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Malone Gregory, M.S., CCC-SLP, Greenwood Leﬂore Hospital ......... 11 Phyllis A.M. Hollenbeck MD, FAAFP, Sonny Montgomery VA Hospital...... 11

Commander Herman L. Horton, City of Jackson ................12 Zakiyo Jackson, Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center .........13 Joey Jamison, Hinds Community College ..................................13 Lee Jenkins, Brain Injury of Mississippi .................................... 14 Alan E. Jones, MD, UMMC .......................................................15 Carlos A. Jones, Jackson Fire Department ...............................15 Mary Kitchens, Camp Rainbow ............................................... 16 Neely Carlton Lyons, Butler Snow .........................................17 Michele McClain, Ameripride Home Care/Humana...................17 Jimmy Miller, AMR Central Mississippi .................................... 18 Thomas P. Mills, M.D., Digestive Healthcare Clinic/St D....... 19

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Susan B. Presley, Plastic & Hand Surgery Associates ............. 19 Regina QaDan, FNP-BC, Baston Children Hospital - Palliative Care ..20 Alton Shaw, Baptist Lifeﬂight / Town of Wesson .......................21 Heber Simmons Jr., Simmons Young Pediatric Dentistry ........21 Lyndsay Summers, VMD, All Creatures Animal...................... 22 Richard L. Summers, MD FACEP, UMMC .............................. 22 Megan Sumrall Lott, OD, Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care .......... 23 Greg Tisdale, BSN, RN, Hospice Ministries .............................. 23 Sherry Turner, DO. MPH, FACOEP, Merit Health Wesley .......... 24 Blakeley Ward, UMMC ........................................................... 24 Dr. Terrance Ware, Terrance Ware Family Medical ................... 25

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Sheila Valiant Adams Mississippi University for Women

r. Sheila Adams is the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Mississippi University for Women. Over her 47-year career, Dr. Adams served in a variety of healthcare roles before entering higher education and making lasting contributions to the preparation of future nurses. After receiving her undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees from Emory University, she came to The W in the earliest days of the nursing program and has been an integral part of growing it into one of the largest and most highly regarded programs in the region. Dr. Adams has an impressive list of awards and honors recognizing her leadership and professional stature including Mississippi Nursing School Administrator of the Year and Mississippi Nursing Dean of the Year. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the International Nursing Honor Society. At The W, she has received the university’s Medal of Excellence—the highest non-degree recognition the institution gives. Most recently she was inducted into the 2017 Nightingale Hall of Fame. Adams also has been called on to assume additional roles during her tenure at The W and has twice served as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs.

David G. Baytos Methodist Olive Branch Hospital

avid Baytos was named President of Methodist Olive Branch Hospital in 2009. In this role he is responsible for overseeing the development, construction and operations of the hospital, the ﬁrst newly licensed hospital approved in the State of Mississippi in 25 years when it opened in August 2013. Baytos has been with Methodist since 1998 and is the former President of Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. During his tenure at Germantown, the hospital grew from a 120-bed community hospital to a 309-bed regional hospital with the opening of the hospital’s West Wing followed by the Women and Children’s Pavilion. He was also responsible for the establishment of the Germantown Outpatient Diagnostic Center, Methodist Breast Center, Germantown Surgery Center and Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Center. He received a Master Degree in Healthcare Administration from Xavier University, and currently serves on the Boards of several business, community and educational organizations in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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Ginny Boydston Methodist Rehabilitation Center

inny Boydston is the Therapeutic Recreation Director for Methodist Rehabilitation Center. As therapeutic recreation director at Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Boydston has given legions of people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in sports and fitness activities. During her almost 40 years at MRC, she has introduced Mississippians to adaptive water and snow skiing, wheelchair tennis, softball, fencing and racing, boccia ball, triathloning, handcycling, para-power lifting, marksmanship, quad rugby and even ballet. Along the way, she has helped at least four athletes qualify for the Paralympics. And for the past two Paralympics, she has served as Team Leader for the U.S. Wheelchair Fencing Team. Athletes thrive under her tutelage and learn more than how to play a game. For many, being able to succeed again in sports is a first step toward increased independence and confidence. And it’s Ginny’s support that encourages many to try new endeavors.

