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Charlotte-based Truist Financial Corporation has named Thomas Ransom as regional president for the Virginia region. Thomas has nearly 22 years of banking experience and previously served as the market president for the Greater Washington D.C. area, for Truist predecessor BB&T. His role as regional president will be to lead the locals to serve Truist’s clients in the Virginia region.
CREATIVE FRONT Access Advertising & Public Relations has appointed
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Lucas Weaver as public relations specialist and Olivia McKinney as art director. Weaver joined Access after graduating from Roanoke College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a concentration in marketing. McKinney is a graduate of Virginia Western Community College with an associate degree in visual design. Both Weaver and McKinney joined Access in July 2020.
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Friendship Health announces Nurse Practitioner Indre Malaiskaite has joined the organization’s newest healthcare offering, Friendship Physician Clinic, which opened in January. Malaiskaite, who did some of her training at Friendship, earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Roanoke College. She later earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing from the Jefferson College of Health Sciences. Richfield Living, a senior living and rehabilitation company in Salem and Roanoke, has announced the
selection of Sarah Chocklett as Administrator of The Joseph C. Thomas Center. Chocklett, has four years of healthcare leadership experience. A Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Chocklett holds a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management from Jefferson College of Health Sciences (now Radford University Carilion). She joined Richfield in May 2021.
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Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg recently
