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Davidson Centre for the Professions to get new leader as co-founders retire
Dec. 18. The Davidson Centre for the Professions, which provides disaster relief services and clergy renewal programs, has named Suzanne Denise Schilling as its new leader effective Jan. 1. Co-founders George and Gordon Jacobs, the husband-wife team who have provided professional development and renewal programs for ministers and lay leaders since 2003, will fully retire […]
New music director at Charlotte Symphony
Dec. 14. Kwame Ryan is the new music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO). Hailed as a “dynamic conductor” by The Baltimore Sun, Ryan will assume his new role next year, the CSO’s 93rd season. He will lead two performances of Wang Jie’s Symphonic Overture “America, the Beautiful,” Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, and Tchaikovsky’s […]
Peter Safir lands top volunteer honors at SCORE
Dec. 13. The National SCORE organization honored Peter Safir, with the North Carolina District 46 Outstanding Volunteer and Exceptional Mentor award. In 2022 Safir provided mentoring services to over 77 SCORE Charlotte clients and spent over 300 mentoring hours with them. In addition, Safir served as a coach for more than eight prospective mentors which […]
Pat Cotham: 10 years on Meck County board
Dec. 8. Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio has presented Commissioner Pat Cotham with her 10-year service pin. Cotham has served through some of Mecklenburg’s most challenging years, including the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, which altered how Mecklenburg County conducts business.
Town of Davidson hires sustainability manager
Dec. 8. Kayla Kovach is the new sustainability manager for the Town of Davidson. She has a master’s in science degree in Environmental Engineering from Clemson University, with a focus on Sustainable Systems. Hera bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is from the University of Cincinnati. Kovach previously served as an Environmental Engineer at SLR Consulting […]
Advocate co-CEOs rank 17th on Advocate Health influencer list
Dec. 6. Advocate Health’s co-CEOs are sharing the No. 17 rank in Modern Healthcare’s annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare listing. Jim Skogsbergh and Eugene A. Woods head up the third-largest nonprofit health system in the US. The Modern Healthcare designation honors leaders who wield influence and clout and are making an impact in […]
Jeweler scores $2,500 from SBA ‘Pitch for Growth’
Nov. 21. Sydney Miller of The Nomadic Jeweler of Cornelius was one of two runners up presented with a check for $2,500 in SCORE Charlotte’s live Pitch for Growth competition held at the Mint Museum in Charlotte. Magloire Lubika of Surefire Neighborhood Market in Rock Rock Hill landed the top award of $5,000. Rachael Price […]
Carol Quillen will lead National Trust for Historic Preservation during 75th anniversary year
Nov. 13. Carol Quillen, the president of Davidson College from 2011 to 2022, will become the new president and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation as of Jan.16, 2024. The board of the Washington, DC-based organization cited her record of “transformational leadership in higher education, her ability to lead change with courage and […]
Alex Malyszko joins father at Your Private Jeweler
Nov. 3. Alex Malyszko, who earned his Masters in Communication/Business Leadership from High Point University this year, has joined his father Michael Malyszko at Your Private Jeweler of Lake Norman, in Cornelius. The elder Malyszko is a master jeweler who started his first store in 1993. Alex finished his post-graduation internship at Salem Gem Lab […]
Huntersville CEO is the first female chair of NC Private Protective Services Board
Oct. 18. Tamara Rabenold, CEO of Huntersville-based Vaudra International, is the new chair off the NC Private Protective Services Board. A licensed private investigator since 2004, she is the first woman to serve as chair since the noard was created 50 years ago. The PPSB is under the Department of Public Safety and helps regulate […]