Celebrating the dedication of a hero From the entire Baptist family, congratulations to Walter Grace on his nomination as a 2017 Mississippi Business Journal Healthcare Hero. We thank you for your leadership and dedication to provide quality patient care in our community.

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Jasmin Owens Chapman Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health

asmine Chapman is the Chief Executive Officer for Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health. Jackson Hinds Comprehensive health is one of the largest and oldest community health centers in Mississippi, serving more than 48,000 patients at 23 different sites in Hinds, Warren and Copiah counties. For over 45 years, Jackson- Hinds has been the leader in providing high quality, affordable, primary and preventive services to Mississippi residents. Chapman, who is a dentist by profession is the ﬁrst female CEO of the organization, where she has been since 1999. JHCHC has been recognized as a national model in the delivery of culturally competent care and has proudly been accredited by the Joint Commission since 2004.

David A. Felton, D.D.S, M.S. UMMC

r. David Felton is the head of the Mississippi Medical School of Dentistry, a position he has held since 2016. Dr. Felton received his D.D.S. and his M.S. in Prosthodontics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry (UNC SOD). He joined the UNC SOD faculty in 1984 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics. He was Director of Graduate Prosthodontics for four years and Chair of the Prosthodontics Department for a decade before rejoining the faculty as a full professor. Dr. Felton became Dean of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry in 2011. After three years as Dean, he became a Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. President of the Academy of Prosthodontics, Dr. Felton has also served as President of the American College of Prosthodontists. He is editor of the Journal of Prosthodontics and is Secretary-Treasurer for the American Board of Prosthodontics (ABP). He became a Diplomate of the ABP in 1996, and has since successfully recertiﬁed twice.

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Holly Franks Pinnacle Medical Solutions

olly Franks recently celebrated her tenth year working at Pinnacle Medical Solutions, a Mississippi-based company that sells diabetes devices and supplies to patients. Holly exempliﬁes the character of working hard to achieve the highest customer service and satisfaction for patients. Whether it’s staying late helping a customer on the phone or replying to customer emails over the weekend, Holly consistently goes above and beyond to quickly help people resolve their questions and alleviate their concerns. Below are some of Holly’s standout qualities that make her an extra-ordinary healthcare professional. Here is what two patients said about Holly’s attention to her — “Due to insurance changes, I changed to Pinnacle Medical Solutions several months ago. I have never been so happy with a company. Ordering is so fast and easy. Miss Holly made the transition so smooth and easy. … Mrs. Holly goes way beyond in dealing and helping customers and always has a great personality.”

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Lisa N. Frascogna Mississippi Baptist Health System

isa Frascogna is an RN with Mississippi Baptist Health System where she has been since 2008. Ever since becoming an RN 30 years ago, Lisa has consistently worked to make herself a better healthcare provider. She earned her law degree degree in 1999 while still working as an RN at Baptist, and did so to allow herself to better understand the myriad of legal and regulatory issues healthcare facilities and providers face. Currently, she is just six months from graduating with both an MBA and a Master of Nursing degree. As always, she has pursued advanced degrees for the purpose of being the best she can be since the consequences of being less are so serious in the healthcare environment. She is graduate of Mississippi College School of Law in 1999 and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in nursing in 1999. She expects to receive her MBA from William Carey University in 2018.

Walter J. Grace Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County

alter Grace is chief executive office for Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union County. He previously served as administrator and CEO at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville and as an assistant administrator at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. Earlier this year, he was appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant to the Mississippi Trauma Advisory Council. Grace is also a board member of the Mississippi Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, the North Region Trauma Board, the Union County Development Association, Sanctuary House and Hospice and the CREATE Foundation, among others. Grace says his role models in life have been Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reagan for his ability to pull people together and Bush for his determination and commitment during difficult times. He graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Mississippi. He is married and has three children.

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Ashley Gray North Mississippi Medical Center

shley Gray is director of safety and ambassador services for North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Previously. Gray worked in a similar role at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. Gray received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Florida State University, and a master’s degree in health service management from Argosy University. Before starting work in health care in 2010, Gray worked as a teacher and soccer coach. Originally from Florida, Gray played soccer at the University of Mississippi for two years until she was sidelined by an injury. While in school at Ole Miss, she met a baseball player, Chandler Gray, who she is now married to. The couple lives in Corinth and has two children – Maddie and Parker. They are active members of Oakland Baptist Church.

