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Who’s on the move in the Chattanooga area business community?

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Julie Edmondson joins Todd Henon Properties with Keller Williams Realty. A Chattanooga-area native, Edmondson brings 10 years of corporate success to her real estate practice and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Human Resources from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Her loves include getting to know her clients, fishing with her dad, and spending time with her family and five dogs at their home in Ooltewah.

Fred White is now the vice president of the Life and Long Term Care division of TRM Insurance. White brings over four decades of industry experience to the newly-created position. Prior to joining TRM Insurance, White was a regional insurance strategist with BB&T Life Insurance Services, specializing in estate and business planning.

John Baldwin is the new market associate administrator and co-ethics and compliance officer for Parkridge Health System. Working closely with Parkridge Health President Tom Ozburn, Baldwin has administrative oversight and responsibility for support services, which include environmental services, food and nutrition services, plant operations, security and the chaplaincy program at Parkridge Medical Center and Parkridge West Hospital. Baldwin also oversees construction projects across the six-facility health system.

David Barrett is portfolio manager for commercial banking in the Chattanooga market for First Tennessee Bank. Barrett is responsible for acquisition, retention and expansion of First Tennessee Bank’s commercial banking clients as well as structuring and monitoring commercial relationships. Barrett has a banking career that spans 17 years. Before joining First Tennessee Bank, he worked in the financial industry in commercial and industrial banking as well as credit administration.

Anthony A. Houston is the new chief operating officer for CHI Memorial Hospital. He succeeds Janelle Reilly, who was recently promoted to market chief executive officer of CHI Memorial. As COO, Houston leads efforts to optimize quality, safety, and the patient experience in partnership with our physicians and maximize clinical operations to deliver value to the community. Houston has more than 18 years of healthcare leadership experience with complex health systems in Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.