KEITH PYNN
New job title: Work-study coordinator
Company:
Bethesda Academy
Duties:
Pynn is responsible for the creation and execution of the work-study curriculum for the work-study faculty and their students.
Related experience: Pynn was a tour guide for Oglethorpe Trolley Tours and Old Savannah Tours and was a public historian and preservationist for the Coastal Heritage Society. He has also worked for the Chatham County Public School System as department head of social studies at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School and was an honors social studies teacher at Savannah Arts Academy.
Education:
Pynn received his bachelor’s degree in history from Armstrong State University and is working towards his master’s degree in adult education.
LELAND R. DAMPIER III
New job title: Physician
Company:
SouthCoast Health
Duties:
Dampier sees patients at SouthCoast Health’s Pooler office, 1000 Towne Center Blvd., Suite 701.
Related experience: Dampier is a member of the American Academy of Family Practice and American Medical Association and is certified in advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support and by the neonatal resuscitation program. He is also board certified in family medicine.
Education: Dampier is a graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., and completed his medical degree at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies with a residency in family medicine at Memorial Health University Medical Center.
BRAXTON J. FIELDS
New job title: Radiologist
Company:
SouthCoast Health
Duties:
Fields joins the team of radiologists at SouthCoast Health’s Imaging Center, 1326 Eisenhower Drive, Building 1.
Related experience:
Fields is a member of the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology, Association of University Radiologists, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America and American Roentgen Ray Society.
Education: Fields received an American Chemical Society Certified Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree from the University of Georgia in Athens before completing his medical degree at Mercer School of Medicine in Macon. He went on to complete a diagnostic radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta
SABIN A. TOMUS
New job title: Physician
Company: SouthCoast Health
Duties:
He sees patients at the practice’s Hinesville office, 455 South Main Street, Suite 203.
Related experience: Tomus is board certified in internal medicine.
Education: Tomus received his medical degree at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in his native Bucharest, Romania, before completing a transitional residency at Caritas Hospital in Bucharest and a primary care internal medicine residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York.
LEDA CHONG
New job title: Senior vice president, Asia Pacific
Company:
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Duties:
Chong is responsible for business development, strategic planning and government relations within the Asia-Pacific region for Gulfstream and the Aerospace business group of General Dynamics, Gulfstream’s parent company.
Related experience: Chong joined General Dynamics in 2007 as a director of government relations and was appointed staff vice president of government relations in 2009. Most recently, Chong served as the head of the Asia-Pacific region for the General Dynamics Aerospace business group.
Education: She graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, San Diego, with degrees in applied mathematics and French literature.
RANDY ROBERTS
New job title: Senior Project Manager, Columbia office
Company:
Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung
Duties: Roberts will serve as a lead project manager for HGBD’s internal penny sales tax program management teams, site design, water resources and utility coordination.
Related experience:
He is an actively licensed professional in South Carolina and North Carolina.
Education: Roberts has more than 13 years of experience and holds a bachelor of science, civil and environmental engineering degree from the University of South Carolina.
PATRICK HAJES
New job title: Assistant Survey Department Head and Project Manager for the Charleston office
Company:
Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung
Duties:
Hajes will oversee the daily activities of the firm’s survey crews and CAD staff.
Education:
Hajes has more than 13 years of experience and holds an associate degree from Trident Technical College.
JAMIE RUSH
New job title: AmeriCorps VISTA - Program Outreach and Development Associate
Company: Georgia Legal Services Program
Duties:
Rush will help to build capacity to increase and enhance resources and impact of the program’s mission of providing access to justice and avenues out of poverty for lower-income families.
Related experience: Rush worked at the Butler Street Community Development Corporation in Atlanta as an operations manager. She has experience as an associate at an Atlanta law firm and as a project specialist with the Columbia, S.C., Housing Authority. Rush has also volunteered with Hands on Atlanta and Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.
Education: Rush holds a master of public administration and a juris doctor from the University of South Carolina. Rush earned a B.A. in Spanish and Communications from Augusta State University in 2007.
KULENA BURTON
New job title: AmeriCorps VISTA - Program and Resource Development Associate
Company: West Broad Street YMCA
Duties:
Burton will assess agency services and structure, provide feedback regarding best practices and help to coordinate operational efforts. She will also develop, promote and evaluate programs within the YMCA.
Related experience: Burton served as the adult education coordinator with the Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Va. She has worked with a YWCA as a self-sufficiency coordinator and a crisis relief counselor.
Education: Burton holds a bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies from Norfolk State University.
JOHN BURGER
New job title: Math teacher
Company:
Bethesda Academy
Duties:
Burger will teach various math topics for multiple grade levels, including 6th grade math, 7th grade introductory algebra and 9th and 10th grade geometry.
Related experience: Burger worked in administration at Savannah College of Art and Design and in fixed income at Kidder, Peabody & Co. in Los Angeles.
Education: After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, he earned his doctor of ministry degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary.
LUCAS OSMON
New job title: Project manager
Company: Choate Construction Co.
Duties:
Osmon will oversee all personnel management, project mobilization and execution. Other responsibilities include administering contracts, coordinating and supervising all facets of work in association with owners, architects, engineers and subcontractors, performing scheduling and project buy-out and managing project budgets.
Related experience: Lucas has 15 years of experience as a project manager in the commercial construction industry.
Education:
Osmon holds a bachelor of arts in international affairs from the University of Georgia.
TIM SEYDEN
New job title: Director of sales and marketing
Company:
Remote Technology
Duties:
He is responsible for developing sales strategies to drive growth while maintaining customer service. He is also tasked with marketing Remote Technology within Savannah and throughout the region.
Related experience:
He brings more than 15 years of sales experience. Seyden helped build the Savannah market for both Hargray and Windstream Communications.
Education:
He holds a bachelor of science degree from Kennesaw State University and is a graduate of Benedictine Military School.
Attorney receives AV Preeminent Rating
John L. Vaught, of Vaught Law Firm, P.C., received an AV Preeminent Rating, the highest rating awarded to an attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. This rating is the result of a peer review and is based upon the confidential opinions of practicing attorneys and members of the judiciary.
Phillip McCorkle Honored
McCorkle & Johnson, LLP congratulates Partner, Phillip McCorkle, on his inclusion in the 2015 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the area of Real Estate Law. McCorkle has received this honor for the past six years.
Robert L. McCorkle, III honored as ‘top lawyer’
Robert L. McCorkle, III, Partner at McCorkle & Johnson, LLP, has been honored by the Daily Report, as one of Georgia’s top 40 attorneys under the age of 40. Honorees are nominated by their peers in the Georgia legal community and are then selected by the Daily Report’s editorial staff. McCorkle, along with the other recipients, is featured in the Aug. 18 issue of the Daily Report.