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Lakeside Bank Welcomes Commercial Lender Rahul Patel Rahul Patel has joined Lakeside Bank as an Assistant Vice President and Commercial Lender. He brings 18 years of Rahul Patel experience in the business and banking fields to Lakeside. Most recently, he served as a private client banker with JP Morgan Chase, where he worked with both consumer and commercial clients. Prior to that, Patel worked for over 14 years in the real estate development, business franchise and hotel management fields. For more information, contact Patel at (337) 474-3766. His office is located in the bank’s main office at 4735 Nelson Road in Lake Charles.
Imperial Health Welcomes New Gastroenterologist Juan C. Teran, MD, MS, FACP, FACG, has joined the Imperial Health physician team. He has 20 years of experience in his field, including positions as staff gastroenterologist Dr. Juan C. Teran at Verde Valley Medical Center in Arizona, Medical College of Virginia and at the Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dr. Teran is certified by the American Board of Gastroenterology and the American Board of Nutrition. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and of the American College of Gastroenterology. His office is located in the main Imperial Health office in Lake Charles. For more information, call (337) 312-8462.
Knight Media Printing Hires Representative Brittany Jackson as Outside Customer Service Representative Knight Media Printing has announced the addition of Brittany Jackson as their new Brittany Jackson Outside Customer Service Representative. Jackson will be interacting 24 www.thriveswla.com
directly with customers at all stages of the business relationship. Before joining Knight Media Printing, Jackson served as Executive Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Hot Springs, AR and has several years of Customer Service experience.
Internal Medicine Physician, Jason K. Langhofer, DO, Joins Memorial Medical Group Memorial Medical Group welcomes Jason K. Langhofer, DO, an internal medicine physician, to their staff. He will join Dr. Jason K. Langhofer, DO the medical staff of Internal Medicine Clinic of Southwest Louisiana. Dr. Langhofer is experienced in the care and treatment of such conditions as hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes. For more information, call (337) 494-6800.
Candy Rodriguez joins KPLC-TV Lamar University graduate Candy Rodriguez will join KPLC as Reporter. Candy is a native of California by way of Anahuac, Texas. She shadowed the staff at KFDM/KBTV in Beaumont, and covered news on the Candy Rodriguez Lamar campus for LUTV. Candy is a first place award winner from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association and majored in Political Science at Lamar. Candy takes over for Monica Grimaldo, who left for KOLD-TV in Tucson. In addition to reporting, Candy will also handle weekend newscast producing duties.
Lakeside Bank Welcomes Garland Prejean as New Vice President
throughout his career, including serving as a Vice President for Cameron State Bank for 10 years. Most recently, he was a Vice President with JPMorgan Chase Bank. In his new position with Lakeside, Prejean will be responsible for managing the bank’s human resource department and associated policies. He will also provide leadership, support, and training throughout the organization.
Tina Meiners Joins Flavin Realty Flavin Realty would like to welcome its newest agent, Tina Meiners. Meiners is a full-time agent with a B.S. and M.S. in Forest Management and Forest Biology. Tina specializes in residential, Tina Meiners commercial, timberland, and vacant land. She has 32 years of experience as a professional forester managing timberland investment. For more information call 337-478-8530.
Speaker Chuck Kleckley Elected Vice Chair Delegates to the 69th Annual Meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC), the Southern Office of The Council of State Governments, on July 22, Chuck Kleckley elected Speaker Charles E. “Chuck” Kleckley of Louisiana vice chair of the Conference. Delegates from SLC’s 15 member states unanimously elected Speaker Kleckley to the position. Senate President Robert Stivers of Kentucky and Speaker Philip Gunn of Mississippi were selected chair and chair elect, respectively. As vice chair of the SLC, Speaker Kleckley will assist the chair in executing the activities of the Conference, guide the Conference in policy deliberations, and serve as liaison to the House and Senate leaders of the member states.
Garland Prejean has joined the executive staff of Lakeside Bank as a Vice President and Director of Human Resources. Originally from Lake Garland Prejean Charles, Prejean has over 30 years of experience in the financial field. Prejean has held a variety of senior leadership positions Thrive Magazine for Better Living
September 2015