Congratulations Susan Presley For being named a

Mississippi Health Care Hero Susan has been a vital part of our staff for over 20 years! We couldn’t think of anyone more deserving of this award. From your friends at the Face and Body Center, Congratulations!

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Lee Jenkins, Ginny Boydston, and the rest of the 2017 Health Care Heroes

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Malone Gregory, M.S., CCC-SLP Greenwood Leﬂore Hospital

alone Gregory is the Speech and Swallow Pathologist at Greenwood Leﬂore Hospital. Each day Gregory arrives at the office of the GLH Outpatient Rehab to treat, champion for, and provide hope to speech and swallow patients of the Mississippi Delta. She goes above and beyond to make sure all patients receive the absolute best plan of care, regardless of age, race, or income. Living in a rural, impoverished area, Gregory is the lifeline to hundreds of patients who cannot afford to have treatment in a big city, medical complex. Her success stories are endless; her struggles are challenging; the work is endless; yet, Gregory never loses hope and rarely takes a day off. She’s committed to the empowerment of her patients through speech, swallow, and language treatment. She carries the GLH Outpatient Speech Program on her shoulders by handling the scheduling and coordination of other speech therapists when the case load is overwhelming, which is always the case in the Mississippi Delta.

Phyllis A.M. Hollenbeck MD, FAAFP Sonny Montgomery VA Hospital

hyllis Hollenbeck works with Veterans in Compensation and Pension Service and does disability evaluations for veterans, reviewing medical records from their military service to the present. She is also involved in two VA groups working on national projects: one of which is updating and redesigning environmental health exposure registry exams like Agent Orange exposures. What she may be best known for recently is she played a key role in exposing a nationwide scandal within the VA — one that she received federal whistleblower status from the US Office of Special Counsel; then testified, twice, before a House committee and appeared on national television and on the front page of The New York Times. But she is a multi-talented and multi-faceted person. At the age of six, she was accidentally scalded and spent a month in Children’s Hospital in Boston. She says she knew even before becoming a doctor how much a life can change in seconds; and that scars (of any kind) become part of who you are. And this deep understanding and knowledge binds you in a lyrical and spiritual way to those who cross your path in life, and can become a balm for others. She is also a choral singer; currently writing music for four-part choir piece using maternal great-grandfather’s poem “Calvary Road”; she loves to create by sewing, knitting, crocheting, embroidery and she is forever writing, including fiction, nonfiction; poetry and a children’s picture book. She and her husband have lived in Mississippi since 2008.

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Commander Herman L. Horton City of Jackson

erman Horton is a commander and the Director of Training for the Jackson Police Department. In that job, he manages the dayto-day operations of the Training Academy, providing training for sworn and civilian personnel for the Jackson Police Department. Horton has been in law enforcement since 1995 when he was an officer with the Capitol Police Department. He is a graduate of Jackson State University and has expertise in Emergency Vehicle Driving, Firearms Instruction and Defensive Tactics Instruction. He is the Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator for JPD where he assists Hinds Behavioral Health with calls regarding mental health situations. Horton also orchestrated the campaign for outďŹ tting JPD with 200 Narcan Kits, helping officers provide medical assistance with opiod overdose cases, Horton has received the Meritorious Service Award from the Mississippi Army National Guard, the Meritorious Service Award from the US Army, the Officer of the Year from JPD, the Tri-County Officer of the the Year from the Mississippi Attorney Generals Office and an Outstanding Citizen Commendation from the Jackson City Council.

Congratulations, Jimmy Miller, Paramedic and Field Training Officer at AMR Central MS, recipient of a 2017 MBJ Healthcare Hero Award! Thank for you all you do and for doing it all so well! From your AMR family.

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Zakiyo Jackson Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center

akiyo Jackson, is the administrator for the Shelby Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelby, Mississippi. Jackson is a native of Indianola and a graduate of Gentry High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Mississippi. She is a Licensed Social Worker and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She serves on the Social Work Advisory Board at Delta State University and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers Mississippi Chapter and is a member of the Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter. She has received advanced training in Dementia Care at John Hopkins University and in 2011 placed third in the Mississippi Health Care Association Caregiver of the Year. She and her husband, Gregory Jackson, Jr., are members of Phillip Chapel M.B. Church where she serves as Deaconess and Event Planner. She has been employed by Shelby Health and Rehabilitation’s parent company, Gulf Coast Health Care, for nearly 10 years.

