Laura Fava is named vice president of operations for Steam Logistics. Having previously served as the director of enterprise responsible for Steam’s contracted business, Fava plays a key role in growing and developing all operational functions at the Chattanooga-based international freight brokerage firm. Originally from Berlin, Germany, Laura joined Steam in 2016.
Marysol Thomas joins Vascular Institute of Chattanooga as nurse practitioner. Thomas, who is bilingual in English and Spanish, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before obtaining her Master of Science degree from Southern Adventist University. She is accredited as a family nurse practitioner by the American of Nurse Practitioners.
Emily Kate Boyd joins SoundCorps as the nonprofit’s first development coordinator. She is responsible for building and executing the development plan, and implementing the information technology systems to support the charity’s fundraising strategy. SoundCorps works to make Chattanooga a music mecca with a growing cultural economy.
Cardiologist Aditya Mandawat joins the staff of The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial. Dr. Mandawat received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In Durham, North Carolina, he completed cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Duke University Hospital, a cardiovascular diseases research fellowship at Duke Clinical Research Institute, and an advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship at Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center.
Amie Bowden joins Pinnacle Financial Partners’ downtown Chattanooga office as as a financial advisor assistant. She most recently worked at Synovus Bank, where she was a senior commercial assistant. Prior roles were with Signature Bank of Georgia, where she was a commercial lending process manager, Bank of North Georgia where she served as a senior commercial assistant and Legacy Wealth Management Group, Inc, where she was director of client services.