Wood and Ealy join Chestnut Real Estate
Dillan Ealy and Rick Wood recently joined the Chestnut Real Estate team, a real estate fund management firm in Chattanooga that targets investments to acquire and develop retail and healthcare properties.
– Ealy focuses on portfolio management and underwriting of new investments along with sourcing new deals throughout the Southwest. Ealy holds a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.
– Wood is responsible for sourcing new opportunities and managing development projects throughout the Southeast. Wood holds a Master of City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology and served for 17 years as the Tennessee State Director for The Trust for Public Land.
Dr. Medam joins CHI Memorial Medical
CHI Memorial Medical Group welcomes Guru Medam, M.D. to CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates–Chattanooga. Dr. Medam received his medical degree from Dr.NRT University of Health Sciences in Andhra Pradesh, India, and a masters in sports medicine from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga. He completed his internship at Kurnool General Hospital in Kurnool, India, and a residency in family medicine at University of Alabama, Birmingham in Huntsville, Ala. Dr. Medam is board certified by the American Academy of Family Practitioners. He is fluent in English, Telugu and Hindi.
“We look forward to Dr. Medam joining this team of wonderful doctors and helping our community develop and maintain healthy habits that contribute to a healthier community,” said Glyn Hughes, president, Mountain Management.
Dr. Medam joins Liezelle Jurgens, M.D., Christine Parker, M.D. and Susie Lynch, FNP-C, at CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates–Chattanooga.
Foster to head Capital Square LLC marketing
Capital Square, LLC has named Madyson Foster as executive assistant and marketing manager. Foster has more than three years of customer service and marketing experience with Ameriprise Financial in Chattanooga.
She is a Raider Scholar graduate of Cleveland High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance performance from Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham.
Foster has been involved with the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Chattanooga for more than 15 years and last year was named co-chair of Chattanooga’s Red Shoe Society, a group of philanthropic young professionals who work to help the Ronald McDonald House of Greater Chattanooga.
Driver tapped as Head of Montessori School
Allison Driver, executive director at Project Reflect in Nashville, has been appointed the new Head of School of The Montessori School in Chattanooga, following the retirement of the school’s founder, Bobbe Spink.
The school’s board of directors picked Driver after a nationwide search. She will replace interim head Nora Faris on June 12.
Driver was previously operations director at the Smithson Craighead Academy for 13 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in business management from Fisk University and a Masters in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.
Driver will relocate to Chattanooga with her husband, Brandon Driver Sr., and their two children.
Carter loan officer at Bank of LaFayette
The Bank of LaFayette has added Julie Carter as a loan officer. Formerly of Bishop, Ga., Carter comes to the bank with more than a decade of experience in banking and lending.
Carter previously was an assistant vice president with United Community Bank. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Georgia and is well versed in commercial, small business and consumer lending.
“We’re very pleased to have somebody with the experience she has,” said Dave Gilbert, chairman-CEO of the Bank of LaFayette.
Carter resettled to LaFayette in February with her husband Nick and their two children, Nicholas, 6, and Abigail, 2.
Hood joins Erlanger fundraising council
Lynda Minks Hood, the executive director of the Chattanooga Bar Association, has joined the Erlanger and Children’s Hospital Council of the Erlanger Health System Foundations.
Hood holds several professional memberships including Rotary Club of Chattanooga, the National Association of Bar Executives, National Association of Female Executives, and Association for Fundraising Professionals. Social memberships include Black Creek Country Club and the Walden Club.
Olsen Law Firm adds summer interns
Law school students Amos Bailey and Caleb Elwell have joined the Olsen Law Firm as summer associates, according to attorney Terry Olsen.
– Bailey is a native of Chattanooga and currently attends Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, where he will graduate with his law degree next May.
– Elwell is a current third-year law student at Vanderbilt Law School.
Rock Point re-enters single family market
Rock Point Real Estate is re-entering the Chattanooga single-family property management business after stepping away from the individual house market for the past five years to focus on its apartment management operations in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
During that time, Rock Point’s efforts enabled owners of four Georgia apartment complexes to increase the value of their assets and exit their investment positions with more than 30 percent returns on investment.
Rock Point CEO Drew Lancaster said the time was right to apply the company’s expertise to the smaller rental property market in its hometown of Chattanooga.
“Having deepened our staff and sharpened our management systems, we are excited about helping local investors provide quality homes to our neighbors who choose to rent homes or who have no other choice,” Drew Lancaster said. “The Chattanooga market will be the foundation of our business growth going forward.”
Rock Point Real Estate is a family-owned and operated business at 608 Holtzclaw Ave.
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