Joey Jamison Hinds Community College

oey Jamison is very passionate about his work and his community. He is the Assistant Chief of the Raymond Volunteer Fire Department, an EMT who also teaches in the EMT program at Hinds Community College and he is the director of Emergency Operations for Hinds Community College, where he has been for nearly eight years. In his spare time, Jamison is an Alderman for the City of Raymond. He truly cares for the people in his community and has contributed countless hours to improving the city. He also was once a deputy sheriff for Hinds County At Hinds Community College he heads the Office of Emergency Management is responsible for the development and implementation of campus wide emergency preparedness, emergency response and occupational and laboratory safety. The OEM provides specialized training sessions, practice drills, workplace safety programs, informational bulletins and provides resources to assist students, faculty and staff of the college.

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Lee Jenkins Brain Injury of Mississippi

ith very little help and very few resources, Lee Jenkins, operates and runs the Mississippi Brain Injury Association as its executive director, where she has been since 2007. The Brain injury Association is responsible for helping the state of Mississippi’s Brain injury solders who are returning from the war in Iraq and those suffering brain injury in various accidents. Lee raises money to fund and support the Mississippi Brain Injury Association. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children, young adults and seniors. Mississippi is #3 in the country in the number of brain injuries reported each year. Brain injuries are primarily caused by falls and motor vehicle accidents. Now in its 30th year of service, the BIA of Mississippi is the only nonproﬁt in our state speciﬁcally assisting traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injury survivors, both civilian and military, and their families.

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Alan E. Jones, MD UMMC

lan is a national and internationally known independent, funded researcher, evidenced by his present 5-year 3.5 million dollar R01 funding from NIH as principal investigator, 4-year 3 million dollar UM funding from NIH as co -principal investigator and 3 NIH grants as co-investigator. He is currently the Chairman and Director of Research of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He has collaborated with numerous investigators across the country and world and his impact has improved and advanced the ďŹ eld of sepsis research on a national and international basis. He has been invited to speak on sepsis at numerous national venues and is recognized outside of emergency medicine by the critical care community and is invited to national and international conferences to speak about sepsis. Jones received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and his masters from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. His internship, residency and fellowship were all done at Carolinas Medical Center.

Carlos A. Jones Jackson Fire Department

arlos Jones is a 20-year veteran of the Jackson Fire Department, but it is what he and his colleagues do in non life threatening situations that has caught the most attention. In a support letter for Jones, it was noted that during a wellness call, Jones noticed an elderly lady was not eating properly. While he was waiting for an ambulance to arrive, Jones made sure get her food he had in the truck. When he was off duty, Jones personally went to the grocery store, purchased more food and delivered it to the widowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. Jones is a member of Fire Station No. 10 which also houses the Jackson Fire Museum and when he is on duty, he takes the opportunity to be an encouraging and motivational speaker for the youth present. Plus, he volunteers for various community events. Additionally, he is in his eighth year as a Physical Security Officer with the Federal Protective Services, which is directly under Homeland Security. He is also the father of two.

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Mary Kitchens Camp Rainbow

hen Dan Kitchens was three years old, he was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumor or nephroblastoma, a kidney cancer that primarily affects kids. While Dan’s surgical scars have long healed and his hair grown back, his bout with cancer forever changed the Kitchens family — eventually setting them on an ambitious campaign to improve the lives of other Mississippi families. That turned into an amazing journey to Camp Rain, for which Mary Kitchens is the executive director and that turned into Mississippi’s Toughest Kids Foundation. Mississippi’s Toughest Kids Foundation is creating a place for children to explore new things, thrill over exciting adventures, and discover the great big wonderful outdoors. It will be a very special camp facility designed exclusively for children and adults who want to have fun but who are often limited because of the life challenges they face everyday such as serious illnesses, disabilities, and special needs. As executive director Kitchens does a little of everything from fund raising, event planning, writing thank you letters, working with volunteers, office management, working at festivals and other events, speaking to interested groups, and many other things that come up on a day by day basis. Kitchens has a background in education having taught in the public schools in Wesson for one year and Crystal Springs for 12. She is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University.

