Meagan Rethmeier named director of small business and entrepreneurial development with the Spartanburg Economic Futures Group

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Meagan Rethmeier

Named as the director of small business and entrepreneurial development with the Spartanburg Economic Futures Group (EFG). Rethmeier most recently served as organizational change management lead at BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C. In her new role, she will administer and implement programming for EFG and lead all activities of the Spartanburg Entrepreneurial Resource Network.

 

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Kirk Watkins

Named as Ruth’s Chris Steak House Greenville area manager. Watson has been with Ruth’s Chris Steak House since 2008 working as a restaurant manager and general manager. Watkins also serves on the board of the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, Greater Greenville Chapter.

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HIRED

Travis Lawson

Named as vice president and South Carolina leasing executive with Carolina Alliance Bank’s South Carolina leasing division. Lawson has experience in banking, sales and client relations. He previously worked in leasing management and community banking and will be based out of Carolina Alliance’s Spartanburg leasing office.

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Isabel Posada

Named as an account coordinator with Crawford Strategy. Posada previously interned with the agency in 2014 and is a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in mass communications. In her new role, she will be responsible for social media and public relations efforts for clients such as United Community Bank, among others.

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Bob Pettis

Named as the interim executive director for the John F. Green Spartanburg Science Center. Pettis is a STEM exploratory teacher, as well as a science Olympiad and bridge team coach, at Polk County Middle School in North Carolina. Pettis is stepping in for John (“Mr. Green”), who retired from the Science Center after 36 years of service.

 

 

COMMUNITY

 

The Woodlands at Furman, a continuing care retirement community, hired Amy Foley

as sales and marketing director. Foley has experience in sales and marketing and most recently served as area director for Attractions Dining and Value Guide. In her new role, she will be responsible for the continued growth of the Woodlands through sales and branding.

Commerce Club, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, promoted Dylan Petrick from general manager to regional manager. Petrick transferred to Commerce Club in Greenville in 2011 from another ClubCorp location in Texas. He will continue to serve as the general manager and will oversee ClubCorp’s three South Carolina business club locations.

DEVELOPMENT

 

O’Neal Inc. hired Kathleen O’Meara as structural engineer. O’Meara previously worked for CB&I and C&S Engineers. She is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering.

EDUCATION

 

Bobby McCormick was named dean of the College of Business, and Brett Wright was appointed dean of the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University.

EMPLOYMENT

 

The Hiring Group named Alan “Blake” Blakeborough as director of business development. Blakeborough has over 15 years of recruiting and sales experience. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving business development efforts in the Upstate.

LEGAL

 

The Upstate Employers Network named Fred Suggs, a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Greenville office, the recipient of the 2016 Alan R. Willis Society of Service Award. The award acknowledged Suggs for placing high priority on community support and service.

MARKETING/PR

 

10x digital added Kennedy Crump as a summer intern. Crump is a rising junior at the University of South Carolina and is pursuing a degree in public relations. She will be assisting with content creation, public relations outreach and social media management for the firm.

NONPROFIT

 

The South Carolina Council on Competitiveness named Suzanne Dickerson director of logistics industry initiatives. Dickerson most recently served as director of international business development at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).

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