Contributed photo / Nicole HeymanNicole Heyman confirmed as a housing director
Nicole Heyman, the city’s chief housing officer, was confirmed by the Chattanooga City Council to serve as a member of the board of commissioners for the Chattanooga Housing Authority. Heyman was appointed by Mayor Tim Kelly to serve a term ending June 1, 2028.
Heyman has an extensive background in neighborhood stabilization and in dealing with issues regarding vacant and abandoned problem properties. She received a law degree from Loyola University and a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University.
“Nicole Heyman gets up every day thinking about housing in our community, and I am grateful for her willingness to serve on the board of the Chattanooga Housing Authority during this critical juncture in our city’s history,” Kelly said in a statement. “Creating and preserving affordable homes is one of our residents’ top priorities and among the most important objectives of my administration.”
Chattanooga Airport promotes Tena Keith, hires Kristen Behm for new rol
The Chattanooga Airport has named Tena Keith as vice president of finance and administration and appointed Kristen Behm as vice president of public relations and air service development.
“Both Tena’s and Kristen’s experiences and abilities complement the overall goal of the Chattanooga Airport and support the vision of growth and development we are diligently working towards,” Terry Hart, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Airport, said in an announcement of the appointments. “We believe they will make excellent additions to the team.”
For the past 16 years, Keith has served as director of finance for the Chattanooga Airport, learning directly from her predecessor, April Cameron, who will be assuming the role of president and CEO in August. Prior to her time at the airport, she worked in accounting for several industries, including retail and manufacturing.
“After watching the Chattanooga Airport continuously grow and develop, I am ready to be able to assist the organization in an even bigger way,” Keith said in a statement.
Behm previously served as director of marketing for such Chattanooga tourism attractions as See Rock City, Blowing Springs Farm and Clumpies Ice Cream Co., where she boosted attendance and sales and built relationships with local business partners. Prior to joining the airport, Behm also served as the director of marketing for the Plainview Group, where she collaborated with clients to envision their digital marketing needs.
“The Chattanooga Airport has begun to meet and will soon exceed pre-pandemic enplanements with the terminal expansion and additional nonstop flight options, which include the recently announced Miami flight. I look forward to supporting and further developing its strategic marketing initiatives here in our spectacular Scenic City,” Behm said in a statement.
Marc Carosielli helps TEL expand in Southwest
Transport Enterprise Leasing LLC is expanding its commercial truck fleet leasing operations in the Southwest with the appointment of Marc Carosielli as regional director of new business development for fleet leasing.
Contributed photo / Marc CarosielliCarosielli, who has worked for 25 years in full-service leasing and contract maintenance with major companies across the nation, will focus on growing the company’s market share in Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. He joined Chattanooga-based Transport Enterprise Leasing last November and will work to expand its commercial truck and trailer leasing, sales and remarketing for such top brands as Peterbilt, Freightliner, Volvo, Kenworth, Wabash, Hyundai, Utility and Fontaine.
“It’s about developing relationships and getting the TEL name into a market where we haven’t been and offering companies a flexible solution with a unique product,” Carosielli said in an announcement of his new role. “We want people to learn about what we do and how it can fit into their business model to help them grow their business and achieve their goals.”
Founded in 2004, Transport Enterprise Leasing’s headquarters is in Chattanooga and operates an additional facility off Interstate 70 in the east Indianapolis metro area in Greenfield, Indiana.
T. W. Francescon joins staff of McCallie School
T. W. Francescon Jr. has joined McCallie School as senior director of alumni culture and engagement.
Francescon worked for the past 23 years at Southern Champion Tray, most recently serving as the director of culture and people experience after previously working in management roles in human resources, production and employee safety.
He is a graduate of McCallie School and earned both a bachelor’s and Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Francescon serves as chairman of the Chattanooga Area Leadership Prayer Breakfast, the Hamilton County Employee Appeals Board and Signal Mountain Police and Fire Christmas Fund, and he is an elder and personnel chairman at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.
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