HIRES/PROMOTIONS
TABETER MOORE
New job title: Chatham apprentice program manager
Company: Step Up Savannah Inc.
Duties: Moore will assist individuals with barriers to employment, prepare for on-the-job training and apprentice programs or technical training and higher education, manage work ethics and business etiquette training program. She will increase awareness of CAP and other training programs and encourage businesses to develop and improve apprenticeships and other training programs.
Related work experience: Moore was program manager for the homeless veterans program at Goodwill Industries and managed the homeless program for the city of Hinesville. She is also a certified domestic violence intervention instructor with Homeland Security
Education: Moore holds a M.A. in professional counseling, a B.A. in public administration and an A.A. in legal Studies.
LAUREN GRIER
New job title: Team leader
Company: Page International
Related work experience: Grier has worked at Page International since September 2010 in the Ocean Export Bookings and Traffic Department.
Education: Grier graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelors of business degree in marketing.
BLAKE SECKINGER
New job title: Senior team leader
Company: Page International Inc.
Duties: Seckinger will provide leadership for teams servicing the International Paper account within this department. He will be responsible for developing new ideas to help streamline processes and implement best practices across all teams under his guidance.
Related work experience: Seckinger has worked for Page International in the Ocean Export Documentation Department since April 2009.
Education: Seckinger graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor of business administration degree in logistics and intermodal transportation.
CHERYL D. HOLLOWAY
New job title: Assistant professor
Company: South University
Duties: Holloway will teach primarily in South University’s health care management and healthcare administration programs in the College of Business.
Related work experience: Holloway was a senior account representative at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. She also has taught as an adjunct faculty member for Central Michigan University’s Global Campus Program in Health Administration.
Education: Holloway earned a Ph.D. in public health from Walden University in Minneapolis; a Master of Science in health administration from Central Michigan University; and a Bachelor of Science in sociology from Eastern Michigan University.
GRAHAM PENNEY
New job title: Assistant district attorney
Company: Chatham County District Attorney’s Office
Duties: Penney will serve on Judge Sapp’s state court trial team.
Related work experience: Penney was an attorney at The McGarity Group, staff attorney for Warren Davis and a criminal investigator in the district attorney’s office in Gwinnett County.
Education: Penney holds a B.S. in biology, University of Georgia; Juris Doctorate, Mississippi College School of Law.
DAVID RHODEN
New job title: Assistant district attorney
Company: Chatham County DA’s Office
Duties: Rhoden will prosecute criminals in the newly formed major crimes division
Related work experience: Rhoden was the assistant district attorney with the Office of the District Attorney of Appalachian Judicial Circuit in Jasper.
Education: Rhoden holds a B.S. in finance, University of South Florida; Juris Doctorate, Southern Illinois School of Law.
MITCHELL MOBLEY
New job title: Assistant district attorney
Company: Chatham County District Attorney’s Office
Duties: Mobley will serve on Judge Sapp’s state court trial team.
Related work experience: Mobley was the assistant solicitor general with the Fulton County Office of the Solicitor General in Atlanta.
Education: Mobley holds a B.S. in health science, Georgia Southern University; juris doctorate, Mercer University.
E. LANE CURLEE, IV
New job title: Assistant portfolio manager
Company: First City Capital Management Inc.
Duties: Curlee will work with the principals of the firm regarding investment strategy, portfolio management, client communication and other areas of the business.
Education: Curlee received a B.S. in economics from The College of Charleston.
BRIAN POTTER
New job title: Structural engineer
Company: Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung
Duties: Potter is responsible for structural design of buildings and foundations.
Related work experience: Potter worked in the precast industry, where he designed parking garages and mixed-use buildings. He is a licensed professional engineer
Education: Potter earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. from the University of Central Florida.
STACEY GOAD
New job title: Assistant district attorney
Company: Chatham County District Attorney’s Office
Duties: Goad will serve on Judge Fowler’s state court trial team.
