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ELECTED
John Zwolinski
Named to the board of the Center for Living Environments and Regeneration (CLEAR). Zwolinski is the COO and founding partner at creative agency ZWO. He will chair the nonprofit’s communication committee.
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Bill Caldwell
Awarded the ABC Kirby Award by the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas. Caldwell is CEO of Waldrop Inc. and has 40 years of construction industry experience. He was honored for his service and dedication to the construction industry.
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Steven A. Wolf
Named director of Cherry Bekaert LLP’s Litigation Support Services. Wolf served as executive director at a forensic accounting and transaction advisory services firm for more than five years.
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PROMOTED
Joshua Tew
Named vice president of Flagship Properties’ commercial division. Tew joined Flagship Properties as a commercial sales and leasing associate in 2012. He presently serves as vice president and president-elect of the Clemson MBA Alumni Association Board.
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Charlianne Wyatt Nestlen
Named a board member of the South Carolina Association of Alumni Directors. Nestlen is the alumni relations director at University of South Carolina Upstate. She is a 2003 graduate of USC Upstate, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in communications.
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ACADEMICS
Southern Wesleyan Universityappointed Mona Thornton as associate dean of the School of Education and professor of education beginning July 1. She received her B.S. and M.S. in child development from Howard University and her Ed.D. in early childhood education from University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Over the course of her career, she has served on the faculty or as an administrator at Norfolk State University, Howard University and, most recently, at Benedict College in Columbia.
Clemson University promoted Christopher Ray to Experiment Station associate director and named Greg Picket as senior associate dean of Clemson’s College of Business and Behavioral Science (CBBS). Ray will coordinate research among the university campus farms and five research and education centers around the state. He is a plant scientist who has worked at Clemson for 19 years and was previously the Experiment Station assistant director. Pickett will oversee CBBS communications, academic affairs, research, business affairs and special projects. He will continue as director of MBA Programs and maintain direct oversight of daily operations at Greenville ONE.
The National Cancer institute has awarded a $270,000, two-year grant to University of South Carolina Upstate professor Bernard Omolo to develop a statistical methodology for colon cancer research. Omolo is assistant chair of mathematics and computer science. His grant is a supplement to research being conducted by Dr. Timothy Yeatman, director and president of Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute.
AGRICULTURE
Southern States Cooperative, a farm supply and service cooperative, has appointed Joe Wlodkoski and Rich Todd to its agronomy procurement division. Wlodkoski joins as director of agronomy procurement-fertilizer after 13 years in sales and market development for Honeywell Corporation. He has worked for a number of international companies including United Agri Products, American Cyanamid and Mobil Chemical. Todd joins Southern States as buyer for crop protection products. He previously worked for CF Industries, a global leader in nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing and distribution, as a sales support representative for regional and national accounts.
ARCHITECTURE
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture has added Leslie Katz, Daniel Taylor and Maria Ray-Rivera as intern architects at the firm’s Community Studio in Greenville. Katz earned her B.S. in architecture from the University of Maryland, where she also minored in Middle Eastern studies. Most recently, she graduated from Tulane University where she earned her Master of Architecture with a certificate in preservation studies. Taylor earned his B.A. in architecture from Clemson University. Shortly after graduating and just prior to joining McMillan Pazdan Smith, Daniel took the opportunity to intern at two different Chicago architectural firms. Ray-Rivera completed a bachelor’s degree in environmental design and her Master of Architecture at the University of Puerto Rico. She has practiced architecture in Puerto Rico and New York City.
BANKING
Pinnacle Bank SC has hired Sarah Armstrong as an assistant vice president. Armstrong is a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University. She has more than five years of experience in the banking industry including extensive work in deposit growth, lending and business development. Sarah started her banking career with BB&T.
DEVELOPMENT
Greenville Arena District announces that Roger Newton, president and general manager of the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, is nominated for the International Entertainment Buyers Association’s 2014 Venue Executive of the Year Award. Newton’s experience includes managing the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D.; the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami; the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y.; and the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. He has been with the Greenville Arena District since 2005.
ENGINEERING
aeSolutions announced the addition of Jim Garrison as senior specialist, Robert McMican as specialist in the process safety group and Jim Bouchillon as principal specialist in the engineering and automation group. Garrison was previously with CH2M Hill and has more than seven years’ experience as an instrumentation and controls engineer. McMican is a recent graduate of Clemson University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Bouchillon joins aeSolutions after working with O’Neal in Greenville for more than 20 years.
The American Society of Civil Engineers, South Carolina Section, has selected Gaye Garrison Sprague to receive the 2014 Distinguished Service to People Award. The award is given annually to the civil engineer who demonstrates outstanding service to the people of South Carolina in civic and engineering service. Sprague is a registered professional engineer with 35 years of experience working in traffic engineering and transportation planning.
INVESTMENT
Pacolet Milliken Enterprises Inc. has hired Van Clark as director of human resources, Shane Birckbichler as a financial analyst and Randy Digby as a senior accountant. Clark has more than 30 years of human resource experience and his responsibilities will include corporate training, safety and benefits. Birckbichler joins the real estate team as a financial analyst. Prior to joining Pacolet Milliken, he served as a financial analyst at National Financial Partners. He is a Level II candidate in the CFA program. Digby joins the finance team as a senior accountant. He previously served as an accounting manager at SEW Eurodrive and is a certified public accountant in South Carolina.
PR/MARKETING
Worthwhile has hired Thomas Sneed as an account executive. Sneed will serve Worthwhile’s clients by managing projects and retainers to ensure that Worthwhile’s work accomplishes business goals and meets timelines and budgets. Sneed joins Worthwhile after three years as director of sales at a manufacturing company in Dayton, Ohio. He has more than 10 years of project management experience.
Infinity Marketing has hired Curt Westlake as director of creative services. Westlake will oversee all aspects of Infinity’s creative and production team. With more than 25 years of professional experience, Westlake brings a background in leadership roles with business-to-consumer companies on both the agency and client side, as well as expertise in strategic marketing planning and brand strategy development.
