BT People
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 […]
Cornelius architect joins NC Licensing Board for General Contractors
Oct. 16. Cornelius resident William Rakatansky has been appointed by Gov. Cooper to the NC General Contractors Licensing Board. The board is responsible for contractor licensing, education and regulation of all contractors in the state. Rakatansky is a licensed architect in North Carolina and five other states, and was elected as a Fellow of the […]
Stuart Madow is new GM at Visiting Angels
Oct. 10. Stuart Madow is the new general manager at Visiting Angels Lake Norman, an in-home care provider in Cornelius. He is the founder and facilitator of the South Iredell Healthcare Forum, which for 16 years has been Lake Norman’s largest monthly education and networking event for healthcare providers. From 2007-2020 he chaired the planning […]
Scott Stimson on Forbes ‘Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors’ list
Sept. 18. Local Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Financial Advisor Scott Stimson was rnamed the No. 18 advisor in North Carolina by 2023 Forbes “Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors Best-in-State” list. Stimson, who lives in Huntersville and attended North Carolina State University, is a first vice president at The Lake Norman Group of Merrill Lynch.
Bob McIntosh received ‘Citizen Lawyer’ award from NC Bar
Aug. 4. Robert G. McIntosh, managing partner of The McIntosh Law Firm in Davidson, has received the Citizen Lawyer Award from the NC Bar Association at their recent annual meeting held in Wilmington. The award recognizes McIntosh’s “outstanding contributions to the legal profession and his unwavering dedication to public service.” Cornelius resident A Cornelius resident, […]
New executive director at Davidson Community Players
July 27. 2007 Davidson College grad Steve Kaliski is the new executive director of Davidson Community Players (DCP). He spent an “amazing” 11 years in New York where he worked on two Broadway musicals, wrote and produced several of his own plays, got a directing MFA from Brooklyn College and founded a theatre company. “When […]
New managing broker at Premier Sotheby’s
July 17. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has named Champ Claris as the managing broker of its Cornelius and Mooresville offices. The North Carolina native and second-generation real estate broker has been involved in the real estate industry for over two decades, 10 of them as a top-producing agent. He previously served as the vice president […]
