Deal new chief of Parkridge nurses
Deborah Deal, BSN, MS-HSA, has been named chief nursing executive of Parkridge Health System.
Deal has served as Parkridge’s associate chief nursing officer since 2006. In her 26 years of experience, she has served as a staff RN, nurse manager, program administrator, and nursing operations administrator of various medical units and service areas, including neurosurgery, orthopaedics, and general surgery. Deal has worked on many clinical and employee related initiatives, and has successfully completed the TriStar Leadership Academy program.
Recher wins industry honor
Alan Recher, president and CEO of Chattanooga-based Five Star Food Service, received the vending and refreshment service industry’s top honor at the National Automatic Merchandising Association’s (NAMA) OneShow in Las Vegas where he was named the association’s Operator of the Year for 2015.
The annual award recognizes an individual who exhibits the highest level of integrity, service, dedication, and leadership in the vending and refreshment services industry. Recipients of this award embrace innovation and technology in their business and exhibit leadership within the industry and their community.
Recher and his executive team also were recognized in December by Automatic Merchandiser magazine, which listed the Five Star team as one of their industry “Team of Pros to Know.”
Helen Scott HixonHixon joins Yerbey Realty
Realtor Helen Scott Hixon has joined Yerbey Realty, a local real estate agency that has served Tennessee and North Georgia since 2008. Hixon is assisting property buyers and sellers in the Chattanooga area, as well as handling leases of commercial properties.
“With Helen, clients are getting a hard-working and dedicated agent with demonstrated success across a wide spectrum of commercial and residential transactions including retail centers, outlet malls, and office leasing, as well as the sale of light industrial, single family and waterfront properties,” said Principal Broker Lacey Williams.
Chaff picked for SPECS board
Signal Mountain resident Bill Chaff, vice president of real estate and construction for Mongolian Operating Company, LLC, has been named a member of the 2016 advisory board to SPECS, an annual event attended by retail and food-service corporate executives. The annual show highlights programs and ideas for planning, design, construction and maintenance of stores and restaurants nationwide.
The 2016 advisory board, which is comprised of about 45 industry leaders both from leading retail chains and key supplier organizations, will advise and direct the educational program for the 2016 conference, as well as serve as ambassadors for the entire event.
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