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These Chattanooga area business people are on the move

Contributed photography / Whitney Snardon	THUMBNAIL ONLY
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photo Contributed photography / Whitney Snardon

Whitney Evans Snardon joins Parkridge Health System as market associate administrator and co-ethics and compliance officer. In her role, Snardon works closely with Tom Ozburn, president and CEO of Parkridge Health, and facility leadership to catalyze growth projects throughout the system. She will support the growing neuroscience program at Parkridge Health, oversee housekeeping services and assist with operations at Parkridge Valley Child & Adolescent and Adult & Senior campuses. Snardon earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University, in New Orleans, and a Master of Health Administration degree from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She has served in several healthcare leadership roles, most recently as director of the neuroscience service line at Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Under her leadership, the neuroscience program at Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital experienced significant service line growth and efficiency gains. Prior to that, Snardon served as administrative fellow for Bon Secours Mercy Health.

photo Contributed photography / Ian Shives

Ian Shives is named the executive director for Morning Pointe of Collegedale at Greenbriar Cove. Shives brings nearly a decade of senior living experience and proven leadership skills to the Morning Pointe of Greenbriar Cove team. Shives obtained his bachelor’s degree in social work from Southern Adventist University in 2010, and served as the director of social services for Life Care Centers of America and the director of operations for Heritage Healthcare Management Services.

photo Contributed photography by Dan Henry / Adria Sherrill

Adria Sherrill, FNP-C, joins CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging. Sherrill earned a bachelor’s in nursing and a master’s in nursing, family nurse practitioner, from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is an advanced registered nurse practitioner and certified in family medicine by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Sherrill joins Alycia Cleinman, MD, geriatric medicine specialist, Cassie Rodriguez, MSN, NP-C, and Einre Lopez, LCSW, at CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging. The practice focuses on adults aging into geriatrics and providing quality health care that helps individuals remain healthy and active throughout their lives.

photo Contributed photography / Jason Gibson

Jason Gibson, a 26-year veteran of the senior living field, promotes to vice president of operations for Legacy Senior Living, expanding the scope of his role to oversee the organization’s family of 14 senior living communities across the Southeast. Gibson, who joined Legacy Senior Living as an operations specialist and most recently served as regional director of operations, has a long-standing record of carrying out Legacy Senior Living’s mission to serve seniors with honor, respect, faith and integrity. After graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a degree in human services management, Gibson honed his experience at senior living communities throughout the Southeast before returning to his native Cleveland and joining the Legacy Senior Living team in January of 2019.

photo Contributed photography / John Bottley

John Bottley, legal counsel for legal and risk services at Life Care Centers of America, promotes to vice president of legal and risk services for the Cleveland, Tennessee-based nursing home and senior living company. Bottley oversees and coordinates all litigation, regulatory matters, contracts and other general legal matters for Life Care. He also advises executive leadership on various issues. Bottley joined Life Care Legal and Risk Services in 2013 as legal counsel. Prior to that appointment, he clerked for state judges in Hamilton County. A native of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Bottley is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, the Health Care Compliance Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel. He is licensed to practice law in both Tennessee and Georgia.