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Jack R. Miller was promoted to office manager for HDR’s Charleston office. Miller, who has been with HDR for 22 years, is a registered professional engineer and a member of the American Water Works Association and Construction Specifications Institute.
Life Cycle Engineering hired Jacqueline White, Scott Herrick and Cathy McCause. White is a systems administrator who earned an associate’s degree from Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio. Herrick is a subject-matter expert in reliability with more than 20 years of experience in the field. McCause is the vice president of marketing with 20 years of experience in proprietary software and implementation services.
Jocelyn Edwards joined the Footlight Players as the director of development. Edwards, a College of Charleston graduate, previously worked for Trident United Way as a campaign division director for retail and technology companies.
Kenton Barham Morrison was named director of development for the Gibbes Museum of Art. Morrison has been with the museum since 2002, most recently serving as its development officer.
Emory Bull has joined Glasspro Inc. as a sales representative. She was previously a marketing coordinator and account development representative for two local firms.
First National Bank announced several new employees and promotions. Joe Childers joins as facilities and security officer at the main office. He has more than 20 years of banking experience and previously worked with SunTrust Bank. Shannon Ridings joins as lead teller for the main office. She has more than 27 years of banking experience and previously worked with SunTrust Bank. Dawn Kunak was promoted to banking officer. Pam Gilliam was promoted to vice president and will continue to serve as loan operations manager at the main office. Randy Foster has been promoted to loan review analyst. Robbie Rohrer was promoted to assistant vice president and senior credit analyst. Sommer Smith was promoted to lead teller at the Reidville Road office. Crystal Lancaster was promoted to accounting specialist at the main office.
SunTrust Banks Inc. named Mitchell Wright as group vice president, area manager for SunTrust in the Charleston market. He will be responsible for the retail banking operations, including the company’s retail and in-store branches. Wright previously served as area manager for SunTrust in east Cobb County, Ga.
Jamie Habeck and Sophie Riddle joined Gamble Givens & Moody LLC as bookkeepers. Habeck earned an associate’s degree in accounting from Cambria Rowe in Indiana, Penn. Riddle and has more than 40 years of bookkeeping experience.
First Financial Holdings Inc. named Susan E. Baham as chief operating officer of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston. She will retain her responsibilities as executive vice president and chief financial officer and will also oversee management development.
Luder Messervy joined Islands Community Bank as vice president and Small Business Administration lending officer. Messervy has 32 years of experience in banking and commercial lending and was previously a vice president and lending officer for Business Carolina Inc. and vice president and commercial loan officer for Southtrust Bank.
Becca Edwards opened Be YOGA at 207 East Bay St., Suite 311, and offers both in-home and in-studio private instruction in several yoga modalities and techniques including Ashtanga yoga, Yin yoga and prenatal yoga.
Joel Goobich, president, Out of the Doghouse LLC, announced the relocation of the company from Atlanta to Mount Pleasant. Out of the Doghouse provides the means to assist individuals and companies in repairing relationships, both personal and business.
Tony Smith launched greattearoomsofamerica.com, a Web site dedicated to tea enthusiasts with pages for each tea room, its location and description.
The James Doran Co. announced two promotions and several new hirings. George Tullos is now vice president of marketing and sales. He was previously development manager for real estate developer Trammell Crow Co. Amanda Miller is now project manager for Downtown Daniel Island. She worked previously for real estate broker Latter and Blum in New Orleans. Scott Kirkpatrick has joined as project manager for Winter Springs Town Center. He has more than 10 years of experience in operations management and previously worked for XMC Inc., an authorized Xerox sales and service provider, in Memphis, Tenn. John Bolton has joined as project coordinator. He holds a master’s degree in city and regional planning and previously held planner positions with Berkeley County and the town of Moncks Corner. Christian Chamblee has joined as a leasing agent. He most recently served as a leasing and acquisition associate at Ziff Properties in Charleston. Matt Berberick has joined as a project construction manager. Berberick most recently served as construction manager for The Shuler Group in Orangeburg. Anna Mae Van Dyck has joined as an accountant. She most recently served as a staff accountant for Lowcountry Harley-Davidson in Charleston.
Melanie Hemingway was promoted to area sales manager for D.R. Horton. Hemingway has been with the company for more than five years and was previously marketing manager and IDEA center manager.
Brian Wagner joined Ryland Homes as a field sales manager. He was previously a general sales manager for Beazer Homes and was a regional sales manager for Davis Homes, both in Indianapolis, Ind.
William M. Christie, was named president of the American College of Building Arts. He has held the position of provost and chief academic officer at the college since July 2005. Christie has more than 30 years of experience in higher education administration, having served as an associate dean for the University of Arizona and Furman University, provost at Wingate University, and the dean and chief academic officer at Catawba College.
Bryan Paquin, the former director of training for Firehouse Subs, was named the area representative for the sandwich chain in the Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina coasts region.
Fu Salam joined The Harbour Club as its new general manager. Salam has more than 10 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and has worked in world-class restaurants and resorts across the United States.
Brad Creger has taken ownership of Atlanticville Restaurant and Café at 2063 Middle St., Sullivan’s Island.
Mark Elisei has joined MassMutual’s South Carolina Agency in Mount Pleasant as a financial services professional. He previously worked as a financial services professional with Michigan National Bank.
Elizabeth Odom Gumb joined Buist, Byars, Pearce & Taylor LLC where she will handle residential real estate transactions and development out of the firm’s North Charleston office. She previously served as corporate counsel for Kiawah Development Partners. The firm also named Jennifer Burbage, a third-year law student with the Charleston School of Law, the firm’s intern program coordinator. Burbage will also continue her duties as a law clerk.
Matt Mantey joined Rawle Murdy Associates Inc. He has more than 13 years of integrated and technology management experience, including serving as interactive marketing director for bbdigital, a division of Blattner Brunner in Washington, D.C.
Crystal Kowalis launched Positively Organized! , a business focused on the residential organizational needs of people in the Charleston area.
The RSVP Stationery Shop, located in the Lakeside Schwettman Building at 141 Broad St., is now open under new owner, Randall Felkel.
Peter P. Phillips joined the Carolina Youth Development Center as the vocation/education coordinator. Phillips previously worked for the Devereux Georgia Treatment Network in Kennesaw, Ga.
Otha Meadows was named executive director of the Trident Urban League. He has 27 years of professional experience and has been the assistant vice president and executive vice president with the Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis Urban Leagues.
Sandy Scott joined the American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry chapter, as the director of public support. She previously worked at The Salvation Army as the directory of development and public relations. She replaces Louise Welch, who was promoted to development consultant for the American Red Cross, Mid-Atlantic service area.
The Citadel Foundation hired Dennis Bergvall as the foundation’s executive director. Bergvall, who has 23 years of experience in higher education fundraising, management and administration, joined the foundation in February 2005 as the associate executive director of development.
Jim Bailey, Julia L. Dawson and Stephanie O’Rourke have joined Century 21 Properties Plus Inc. as real estate agents. Bailey, who will work out of the Summerville office, previously taught middle school at Pinewood Preparatory School. Dawson, who will work out of the Mount Pleasant office, studied liberal arts at Oklahoma City Community College, the University of South Carolina and Trident Technical College. O’Rourke, who will work out of the Mount Pleasant office, was previously general manager of Café Café.
Kat Nagel and Terry Orvig have joined the Mount Pleasant office of Beachside Real Estate as real estate consultants. Nagel was previously a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty and a senior paralegal for Beatrice Whitten, Esq. Orvig has seven years of real estate experience.
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