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Neely Carlton Lyons Butler Snow

eely Carlton Lyons is a Senior Counsel at Butler Snow in the Healthcare Regulatory and Transactional Practice Group, representing healthcare-related providers, life science and medical device companies, for proﬁt corporations, and non-proﬁt organizations in various areas of regulatory compliance, governance, strategic planning, and corporate laws. Lyons, a former Mississippi state senator from Congressional District 22, is an experienced political advisor. Lyons completed her undergraduate education at the University of Southern Mississippi and her Juris Doctor at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Following graduation, she served in a judicial clerkship for Chief Justice Edwin L. Pittman of the Mississippi Supreme Court. Lyons has held membership in the Mississippi Bar Association, Capital Area Bar Association, Madison County Bar Association, Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, Mississippi Corporate Counsel Association, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Mississippi Judicial Taskforce, American Society of Medical Association Counsel, American Health Lawyers Association, National Foundation of Women Legislators, Southeastern Medical Device Association and Mississippi Biotechnology Association.

Michele McClain Ameripride Home Care/Humana

ichelle McClain is a Professional Registered Nurse with seven years of experience in case management, telemetry, and home health nursing. She has worked with Humana Corporation as an RN Care Manager since 2014. She provides case management services to long-term and high-severity members in Mississippi who are at increased risk for hospitalization and readmission through health education, community resource referrals, as well as physician outreach and collaboration. She earned her Associate of Arts degree from Itawamba Community College, and attended Mississippi University for Women for her Associate of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. She is scheduled to complete her Intergrated MBA with emphasis on Healthcare Administration next May at Delta State Univesity. McClain is a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, National Black Nurses Network, and National Black MBA Association. McClain lives in Southaven and enjoys traveling, playing the piano, smooth and contemporary jazz, and cooking. She attends Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven.

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Jimmy Miller AMR Central Misslssippi

n March 28, Jimmy Miller and his partner were struck by a car on I-55 while transporting a patient to a nursing facility. Miller, who was in the back of the ambulance was seriously injured when the vehicle was knocked it on its side. With his patient hanging above him, still in a stretcher, Miller told ﬁrst responders to remove the patient ﬁrst, and even tried to treat the patient. In the emergency room, co-workers watched as Miller — from his strecher — he briefed a nurse on his patient’s condition. Miller’s injuries sidelined him for four months. Such dedication is one reason he was nominated. Another reason is compassion, such as what he did when he leaned his new EMT partner was having a difficult time. He led a office crusade to help stock her barren apartment with kitchenware and furniture. Miller has been with AMR since 2011, having previously worked as a training coordinator with the Mississippi Emergency Management Association. He earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration in 1993, but returned to school at Hinds Community College to earn an associate degree as a paramedic. He lives in Brandon.

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Thomas P. Mills, M.D. Digestive Healthcare Clinic/St D

astroenterology specialist Dr. Thomas P. Mills has been serving the digestive healthcare needs of the greater Jackson area for almost 25 years. He offers general gastroenterology, endoscopy and colorectal cancer screening at Digestive Healthcare Clinic in Jackson. Mills earned his degree at the University of Mississippi and did his residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University. He held a fellowship in Gastroenterology from 1990-93 at the University of Alabama Medical Center. He is affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood, St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson. Mills has been recognized as a Top Gastroenterologist by Castle Connolly Top Doctors, and a Gastroenterology Premium Care Physician by UnitedHealthcare for providing quality and cost-effective care. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Mississippi Gastroenterology Society, American College of Physicians, Mississippi State Medical Association, Central Medical Society.

Susan B. Presley Plastic & Hand Surgery Association

usan Presley is a surgical technician who has worked side by side with Dr. Shelby K. Brantley, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Plastic and Hand Surgery Associates of Mississippi and the Face and Body Center, since the inception of his practice in 1994. “For over 23 years, she has been a staunch patient advocate in my practice. She is excellent when working with breast cancer patients,” said Brantley. She assists Brantley with numerous surgeries, procedures and patient communications over the years, and she enjoys the connections that she has been able to make with her patients over the last thirty years. Her objective has always been to have patients feel as though they were treated with 100 percent dignity and respect. She earned her Surgical Technology degree from Hinds Community College in 1979. She is married to Bill Presley. They have two children and two grandchildren. She enjoys time traveling and riding with her six Peruvian horses.

