Robert Backer is principal broker of Coldwell Banker Pryor Realty, Inc. He replaces Peggy Pryor, who is retiring as principal broker. Backer is native to the Chattanooga area and has been with Coldwell Banker Pryor Realty since he began his career in real estate in 1997.
Michael Sutton is now market chief financial officer for CHI Memorial Hospital. Before joining CHI Memorial in 2001 as manager of cost and reimbursement, he served as a senior auditor for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.
Natalie Roy Martin, formerly a PR and marketing director at Collier Construction and production team leader at Crash Creative, joins Heed PR to oversee daily operations and project management. Martin co-founded Heed PR in Chattanooga this spring along with her husband, David.
Bridgett Dallas is named life enrichment director at Legacy Village of Cleveland, Tennessee. Dallas began her 28-year career in healthcare as a Certified Nursing Assistant with the American Red Cross and also served as a billing coordinator at Life Care Home Health/Affinity Hospice of Life in Cleveland.
John Shipp, CPA, is promoted to partner and chief operating officer for Market Street Partners. Shipp is a UTC graduate and former Marine, who has over 12 years of accounting, financial analysis, and auditing experience. He previously served as a senior manager at Market Street Partners.