AUSTIN HILL
New job title: Managing partner
Company: Austin Hill Realty
Duties: Hill will oversee all company operations, foster team and company growth and continue to deliver state-of-the-art real estate services in the coastal Georgia region.
Related work experience: Hill’s experience includes the marketing and sale of residential, commercial and investment real estate properties throughout the coastal Georgia region, plus seven years in Nashville working with French Christianson Patterson & Associates. He most recently served as the director of operations at Cora Bett Thomas Austin Hill & Associates and CBT Commercial Realty
Education: Hill is a graduate of Stetson University.
JAMIE RAYNOR
New job title: Director of annual giving
Company: Armstrong Atlantic State University
Duties: Raynor will streamline and grow the annual giving program, including campaigns for faculty/staff, alumni, community friends, businesses, parents and senior students.
Related work experience: Raynor worked at USC Aiken on the academic side for several years and in alumni relations. She also worked at Colorado Mountain College as the director of development, focusing on annual giving, major gifts, planned giving and grants procurement and management.
Education: Raynor holds a B.A. in English and an M.Ed. in educational technology from USC Aiken.
ERICA MOORE NEET
New job title: Division director, resource development
Company: United Way of the Coastal Empire
Duties: Neet is responsible for cultivating relationships in assigned divisions to convey the message of United Way throughout the year.
Related work experience: Neet has over five years of experience working at United Way of the Central Savannah River Area in Augusta in the marketing and campaign departments.
Education: Neet earned her bachelor of science in nursing from the Medical College of Georgia.
WENDY WILLIBY
New job title: General manager
Company: The 5 Spot Neighborhood Kitchen & Bar
Duties: In her new position, Williby will oversee the daily operations of The 5 Spot, including management of staff, marketing and special events.
Related work experience: Williby served as the general manager of Abe’s on Lincoln. Her restaurant experience also includes leadership and management roles at Vic’s on the River and Alligator Soul. She spent several years as a technical recruiter for engineering at Gulfstream Aerospace.
Education: Williby studied English at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
ALANA BLOCKER
New job title: Team leader
Company: Page International
Duties: Blocker’s primary responsibilities will be to provide leadership and guidance to her team, to maintain high service levels and to create and implement new operating procedures.
Related work experience: Blocker has been a member of Page International’s ocean export documentation department since January 2011.
Education: Blocker has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Georgia Southern University.
RIKKI MCMILLAN
New job title: Campaign coordinator
Company: United Way of the Coastal Empire
Duties: McMillan provides administrative support to the vice president of resource development, assists loaned associates and volunteers to ensure successful execution of campaign goals and arranges the speaker bureau as requested by companies and organizations for employee campaigns.
Related work experience: McMillan worked for Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia as a membership manager for over seven years.
Education: McMillan earned her bachelor of art and bachelor of science from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.
VICKI CARTER
New job title: Personal lines manager
Company: Willis Personal Lines, LLC
Duties: Carter will have operational and leadership responsibility for the Savannah office for both the private client and personal lines practice. She will cover Georgia, South Carolina and the Greater Jacksonville area.
Related work experience: Carter has 30 years in the personal insurance industry. Most recently she worked at Wells Fargo Insurance.
ALICE JOHNSON
New job title: Senior client advocate
Company: Willis Personal Lines, LLC
Duties: Johnson will design, implement and manage personal insurance programs for affluent and wealthy clients with more complicated needs in and around Georgia and the Carolinas.
Related work experience: Johnson has 20 years experience in the personal insurance industry and previously managed the personal insurance department for Willis Personal Lines, LLC.
Education: Johnson earned a bachelor of science degree from Armstrong Atlantic Univerisity.
TERI ROBINSON
New job title: Private client group producer
Company: Willis Personal Insurance, LLC
Duties: Robinson will cover Georgia, South Carolina and the Greater Jacksonville area.
Related work experience: Robinson has 15 years experience in the personal insurance industry specializing in personal risk management for complex personal insurance programs. Most recently she worked at Wells Fargo Insurance.
