JASON ANDERSON
New job title:
Vice president and financial consultant
Company: South State Wealth
Related Work Experience:
Education:
Anderson studied business and music at Georgia Southern University. He has his Series 7 and 66 securities registrations held with LPL Financial as well as a Life, Accident and Health insurance license.
CAITLIN CUMMINGS
New job title:
Sales & event manager at The Cotton Sail Hotel
Company:
HOS Management
Duties:
Cummings will oversee the logistics and execution of all hotel events, including providing prospective clients with hotel information and personalized tours of rooms and meetings spaces. She will also assist with administrative responsibilities in the sales department.
Related Work Experience: Cummings worked in the hospitality industry in New York, including Mohonk Mountain House, a Conde Nast Traveler-rated resort in the Hudson Valley.
Education:
She has a bachelor’s degree in arts in organizational communication from SUNY New Paltz State University of New York.
WHITNEY COBB
New job title:
Director of Volunteers
Company:
Senior Citizens, Inc.
Duties:
Cobb will oversee the daily operations of SCI’s volunteer programs, including volunteer recruitment, training and recognition.
Related Work Experience: Cobb served as the senior coordinator for Meals on Wheels and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Education:
Cobb earned a bachelor’s degree in health science from Armstrong State University.
HEATHER COKER
New job title:
Director of In-Home Support Services
Company:
Senior Citizens, Inc.
Duties:
Coker will provide managerial support for in-home based certified nursing assistants and registered nurses as well as customer service for in-home clients and their families.
Related Work Experience: Coker served as an ID/DD service coordinator at Denton MHMR in Denton, Texas; as child, adolescent and family counselor at Beckman Mental Health Center in Greenwood, S.C.; and as adult mental health counselor at Coastal Empire Mental Health Center in Beaufort, S.C.
Education: Coker holds a bachelor’s degree in child and family studies from Columbia College and a M.Ed. in counseling from the University of North Texas.
ELLEN MCGRAW
New job title:
Liaison for Health Services
Company:
Senior Citizens, Inc.
Duties:
McGraw is responsible for promoting the use of SAGE Private Services, as well as other SCI services, to area physicians, hospitals and key referral establishments.
Related Work Experience: McGraw served as a patient account representative at Robert Half International and district manager for National Write Your Congressman, a nonpartisan business organization dedicated to keeping Americans better informed on national and state issues.
Education:
McGraw studied at Virginia College and the U.S. Career Institute.
SHANNA COPELAND
New job title:
Assistant Account Manager, Property-Casualty Practice
Company: Seacrest Partners, Inc.
Duties: Copeland will assist brokerage teams with policy management, underwriting analysis, and claims advocacy. She will also provide client service support for major commercial clients throughout the region.
Related Work Experience: Copeland brings more than 10 years of retail, management and hospitality industry experience to her new position. She served as a concierge and guest services specialist with The Mansion on Forsyth Park Hotel and as a retail manager with a national clothing chain.
Education: Copeland earned a master’s of business administration (MBA) from Ashford State University and a bachelor of business administration (BBA) in marketing from Savannah State University.
SASHA COOK-COGHILL
New job title:
Senior Team Leader, Import Department
Company: Page International, Inc.
Duties:
Cook-Coghill will provide leadership and training to her team to ensure compliance and operational efficiency.
Related Work Experience:
She has been a member of Page International’s Import department since May 2007.
Education:
She has a bachelor of business administration degree in economics from Georgia Southern University.
AARON BARNES
New job title:
Ocean Export Bookings & Traffic Senior Team Leader
Company: Page International, Inc.
Duties:
Barnes will lead his team by offering guidance and structure and implementing new ideas to streamline processes.
Related Work Experience: Barnes has been a member of Page International’s Ocean Export Bookings & Traffic department since August 2008.
Education: He has a bachelor of science degree in political science from Winthrop University.
BRITTANY ABBOTT
New job title:
Ocean Export Documentation Senior Team Leader
Company: Page International, Inc.
Duties:
Abbott will lead and guide her team by coming up with new ideas to help streamline processes and implement best practices.
Related Work Experience: Abbott has been a member of the Ocean Export Documentation department of Page International since October 2009.
Education:
She has a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication from the University of Georgia.
MATTHEW FREI
New job title:
Realtor
Company: Weichert, Realtors:
Coastal Properties
Related Work Experience:
He has 19 years experience in buying, selling and renovating real estate.
Education:
Matthew received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of South Carolina, and he is a licensed Realtor in South Carolina and Georgia.
Schachter honored by NADC
David Isaac Schachter, of The Schachter Law Firm, has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
Hospice Savannah elects new members
The annual meeting for Hospice Savannah, Inc., the Hospice Savannah Foundation, Inc., and The Steward Center for Palliative Care was held on March 24 at the Savannah Golf Club. Newly elected to the Hospice Savannah Board is Joseph (Rusty) Ross, partner with Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP.
Officers serving through March 2016 are Bruce Barragan, Chair; Paul Meyer, Vice-Chair; Connie Darbyshire, Secretary; Rusty Ross, Treasurer; and Maura Sovchen, Member at Large. Newly elected to the Hospice Savannah Foundation, Inc. board are community volunteers Meredith (Merry) Bodziner and Susan Whitaker; and Southbridge Realty real estate agent Martha Sauter.
Officers serving through March 2016 are Amy Peirsol, Chair; Fran Kaminsky, Vice-Chair; and Vince Martin, Secretary/Treasurer.
Newly elected to The Steward Center for Palliative Care board are Barbara Bart, Senior Financial Advisor and Asst. VP, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; Trey Cook, COO, Savannah Tire; and Dr. Theodora (T.) Gongaware, board certified Internal Medicine physician.
Officers serving through March 2016 are Dr. Martin Greenberg, President; Dr. Kathleen Benton, Vice-President; Fran Kaminsky, Secretary; and Holden Hayes, Treasurer.
Middleton honored for legal excellence
Richard H. Middleton Jr., of The Middleton Firm L.L.C., has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
Architects receive fellowship
The 2015 Jury of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated Anne Kolman Smith and Thomas Jerry Lominack, both of Lominack Kolman Smith Architects, to its College of Fellows for making significant contributions to the profession.
Nurse selected to serve with FDA
Angela Long, adult nurse practitioner and manager for clinical best practices at Memorial University Medical Center, has been invited to serve as a consultant with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. She will be classified as a special government employee consultant during the five-year-term.
Adams to serve on hospital foundation board
E. Bruce Adams, owner and president of Adams Funeral Services, Inc., had been selected to serve as a board member of the St. Joseph’s/Candler Foundations. The board guides the foundation in providing philanthropic support to the health system and its mission.