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Simply Your Spa has been purchased by Bobbi Jo O’Neal, who has hired skincare professionals Christine Pazul and Danyiel Robinson.
Leslie Bohannon Lupisella and Sarah Leigh Moody have launched clothing boutique II Brunettes.
Tire & Auto Specialists has promoted Shanea Perritt to general manager. Perritt is responsible for shop management and customer service.
Coble Trench Safety Inc. has hired Teddy Phillips as manager of the Greensboro-based company’s new Charleston branch.
Sarah Bradley has launched Social Event Design & Planning. Bradley previously planned and produced events for the Gibbes Museum of Art.
Drew Anderson has been named vice president and co-owner of Elements Stone and Glass Tile in West Ashley.
East Shore Athletic Club has hired Jason Schafer as interim director of personal training.
The town of Mount Pleasant has hired Richard Chinnis to coordinate compliance with the federal Clean Water Act of 1972. Prior to his employment with the town, Chinnis was a planner and park manager with the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission.
Mark Ruppel has accepted the position of Charleston Fire Department public information officer. Previously, Ruppel was the catastrophic planner for Charleston County in the emergency preparedness department.
David Pooser, a 20-year insurance industry veteran, has launched Insurance Consultants.
John A. Cordray IV has joined The Jerry Bacon Allstate Insurance Agency on Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston. Cordray is licensed for sales in property and casualty and marine lines insurance.
Stacey Williamson has been promoted to staffing supervisor for MAU Inc.’s office services division. Williamson oversees staffing and recruiting services in MAU’s Charleston office.
Kim Bivens has joined Dunhill Staffing Systems of Charleston as manager of its temporary staffing division. Bivens has several years of experience in the executive search and interim executive staffing business.
The Art Institute of Charleston has hired Amanda Jackson as registrar, Matt Hamilton as assistant director of admissions and Tammy Scott as receptionist.
Trident Technical College has hired John Autrey as director of apprenticeship programs. Autrey works with local industries to establish federally registered apprenticeship programs, which combine on-the-job training with classroom instruction.
Melissa R. Whetzel has joined the College of Charleston’s division of marketing and communications as the news manager. Previously she was director of investor and community relations for the Charleston Regional Development Alliance and a television reporter for ABC News 4 in Charleston. Joe Hull has accepted the position of director of athletics at the college. Formerly, Hull was a senior associate athletics director at the University of Maryland.
Fish restaurant has hired pastry chef Susie Ieronemo, who brings to the position a significant amount of experience, in creating sweets.
Tristan has promoted Aaron Deal to executive chef. Deal served as Tristan’s chef de cuisine for more than two years and was executive sous chef at the Harbor Club in Charleston prior to joining the team at Tristan.
Social Wine Restaurant + Bar downtown has hired Mark Kaufman as executive chef. Kaufman has worked in several well-known kitchens around the country.
D.J. Barnhill has joined Classic Remodeling & Construction Inc. as a financial administrator. Barnhill spent seven years in public accounting before moving into private industry.
Summerville Medical Center has promoted Lynn Haney-Singleton to chief nursing officer. Singleton was the hospital’s associate chief nursing officer.
Trident Medical Center has promoted April Reeder to vice president of operations. Reeder had been assistant vice president of operations.
Moncks Corner Medical Center has named Sandra Dennis as manager of emergency services. Dennis had previously served as an emergency room nurse.
Prudential Carolina Real Estate has hired Michelle Melton for its Orleans Road office; Kem Baker for the Clements Ferry Road office; Nancy Youngblood Jordan for the Folly Road office; and Amy Black and Shelton Tate for the Coleman Boulevard office.
Frank G. Gay III has joined Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty. Gay has been involved in real estate sales and property management since 1993 and has lectured around the world on international marketing and running brokerage firms.
Ryan Moncman has joined Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty.
Rick Vale has been named director of sales and broker-in-charge at Daniel Island Real Estate, where he was a sales associate.
Sharon Lewis and Charlene Boone have joined the Summerville office of Century 21 Properties Plus Inc. as real estate agents.
Michael Schultz has joined the Mount Pleasant office of Century 21 Properties Plus Inc. as a real estate agent.
Elaine Brabham has launched Elaine Brabham and Associates Real Estate.
Real estate agent Jessa H. Carter has joined Weichert Realtors-Dean-Kelby in Summerville.
The Trident One Stop Career System has hired Sheila Johnson and Kameron Alston as work force specialists. They will work in the career center in North Charleston.
Ashley H. Warnock has joined Historic Charleston Foundation as manager of special events. She has more than seven years of experience in events management and marketing for organizations including Spoleto Festival USA, Reebok International and the National Basketball Association.
The Trident One Stop Career System has hired Tracy Middleton-Smalls, Teresa White and Melissa Wright as work force specialists.
Alan Moore has been hired by Lowcountry Local First as program director of their Sustainable Agriculture Initiative.
Advanced Technology Institute has promoted Enkna Pringle to senior program assistant supporting the metals technology business unit and Becky Imhoff to senior management assistant supporting the product development technology business unit.
Toya Hampton Green has joined McNair Law Firm as an attorney for commercial and residential real estate. Before joining the firm, Green practiced law with another Charleston law firm and owned a private practice for six years.
Catherine H. Chase, Matthew Oliver Riddle and Brandt R. Horton have joined Young Clement Rivers LLP as associates.
Barnwell Whaley Patterson and Helms has hired Barbara Wagner as an associate in the firm’s intellectual property division. Wagner holds 18 U.S. and numerous foreign patents and has authored several scientific articles. Previously, Wagner worked as a research chemist in the Charleston area and as a chemistry instructor at the College of Charleston.
Angus Lawton has launched Lawton Law Firm in Charleston.
Clawson & Staubes LLC has added attorneys Natalie Byars and Sidney Jones to its legal team. Byars practices general civil litigation and workers’ compensation defense while Jones practices construction litigation.
Trio Solutions Inc. has hired Nancy Lyons as an administrative assistant.
E. Boineau & Co. has promoted Allison Leggett to senior account director and Melissa Pluta to senior account executive. Leggett has been active as a communications and marketing professional for more than 20 years and has been with the marketing company since 2005. Pluta has eight years of experience and joined the firm in 2006.
Setcom Media Inc., publisher of the Charleston Regional Business Journal and SCBiz, has hired Scott Miller as staff writer, Andy Owens as managing editor and Ryan Wilcox as art director. Previously, Miller was a reporter with the Bloomington, Ill., Pantagraph, Owens worked as an assistant managing editor for The Post and Courier of Charleston, and Wilcox was an art director for Charleston-based Atlantic Publication Group LLC.
Matthew Trupia joined Zafari as a Web developer.
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