LEIGH J. SIPPLE
New job title:
Director of advancement
Company: St. Vincent’s Academy
Duties: Sipple will spearhead the annual giving campaign and work with the GRACE Scholarship program. She also will work to help advance St. Vincent’s Academy into the future through various other fundraising efforts.
Related Work Experience: Sipple worked as the capital campaign manager for Blessed Sacrament Church and School and worked as the director of annual giving at Savannah Country Day School.
Education: Sipple is a graduate of the University of Alabama, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and informational sciences with a major in advertising and public relations.
JIM TIMPERMAN
New job title:
Oriental and area rug manager
Company:
Culver Rug Company, Inc.
Duties: Timperman will be responsible for the oriental and area rug purchases, inventory and sales.
Related Work Experience:
Timperman has 16 years of experience in the area rug business, including sales and management. Most recently, he was service manager at Southern Motors Acura.
Education: Timperman graduated from Northwood University in Midland, Mich., with a BBA in marketing and management.
SHANNON BROWNING-MULLIS
New job title:
Assistant curator of history/lead interpreter
Company: Telfair Museums
Duties:
Browning-Mullis will recruit, train and supervise a team of historical interpreters at the Telfair Museums’ Owens-Thomas House and Telfair Academy.
Related Work Experience:
Browning-Mullis joined Telfair Museums in 2013 as a historical interpreter. Previously, she was president and co-founder of Pangaea-One World, Inc., and a graduate assistant at Georgia Southern University.
Education: Browning-Mullis has a Master of Arts in history from Georgia Southern University and a Bachelor of Arts in history, minor in anthropology from Georgia Southern.
JEFF HEUSEL
New job title:
Mosquito control director
Company: Chatham County Mosquito Control
Related Work Experience:
Heusel has served as assistant director where he was instrumental in effecting numerous changes and modifications to operations.
TIMOTHY DEAN
New job title: Associate
Company:
Brannen, Searcy & Smith, LLP
Education: He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law.
THOMAS E. FITZSIMMONS
New job title:
Managing partner
Company: WebsterRogers LLP
Related Work Experience: Fitzsimmons has been with the firm since 1996, having served most recently as the director of audit, accounting and review, and attestation services.
JARED HALL
New job title:
Manager
Company:
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
Duties:
Hall is responsible for supporting the house museum’s operations and activities and working with the organization’s board of directors, staff, volunteers and the community.
Related Work Experience: Hall served as the director of music at Trinity United Methodist Church on Telfair Square in downtown Savannah.
Education: Hall earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
ROY HUBBARD
New job title:
Manager
Company:
Richmond Hill Historical Society
Duties:
He will act as part-time tour guide and caretaker of the membership-based, non-profit organization.
Education:
Hubbard, who retired from the U.S. Army Airborne Special Forces, attended Northeastern University and is a UGA certified master coastal naturalist.
JOANNE LANDERS
New job title:
Director of admissions
Company: Armstrong State University
Related Work Experience:
She brings more than 14 years of experience in enrollment and recruitment management at institutions of higher education to her new position and is responsible for the strategy, execution and management of the university’s admissions and recruitment process.
Education: Landers earned an M.A. in education from the University of Akron, a B.A. in political science from Miami University of Ohio and a Noel-Levitz enrollment management certificate.
JOEY RUDDER
New job title:
Chief financial officer
Company:
Telfair Museums
Duties:
Rudder has primary responsibility for the museum’s financial operations, including supervision of accounting staff and human resources.
Related Work Experience: Rudder brings more than 10 years of senior financial and human resources experience, including controller and HR manager for Portman’s Music, director of finance at Royce Learning Center, and controller at The Landings Club.
Education: Rudder has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky.
PEARL FYDEREK
New job title:
Director of marketing
Company:
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Duties:
Fyderek is the media contact for the museum and works with creating marketing literature and drafting press releases.
Related Work Experience:
Fyderek was the public relations coordinator at Carriage Trade Public Relations.
Education:
Fykerek has an Associate of Liberal Arts from Cottey College and a Bachelor of Communications from Augusta State University.
STEPHANIE RAINES
New job title:
Interpretation and audience engagement coordinator
Company: Telfair Museums
Duties:
Raines will work with museum staff and volunteers to develop creative partnerships to expand the way audiences participate in exhibitions and events.
Related Work Experience:
Raines brings more than seven years of experience at SCAD’s Jen Library, most recently as head of outreach and access services. She was also exhibitions coordinator for The Museum at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.
Education:
Raines has an M.A. in arts administration from the Savannah College of Art and Design, a B.A. in art history from Georgia College and State Universitya and an A.A.S. in photography from the Colorado Institute of Art.
New job title: Senior IT network technician
Company:
Speros, Inc.
Related Work Experience:
Corsetti has seven years of experience in the IT industry.
Education:
He received his B.B.A. in computer information systems from Georgia Southern in 2007. He holds certifications with Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, EMC, and CompTia.
New job title: Project coordinator and telephony trainer
Company:
Speros, Inc.
Duties:
Dewey’s main focus is on customer satisfaction with the goal of creating an excellent customer experience.
Related Work Experience:
Dewey spent 20 years with a Toshiba dealership in Cincinnati before moving to Savannah.
New job title: Telephony technician
Company:
Speros, Inc.
Related Work Experience:
Dewey served in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years and worked for 20 years at a Toshiba dealership in Cincinnati.
New job title: Web and graphics designer
Company: Speros, Inc.
Related Work Experience:
Dingus has been working in the design field since 2005.
Education: She earned her B.A. in graphic design with a minor in art history and visual culture from San Jose State University.
Terrell named to risk management committee
Greg Terrell, executive director of risk management at Memorial Health, has been appointed as a volunteer member of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management Certification Program Committee. He will be the content expert for the group’s certification exam during his three-year term.
Winders receives award
Dr. Kevin Winders, a Savannah native, was named president of the Georgia Psychiatric Association, which has more than 600 members, this weekend in Atlanta.
Winders is a graduate of Benedictine Military School, the University of Georgia and Emory University.
Waterfront Association names Dickinson president
Emily Dickinson, the vice president of Wet Willie’s Management Corp., has been named president of the Savannah Waterfront Association board of directors.
Dickinson has been an active member of the association’s board for the past year.
MedBank Foundation, Inc. names hospital exec to board
Jeanne Conrade, the internal auditor for the St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, has been named to the board of directors of the MedBank Foundation, Inc.
American Traditions names Sheridan to board
Marilyn Sheridan was named to the board of directors for the American Traditions Competition. Sheridan has been chairman of the Telfair Academy Guild and has served on the board of the Savannah Philharmonic along with serving out a six-year term on the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on the Ohio Judicial Center and its Foundation.
Black completes luxury home marketing course
Sharon Black with Keller Williams recently completed a luxury home marketing training course offered by The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing.
Dales recognized by Colliers International
Cliff Dales, of Colliers International, has been recognized with the Everest Award for top performance in 2014. The Everest Award is given to the top 10 percent of all Colliers International agents in the U.S. and recognizes top producers based on performance in 2014. The awards were presented last week in Denver during the Americas Conference, Colliers International’s largest meeting.
Summerford named to best lawyer list
Oliver Maner LLP announced partner Lee Summerford has been named to the 2015 Edition of Georgia’s Best Lawyers, part of Best Lawyers magazine.
Attorneys named ‘Rising Stars’
Oliver Maner LLP announced that five of its lawyers have been named to the 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars. They are: William J. Hunter; George T. Major, Jr.; Benjamin M. Perkins; Paul H. Threlkeld; and Andrew M. Wilkes.