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HIRED
Alan Fuehring
Named play-by-play broadcaster and media relations manager of the Greenville Road Warriors. Fuehring previously oversaw media relations for the Peoria Rivermen of the Southern Professional Hockey League, maintained the organization’s website and social media pages, and served as an account executive.
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Mark Vaughan
Named vice president of development of the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame. Vaughan has more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience, including work in the real estate, beverage, packaging and industrial products and golf and mortgage industries. He will head fundraising and partnerships for the Hall of Fame.
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HIRED
Cal Collins
Named as new director of property management at Lee Property Services. Collins has more than 20 years of property management expertise. He has been able to increase occupancy rates from 45 to 100 percent. He also managed a full facility renovation, resulting in a $10,500,000 sale.
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ADMITTED
Meg Scoopmire
Named a fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Scoopmire leads the Real Estate Practice Group at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.’s Greenville office. She represents lending institutions in real estate and asset-based financing transactions and represents owners in purchase, sale, leasing and financing matters.
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AWARDED
C. Ross Turner III
Honored by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) for his ongoing pledge to education, commitment to excellence and dedication to the insurance profession. Turner, president of Turner Agency Insurance of Greenville, has participated in the CIC program for more than 20 years.
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ACADEMICS
Johnson & Johnson American Association of Colleges of Nursing has named Eboni Harris of USC Upstate Mary Black School of Nursing as a Minority Faculty Scholar. Harris is a second-year doctoral student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Her research interest is to develop ways to address obesity in African-American women. Harris was also recently named a Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar and will receive $20,000 to support her studies.
The Royal Society of Chemistry, based in London, has admitted Clemson University professor Anthony Guiseppi-Elie as a fellow for his work on a biochip that doctors could inject into the muscle of trauma victims to determine whether blood loss is life-threatening. Guiseppi-Elie’s career spans nearly four decades, including eight years at Clemson.
ACCOUNTING
Scott and Company LLC has hired Sarah Judge and certified public accountant Ronnie Head to the firm’s Assurance and Advisory Services team. Head rejoins Scott and Company as senior manager after five years as vice president of finance for BCI Lending and has more than 15 years of combined experience in industry and public accounting. Judge joins Scott and Company as an associate accountant from Ernst & Young where she was on the assurance services team with clients in the manufacturing, healthcare, closely-held businesses and not-for-profit arenas.
CONSTRUCTION
O’Neal Inc. hired Charlie Mullinax as business development manager, Charles Whitesides as construction manager and Jeff Trantham as safety manager. Mullinax has more than 30 years in the EPC business, having worked with the firms of Watkins Engineering and Construction, BE&K, and Southern Industrial. Whitesides has more than eight years of field experience at IMICO and Crowder Construction as a pipefitter, welder and foreman. Trantham has more than 15 years of construction and safety management experience in the chemical, nuclear and automotive industries.
ENGINEERING
SynTerra hired Chris Suttell as a senior geologist and Chad Ponce as an environmental scientist. Suttell is a licensed professional geologist registered in South Carolina and has practiced in the field of geology, hydrogeology and environmental science and engineering throughout the U.S. since 1999. Ponce has more than thee years of experience in engineering and environmental consulting and is experienced in contaminated site assessments, Phase I & II ESAs, and environmental fieldwork.
FINANCE
Felicia Douglas, CEO of The Legacy Group and registered insurance and financial specialist, has achieved the designation of National Social Security Advisor. Douglas has more than 10 years of experience in the financial industry and has been featured in national magazines such as SHEEN Magazine and Consciousness Magazine and as a financial expert on WYFF Channel 4.
SunTrust Mortgage Inc. hired Craig Benton as a mortgage loan officer in Upstate. He has more than 12 years of mortgage experience and will help clients achieve home ownership.
FINE ARTS
The Greenville Symphony Association (GSA) has appointed Sherwood Mobley as interim executive director. He has served as principal timpanist with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra since 1991 and has held a variety of administrative capacities with the GSA, most recently serving as director of operations and orchestra personnel.
INSURANCE
John Tripoli was awarded the national Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award for his service and volunteerism at the Center for Developmental Services (CDS). Tripoli is the managing director of the Northwestern Mutual Greenville office, and serves as chair of the governance committee on the CDS board of directors. Tripoli designated CDS as the recipient of a $15,000 Northwestern Mutual Foundation gift.
IT
EDTS hired Kevin Netherton as a business technology advisor and Brandon Parrish as a senior network engineer. They will support customer needs at the IT firm’s Augusta, Columbia and Greenville offices. Netherton has two decades of IT experience, which includes network security, systems administration and user support with the United States Army and Clear Harbor. Parrish has more than 10 years of IT experience and is certified as a Microsoft Certified IT Professional, Enterprise Administrator, Server Administrator, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator and VMware Certified Professional.
LEGAL
Smith Moore Leatherwood hired Brad Gower as an attorney in its Greenville office. Gower’s practice focuses primarily on commercial real estate law. He will represent clients in connection with real estate transactions including the acquisition, financing, developing, leasing and disposition of commercial properties. Gower also has experience setting up LLCs and corporations.
PR/MARKETING
ZWO promoted Chris Bradley from art director to associate creative director. Hired initially as a designer, Bradley has been with ZWO since 2009 and focuses on video production and animation; he also leads ZWO’s creative team training and development. Bradley is an adjunct professor at Anderson University, teaching courses in Web design, print production and design software.
STAFFING
Phillips Staffing hired Madison McLain as marketing coordinator. McLain has two years of experience in marketing on both the corporate and agency sides. She previously served as an account coordinator for Ritz Marketing in Charlotte, N.C. McLain will work with all 11 offices to provide marketing assistance and sales support.
TRANSPORTATION
Arrow Nationwide Ground Logistics hired Phil Rabe as a top charter account executive with Champion Coach. Rabe has worked in the motor coach industry for over two years and has built relationships with athletic teams and numerous operators.
