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Leslie H. Poinsette
Named to the medical team at Greenville Dermatology. Poinsette has 13 years of experience in dermatology and is certified by the American Board of Dermatology. She received her doctor of medicine degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency at Southern Illinois University.
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Greg Force
Named a PCI Titan of the Industry by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). Force is president and chief operating officer of Tindall Corporation. He is currently vice chair of the Research and Development Council and previously served as chairman of the board of PCI.
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Susan McCracken
Named a Woman to Watch by the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. McCracken has served commercial and nonprofit clients for more than 29 years with Dixon Hughes Goodman and is currently a partner in the Greenville office.
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Bethany Carter
Named office manager for Liquid Catering and the Old Cigar Warehouse. Carter has 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry. She previously managed several restaurants for Table 301. In her new role, she will schedule all staff for events, handle human resources paperwork and keep up with bookkeeping.
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Dixie Tooke-Rawlins
Named president of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. Tooke-Rawlins served as founding dean of the college in 2001 and also of the Spartanburg branch. She served as provost when establishing a second branch campus in collaboration with Auburn University.
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COMMUNITY
The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced Bill Barnet will be one of the recipients of the annual David H. Wilkins awards recognizing outstanding legislative and civic leadership in the state. Barnet is a former mayor of Spartanburg and CEO of Barnet Development Corporation. He worked for the passage of the Education Accountability Act and chaired the state’s Education Oversight Committee. He currently serves on the boards of the International African American Museum, the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health and The Duke Endowment.
EDUCATION
Greenville Technical College has hired Tonia Cochran for the newly created role of academic and Corporate and Career Development (CCD) programs public relations director. Cochran has a decade of experience in marketing and communications and will work specifically to highlight the college’s academic and CCD programs. Prior to joining Greenville Tech, she served eight years as director of marketing and communications for Central Carolina Community Foundation in Columbia.
MEDICAL
The Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society of South Carolina elected Neil Kao, M.D., to be its president. Kao will serve a two-year term ending in 2016. He is a specialist in allergy, sinus diseases and asthma care. He has practiced medicine in Greenville and Spartanburg since 2000 at the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center.
NONPROFIT
Beth Lindsay Templeton received the Order of the Silver Crescent award, South Carolina’s highest civilian award for significant contributions, leadership, volunteerism and lifelong influence within a region or community. Templeton is a public speaker, Presbyterian Church USA minister, writer and founder and CEO of Our Eyes Were Opened Inc. She served as executive director of United Ministries for 30 years.
RETAIL
Vintage Now Modern promoted Janine Bray to manager and stylist/stager. Bray was hired by the company in March. She previously did part-time home staging. She has experience in interior design and customer consultation.
