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CANDACE FORKNER
New job title: Assistant project manager
Company: Pioneer Construction, Inc.
Duties: Forkner will support project managers to ensure timely completion of documentation and assist in communications with subcontractors and suppliers. She will continue her duties as administrative assistant in the accounting department.
Related Experience: Forkner has worked for Pioneer Construction as an administrative assistant with her duties being primarily payables, receivables and assisting owners with daily operations. She worked for Fred Williams Home Builder as construction coordinator and customer service manager.
HAL DASHER
New job title: Project manager/superintendent
Company: Pioneer Construction, Inc.
Duties: Dasher will oversee construction projects in the field as well as manage the projects with the support of office administrative personnel.
Related Experience: Dasher worked in the commercial construction industry for many years.
MICHELLE WATSON
New job title: Receptionist/secretary
Company: Pioneer Construction, Inc.
Duties: Watson will run the front desk as well as assist in the accounting department. She will be in charge of processing payables an disbursements in addition to activities essential to the daily operations of the company.
Related Experience: Watson relocated to Savannah from Washington, D.C., where she was a receptionist/secretary for a program management firm.
JULIE KARPIK
New job title: Mortgage loan officer
Company: Bank of America Home Loans
Duties: Karpik will assist clients with home loan financing.
Related Experience: She has more than 30 years experience in the real estate and mortgage banking industry.
BILL SOROCHAK
New job title: Executive director
Company: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire
Duties: Sorochak will provide direction and leadership to achieve the organization’s philosophy, mission, strategy, annual goals and objectives.
Related Experience: Sorochak worked at nonprofit organizations for 18 years. He spent seven of those working for the Ronald McDonald House of the Carolinas and two working for the Ronald McDonald House of the Coastal Empire. He served as the development director for the Girl Scout Council, executive director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and executive director for Susan G. Komen.
Education: Sorochak has a bachelor of science degree in human resource management and a minor in marketing from the University of Connecticut.
ERIN MAGAW
New job title: Physical therapist
Company: West Rehab & Sports Medicine
Related Experience: Magaw served as a physical therapist with Select Physical Therapy in Bluffton, S.C. She also worked at Nova Medical Centers in Houston where she treated industrial medicine and workers’ compensation populations. She was also a traveling physical therapist for almost three years and has experience working in skilled nursing facilities, school systems and various inpatient and outpatient settings.
Education: Magaw earned a master of science in physical therapy from The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and is certified in kinesio taping and dry needling physical therapy practices.
MEGHAN MOORE
New job title: Occupational therapist
Company: West Rehab & Sports Medicine
Duties: Moore helps patients suffering from musculoskeletal or cognitive disorders, as well as those recovering from surgery or avoiding surgery, return to functioning in all normal daily activities. In addition, she addresses patient deficits with therapeutic activities to increase strength and range of motion and decrease pain. She also works with children of all ages to address cognitive, sensory, fine motor and visual motor deficits for increased ability to participate in school and/or play.
Related Experience: Moore served as an occupational therapist at Southern Orthopedics in Brunswick, where she focused on hand therapy.
Education: Moore earned a B.S. in biology from Spring Hill College and an M.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of South Alabama. She is also PAM certified in Georgia.
HOLLY HADFIELD AGUILAR
New job title: Director, Savannah office
Company: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Duties: Aguilar will manage the day-to-day operations of the office and supervise the office staff. The office’s jurisdiction extends from south Georgia to southern South Carolina.
Related Experience: Aguilar has more than 20 years experience in EEO and human resources management.
JAMES ALLEN
New job title: Trial attorney, Savannah office
Company: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Duties: He will handle trial litigation and provide legal advice and other support to local staff responsible for investigating discrimination charges in south Georgia and southern South Carolina.
Related Experience: Allen has more than 25 years experience in employment law and general litigation.
JACK ROSE
New job title: Controller
Company: WebsterRogers
Duties: Rose will work out of the Florence office and will be responsible for internal controls and financial statement reporting.
Related Experience: He spent 14 years as a controller for various businesses.
Education: Rose is a graduate of Florida State University, where he earned his bachelor of science in accounting and finance.
KELLY SCANLIN
New job title: Digital marketing coordinator
Company: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce & Visitor and Convention Bureau
Related Experience: She served as an intern with the chamber’s marketing division in summer of 2013.
Education: Scanlin holds a bachelor of arts in psychology from Clemson University in Clemson, S.C.
NANCY DEVETTER
New job title: Staff attorney
Company: Georgia Legal Services Program, Savannah office
Duties: DeVetter will work under GLSP Savannah’s United Way of the Coastal Empire grant to assist low-income families with issues relating to public benefits and records restrictions, expungements, and pardons.
Related Experience: DeVetter comes to Savannah from the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, where she assisted low-income individuals with public benefits cases for six years.
Education: DeVetter holds a JD from Georgia State University College of Law and a BA from Washington and Lee University.
CERGIO ROY
New job title: Target.com group leader
Company: Target Warehouse
Duties: Manage and lead the Target.com department.
Related Experience: Roy joins Target from Total Quality Logistics where his responsibilities included logistics account executive over account revenue, movement of freight and resources.
Education: Roy has a bachelor of science business administration from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
BRANDY MAI
New job title: Sales executive
Company: Apartment Guide
Duties: Mai is responsible for the sales and marketing of Apartment Guide products in the Savannah market.
Related Experience: Mai’s previous positions include communications officer for Georgia Tech, director of marketing for National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force and director of communications for Georgia Historical Society.
Education: She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern State University.
SIERRA DANIELS
New job title: Sales team
Company: Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners
Duties: Daniels’ primary real estate focus is young families, first-time home buyers, Gulfstream employees and the Southbridge area.
Education: She holds her master’s degree in education from the University of Florida.
Brooks recertified in civil trial law
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) announced that Eugene C. Brooks, IV, of the law firm Brooks Law Office, has achieved recertification as a civil trial advocate. Brooks has been a NBTA member in good standing for more than 20 years.
Banker honored
Gee Gee Kirkley, of Georgia Bank & Trust, was named by the American Bankers Association of Georgia as the first woman in the state to win the Gold Award for 25 consecutive years.
Spiva takes leadership role for lawyer group
The Spiva Law Group announced that Howard Spiva was appointed by the president-elect of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) to serve as a member of the Trial Lawyers Care Committee member for the 2014-2015 year.
Scout executive receives Rotary award
On June 9, the Savannah Rotary Club honored Tom E. Cardiff, scout cxecutive of the Coastal Georgia Council Boy Scouts of America with the Dr. Cliff Dochterman Award. The award recognizes an individual Rotarian who acts as a role model and renders distinguished and dedicated service to scouting through active service, leadership or other contributions.
Accountant certified in exit planning
WebsterRogers announced that Patrice Sebastian, CPA, earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation through the Exit Planning Institute (EPI). Sebastian is the first professional in South Carolina to earn this designation. She is a senior manager in WebsterRogers’ forensic and valuation services practice.
‘Young lawyer’ honored for leadership
Zachary Howard, an associate in Oliver Maner’s litigation department, graduated from the State Bar of Georgia’s 2014 Leadership Academy on June 6 at the State Bar’s annual meeting in Amelia Island, Fla.
Howard was also elected at the state bar meeting to serve as a representative from the Southern District of Georgia to the Young Layers Division’s Executive Council.