Amy Donahue to head HHM CPA marketing and more Chattanooga-area career moves

Amy Donahue
Amy Donahue

Amy Donahue to head HHM CPA marketing

HHM CPAs, a full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm with locations in Chattanooga and Memphis, has hired Amy Donahue as vice president of marketing to support the firm's growth and develop marketing strategies.

Prior to joining HHM, Donahue worked as director of marketing and communication for River City Co., and was campaign manager for Chattanooga mayoral candidate Kim White. She has also worked for the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and the University of South Carolina in Aiken.

"Amy's varied experience and diverse skillset is an immense asset to our firm," said Donnie Hutcherson, managing partner of HHM CPAs. "We have exciting plans for the coming year, and I'm honored to have a demonstrated leader like Amy join our team."

Donahue holds a master's in communication and information, and a bachelor's in communication - both with an emphasis in business - from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Donahue previously served her alma mater as president of the UT Alumni Association of the Chattanooga Network, president of the School of Communication Studies Advisory Council and as a member of the Young Alumni Council.

Donahue is a graduate of the 2015 Leadership Chattanooga program through the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, the 2013 Holmberg Arts Leadership Institute and the 2020 Leadership Tennessee Next class. She has also served on the chamber's communication committee, as a past president of the chamber's downtown council, and is the current vice president for the Lookout Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Donahue is a member of the Rotaract Club of Chattanooga and completed Protege Chattanooga in 2017. Additionally, she was formerly on the marketing and development committee for Siskin Children's Institute as well as a former board member for Partnership for Families, Children and Adults.

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Bobby Futch joins Chattanooga office of Patton Albertson & Miller

Financial life management firm Patton Albertson & Miller has added Bobby Futch, a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and a Certified Insurance Counselor who previously served at the firm's Macon office for 12 years.

Futch joined the firm as an intern while at Mercer University in Macon, and then accepted a full-time role in 2009. As a Chattanooga-based client advisor, Futch will support the firm's mission of providing service, planning and execution in every aspect of financial life for individuals and families.

"For more than a decade, Bobby has been an integral member of the Macon team and we're pleased to share his valuable expertise working with those building wealth or multi-generational families in the Chattanooga area," said Jimmy Patton, founding partner and CEO of Patton Albertson & Miller.

Erlanger nurses win DAISY Foundation awards

Erlanger recently honored Daniel Linebaugh, BSN, and Justin Reason, BSN, as outstanding nurses, awarding each of them the DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses. The award is a DAISY Foundation program with the purpose of recognizing the efforts nurses contribute every day.

The DAISY Award is a national award to celebrate nurses who define patient and family-centered care. Linebaugh and Reason were awarded Erlanger's May 2021 DAISY Awards for their dedication to providing comprehensive care extending beyond medical needs.

Linebaugh's nominator, the wife of a former patient, said, "[he] is the best caring nurse that I have ever been in contact with." She went on to detail how Linebaugh cared for them as if they were his own family and repeatedly highlighted his caring, compassionate nature. He is recognized as a dedicated and compassionate nurse who routinely goes above and beyond for his patients to be comfortable and treated like family.

Reason was nominated by an Erlanger critical care doctor, Aaron Cohen. In his nomination, Cohen highlighted Reason's incredible care of a patient who experienced several medical crises. Reason was quickly able to recognize the early signs of stroke and immediately fired the appropriate codes to be able to adequately care for the patient. His extraordinary efforts are noticed by his coworkers and patients every shift. Reason puts his patients above all else and he is an incredibly dedicated and hardworking nurse.

The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 after Patrick Barnes passed away from Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. His family wanted a way to honor him and show appreciation for the nurses' compassion and kindness they extended to the whole family during his eight-week stay in the hospital. Barnes' wife, Tena, created the DAISY acronym, which stands for "diseases attacking the immune system."

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Mindy Kolin named director of local colon cancer group

Mindy Kolin, who previously served as the director of development at the McKamey Animal Center, is the new executive director of the Greater Chattanooga Colon Cancer Foundation.

In her new role, Kolin plans to implement a new strategic plan and work to raise public awareness of colon cancer. She succeeds Kayse Rigsby, who was the foundation's first director for the past decade and will continue to volunteer for the group.

The GCCCF works to raise awareness that colon cancer is preventable, coordinate care for those who cannot afford it, and educate the community (e.g. screening age for colonoscopy is now 45 for all regardless of race).

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