Eger to head HHM dealership services group
HHM Certified Public Accountants, a full-service certified public accountant and consulting firm with Tennessee locations in Chattanooga, Cleveland and Memphis, has hired John Eger as a manager in its dealership services group as well as professional and support staff in its Chattanooga office.
Corrine CroozeEger returns to HHM as a manager. He has over 10 years of experience and provides clients financial guidance and assists in merger and acquisition deals. He is a graduate of Covenant College and holds both certified public accountant and certified valuation analyst designations.
Miraina Patel“As we continue to grow, our focus on our recruiting efforts has paid off,” Donnie Hutcherson, managing partner of HHM, said in a news release. “I am looking forward to welcoming this talented group to our team.”
Charlie AngelHHM also announced the hiring of Miraina Patel, Charlie Angel and Nicole Glaser as staff accountants in the Chattanooga office. Corinne Cooze joins the firm as an administrative professional in the billing department.
Nicole GlaserDr. Melnikoff joins Chattanooga Heart Institute
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brett Melnikoff has joined the Chattanooga Heart Institute.
Melnikoff earned his medical degree from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, where he also completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
At The Chattanooga Heart Institute, Melnikoff joins cardiothoracic surgeons Dr. John Craig, Dr. Matthew Richey and Dr. James Zellner, along with 27 cardiologists.
Bailey promoted to associate of HK Architects
Jordan Bailey, an architectural designer at HK Architects (formerly Hefferlin + Kronenberg Architects), has been promoted to an associate with the Chattanooga firm.
Bailey joined HK in 2015 and the promotion to Associate is a recognition of his ongoing contributions to the internal structure and overall success of the firm.
“This promotion is a reflection of Jordan’s unwavering dedication, exceptional talent and valuable contributions to HK Architects over the past decade,” Alex Reyland, partner at HK Architects, said in a news release.
Faith named to immigration advisory board
Brittany Faith — a Chattanooga attorney and head of the immigration practice group of the law firm of Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison — has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration. Faith was named to the appointment-only committee by association President Mary Smith.
The 10-member advisory board provides counsel to the bar association’s immigrant commission in its efforts to ensure due process rights for immigrants and refugees within the United States and advocate for changes in the law when necessary. It also provides continuing education to the bar and the public and assists in the operation of pro bono programs to assist vulnerable immigrant and refugee populations.
“It is such an enormous honor to be appointed to the Commission on Immigration Advisory Committee to be able to work directly on the national policy that directly affects immigrants including my own clients,” Faith said in a statement. “I hope that my work can make a positive difference in not only the lives of immigrants, but also the country as a whole.”
Faith serves as president of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and was previously recognized with the 2021 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the 2019 “ABA on the Rise- Top 40 Young Lawyers” award.
Brittany FaithChattanooga office of Barge Design Solutions wins award
The Chattanooga-based engineering and landscape architectural design team at Barge Design Solutions Inc. recently earned national honors for its work on the City Walk in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Chattanooga office of Barge won an Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for its work in transforming the underutilized space under one of Birmingham’s interstate bridges into an active public space that brings communities together. Barge worked closely with the Alabama Department of Transportation to design a masterplan for the expansive 31-acre, 10-block project to reconnect neighborhoods on both sides of the Interstate 59/Interstate 20 overpasses and includes walking paths, a dog park, a food truck area, sports fields, a playground, water features, a 60,000-square-foot skate park, a Biergarten, pickleball courts and outdoor classrooms.
“City Walk BHAM (Birmingham) connects the urban core of Birmingham to communities previously separated by an interstate overpass in a thoughtful and impactful way, and our Barge Chattanooga team was honored to be recognized and represent this important project at the Engineering Excellence Awards,” said Matthew Stovall, senior vice president and Chattanooga client service leader.
Barge also has led the design of several notable local Chattanooga projects including the Tennessee Riverpark, The Summit of Softball, and most recently the newly opened Little Debbie Park in Collegedale.
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