Related work experience: Goad was the senior assistant solicitor general with the Clayton County Office of the Solicitor General in Jonesboro.
Education: Goad holds a B.A. in sociology, Georgia State University; juris doctorate, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
DEBORAH SHEALY
New job title: Office manager
Company: Greenline Architecture
Duties: Shealy will be responsible for the firm’s accounting, administrative and human resources functions.
Related work experience: Shealy has a background in finance and office administration and works with military families as a personal finance counselor.
Education: Shealy earned a Bachelor of Science in administration/accounting from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C. She is also a nationally certified accredited financial counselor.
JOSH W. BULL
New job title: Project manager
Company: Greenline Architecture
Related work experience: Bull has spent the majority of his career working as an architect in New York City, where he specialized in high-end residential projects in Martha’s Vineyard, Palm Beach, Dallas and New York City. Bull is a registered architect in Georgia and New York.
Education: Bull received his bachelor of architecture from the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston. He also studied abroad at the Centre D’Architecture Et D’Urbanism at the University of Houston in Saintes, France.
BILLY MCINTOSH
New job title: Project manager
Company: J.T. Turner Construction
Related work experience: McIntosh worked with S.C. Barker Construction in Valdosta.
Education: McIntosh is a graduate of Benedictine Military School and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Southern Polytechnic State University.
BRAD SCOTT
New job title: Superintendent
Company: J.T. Turner Construction
Related work experience: A 35-year veteran of the construction industry, Scott previously worked with New South Construction and recently finished the construction on such notable projects as the Cay Building in downtown Savannah and the Savannah Golf Club.
ISAAC FELTON
New job title: Chatham apprentice program coordinator
Company: Step Up Savannah Inc.
Duties: Felton will recruit participants for CAP training, train participants to enhance life and job skills and assist in job placement and develop relationships with other organizations and businesses.
Related work experience: Felton served as lead instructor for the adult literacy program at Savannah Technical College and GED Coordinator for Chatham County drug court program.
Education: Felton holds a master of public administration, Savannah State University; B.S., mathematics, Savannah State University.
KEVIN WERNTZ
New job title: Vice president of economic development
Company: Savannah Technical College
Duties: Werntz is responsible for all non-credit education including customized corporate training, professional continuing education, certified testing and corporate assessment.
Related work experience: Werntz crafted the strategic plans for long-term growth initiatives at the Savannah Economic Development Authority. His background includes more than 18 years of sales, marketing and customer care experience.
Education: Werntz holds an MBA from Jacksonville University and a Bachelor of Arts in communications from the University of Georgia.
STEVEN T. ALDRICH
New job title: Senior vice president
Company: BB&T Insurance Services
Related work experience: Aldrich joined BB&T insurance services in 2001.
Education: Aldrich holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University.
HONORS/AWARDS
Attorney honored
Savage, Turner, Pinckney & Madison, a Plaintiff’s law firm located in downtown Savannah, is pleased to announce that Ashleigh R. Madison was named one of the top personal injury attorneys in the state by Georgia Trend magazine. Madison was one of four personal injury attorneys selected in the Savannah area.
Photographer elected president
The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) South Carolina chapter has elected Paul Nurnberg as president. Paul will serve a two-year term that began in January 2013. Nurnberg has served as the vice president and as a board member for several years.
Rehabilitation counselor honored
Top rehabilitation counselor in the state of Georgia, Frank Lala, was awarded 2010/2011 with highest number of successful rehabilitated for deaf and hard-of-hearing clients in southeast Georgia.
Savannah attorneys elected to board
Robert E. James, II partner, at Golden Holley James LLP and David Sneed, attorney for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, have been named board members for the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice.
Rape crisis center honors Savannah woman
Yukeyveaya Wright has been selected as the recipient of The Rape Crisis Center Award. The award is selected annually by the staff of the Rape Crisis Center to recognize and honor someone who has shown themselves to be a compassionate and caring advocate for victims.