RANDA SHAMSEDDINE
New job title: Staffing specialist
Company: Sullivan’s Staffing
Duties: Shamseddine will handle recruiting, application processing, interviewing, hiring and terminations. She will also conduct pre-screening, which may consist of a background, drug test, credit and reference check.
Related work experience: Shamseddine worked at the Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services as the foreign language interpreter coordinator.
Education: Shamseddine holds a BAS in management and organization leadership from Saint Petersburg College.
JON MANGUM
New job title: Director of operations
Company: Parker’s
Duties: Mangum is responsible for overseeing retail operations at Parker’s locations throughout Georgia and South Carolina.
Related work experience: Mangum served as retail operations manager for Stinker Stores in Boise, Idaho, where he oversaw retail operations for 60 stores and five branded fast-food restaurants and managed marketing and fuel pricing.
Education: Mangum has a B.S. in operations management from Boise State University and is a graduate of the National Association of Convenience Stores Leadership Executive Program at Cornell University and the Convenience Store Coaches Leadership Academy.
Foundation names board members
The Savannah Community Foundation Inc. has announced its officers and board of directors for 2013-14:
• Linda J. Evans, director and board chair; property developer/community volunteer
• Dolly Chisholm, director and immediate past chair; partner in Bouhan Falligant LLP
• K. Russell Simpson, president; owner of Simpson Law, PC
• Michael C. Traynor, director and vice president; publisher of the Savannah Morning News
• Stephen W. Schwarz, director and secretary; retired attorney
• Christopher Cay, director and treasurer; principal in Cay Insurance Services
• Michael F. Kemp, director and asst. treasurer; senior VP of Synovus Trust Company, N.A.
• Jennifer Abshire, director; CEO of Abshire Public Relations
• Dale C. Critz, Jr., director; president/CEO of Critz Inc.
• Justin A. Godchaux, director; retired
• John C. Helmken II, director; CEO of The Savannah Bank, N.A.
• James R. Hungerpiller, director; owner of Hungerpiller Capital Management LLC
• Russell Jacobs III, director; principal in Jacobs, Coolidge & Company LLC
• Al Kennickell, Jr., director; president of The Kennickell Group
• Frank S. Macgill, director; managing partner of HunterMaclean
• Melanie L. Marks, director; partner in Bouhan Falligant LLP
• Mathew M. McCoy, director; partner in McCorkle & Johnson LLP
Lawyer honored
Attorney Robert F. “Bob” Pirkle received Sigma Chi’s Significant Sig National Award on June 29 at the fraternity’s 79th Grand Chapter in Washington, D.C. The award, introduced in 1935, is considered the fraternity’s highest award and is given to a fraternity member who has excelled in his field of study, occupation or community involvement.
Savannah lawyer honored
Charles H. Raley Jr., an attorney with Raley & Raley, P.C., has been honored by the publication “Best Lawyers in America,” in the field of admiralty and maritime law for 2014. Raley has practiced admiralty and maritime law since 1986.
The Child Abuse Prevention Center announces new officers and directors
Effective Sept. 1:
President: Toby Browne
Senior vice president: Johnie Lynes
Treasurer: Joe Sullivan
Secretary: Gordon Mitchell
One-year directors: Chris Hafer, Jason Ford, Walt Day, Charlie Spillane and Trey Glendye.
Two-year directors: Toby Browne, Keith Morgan, Bob Oliver, Nino Aliotta and Johnie Lynes.
Three-year directors: Tim Beers, Joe Sullivan, Michael Lariscy, Lum Purvis and Lamar Clark.
Savannah man speaks at conference
Daniel Rowe, tax manager of the Savannah office of Deemer Dana & Froehle LLP, presented “2013 Federal Tax Update” to area CPAs at “CPE Days” through the Georgia Society of CPAs. He presented on Sept. 10 in Savannah and on Sept. 11 in Augusta.