of AgentOwned Realty. Ashburn has worked in the homebuilding industry for more than 20 years, designing houses, supervising construction and running his own homebuilding company.

Prudential Carolina Real Estate hired several new agents. Cynthia Setnicka will work in the Ashley River Road office. Bruce McGowan and Brittney Thrasher will work in the Clements Ferry Road office. Lou Navarre and William Ray Jr. will work in the Mount Pleasant North office. Judy Tatum and George Read will work in the Broad Street location. Tammy Tanner Driggers and Raymond Platt will work in the Metro North office in Goose Creek. Mark Townes will work in the Coleman Boulevard office. Betsy Bimbi will work in the Trolley Road office in Summerville.

Clay Montgomery joined Poston & Co . Inc. as a residential sales associate. He was previously with Coldwell Banker Sea Island Realty on Edisto Island.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Tracy Gillette joined MAU Inc. as a professional recruiter working in the Charleston and Augusta, Ga., offices. She has more than 13 years of experience in human resources, with office and project management positions in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Mark DeTroye also joins the company as a researcher. He has more than 35 years of experience as a human resources professional.

INSURANCE

The South Carolina Agency of MassMutual hired several new employees. Josh Steven Williams is a financial services professional. Previously, Williams worked as the manager of T-Bonz Restaurant on the Market. Martha Anderson Priester also joined the staff as a producer. Previously, Priester was the vice president of First Virginia Bank. Scott Hairfield joined MassMutual as a financial services professional. He is a recent graduate of The Citadel with a degree in business administration. Susan E. Ballard is a new agent with MassMutual. Most recently, she was a retail manager at Kay Jewelers. Ryan F. Nugent is a financial strategist. Previously, Nugent worked as a representative for Bankers Life & Casualty Co. and in sales and marketing at Time Warner Cable.

FINANCIAL

Matt Pontius joined NEF/Carolina Capital Management as a financial representative in the Daniel Island office. Pontius has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from the College of Charleston.

ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

LS3P Associates Ltd. promoted a number of employees. Janette Alexander and Greg Soyka were named associate principals. Denise Partridge and Killough White were named senior associates. Alan Albach, Dawson Bessinger, Susan Burke, Sharon Murray, Christina Smith, Gretchen Richter and Lisa Vriesema were named associates.

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