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▪ Terri Jackson, CFP, announces the 15-year anniversary of Jackson Financial Group. “We are honored and grateful to be an integral part of the lives of so many Tallahassee families, and we look forward to many more years of continued service,” Jackson said.
▪ Coldwell Banker Hartung and Noblin Inc. was recently named the No. 1 office in Closed Adjusted Gross Commission Income in Florida for independently owned and operated affiliated companies in the Coldwell Banker system in 2013. ▪ Three Tallahassee-area AT&T employees — Chuck Lang, business development manager; Robert Fetter, network field engineer; and Lawrence James, manager of network services — were among 180 company employees to receive the prestigious Presidential Volunteer Award. More than 1,170 hours were donated by AT&T employee and retiree volunteers in community outreach activities in Tallahassee in 2013.
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▪ Tallahassee Community College was recognized at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations conference in New Orleans in late March. The college took home four 2013 Paragon Awards, more than any other college in Florida. TCC received silver awards in the categories of Social Media and Online Annual Report. The “No. 1 in the Nation” social media campaign and TCC’s Report to the Community were recognized. The College also took home bronze honors in the Magazine-Style Video Program and Postcard divisions. TCC22’s “The SKiNNY” video program and the “We Miss You” recruitment postcard each received third place in their respective categories. The strong national showing followed TCC’s outstanding finish in the NCMPR southeastern district conference in October, when TCC took home 14 combined gold, silver and bronze awards.
staff. Both graduated with accounting degrees from Florida State U n i v e r s i t y, and both are Genre Jessup m e m b e rs o f the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Play Days as well as a member of the USTA Adjunct Faculty. “Anne Davis’ work as a coach and her commitment to developing community access to tennis is exactly what helps grow the sport every day,” commented Stan Smith, president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The firm also congratulates Alyssa Roti, Kavisha McCranie and Paola Blackburn on becoming CPAs.
▪ Veteran local banker Diana L. Cureton has joined Hancock Bank’s private banking group as vice president. Cureton has a 20-year history of building solid, long-term relationships with Tallahassee-area clients. She currently holds Series 6, 7 and 65 licenses, along with Life, Health and Variable Insurance designaCureton tions. She is currently the board chair of the March of Dimes and a current board member of the executive leadership team for the American Heart Walk and American Heart Ball. She is also a board member of Capital Area Healthy Start.
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▪ FASTSIGNS of Tallahassee, a local signs and graphics provider, was named one of the top 25 centers out of more than 500 locations at the 2014 FASTSIGNS Convention, which was recently held in Anaheim, Calif. The locally owned and operated business received the CEO Circle Award, given to the 25 centers in the U.S. and Canada with the highest sales volume from the previous year. FASTSIGNS of Tallahassee has been doing business in the area for more than 13 years. ▪ The International Tennis Hall of Fame presented Anne Davis with the Tennis Educational Merit Award at its Annual Awards Luncheon during the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) Annual Meeting in Carlsbad, Calif. Davis, who coached the FSU women’s tennis team from 1979-86, has worked for the USTA since 2005 and is currently the National Manager for
ADDITIONS
PROMOTIONS ▪ Brad White has been named president and chief executive officer of the Florida Panhandle region of SunTrust Bank. As SunTrust’s senior leader in the area, White will be responsible for business and commercial banking and ensuring delivery of the full complement of SunTrust services for clients, including investment banking and capital markets. White graduated from the University of Florida in 1983. He’s active in the community and served on the boards of the United Way of North Central Florida and the Gainesville Sports Commission.
▪ Tallahassee Community College also has announced its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Awards. 2014 honorees include Bill Bierbaum, director of certificate programs at the Florida Public Safety Institute; Jennifer Bradley, assistant to the dean in the Division of Communications and Humanities; Stephanie Breedlove, professor of developmental mathematics; Carol Chenoweth, faculty librarian; Brian Kupfer, associate professor of political science; and Patrick McDermott, associate professor of college success and career planning. NISOD’s Excellence Awards recognize men and women who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to their students and colleagues. ▪ Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A., a professional accounting, assurance and tax services firm headquartered in Tallahassee, announces the addition of Christa Genre and Justin Jessup as Tax Services
Marilyn Buck (left), who owns FASTSIGNS of Tallahassee with her husband, John, receiving the CEO Circle Award from FASTSIGNS International, Inc. CEO Catherine Monson (right) at the 2014 annual convention.
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