Miles Huff joins Cempa Community Care as advocacy and development administrator. In this role, Huff will oversee development, outreach, and government relations. Huff previously served as vice president of talent initiatives at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce. He directed corporate social responsibility at Unum prior to his Chamber appointment. Huff, a recent “20 Under 40” honoree in Chattanooga, has long been involved with Cempa as a volunteer, and this full-time position is a natural extension of that partnership.
Corey Samples is named banking center manager and assistant vice president at the 25th Street First Horizon Bank in Cleveland, Tenn. Samples has been with First Horizon since October 2019, and has worked in financial services for more than 13 years. As Banking Center Manager, Samples manages all aspects of the customer experience, as well as operations of the center. He also helps clients achieve their financial goals, such as building their savings through bill consolidation and helping them grow their money by partnering with the local First Horizon Advisor.
Michaela Gaither joins the Austin Hatcher Foundation as its new child and family services coordinator. Gaither graduated from Lee University with her bachelor’s degree in sociology and recently obtained her master’s degree in social work from Louisiana State University. She is responsible for planning enrichment events for families and coordinating care for new and existing families.
Dr. Jason Rehm is appointed vice chair of the department of plastic surgery with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine/Health Science Center in Chattanooga. Rehm teaches and engages in scholarly activity and clinical research to provide the highest level of healthcare for area patients and trains physicians who are pursuing residency and fellowship training following graduation from medical school. UTHSC is a statewide system with campuses in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. He completed general surgery training at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, and plastic and reconstructive surgery training at UTCOM in Chattanooga. After completing plastic surgery residency, he completed a fellowship in hand/microvascular surgery at the University of Mississippi in Jackson.
Blake Ray promotes to vice president of asset management for Legacy Senior Living. In his new role, Ray helps Legacy Senior Living acquire strategic new developments that grow its capacity for serving seniors and their families with its time-tested model of care. He oversees construction and renovation projects, coordinate facility financing, and support executive leadership in real estate and operational analysis. Since joining Legacy Senior Living in 2014, Ray has served in a variety of other leadership roles, including administrator in training, special projects coordinator and financial analyst.