HIRES/PROMOTIONS
TONY ANGELO
New job title: Regional Vice President of the Southeast Region
Company: Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Duties: Angelo will oversee three PHLY offices that cover North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Related work experience: Angelo spent 17 years at Liberty Mutual Group, Willis of Alabama and Federated Insurance Companies in various marketing positions.
Education: Angelo graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in business administration. He also holds CPCU, CIC, AAI, AU, ARM, and CPIA professional designations.
LISA SELLARS
New job title: Licensed Massage Therapist and Bodyworker
Company: Diamond Path
Duties: Sellars provides licensed massage, cranio-sacral, polarity therapy and myofascial release body work.
Related work experience: Sellars has 20 years experience in massage therapy.
MICHAEL R. MCLEOD
New job title: Vice President and Client Advisor
Company: SunTrust Bank, Savannah
Duties: McLeod will provide a range of planning-based financial services to wealthy individuals and families in Savannah.
Related work experience: McLeod has been an advisor with SunTrust Private Wealth Management in Atlanta since 2006. He is a Certified Financial Planner, holds his Series 7 and Series 66 securities registrations and also has an insurance license for Life, Accident & Sickness and Variable Products.
Education: McLeod earned his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University and has completed the Executive Program for Financial Planning at the University of Georgia’s Terry School of Business.
MICHAEL T. OWENS
New job title: Executive Director
Company: Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council
Duties: Owens will handle the daily duties for the non-profit trade organization that represents the hospitality and tourism trade in the Savannah area.
Related work experience: Owens has served on the TLC Board of Directors since 2010 and has more than a decade of experience in the hospitality and tourism community in the Savannah market.
CHRISTOPHER BARR
New job title: Staff Geotechnical Engineer
Company: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Duties: Barr will perform project site reconnaissance and provide locations for soil testing and perform foundation support analysis based on in-situ soil testing and lab test data.
Related work experience: Barr has 10 years of experience in the design and construction monitoring of various types of earth structures.
Education: Barr holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering.
WILLIAM SNOW, JR.
New job title: Geotechnical Staff Engineer
Company: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Duties: Snow will perform project site reconnaissance and provide locations for soil testing and perform foundation support analysis based on in-situ soil testing and lab test data.
Related work experience: Snow has more than two years of construction experience with Palmetto Gunite Construction Company.
Education: Snow holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering and a master of science in civil engineering from Clemson University.
MICHELLE CREECH
LAWRENCE
New job title: Manager
Company: Parker’s, Garden City
Duties: Lawrence is responsible for overseeing the store’s daily operations, managing personnel and delivering customer service.
Related work experience: Lawrence served as store manager for Parker’s #36 in Bluffton, S.C.
Education: Lawrence graduated from Savannah High School in 2001 and attended Savannah Technical College.
SHERMAN COLLINS
New job title: Field service representative
Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Duties: Collins provides technical and maintenance assistance to Gulfstream owners and operators in northern California.
Related work experience: From 1990 to 2000, Collins worked in various positions with Gulfstream in Savannah, Dallas and Long Beach, Calif. Most recently, Collins spent 12 years as the director of aircraft maintenance for an air transportation company in Dallas.
CRISTI LANKARD
Company: Harkleroad Diamonds and Fine Jewelers
Related work experience: Lankard has more than 20 years of fine jewelry experience in the Caribbean and in Savannah at Levy Jewelers.
HONORS/AWARDS
Armstrong honors 2012 Notable Alumni
On Oct. 20, Armstrong honored its 2012 Notable Alumni. Students, faculty, staff, Armstrong Alumni Association board members and past recipients of the award were asked to nominate alumni who have distinguished themselves in their professions, through community service or a combination of both.
The following were named to the 2012 Notable Alumni class:
• Michael H. Barker, Savannah
• Larry W. Branson, Savannah
• A. J. Cohen, Jr., Savannah
• Peter R. Doliber, Savannah
• Amy Gaster, Tybee Island
• Lolisa Joyner, Richmond Hill
• Michael L. Karpf
• Kaye Robinson Kole, Savannah
• Harriet Kanter Konter, Savannah
• Dale B. Lewis, Savannah
• Grace Burkett Martin, Savannah
• Sally Ray Murphy, Sheldon, S.C.
• Benjamin E. Price, Pooler
• Brandon Quillian, Savannah
• Francis P. Rossiter, Jr., Savannah
• Roger H. Smith, Savannah
• Ron Stephens, Savannah
• Patrick Talley, New Orleans
• Richard H. Wallace, Savannah
Georgia Southern professor honored
Kathryn Kennedy, a Georgia Southern University College of Education Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology, has been named the winner of the 2012 Outstanding Research in K-12 Online Learning Award. Kennedy was presented with the award at the Virtual School Symposium on Oct.21 at the Annual International Association for K-12 Online Learning Membership Meeting in New Orleans.
Travel agent honored
For the sixth consecutive year, Susan Dischner, of Four Seasons Travel, has been chosen for Travel + Leisure magazine’s A-List of 121 Top Travel Agents in its October issue. Susan is manager of Four Seasons’ Travel’s Leisure Department.
Attorney honored
William Norse, attorney at Duffy & Feemster law firm, was recently awarded the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award. Norse has also been selected for membership into the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Attorney honored
Dwight Feemster, managing partner of Duffy & Feemster law firm, recently received a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review rating. An AV rating reflects that his peers rate him at the highest level of professional excellence. Feemster has also been selected for membership into the The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers for 2012.
Orthodontist honored
Dr. Robert A. Vaught was recently honored by The McCallie School with an Alumni Achievement Award for his contributions to the dental profession and specialty of orthodontics. Vaught is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and is past-president of the Georgia Association of Orthodontists, the Southeastern District Dental society, and the Savannah Dental Society. Vaught practices in Richmond Hill and will open a Savannah office on Waters Avenue by the end of the year.
CEO honored
Beth Williams-Holley, CEO of Ernest Signature Custom Homes LLC., was honored on Oct. 18 with the Home Builders Association of Greater Savannah’s Hall of Fame Award. Paula Mobley and Lamar Smith, longtime friends and business associates of Beth Williams-Holley, presented her with the award at the Home Builders Association’s Annual Installation Banquet.
Building council announces officers
The Savannah Branch of the US Green Building Council-GA Announces new officers.
The new officers are:
• J. Michael English, Queensborough National Bank and Trust Co., chair
• Jessica Pedigo, Seacrest Partners, chair-elect
• Sam Olin, Savannah College of Art and Design, treasurer
• Paul Teague, secretary
New appointment to election board
The Chatham County Republican Party Executive Committee has named Deborah S. Rauers to the Chatham County Board of Elections. Rauers will fill the vacancy created by the death of Mary McCracken Campbell who died on Oct. 7. Rauers will serve the balance of the unexpired term, ending December 2014.