Jenna McDonald Nichols has joined the law office of Black, McLaren, Ryland, Jones, and Griffee. 

Cathy Sanchez has been named the director of Financial Aid in Enrollment Management for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 

Johnathan Sherrill and Jayda Murray have been accepted into the TED- Ed Student Talks and Raising Good Gamers program.

Willie Garfield, CEO of the Garfield Institute of Music in Memphis, has been named an honoree of the newly launched Yamaha 40 Under 40 music advocacy program.

Paragon Bank recently announced the appointment of Chris Waggoner as Senior Vice President of Mortgage Banking.

Red Door Wealth Management recently announced that Carter Giovannetti, a seasoned wealth advisor who has worked with the firm since 2018, has been named its sixth partner member.

Leanne McQuown has joined the Methodist Healthcare Foundation as Director of Major Gifts.

Good Shepherd Health, the parent company for Good Shepherd Pharmacy, RemediChain and HaloScrips, recently announced that Michell Zulu, PharmD, has joined the team as its new chief pharmacy officer. 

Brooks Irvine has joined the Miles Mason Family Law Group. A native Memphian, Irvine spent over a decade as a prosecutor prior to beginning her career in family law.

John J. Campbell Co., and The Campbell Cos. have promoted Brian Shive to Vice President.

Dunavant Enterprises and Dunavant Global Logistics Group recently welcomed Michael Bartz as Chief Information Officer. Bartz will direct all information technology and initiatives as well as lead and manage client systems and business process integrations.

Jordan Nichols has joined Marx-Bensdorf as an Affiliate Broker. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a director and actor for theater productions and companies in Memphis, Atlanta and New York. He is a graduate of White Station High School and New York University. 

Lehman-Roberts Co. and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel, a leader in the highway paving, construction, asphalt and aggregate industry, have promoted Blake Kimbrough to Asphalt Plants Assistant Superintendent and Howard Green to Asphalt Plants General Superintendent.

Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, one of Memphis’ largest law firms, recently welcomed attorney Patrick Walker to the firm as a member.

The law firm of Allen, Summers, Simpson, Lillie & Gresham, PLLC recently announced that for the tenth year in a row, Partner Kirk Caraway has been named a “Superlawyer” in the field of Labor & Employment by Law & Politics. 

Sara Federico, M.D., an associate member of the Department of Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has received the 2020 Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award (CCITLA) from the National Cancer Institute.

University of Memphis chief advancement officer Joanna Curtis has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Memphis Chapter as part of its 2020 Crystal Awards.

Local firm Tioga Environmental Consultants recently announced the hiring of Paul De Soto as an environmental scientist. 

Crye-Leike Real Estate Services recently announced Marico Bogard is now affiliated with its East Memphis branch office as a licensed Realtor. Bogard will serve the residential real estate needs of buyers and sellers throughout Shelby and surrounding counties.

LRK Associate Krissy Buck Flickinger has been named a 2020 LEED Fellow by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).

Benchmark Litigation U.S. has recognized Butler Snow attorneys Todd P. Photopulos and Brent E. Siler as Labor and Employment Stars in its 2021 edition.

Local CPA firm Patrick Accounting recently announced the promotion of Debbie Warren to Accounting & Tax Manager.

John Butler, President of Agricenter International, has selected Ardis Porter to serve as the new Program Manager for the Veterans Employed in Technology and Service in Agriculture (VETSA). 

Acadian Companies Chairman & CEO Richard Zuschlag recently announced that Justin Back will be appointed president of Acadian Ambulance Service, effective Nov. 1, 2020.

Waste Pro recently welcomed Richard Sarac as its new Division Manager in Memphis, Tennessee.