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. 

Anne Bryan has been promoted to Lead Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Support Solutions Mental Health Clinic.

Inferno, a full-service advertising, public relations, design and digital marketing firm, has appointed Catherine Griffin as account executive and Julia Conway as account coordinator.

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.