Ladd named CEO of local partnership
The board of directors of the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults has promoted former Chattanooga City Council Member Pam Ladd to chief executive officer.
Ladd was formerly an assistant vice president at Unum, and ran her own business for many years while serving on the city council. Pam also provided interim executive leadership to the Women’s Fund of Chattanooga during its CEO search. Ladd received the “UnBought and UnBossed” award in 2013 and is a Chattanooga Woman of Distinction.
Ladd joined the Partnership in September 2015 as chief operating officer and interim CEO. In those roles, Ladd focused on community relations and new business development and led a reorganization to better align the agency with the strategic plan developed by the board.
“I’ve had the opportunity to work with Pam over the last 10 months and am convinced there is no better leader for partnership today,” said Carol Mastey, the Partnership board chairwoman. “Pam has demonstrated the energy and passion to make partnership great.”
McCann is CRO for Independent Living Systems
Peter McCann has joined Independent Living Systems (ILS) as the company’s chief revenue officer. In this role, McCann will be responsible for the company’s sales and marketing efforts and initiatives.
Most recently, McCann served as the chief business development officer for hCentive, a leading provider of SaaS based, health insurance exchange related software solutions for governments and insurance companies based in Reston, Va. Before his time at hCentive, McCann served as senior vice president of business development at Healthways, Inc., the nation’s largest disease management, wellness and population management provider.
McCann has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from St. Bonaventure University and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University.
“Peter has built his career as a leader in the health care services industry. His experience as well as his unique insight will be of great value to ILS as the organization accelerates its growth,” said ILS president and COO Timothy Nolan.
Agreda joins Gentlemen of Technology
Victor Agreda Jr. has joined Gentlemen of Technology LLC, a digital media company and a master licensee for Business RadioX in Tennessee, Alabama, and Missouri.
Agreda is an editor/producer with experience in all forms of media. He is executive producer at Superpixel Studios in Knoxville and the former editor-in-chief at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) at AOL.
“Victor brings our group full circle in digital media expertise, and enhances our existing value to our clients,” said Partner Ira Weiss.
The group is headquartered in the Tallan Building in downtown Chattanooga.
Young earns license as professional engineer
Kristopher Young, P.E., recently received his license as a Tennessee Professional Engineer from the Tennessee Board of Technical Professions.
Young has been with Advanced Energy Engineering & Design, Inc. (AEED Inc.) as a design engineer in their electric segment since 2005.
“In Kris’s nearly 11 years with AEED, Inc. he has shown great dedication and promise with each project he has been a part of,” said Philip Pickett, president of AEED, Inc.
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