Scott Packett joins Rock Creek Informatics (RCI) as vice president of business development. Packett is a public administration and communications executive with more than 15 years of administrative and community relationship building experience in Tennessee. Packett oversees all marketing and sales development, including continually building RCI up as a problem solver and strengthening relationships with new and existing clients. Packett graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan University with a degree in sociology and human services. He went on to serve as the executive director of Contact Helpline, the workforce and grant coordinator for TCAT Athens and the director of workforce development at Cleveland State Community College.
Lynn Whelan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC promotes to Parkridge East Hospital’s chief nursing officer role. Whelan had previously served as assistant chief nursing officer at Parkridge East. Whelan has led successful initiatives at Parkridge East that have resulted in the reduction of employee turnover, an enhanced patient experience and helped to improve the facility’s quality metrics scores, reaching a top 20 ranking amongst all HCA’s 178 hospitals. Parkridge East Hospital is a part of HCA, one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services with hospitals located in 22 states throughout the U.S. and in the U.K. In her new role, Whelan works with Deborah Deal, Chief Nursing Executive for Parkridge Health System, to promote clinical and administrative agendas at Parkridge East and throughout the Parkridge family of healthcare facilities.
Todd Ricke promotes to General Manager of WTVC (ABC, FOX) in Chattanooga for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Ricke is responsible for the oversight of Sinclair’s provision of services to WFLI (CW) under a joint sales agreement. Since 2012, Ricke has been the Director of Sales at Sinclair-owned station KEYE (CBS) in Austin, Texas, where he joined Sinclair in 1999 and served as Local Sales Manager, Account Executive and IT Director. Ricke also served in the United States Air Force.
Lauren Lee promotes to vice president of culture and talent for Morning Pointe of Chattanooga. As a Southern Adventist University alumna, Lee, a CPA, has been with Morning Pointe since 2009. She has served the company’s corporate office in a variety of roles, beginning as an intern and continuing in her career in purchasing, budgets, accounting, and operational support as well as career growth training.
Andrew Freeman promotes to regional director of revenue management for Vision Hospitality Group. Freeman, who earned a Master of Business Administration and has a decade of hospitality experience, previously held executive roles with Marriott International, including his most recent position as senior revenue manager of pre-openings at the Marriott International Headquarters in Maryland. It was in this capacity that Andrew worked firsthand with Vision to open the company’s SpringHill Suites by Marriott Atlanta Downtown and The Edwin Hotel.