MOVERS & SHAKERS
10 • January, 2015 • NorthAtlantaBusinessPost.com
Movers & Shakers The people turning heads in your backyard
KeyWorth Bank adds new associates JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Neil Stevens, president and chief operating officer of KeyWorth Bank, 11655 Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek, McGukin wiley announced the addition of new associates. Jessica McGukin has been named credit support specialist at the Johns Creek location. Jessica Wiley has been whitney noles named a financial services representative at Johns Creek. Lisa Whitney has been named a financial services representative at Haynes Bridge. Weston Noles was named a financial services representative at Dunwoody.
Wakefield Beasley names new project coordinator ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Wakefield Beasley & Associates, a top architectural and design firm in the Avalon complex in Alpharetta, announced that Bianca George has joined WBA as a project coordinator in the multi-family studio. George brings six years of industry experience to the firm and has George worked on many projects, including the Fulton County Aviation Community Cultural Center, Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center and Annapolis Towne Center. “Bianca represents the first hire to our new, Atlanta-based multi-family studio. She brings residential experience, a diverse background and a great attitude to the team. I am very excited to have her come in on the ground floor of this new venture,” said B.J. Laterveer, director of the multi-family studio. George earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Hampton University and a master’s degree in arts administration from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Renasant Mortgage expands Atlanta area retail presence BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – David Payne has joined Renasant Bank as vice president of Georgia mortgage. In his new role, Payne will oversee eastern region mortgage production and retail mortgage operations in Georgia and expanding into east Tennessee and the Carolinas. The announcement follows a Payne decision by the bank to expand its mortgage lending division with a new office in Newnan. The bank already has loan offices in Cumming,
Woodstock, Towne Lake, Jasper, Cartersville and Canton. Renasant will be adding six mortgage loan originators and four loan operations professionals. “This expansion signals a continuation of our strategy to grow our mortgage lending operation throughout the Southeast,” said David Mays, executive vice president and director of mortgage lending. “The Atlanta market is a key part of our franchise and a popular Fortune 500 destination.”
Rozier joins Ledlie Group ROSWELL, Ga. — Rand Rozier, of Roswell, was recently named by the Ledlie Group to serve as an associate in strategic messaging, crisis response, media monitoring and research. Rozier graduated from Georgia College and State University with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in political science.
lon cancer screening, viral hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Michael Windham, a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, is practicing in the Gainesville and Braselton offices. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and received additional training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, Dr. Srini Ayinala recently expanded his practice to include AGA’s Braselton office. Ayinala is trained in advanced endoscopic techniques and has a special interest in treating gastrointestinal cancers. For more information, visit www.atlantagastro. com.
Builders recognize Clough with Lewis Cenker Award Rozier
Chapman earns recognition at annual builders’ awards ATLANTA – Atlanta-area homebuilder Jim Chapman scored some serious accolades recently at the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s 34th Annual Professional Awards – The Obies. The awards recognize outstanding achievement, marketing, remodeling and personal achievement in the Chapman home building industry. Chapman batted a perfect 1,000 as all five of his entries for Jim Chapman Fine Homes and Jim Chapman Communities resulted in some serious precious metal designation. Sandy Epstein, on-site sales person at Brookhaven at Johns Creek, received a Gold Obie for Salesperson of the Year.
Doctors join Atlanta Gastroenterology offices ATLANTA — Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates welcomed several doctors to its offices throughout the north metro region. Dr. MohamWehbi Pham mad Wehbi joined their offices in Acworth and Marietta. Board certified in gastroenterology, Wehbi comes the practice after serving as chief of gastroenterology at the Windhham Ayinala Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center for the past six years. He is a native of Lebanon and is fluent in Arabic. He has also focused on several areas of clinical research, including colon cancer screening. Dr. Donald M. Pham joined AGA’s Duluth and Lawrenceville offices. A graduate of Emory University’s School of Medicine, Pham remained at Emory to complete his internship, residency and fellowship. While there, he also served as chief fellow. He is fluent in Vietnamese, and his areas of expertise include co-
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — David Clough, of Johns Creek, has received the 2014 Lewis Cenker Award presented by the Atlanta Home Builders Association, the highest honor given by the organization for lifelong contribution to the home building industry. Clough began his homebuilding Clough career with summer construction jobs while attending college. A 1975 graduate of Princeton University, he went to work full time for a major national builder in Washington D.C. after college and moved to Atlanta in 1979.
Jennifer Hodge (center) receives the Good Neighbor Award and a check for No Longer Bound.
Century 21 receives honors at 400 North Board of Realtors event CUMMING, Ga. — Several Century 21 Results Realty Services affiliates received honors at the 400 North Board of Realtors Annual Holiday Luncheon and Toy Drive on Dec. 5 at the Lanier Tech Conference Center. Luis Rocafort received the Realtor of the Year award and will serve as the president-elect to the 2015 board of directors. Jennifer Hodge received the Good Neighbor Award for founding Realty4Rehab in 2014 to provide assistance to individuals and families suffering from addiction. Hodge also received a check from the Board for $100 to No Longer Bound — one of the facilities she has worked with over the past year. Mark DiJohn, also a realtor in the Century 21 office, will serve on the 2015 board as well. DiJohn received the Realtor of the Year Award in 2013. For more information, visit www.C21getsresults.com.
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