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Regina QaDan, FNP-BC Baston Children Hospital - Palliative Care

egina QaDan is a nurse practicioner in the Palliative Care Program at Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson. She previously was an nurse practitioner at Peace Children’s Clinic in Jackson, and a nurse at the University of Mississippi Medical Center . Qadan earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (with honors), and her Masters of Science in Nursing at Alcorn State University branch in Natchez. Melissa Hinson, who nominated QaDan, says: “She takes the time to talk to family members and understand their needs for medical treatment and emotional needs. “Regina has also taken initiative to organize an annual picnic for the palliative care patients and families. This allows the children and families spend a day together enjoying and participating in activities such as a baseball game with the Mississippi Braves players, face painting, photo booth, petting zoo, as well as other activities that many of us take for granted.” She also is Event Coordinator for the annual Pediatric Complex Care Family Day, and a Pet Partners Therapy Dog certiﬁed handler.

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Alton Shaw Baptist Lifeﬂight / Town of Wesson

lton Shaw has been mayor of Wesson since 2003 and has championed healthcare locally and statewide. From designing and building walking paths and parks the citizens can enjoy, to providing a smoke free policy, he has always put the health of the community first. He also works with Baptist Lifeflight out of Brookhaven, helping to take care of some of the sickest patients in the state. He recently completed his master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has also taught as adjunct faculty for Copiah-Lincoln Community College, and holds several instructor certificates. He was also appointed to serve on the EMS Advisory Council by Governors Haley Barber and Phil Bryant, and is an appointee of Bryant on the state board of nursing. Shaw began working as a paramedic in 1997. He became a registered nurse in 2005, and worked in the emergency room at Hardy Wilson Hospital for over 10 years. But, one of the main reasons for this nomination is how he helps others. He and his wife, Christy, have been able to transition their non-profit organization, Lifeview, into one that now focuses on combatting the human trafficking epidemic both locally and abroad.

Heber Simmons Jr. Simmons Young Pediatric Dentistry

r. Heber Simmons, Jr. grew up in Tupelo, and attended the University of Mississippi for two yars before he was accepted to the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry in Memphis, where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Upon graduation, he served as a dentist in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Ky., for three years. During his last 22 months in the Army, he worked only with children, during which time he decided to further his education in pediatric dentistry. Two years later, he earned his Master of Pediatric Dentistry degree in the UT Pediatric Dentistry Residency program. In 1962, Simmons and his family moved to Jackson, where he opened up his current practice of Pediatric Dentistry. He was awarded the first pediatric dentistry specialty license in 1970 when Mississippi first recognized the different specialties in Dentistry. Early in his career, he developed his own unique dental chair and has shared the plans for the chair with other dentists all over the world. Dr. Simmons has been married to his wife, Sister, for over 54 years. Together, they have two grown children, Sherye and Heber III. Simmons spends his time hunting, fishing, traveling and taking photographs.

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Lyndsay Summers, VMD All Creatures Animal

r. Lyndsay Summers, DVM, joined All Creatures Animal Care Center in Madison as an associate veterinarian in 2009. She received her Veterinary Medical Doctorate from The University of Pennsylvania in 2006 and has worked in mixed animal practices in North Carolina and South Carolina, before moving to All Creatures. Summers’ primary interests are dermatology and internal medicine. Since moving to Mississippi Dr Summers and her husband have had three children, all boys. They enjoy Crossﬁt and competing in adventure races all over the country. In nominating Summers, Ashley Prether recalled how Summers came responded during her pet’s emergency: “Dr. Summers was so thorough and treated me and our pet like she was her own. She monitored her overnight free of charge and contacted me through phone calls and emails regarding her care. She took her time explaining to me my dog’s condition and even went above and beyond to call and email me on her days off. We are very fortunate to have found such a wonderful vet.”

Richard L. Summers, MD FACEP UMMC

r. Richard Summers, associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is perhaps best known nationally for his work on quantitative models of human physiology on behalf of NASA’s Digital Astronaut Program, particularly in regard to measuring the effects of microgravity on space travelers. He was Lead Scientist in the program for about 10 years, and routinely went to space shuttle landings at Kennedy Space Center to assist in taking care of astronauts as they were extricated from the space shuttle and evaluated the effects of weightless conditions on their health. He advanced some leading theories regarding the effects of spaceﬂight on human physiology and developed health methodologies that are still in use in our space program today. He was honors graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi in mathematics and chemistry, and completed medical school at UMMC. Summers previously was professor and chair of UMMC’s Department of Emergency Medicine. He is also an accomplished physician-scientist with nearly 300 publications to his credit. In addition to his clinical training, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics under the mentorship of Dr. Arthur Guyton and Dr. Tom Coleman. He holds a secondary faculty appointment as professor in that department.

