Noteworthy

Judge Luke Mayes IV administers the oath of office to Lynette Burnette.

Burnette Joins City Council

Lynette Burnette was sworn in as the new Post 1 representative on the Kennesaw City Council at the Dec. 5 meeting. Before joining the other elected officials on the dais, Burnette was administered the oath of office by Judge Luke Mayes IV.

Holden Holland prepares to do maintenance on the data transfer unit in an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the Helicopter Strike Maritime Squadron.

Holland Serving in the Pacific

Kennesaw native Holden Holland, an aviation electronics technician 3rd Class, is serving in the U.S. Navy in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is conducting routine operations with the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Pacific Ocean.

Kennesaw State Fills 3 Leadership Positions

Kennesaw State University (KSU) has been busy filling leadership positions the past few months.

Ivan Pulinkala assumed his new role of provost and senior vice president for academic affairs last month after being the interim for the past year. During his 17 years at KSU, he has served as interim vice president for enrollment services, dean of the College of the Arts, director of the dance program and chairman of the dance department.

Pulinkala received a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Alabama, a Master of Fine Arts in dance from Mills College in Oakland, California, and a Bachelor of Commerce (honors) from Hindu College, Delhi University.

James Sabourin has been chosen for the newly created position of vice president of marketing and communications, effective Jan. 3.

Sabourin, who has more than 30 years of corporate and higher education experience, has served as vice president for communications and university relations at Louisiana State University, senior vice president/chief communications officer and vice president for corporate communications for Unum and vice president for America West Airlines.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in communications and journalism from Florida State University.

Jo Donna Lamb has been named assistant vice president for planning, design and construction, effective Jan. 23.

Lamb has served as director of planning, design, engineering and construction at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, director of planning and design at Piedmont Healthcare, senior director of project planning and design at Emory University and a member of the capital project management team at Columbia University.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Columbia University.

Ivan Pulinkala

James Sabourin

Jo Donna Lamb