The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has elected Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall to its board of directors to represent the National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA).

Rhodes College recently announced that Deborah Craddock has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees following the completion of Cary Fowler’s tenure.

Gil Villanueva, associate vice president and dean of admission at the University of Richmond, has been named vice president for enrollment at Rhodes College. 

Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association has announced its 2022-23 Power of Ten Leadership Program class. Dr. Mary Hurley and Dr. Paige Underwood are among this year’s participants.

Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC, recently announced that Sara M. Garner has been promoted to a member of the award-winning group.

Financial Federal Bank recently welcomed Semma Quran as deposit specialist and Eric Bartolotta as senior loan assistant.

Marie Chisholm-Burns, dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy, has received several prestigious honors recently.

Pandrol, a global leader in railroad infrastructure, recently announced Alvin Richardson as the new director of site operations for the Pandrol North America headquarters in Memphis.

The Seam, a leading provider of food and agribusiness software and commodity trading solutions, recently announced Rex Vandiver has been named platform manager, peanuts.

Deborah Waters Turner recently joined Agape Child and Family Services as the nonprofit’s new TeamWorks director.

Thomas Grant has joined IMC Companies, the nation’s largest marine drayage company, as vice president of Logistics Sales and Services.

Harkavy Shainberg Kaplan PLC recently announced that Jason M. Goldstein has been named a member of the law firm.

Kyla Marsh is the new Events and Marketing Coordinator with Shelby Residential and Vocational Services (SRVS), a non-profit dedicated to providing services to people with disabilities.

Red Door Wealth Management has hired a new client service associate, Miller Erickson.

Mary Ellen Sumrall has been named system chief nursing executive for Baptist Memorial Health Care and chief nursing officer for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.

Dr. Colby Poston has joined the team of chiropractic physicians at Cole Pain Therapy Group. 

Blight Authority of Memphis (BAM) recently announced Nyshi Taylor as BAM’s new community development programs manager.

After spending several months as a consultant, aiding WYXR in fundraising initiatives, Kate Teague joined the station’s full-time ranks.

The Memphis Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently announced its new president Jennifer Sharp.

Four attorneys with the Memphis office of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, have been recognized as 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers.

Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, MBA, has been named the deputy director of the Center for Cancer Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Until the new president can be nominated and confirmed, EDGE chose to appoint a vice president to handle certain day-to-day and administrative functions.

Memphis-based General Contractor, RKA Construction, recently named Bradley Wilford as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Attorney Kelsey Wynne has joined the law firm of Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore as an Associate.

Doug Browne has worked for The Peabody for 19 years, but he started his career in hospitality as a dishwasher.