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Megan Sumrall Lott, OD Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care

r. Megan Sumrall Lott is a 2006 graduate of Southern College of Optometry. She began her practice in optometry at Lexington Eye Care in Lexington MS. In February 2016 Dr. Lott opened Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care in Hattiesburg. She is a member of the College of Visual Development, Neuro-optometirc Rehabilitation Association, American Optometric Association, Mississippi Optometric Association and is a Paul Harris Fellow of the Lexington Rotary Club. She was recognized by the Mississippi Optometric Association for her contributionby being awarded the Young OD of the Year in 2009 and 2015. She currently serves as a board member on the Mississippi Vision Foundation. In 2016, Lott was a member of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 50 under 40. Dr. Lott has always had an interest in childhood reading and learning and in 2009-10 she served as President of the Lexington Rotary Club. Lott, her husband Kevin, and their son A.C. currently divide their time between a farm in Sumrall and a city home in Jackson.

Greg Tisdale, BSN, RN Hospice Ministries

reg Tisdale is an admission, in-home and inpatient registered nurse for Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. His responsibles include Educating patients and families on hospice criteria, assessing patients and treat according to doctor orders, making home and hospital visits, promoting awareness of hospice care and providing emotion and spiritual support to patients and families. Tisdale previously was a staff nurse, chemotherapy nurse and unit education coordinator at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. He also was an nurse at the Eye Surgury and Laser Center. Tisdale is a member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation and National Rural Health Association He is earned a bachelor of science in Nursing degree from Mississippi College in Clinton in 2012, and is working on his Master’s Degree at Mississippi University of Women in Columbus.

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Sherry Turner, DO. MPH, FACOEP Merit Health Wesley

r. Sherry Turner is the Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency at Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg and serves as Director of Graduate Medical Education. Turner attended medical school at NOVA Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in Davie, Fla., and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia. She is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Physicians, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association. Since 2011, Dr. Turner has been Adjunct Clinical Professor at the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is the President of the Foundation for Osteopathic Emergency Medicine, which provides funding and sponsors research competitions in Emergency medicine throughout the country. Merit Health Wesley’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a four-year program, which will accept four each year for a total of 16 when ﬁlled. The program focuses on providing quality emergency medical training; curriculum will include education in obstetrics, surgery, trauma, pediatrics, critical care and many others.

Blakeley Ward UMMC

lake Ward has been a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists for14 years at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he provides anesthesia in all settings to patients of all age ranges. He has also been appointed the Department of Anesthesiology representative to the Advanced Practice Provider Council and has been elected by his peers as a representative of the Inpatient Surgery Center to the University of Mississippi Medical Center CRNA Council. He was appointed to the Mississippi Board of Nursing by Gov. Phil Bryant in 2014 and is serving the third year of his four-year term. During his second year on the Board, he was elected President. Ward his Associate Degree in Pre-Nursing at Hinds Community College, and his Bachelor’s in Nursing from UMMC in Jackson. He gained his Master of Science in Nursing at the University of Tennessee-Memphis Health Science Center. Ward enjoys antique woodworking and building furniture from reclaimed wood, and well as hunting and fishing. He also is an experienced drummer who played in five rock bands from 1992-2012.

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Dr. Terrance Ware Terrance Ware Family Medical

r. Terrance Ware has been owner and operator of Terrance Ware Family Dental in Jackson since 2014, and has nearly a decade’s experience in dentistry. The Indianola native graduated from Tougaloo College with a B.S. in Chemistry. He later received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. After dental school, Ware practiced in Memphis and Grenada. In 2011, he established Crystal Springs Dental Center in Crystal Springs, a practice he maintains in addition to his Jackson location. He’s received secondary training at the Zimmer Institute in Carlsbad, Calif., as well as with Nobel BioCare in Memphis. Ware is also a certiﬁed provider with Invisalign and ClearCorrect Alignment systems, both clear alternatives to braces. Ware lives in Jackson with his wife and two children. He enjoys reading, vacationing and spending time with his family. Ware’s passion is to provide the highest standard of personalized dental care. He regularly attends specialized dental trainings and seminars to stay abreast of the latest advances in dental technology and patient care.

