Memphis People in Business: April 21

Here’s a look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene:

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare named Sarah Colley as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. She previously was vice president and chief human resources officer of Baptist Health Care. Colley holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Webster University and a law degree from University of Arkansas.

Fogelman Properties announced the hire of Leah Jensen as senior vice president of human resources. With more than 15 years of experience in human resources and business operations, she is based in the Memphis corporate office. Jensen was chief operations officer, vice president of operations and human resources director at the Memphis Zoo. As COO, Leah led the Memphis Zoo to a Top 10 ranking by USA Today. Jensen earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Goshen (Ind.) College and a CIPD Diploma in human resource management from the National College of Ireland.

John Schorge joined the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He comes from Tufts Medical Center in Boston. As OB/GYN chair and gynecologic oncologist, Schorge is working with Regional One Health (ROH) to help development of its cancer program and also will oversee the obstetrics side of the department, a unit caring for some of the most-complex pregnancy cases in the region. He earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. His most recent leadership positions include division chief of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts Medical Center and associate director for Cancer Operations at Tufts Cancer Center.

The Tennessee Business Roundtable added six, member executives to its Board of Directors for the 2022 term. Appointed by 2022 Roundtable Board Chair Keith Norman, the six newest directors were confirmed month by the Roundtable’s directly-elected board members. They are: Competitiveness Council Chair and Director Matt Haskell, partner, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC, Nashville; Education Council Chair and Director: David Pickler, President & chief executive officer, Pickler Wealth Advisors, Collierville; Health Council Chair and Director, Nancy Anness, Chief Advocacy Officer, Ascension Saint Thomas, Nashville; Workforce Council Chair and Director, Chris Snow, senior vice president and chief human resource officer, American Residential Services LLC, Memphis; At-Large Director, Colton Mulligan, President and chief executive officer, Fox Fuel Creative, Nashville; and At-Large Director, Dakasha Winton, senior vice president and chief government relations officer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

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The Seam, a provider of food and agribusiness software and commodity trading solutions, named Rex Vandiver as platform manager of Peanuts, a leadership role created to support the organization’s rapidly expanding customer base rooted in this crop. The Seam’s farmer-stock platform, originally launched in 2016, is now servicing eight shelling organizations, three of which were onboarded in 2021. Vandiver joined The Seam in 2017 in customer development. In his new role, he will manage all peanut initiatives for the company,

Dr. Scott Newstok, professor of English and founding director of the Pearce Shakespeare Endowment at Rhodes College, was granted a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and research during the 2022 fall semester at the Universidad de Murcia in Murcia, Spain. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s highly prestigious international educational exchange program. Rhodes College is a Fulbright top-producing institution and Newstok will be the third Rhodes professor in a row to receive a Fulbright. As a Fulbright Scholar, Newstok has been invited to join the University of Murcia research group that studies “The Reception of the Works of Shakespeare in Spanish and European Culture,” led by Dr. Keith Gregor, general editor of the book series Shakespeare in European Culture. Newstok’s Fulbright project will examine the Shakespearean adaptations of acclaimed actor and director Orson Welles filmed in Spain.

NOTEWORTHY

Crye-Leike Real Estate Services received the 2022 Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), a global community of 550 high-quality independent real estate firms in more than 70 countries. The certification is a symbol of meeting LeadingRE’s rigorous standards for website excellence. Crye-Leike’s website (clhomes.com) is led by chief information and operations officer Gurtej Sodhi and director of Software Development Angie Bird who improved its performance, functionality, design and more. The website received high marks from LeadingRE in areas relating to performance, including usability, design, content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. Crye-Leike’s website has received this certification for more than 10 years.

— Compiled by Daniel Ginsburg

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