Brad Freeman has been hired by Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners as managing director of property management. Freeman has a degree from Colorado State University at Fort Collins, Colo.
Sara Whitlock has been hired by Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners as director of lease administration. Whitlock is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and most recently held the role of senior manager, real estate at Walmart.
Blake Rutherford has been added to the team at First Community Bank as vice president, professional business development officer. Rutherford has a master of laws in international law from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Mich., and a juris doctor degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Ashley Warner has been announced as the new general manager for the Pinnacle Hills Promenade.
Melissa Gage has been named vice president of regulatory affairs and finance for Southwestern Electric Power Co. Gage takes over from Tom Brice, who will retire in December. Gage most recently served as associate general counsel for the western regulatory footprint at American Electric Power (AEP), SWEPCO's parent company. Gage received a bachelor of business administration in finance and bachelor of arts in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin and earned her juris doctor degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Jim Krall has been promoted to senior vice president for university advancement at John Brown University. Krall has served as vice president for university advancement at JBU since 2002. He holds a doctorate in leadership studies in education with a higher education concentration from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, a master of arts in counseling from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Taylor University in Upland, Ind.
Kim Hadley has been promoted to executive vice president at John Brown University. Hadley has been at JBU since 2004 and most recently served as chief operating officer and vice president. She holds a doctor of business administration degree in marketing from Anderson University in Anderson, Ind., and earned her bachelor of science in business administration in accounting and master of business administration from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Dr. Adam Crane has joined Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic. Crane earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine at Wichita. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons.
Corretta C. Woodard, a licensed professional counselor, has been named executive director of behavioral health services at Northwest Health. Woodard earned her master of arts in clinical mental health counseling at South University at Virginia Beach, Va., and earned her bachelor of science and associate of science in business administration at Strayer University in Chesapeake, Va.
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Adam Crane, MD, recently joined Washington Regional general surgery clinic.
First Community Bank has announced the addition of Blake Rutherford as vice president, professional business development officer.
Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners has hired Brad Freeman as managing director of property management.
Corretta C. Woodard, LPC, has beeen named executive director of behavioral health services at Northwest Health.
JBU promotes Kim Hadley to executive vice president.
Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners has hired Sara Whitlock as director of lease administration.