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HIRES/PROMOTIONS
MICHELE L. DODSON
New job title: Sales manager
Company: Savannah Surfaces
Duties: Dodson will manage all aspects of the material sales commercial and residential surfacing company such as tile, stone and wood.
Related work experience: Dodson has extensive experience in working with architectural and design professionals.
Education: Dodson holds a B.A. of arts with a specialization in English, French and international studies from Flagler College.
CHAP BENNETT
New job title: Executive vice president of commercial real estate and specialty lending
Company: The Coastal Bank
Duties: Bennett will lead the bank’s mortgage company and construction lending department in addition to its structured finance services.
Related work experience: Bennett has been with the bank for more than 12 years and most recently served as the manager of special assets. He also served as the bank’s senior credit officer.
Education: Bennett earned a finance degree from Georgia Southern University and graduated from the University of Georgia’s School of Banking.
DAVE MANDEL
New job title: Manager of special assets
Company: The Coastal Bank
Duties: Mandel will oversee the management of all non-performing loans, manage liquidation of bank-owned property and develop timely resolutions to minimize risk and preserve capital.
Related work experience: Mandel joined the bank in 2006 as a lending officer and most recently served as a vice president of the special assets team. He also served the commercial real estate department.
Education: Mandel earned a B.S. in business administration from Loyola College in Baltimore. He graduated from the ABA Stonier National Graduate School of Banking in June 2010.
MATT BREEDON
New job title: Assistant district attorney — major crimes division
Company: Chatham County District Attorney’s Office
Duties: Breedon will serve on Judge Walmsley’s Major Crimes Division Superior Court trial team.
Related work experience: Breedon was the chief assistant district attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in Albany and served as special assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Georgia.
Education: Breedon holds a B.A. in biology from Columbus State University and his Juris Doctorate from Mercer University.
KESHA GIBSON-CARTER
New job title: Executive director
Company: Rape Crisis Center
Duties: Gibson-Carter’s duties include assuring sound fiscal practices, staff management, fund development, grant writing, public relations and program development.
Related work experience: Gibson-Carter has served as the director of Meals on Wheels and formerly coordinated the violence intervention program for the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office.
Education: Gibson-Carter is a graduate of Fort Valley State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, and Savannah State University, where she earned a master’s degree in public administration.
CAROLINE KONCUL
New job title: AVP, commercial banking
Company: First Chatham Bank
Duties: Koncul is responsible for managing a commercial loan portfolio and obtaining new business relationships in the Chatham and Bryan county markets.
Related work experience: Koncul joined First Chatham Bank in 2007 to assist in managing the Richmond Hill Bank Commercial loan portfolio and moved to the corporate office in Savannah in 2011. She has experience in construction and commercial lending.
Education: Koncul graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Georgia.
PAMELA BADGETT
New job title: AVP, retail banking
Company: First Chatham Bank
Duties: Badgett specializes in consumer lending for the Pooler area.
Related work experience: Badgett became the branch manager in January 2008 after being. She came on board with 16 years of experience with Wachovia Bank as a personal financial specialist.
KIM LASKA
New job title: Vice pesident
Company: First Chatham Bank
Duties: Laska is responsible for obtaining new deposit and loan relationships in the Richmond Hill, Bryan County market.
Related work experience: Laska joined First Chatham in 2006 and has served as assistant vice president and branch manager of Richmond Hill Bank, a Division of First Chatham Bank, since 2007.
Education: Laska attended Arkansas State University.
TIFFANY C. RINGLE
New job title: Vice president
Company: First Chatham Bank
Related work experience: Ringle has been with First Chatham for more than eight years as assistant vice president/branch manager of the Wilmington Island Office. She has more than 23 years experience in the banking industry.
Education: Ringle received a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University.
HONORS/AWARDS
CASA presents new members
In addition to promoting the importance of preventing abuse and neglect of our children during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Savannah/Chatham CASA also welcomed six new board members during its April 16 meeting. The new appointees are:
• Kate Blair, Wells Fargo Insurance Services
• Emily Dickinson, Wet Willie’s Management Corp.
• Tom Hartridge, Willis Insurance Services of Georgia
• Chad Jacobs, BB&T
• Dr. Katy Moretz, Savannah Neurology Specialists
• Kaitlyn Slate, Armstrong Atlantic State University
CASA names new advocates
Seventeen individuals have committed themselves to advocating for the safety and permanency of abused and neglected children in the community. They are: Dana Bertagnolli, Dotti Black, Janie Brooks, Ellen Cayer, Carmen Delgado, Samantha Fay, Tim Forbes, Howie Gaynor, Paul Henderson, Sebra D. Jones, Sumerlin Larsen-Lesperance, Brandy Mai, Danielle Mearis, Karen Monsanto, Sharon Spaulding, Kimberly Sullivan and Sarah Ullrich.
Photographer honored
Becky Smith, owner of Photos by Becky, has been elected to the board of directors of the Georgia Professional Photographers Association for the coming year. The organization promotes integrity and advancement of professional photography as an honored profession.
Savannah man honored
Tom Oxnard, board president at Horizons Savannah, has received the Horizons Hero Award from Horizons National. The award was presented at a special ceremony in Norwalk, Conn., on April 12.
Savannah woman appointed to leadership position
Emmy Williams, director of education with the Savannah Children’s Choir, has been appointed as the Children’s Choir Repertoire & Standards committee chair for the Southern Division. As chair for the Southern Division, she will serve with 13 other regional Repertoire and Standards Committee chairs who provide support, vision and resources for every major area of choral work.
Savannah man earns certification
Troy A. Breitmann, vice president and trust officer with Queensborough National Bank & Trust, was recently awarded the certified trust and financial advisor designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers, a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, in Washington, D.C.
Savannah man honored
Jack S. Levine, a senior vice president, financial advisor, and certified financial planner in Morgan Stanley’s wealth management office in Savannah, has been named to the firm’s Master’s Club, which is composed of the firm’s top financial advisors.
Georgia Historical Society elects new members
The Georgia Historical Society held its 174th annual Meeting at Congregation Mickve Israel in Savannah on May 2. Ellen Bolch, Paul Bowers, Sonny Deriso, Leah Ward Sears and Neely Young were elected as new members of the board of curators.
Greg Parker honored
Greg Parker, the president and CEO of Parker’s, is featured in a “Power Players” profile in the May 2013 issue of Georgia Trend. Parker has influenced the convenience store industry with his emphasis on loyalty, spirit of innovation, belief in technology and commitment to customer service.
Savannah man to speak at roundtable
Tony Martin of Martin Financial Group has been invited to speak at the 2013 Million Dollar Round Table annual meeting in Philadelphia on June 11. The round table is an international, independent association of nearly 38,000 of the world’s leading financial service professionals from more than 450 companies in 79 countries.