DAN GROVE
New job title: Assistant project engineer
Company:
Choate Construction Co.
Duties:
Grove will help coordinate and assist the project management team on specific construction projects.
Related experience:
He worked in Columbus, Ohio, in the construction industry for three years.
Education:
Grove graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. in construction management.
GRAHAM COOPER
New job title: Project manager
Company:
Choate Construction Co.
Duties:
Cooper will manage multiple construction projects throughout the Southeast.
Related experience:
He has worked in the construction industry in Savannah for 12 years.
Education:
Cooper is a graduate of Savannah Country Day School and the University of Georgia.
JERRY LIPSEY
New job title: Driver of the Month, June
Company: NLaws Produce, Inc.
Duties:
Lipsey is hard working, honest, respectful, courteous and well liked by his co-workers and management.
SONYA ZATALOKIN
New job title: Group sales manager, CHS
Company:
Savannah Lodging
Duties:
Zatalokin sells to the corporate, government and association group markets. She works closely with the sales and marketing team to solicit, sell and confirm group business.
Related experience:
Zatalokin has five years of hospitality business travel and group sales experience in Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Intercontinental Hotels Group properties.
Education:
Zatalokin holds a B.A. in communications from Lander University and is a certified hospitality supervisor.
KEN BARRETT
New job title: Director of OnCall Maintenance Services
Company:
Association Services, Inc.
Duties:
Barrett began full time at Association Services, Inc. in April 2014 as a licensed mechanical contractor after working on a part-time basis for three years.
Related experience: Barrett began working for the Sea Pine Forest Beach maintenance department in 1974. He joined the Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue team full time in 1979 and retired this year as a captain. Barrett was a national certified fire & explosives investigator, an international certified hazardous materials technician, a state fire marshal and a state emergency medical tech.
LATRELL FERGUSON
New job title: Case manager for the Street Outreach program
Company:
Park Place Outreach - Youth Emergency Shelter
Duties:
Ferguson will manage the other street team members, contacting clients on a daily basis, and facilitating individual and group discussions related to social issues adolescents face today.
Related experience: Ferguson served as the director at #Priority Learning Academy, and also volunteered for a youth advocate program.
Education: Ferguson received a master’s in professional counseling from South University in 2014. She received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Savannah State University in 2010.
WAYNE REED
New job title: District manager
Company:
Parker’s
Duties:
Reed will oversee the company’s six stores in Beaufort County and South Carolina.
Related experience:
Reed spent 12 years with The Pantry Inc., serving as a district manager for 12 travel centers. He also worked with E-Z Convenience Stores and served in the U.S. Army.
Education:
He holds a bachelor of science in business administration from Tampa College in Clearwater, Fla.
BOB MCGARRY
New job title: Executive director
Company:
Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE), Inc.
Duties:
Related experience: McGarry served as executive director of Disability Resource Center (DRC) in Gainesville for eleven years, and he has 13 years of service in the U.S. Navy.
Education: After retiring from the Navy, McGarry attended the University of Georgia and received his MED in rehabilitation counseling.
KRISTIE FERRELL
New job title: Public relations and marketing intern
Company:
Greenbriar Children’s Center
Duties: Her duties include creating press releases, organizing e-newsletters, advertising via social media, conducting interviews and marketing for Greenbriar and their 65th anniversary.
Related experience: Ferrell is a senior attending Savannah State University, majoring in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and advertising, and a minor in business marketing.
Muller elected to serve with lawyers group
Peter D. Muller was elected secretary and treasurer of Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. Muller is the managing partner of the Savannah office of Goodman, McGuffey, Lindsey & Johnson LLP. The defense lawyers associationG, with 800 members, is comprised of attorneys who represent defendants in civil lawsuits.
Rotary Club names new president
Holden T. Hayes, regional president of South State Bank, was installed as president of the Rotary Club of Savannah. Hayes accepted the Rotary gavel from outgoing president Michael Traynor, publisher of the Savannah Morning News.
HDDA selects new executive director
The Hinesville Downtown Development Authority board of directors has named Michelle Ricketson as the agency’s executive director. She began work June 30. Ricketson has worked with businesses, government and volunteers. She has coordinated six national hot air balloon championships as well as a variety of the one-time and annual events.
Ronald McDonald House selects board members
The Ronald McDonald House of the Coastal Empire announced four new members were elected to its board of directors. The board is led by Bill Sorochak, executive director of the Savannah Ronald McDonald House. The new members of the board are:
• Ashley Dodd, McDonald’s owner/operator
• Carter Eubank, McDonald’s o\Owner/operator
• Rebecca Page, vice president at the South State Bank
• Lisa Pinyan, associate/project manager at Felder & Associates
Grimes receives Georgia Power award
Wayne Grimes, energy efficiency education coordinator for Georgia Power, was awarded the Southern Style Excellence Award for Unquestionable Trust. Georgia Power began awarding the Southern Style Excellence Awards in 2002 to recognize non-supervisory employees who demonstrate the Southern Style attributes of unquestionable trust, total commitment and superior performance, on and off the job. Grimes was presented with a plaque and a $1,500 check to donate to the charity of his choice. He chose the Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire.