Dr. Grey named president of Memorial Medical Group
Marijka A. Grey, MD, FACP, has been named president of CHI Memorial Medical Group.
Dr. Grey will serve along with Glyn Hughes, president of Mountain Management Services, and the executive leadership team, as a partner and advocate in building relationships with CHI’s physician and clinical partners to CHI Memorial Medical Group’s brand as the primary care and specialty care providers of choice.
Dr. Grey has more than 10 years of medical group leadership experience with complex primary care and specialty care clinic sites across the southern Pennsylvania. She has led innovative patient care initiatives such as Patient Centered Medical Home and Patient Centered Specialty Care certification, and is a faculty member for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative.
“I’m excited for Dr. Grey to join our medical group,” said Dr. Greg Nieckula, chair of Memorial Health Partners Foundation board of directors. “She will bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and creative energy to her role as president.”
Southeast Financial adds Hale to board
Southeast Financial Credit Union has appointed Robert Hale to its audit committee.
Hale is a 19-year employee of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and has worked in both the technology services and auditing divisions. Hale was appointed to the committee at the Credit Union’s annual meeting of members in late March.
“We’re pleased to welcome Robert to the Southeast Financial family,” said John Jacoway, Credit Union CEO. “His technical background and auditing expertise make him a great addition to the committee, and we look forward to working with him.”
Founded in 1936, Southeast Financial Credit Union operates 13 branches in Tennessee, including one in Chattanooga.
Ruby Falls manager named Tourism Manager of the Year
The Greater Chattanooga Hospitality Association (GCHA) has named Bob White, Ruby Falls property and facilities manager, as the 2018 Tourism Manager of the Year.
White was chosen for his service to the park, Ruby Falls guests and the community. In 1978, White joined Ruby Falls as a high school student and has worked at the Lookout Mountain attraction for 40 years.
“From mentoring hundreds of team members over the years, to maintaining a cavern hidden 1,120 feet underground in addition to a historic, landmark building, Bob is a key part of creating lasting memories for hundreds of thousands of guests annually from around the world” said Kara Van Brunt, senior director of operations and development at Ruby Falls.
White is a long-time resident of Lookout Mountain and serves as chairman of the selection committee for the annual John T. Steiner, Sr. Scholarship, a group charged with granting two scholarships annually to Ruby Falls team members pursuing college degrees.
Hood elected chair of Erlanger Foundations
The Erlanger Health System Foundations board has elected Lynda Minks Hood as its new chair for fiscal 2019.
Hood, who is executive director of the Chattanooga Bar Association, said it is “an exciting time to be a part of everything going on at Erlanger,” with Erlanger’s ongoing expansions of its Children’s Hospital and Heart and Lung Institute on its main campus and other partnerships to develop medical facilities and offices in East Brainerd, Dunlap and along Holtzclaw Avenue. Collectively, the projects represent the biggest capital expansion in Erlanger’ 129-year history.
Other board members elected to the Erlanger Foundations board include Deborah Elwell Arfken, interim president and CEO of Siskin Children’s Institute; Dr. Syamal Dave Bhattacharya, a pediatric surgeon with University Surgical Associates; Hiren Desai, CEO, 3H Group; Christy Gillenwater, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce; Candy C. Johnson of Johnson Consulting; Dr. Alan E. Kohrt, assistant dean of faculty development at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga; Lesslie (Less) W. Lee, Jr., president and CEO of Lee-Smith, Inc., and Lesco, Inc.; Dr. Haresh D. Patel, an anesthesiologist with Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange, PC; · Mark A. Ramsey, an attorney with Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams, and Dr. Charles Woods, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the UTC College of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer of Children’s Hospital at Erlanger.
Julie Taylor, president of Erlanger Health System Foundations, said the foundation “is perfectly poised to keep up with the rapid growth of Erlanger.”
Robinson Team adds buyer agents
Chattanooga Real Estate Agent Jay Robinson, founder of the Robinson Team of Keller Williams Realty, said two additional buyer’s agents have joined his team.
Preston Putnam, a native of Dalton, Georgia, graduated from Berry College last year where he served as vice president of administration on the Berry College Student Government Executive Board. Wilder Robinson, a sophomore at UTC and son of Jay Robinson, recently received his real estate license at the age of 18.
“Seeing the next generation join our firm is exciting,” Jay Robinson said “We’re able to reach out to younger clients who are looking for their first home as well as serving generational clients who’ve been with us as their families have grown.”
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