Career Almanac
On the Move
Chidi Ogene was appointed president of Charlotte School of Law.
Samantha Moore was promoted to guest services manager at The Spa at Ballantyne.
Marketing communications agency Wray Ward hired Kristin Beamer as project manager.
Grant Gildehaus joined the law firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.
BETCO, Inc., of Statesville, a self-storage building manufacturer, hired Jeff Morgan as director of national accounts.
Nicole Haynes joined the Charlotte office of law firm Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP. She represents employers in labor matters.
Charlotte Ballet promoted Ayisha McMillan Cravotta to director of Charlotte Ballet Academy, and named Sarkis Kaltakhtchian artistic vice principal of the Academy.
Charlotte Motor Speedway promoted Tim Schuldt to senior vice president of consumer marketing, communications and sales.
Michele Torres joined the American Red Cross as the lead specialist of grants.
Preston Griffith, specializing in industrial leasing and sales, joined the Charlotte office of Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer.
Brannon Pittman was promoted to technical director of HK Research of Hickory, which produces coating products for the marine, aerospace, transportation, and pool and spa industries.
Kodiak Constructors hired Meghan Hu as office coordinator, Clay Hoskins and John More as project managers, and Zack Castano as an intern.
Derrick Saraceni joined Ernst & Young’s financial services office as a senior consultant specializing in information technology risk and assurance.
Opera Carolina named Megan Miller marketing director.
Elizabeth Kollar transferred to the Charlotte office of Fifth Third Bank as senior vice president and head of mortgage lending.
Notable Items
The Charlotte chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners presented the following awards at their 30th annual gala: Ellen Linares of HF Financial, Women Business Owner of the Year; Lisa Woodie of Homemade Fresh Chef Service, Rising Star Award; Jennifer Guthrie, owner and CEO of In-Flight Crew Connections, Business Leader Award; Kerry Barr O’Connor, executive director of Dress for Success Charlotte, Non-Profit Leader Award; and Dena Diorio, Mecklenburg County Manager, Public Policy Leader Award.
Randall Williams, general manager of Midstate Contractors, Hickory, won the Estimator of the Year Award by the Professional Construction Estimators Association of America, on whose national board he represents the Catawba Valley PCEA chapter.
Weichert, Realtors - Rebhan & Associates earned national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Greater Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.
Knowmad, a Charlotte-based digital darketing firm, won a Business Marketing Association of the Carolinas ProAd Award for its strategies to generate online leads for Lexington Square, a Chicago-area senior living community.
This story was originally published May 16, 2015 at 7:30 AM with the headline "Career Almanac."