>> IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida has selected its officers for the 2013 membership year: Sandy Sims, president; Kim Kirby, vice-president of communications; Della Goodson, secretary; Christine Carter, treasurer; Michelle Anchors, immediate past-president; Yvonne Freeman, grant liaison; and Jodee Hart, membership coordinator.
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>> ServisFirst Bank Pensacola has named Matt Durney and Robert “Sandy” Sansing to its board of directors. Durney is president and principal of Durney Properties, and Sansing is the owner of multiple dealerships in the Gulf Coast Region from Florida to Mississippi. >> The University of West Florida has been ranked No. 5 in the U.S. for first-time pass rates by small accounting programs on the CPA exam, according to the National Association of State Boards of
Accountancy. Within Florida, the university ranked No. 2 out of the Top 10 institutions for first-time pass rates, the highest ranking public university, and was ranked No. 3 for highest average scores on the exam, making it the second highest ranking public university behind the University of Florida. >> Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union of Pensacola has been recognized as a 5-Star rated institution for the 75th consecutive quarter by BauerFinancial Inc., the nation’s leading bank and credit union rating and research firm. >> Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa has received the 2013-14 Green Meetings Approved by ConventionSouth certification from ConventionSouth magazine, a leading national resource for meeting planners holding events in the South. >> Twin Cities Hospital has given its 2012 Dr. Frist Humanitarian Awards to Dr. James Watson, Lois Pellnitz (volunteer) and Richard Dunham (employee). They are now eligible for the nationwide 2012 award, the highest honor an employee, volunteer and physician can receive at HCA, the parent company of Twin Cities Hospital.
New Beginnings >> Greg Featherston has been named marina manager at Legendary Marine, Boating Industry magazine’s No.1 Ranked “Dealer of the Year” for North America and the Gulf Coast’s largest boat dealership with sales and service locations in Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Panama City and Gulf Shores, Ala. He was previously harbormaster at HarborWalk Marina in Destin.
>> Richard Ross is the new vice president of sales and marketing for the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. His responsibilities include shaping and executing all sales and marketing strategies for group and leisure markets; management of public Ross relations and advertising initiatives; and overseeing the sales team. He previously was vice president and director of sales and marketing for Remington Hotels, based at Hilton Fort Worth. >> Jackson Cherry is the new manager of hotel operations at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. >> IMS ExpertServices has added a new human resources manager, Jason Alderman, and two new associates, Jessie Bowen and Lauren Gutschlag, to its headquarters. >> ServisFirst Bank has added Michael Hobbs as an assistant banking center manager. >> Emerald Coast Title Services Inc. has expanded its services at a second office located in Redfish Village on 30A to accomodate the growing demands of the market. >> Orthopaedic physician G. Daxton Steele, M.D., has joined the team of specialty physicians at
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