These Chattanooga area business people are on the move

Stephany S. Pedigo is elected as a member of the Hixson law firm of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC. Pedigo holds a cum laude bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and also a magna cum laude Juris Doctorate degree from The Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Pedigo, who joined the firm in 2018, focuses her practice primarily in the areas of insurance defense, wills and estates and conservatorship law. She is a Member of the Firm’s Business Group and Tort Group. In 2015, Pedigo joined the law firm of Baker, Kinsman, Hollis and Clelland which merged with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC. Pedigo is licensed to practice in all state courts in Tennessee and Georgia and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Contributed photo by Habitat for Humanity / Jens Christensen

Jens Christensen is named President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga. He replaces Dave Butler who retired last month. Christensen is well-known throughout the community for his leadership at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. He was employed by the Community Kitchen just under 17 years, and served as its leader for the last seven years. Christensen is a member of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga and serves on the boards of the Metropolitan YMCA, H*Art Gallery and the Chattanooga Interagency Council on Homelessness. He is a past board member of the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults as well as the Homeless Coalition. He received his undergraduate degree from Guilford College and his MBA from Georgia Southern.

Contributed photography / Jaimme Preston

Jaimme Preston is the new executive director for Life Care Center of Athens. Preston has 10 years of experience in senior care, including serving in business development and administrator roles at Garden Plaza of Greenbriar Cove in Ooltewah. Preston earned a bachelor’s degree in business and finance from Tennessee Wesleyan University and served as administrator in training at Life Care Center of Athens for a year and a half. Preston currently resides in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Contributed photography / Matthew E. Wiisanen

Matthew E. Wiisanen, a board- certified and fellowship-trained interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, joins Centennial Heart at Parkridge. Wiisanen serves as medical director of interventional cardiology and the structural heart programs at Parkridge Health System. Prior to joining Centennial Heart at Parkridge, Wiisanen served as the director of structural heart disease at Erlanger Health System and was an assistant professor of medicine on the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Medicine.

Contributed photography / Jason S. McCarter

Jason S. McCarter joins Miller & Martin PLLC as a member. McCarter is a skilled business litigator with 22 years of experience, including stints with the Atlanta offices of Eversheds Sutherland and King & Spalding. He represents automotive, technology and other business enterprises in commercial disputes and regulatory investigations. He also counsels and advocates for clients facing contract, business tort, secured lending, creditors’ rights and licensing issues. Named a Commercial Litigation Leader by The Best Lawyers in America in 2021, McCarter practices in state and federal courts as well as alternative dispute resolution forums around the country.