EDGE on the move

Zack LeQuire joins SmartBank as business deposit officer. He is based in Chattanooga. In this role, LeQuire will be responsible for developing new business from prospective clients through the acquisition of deposits as well as additional treasury management services. Previously, LeQuire served as Vice President, Treasury Management Sales Officer for First Horizon Bank and Senior Treasury Analyst for U.S. Xpress Inc. in Chattanooga.

Sierra Cannon is named executive director for Garden Plaza at Greenbriar Cove. She served as sales director for almost five years at the independent living community. Cannon has lived in the area all her life. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. With a desire to maintain the excellent reputation of her community and a servant leader’s heart, Sierra is the perfect candidate to carry on the legacy of compassionate service to all the residents who call Greenbriar their home.

Melanie Blake, MD, MBAD, joins CHI Memorial and CHI Memorial Medical Group. Blake serves as a physician advisor for CHI Memorial and is joining CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates as a primary care internal medicine physician. Dr. Blake received her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She also earned a master’s in business administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Blake is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Ursula Carter joins Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison, P.C. as firm administrator. Carter comes to the practice with over 15 years of experience in operations, finance, and office management. She is responsible for the firm’s daily operations by providing administrative and human resources support for the firm and its support staff. Carter is a graduate of the University of Georgia, Athens.

Susan Ashcraft is appointed to serve as Director of Alumni Relations at Lee University. Ashcraft joined Lee’s Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in 2001, where she currently serves as professor of psychology and human development. She is a published author and researcher in the areas of child and adolescent sexuality and marriage and family relationships. Ashcraft received her Doctor of Philosophy in human development and family studies from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, her Master of Education in counselor education and counseling psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Lee.