On the Move
Amyn Bana was named general manager at Chima Brazilian Restaurant.
David Bixler joined S&ME to manage its office in Mooresville.
Dr. Ben Garrido, an orthopedic spine surgeon, joined the medical staff at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
Mark Kuttrus was named a senior aviation planner at the Morrisville office of Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Karen McCoy was promoted to banking officer at BB&T.
Dawn Reitz was promoted to financial services practice leader at NouvEON.
Shannon Sapp joined Wayne Brothers, Inc. as industrial facility services business development representative.
Stu Story was promoted to district manager of the Charlotte sales office of Administaff, Inc.
Margaret Switzer joined the Charlotte office of Monaghan Group as Charlotte client leader.
Notable Names
The Charlotte Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals announced the honorees of the 2009 National Philanthropy Day Awards. They are: Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Barber, Outstanding Legacy; Nicholas Goudes, Outstanding Philanthropist; Marc Gustafson, Outstanding Emerging Philanthropist; Johnson & Wales Student Alumni Association, Outstanding Student Philanthropy; Elaine Lyerly, Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser; Merriman Schmitt Architects, Outstanding Philanthropic Small Business; EJ Underwood, Outstanding Professional Fundraising Executive; Deborah Whitfield, Outstanding Champion of Diversity; and the Women's Impact Fund, Outstanding Philanthropic Organization.
The Charlotte Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America announced the winners of the 2009 Pegasus, Infinity and Young Professionals awards. They are: Jerri Haigler, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools/Parent University, Infinity Award Winner; Amanda Kirkpatrick, Carolina PR & Marketing, Young Professional Award Winner; and Tim Newman, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, Pegasus Award Winner.
Tamala Harris, a broker associate at Weichert, Realtors - Rebhan & Associates, graduated from the 2009 Charlotte Regional Realtor Association Leadership Development Program.
Peak 10 Inc. received the award for Customer Service Company of the Year at the 2009 North Carolina Technology Association's 21 Awards.
Susan Rhodes, a workers' compensation attorney at the Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo, was certified as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
WebsiteBiz was honored as a finalist for the 2009 Charlotte Regional Ethics in Business Award from the Charlotte Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals.








