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Douglas K. Rackley
Assumed the chairman position for the United States Green Buildin Council SC Chapter Board of Directors. Rackley, an architect in the community studio at DP3 Architects, manages a portfolio of projects which promote sustainable best practices. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and holds a LEED AP Building Design and Constructuion (BD+C) credential.
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Rebecca Romanek
Named director of operations of the Greenville Center for Creative Arts. She previously served as a board member and officer of the Texas Sculpture Association, committee chair for the Dallas Visual Art Center, chairwoman for the White Rock Artists’ Studio Tour and president for the Creative Arts Center of Dallas.
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Kristina Simmerman
Named as a member at large on the board of directors of the Pickens Area Society of Human Resource Mangement (PASHRM). Simmerman is a human resources professional at Phillips Staffing with nearly 20 years of experience in staff development and training.
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Ebony Austin
Named business development manager of Bravo1 Protection. Austin has experience in account management, sales and entrepreneurship. She is vice-chair of PULSE, and holds positions on the Greenville Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee and the United Way African American Leadership Greenville Advisory Council.
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Bonnie Wallin
Named as community outreach manager of the Greenville Humane Society. Wallin will help implement an education and community engagement program tied to the SC Department of Education standards. She is licensed by the State Board of Education and previously taught at League Academy and Mauldin Middle School.
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Caroline Wham
Named as director of college town and quality of place for the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the College Town Board of Directors. Wham will promote Spartanburg as the location of choice for employees, students and residents. She previously served as director of student activities at Converse College.
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BANKING
Pinnacle Bank named Tracy Woodruff as manager and Mandy Lamb and Lisa Smith as personal bankers for its new Easley location. Woodruff previously served as the branch manager at the bank’s Powdersville office. Lamb has 18 years of banking experience. She previously served as a branch operations specialist and personal banker with South State Bank. Smith has more than 30 years of personal banking experience. She previously worked with Peoples National Bank (now South State Bank).
DEVELOPMENT
O’Neal Inc. hired Hugo Fehrenbach as project manager and Kim Miller as design specialist. Fehrenbach has more than 25 years in the engineering, procurement and construction business. He has managed capital projects in the United States and internationally for clients in the automotive, aerospace and packaging industries. He most recently worked at Wood Group Mustang, providing support for the Boeing expansion in Charleston. Miller has more than 25 years of piping design experience. She has designed piping and related systems for the chemical, nuclear, pharmaceutical and energy industries. She previously worked at Amec Power and Process and Jacobs Engineering.
HRP Associates Inc. hired Laura Lopez-Sosa as project engineer and Michael Steinberg as senior project engineer. Lopez-Sosa is a graduate of Mercer University where she earned both a B.S. and M.S. in environmental engineering with a minor in Spanish. Steinberg earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and is certified as an engineer-in-training (EIT) and Class ‘B” biological wastewater treatment operator.
EDUCATION
Legacy Charter School hired Cristina Lindsey as fitness director. Lindsey is an athlete with experience in equestrian sports, triathlons and cycling. She is certified instructor for CrossFit, American Riding, cycling and Krav Maga, and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
ENGINEERING
Clemson University honored Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of India’s Tata Motors, this week with an honorary doctorate in automotive engineering at the S.C. Automotive Summit. Tata was the chairman of the major Tata companies, including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure, the groups grew to total over $100 billion in 2011-12.
MARKETING
VantagePoint Marketing has named Andrea Simrell as public relations manager. Simrell will lead public relations strategies and tactics for several of the B2B marketing agency’s foodservice clients. Simrell has experience in public relations, including content development, media relations and strategic planning.
NONPROFIT
The Friends of the Greenville Zoo added David Richard as the newest board member. Richard is a vice president at Resurgent Capital Services. He received his bachelors’ degree from Davidson College and an MBA from the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business.
