Jason Byrd, CPA, joins Parkridge East Hospital as chief financial officer. Byrd comes to Parkridge East Hospital from Salem, Va., where he served as assistant chief financial officer since 2013 for LewisGale Medical Center, a 506-bed HCA sister facility.
Sandy Hobbs is promoted to first vice president, director of branch administration, for SmartBank, a subsidiary of SmartFinancial, Inc. She has served the local banking community for more than 20 years.
Sarah Aligo is the new director of development for The Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Aligo previously worked as senior director of alumni programs and development at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.
Kerri Hosmer is named vice president of adult education at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Hosmer previously worked as director of instruction Northwestern Tech and was formerly an administrative assistant at the Rome-Floyd Public Library.
Michael Pippin, M.D., joins CHI Memorial Women’s Health Associates. Dr. Pippin earned his medical degree from University of Tennessee Medical Center where he completed an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology.