Regional One Health Medical Director of Ambulatory Services Dr. Cyrilyn Walters has been appointed to the Tennessee Hospital Association’s (THA) Council of Inclusion and Health Equity. 

Dr. Glen Steele, the longest-serving faculty member at Southern College of Optometry and a globally recognized expert in pediatric vision care, was recently inducted into the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association’s Hall of Fame.

Manoucheka Thermitus has been named chief operating officer at Regional One Health.

Justin Farmer, who’s served recruiting and consulting firm Vaco Memphis for 14 years, was recently promoted to co-managing director.

Lehman-Roberts and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel, a leader in the highway paving, construction, asphalt and aggregate industry, recently announced the appointment of Mark Griffee as operations analyst.

The Memphis City Council has approved the reappointment of Gregory Fletcher to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) Board of Commissioners.

Katie VanLandingham has been promoted to chief government relations and policy officer at the University of Memphis and will head the U of M’s Office of Government Relations and Policy.

IMC Companies, the nation’s largest marine drayage company, recently hired Jennifer Shaffer as Marketing Director.

Morris Marketing Group, a boutique marketing communications firm headquartered in Memphis, recently announced the promotion of Leah Webb to Senior Marketing Communications Manager & PR Manager.

Former deputy administrator of the Shelby County Office of Reentry Patricia Melton has joined HopeWorks’ leadership team as its next chief operating officer.

Crye-Leike Real Estate Services recently congratulated Realtor Suzanne Watkins on earning her broker’s license in Mississippi and Tennessee. 

Meredith Potter recently joined local, women-owned creative business, ARCHd, as the company’s production manager.

Morris Marketing Group, a boutique marketing communications firm headquartered in Memphis, recently announced the promotion of Micah Fleet to Senior Marketing Communications and PR Manager.

Cynthia Russell, PhD, RN, has been named vice chancellor for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs (AFSA) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

The Board of Directors for Epicenter, the hub of entrepreneurship for the Memphis region, has named Jessica Taveau as President and CEO. 

Baker Donelson has added 11 new associates across the firm, including O. Cobb Bostick Jr. in Memphis. 

Nancy Averwater has assumed the role of Baptist Memorial’s senior vice president and chief human resources officer.

Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South recently hired Dorian Hines as community engagement manager.

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) recently promoted Michael Fulton to Director of Government Affairs and Business Diversity Development.

Sharpe Group, a leading provider of major and planned gift fundraising consulting services, training, print and digital donor communications for nonprofit organizations and institutions, recently announced the appointment of Eric Eilertsen as president.

Hillary Combest has been named Vice President of Operations for Neon Canvas.

Frontdoor, Inc. recently announced that Tony Bacos has joined the company as its first Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer.

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has selected Shayla Kolheim, director of Grants Development and Management at Southwest Tennessee Community College, to participate in the Class of 2021-22 Maxine Smith Fellows Program.

Clinical social worker, grief expert and university dean Erica Sirrine has been named the director of Social Work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South has named Steve French as the non-profit organization’s first-ever Chief Opportunity Officer (COO).