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2016 Felicia D. Anderson .......................................................................... Mississippi State Hospital

Michael Arinder, NRP ...................................................American Medical Response

Dr. James Anderson ...........................................Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center Phil Ayers, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FASHP................................. Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Sophia Batteast ..........................................................................................Community Health Cindy Brown.........................................................Golden Triangle Planning and Development

Dr. Adair Blackledge ............................................................. Blackledge Face Center Rozell Chapman ..................................................Mallory Community Health Center Tina Seymour Demoran ......................................................Corporate Management

Mike Chaney....................................................................Mississippi Department of Insurance Patrick Daily, M.D. ...................................................................Mississippi Urology Clinic PLLC

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Daniel P. Edney, M.D.................................................... Medical Associates of Vicksburg, PLLC

Bradford E. Hutto, PT, DPT .......................................................Camellia Healthcare

Elon Espey, NP ..............................................................Central Mississippi Residential Center Donna Gardner......................................................................................... Camellia Healthcare Debbie Garner .................................................................................Oxford Home Health Care William B. Grete ..................................................................................Baptist Health Systems

Jeffrey L. Knight, DDS ............................................................Jeffrey L. Knight, DDS Michael Manning, MD ....................................................... Mississippi Vein Institute Lori Hill Marshall ....................................................................Premier Pain Care P.C.

DeGail J. Hadley, DO ..........................................................................Cleveland Medical Clinic Robert L. Harris, M.D. ............................................................................. Southeast UROGYN Susan MayďŹ eld-Johnson.................................................... University of Southern Mississippi Shenika Kelly-Moore, DMD.....................................................................Kelly Family Denistry

Michael R. McMullan.................................. University of Mississippi Medical Center Makayla L. Merritt ..............................................................William Carey University Sarah Quilter Mitchell, MD ........................................Delta Regional Medical Center

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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IN THE WORKPLACE CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES By BECKY GILLETTE Hardly a day passes that there are not more headlines detailing allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. Many of those involve famous Hollywood stars or producers. It is a lot harder to complain about a producer because doing that in a tight knit community could keep them from getting other jobs with other production companies, said Nick Norris, a labor and employment lawyer with Watson & Norris PLLC, Jackson. Now with the Harvey Weinstein allegations, people are coming out Cupp of the woodwork with new allegations in Hollywood because people feel more comfortable complaining as they have seen studios actually take action, Norris said. In all types of workplaces, when the conduct involves the owner of a company, people are fearful of complaining. Norris said many times owners get away with sexual harassment more than a lower level supervisor, and then the owners Norris get emboldened and more overt in their harassment. “Most people don’t file complaints internally against an owner because they know the human resources department can’t reprimand or prevent the owner from retaliating against the employee,” he said. If you think you are being retaliated against for complaining about Wrigley sexual harassment, you can file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EOCC) and eventually a lawsuit for retaliation. Norris said a problem they see a lot of times is employees don’t realize they first need to file an internal complaint. “Instead of complaining, we see the employee quit,” he said. “Even if you think human resources isn’t going to do anything about it, you still need to give them the opportunity because if you don’t, you can’t go back and sue them because you didn’t give them the opportunity to correct the behavior.” Steve Cupp, a labor and employment lawyer in Gulfport with Fisher Phillips, LLP, said there is

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How is sexual misconduct deﬁned by the EEOC? Unfortunately, the line between actionable harassment and merely boorish behavior is drawn on a case-by-case basis and often left to a jury. One federal judge likened the difficulty of performing the analysis to “attempting to nail a jellyﬁsh to a wall.” It is clear that the range of actions that could constitute sexual harassment is enormous and leaving such a determination to a jury is risky and expensive. Some common examples of conduct that might be deemed harassment include: PHYSICAL ACTIONS: » giving a neck or shoulder massage; » touching a person’s body, hair, or clothing; » hugging, kissing, or patting another; » standing close to, or brushing up against, a person; » touching or rubbing oneself in a private area or with sexual overtones near another person; » exposing oneself; » touching , leaning over, cornering , or pinching some one; or » snapping a woman’s bra strap. VERBAL ACTIONS: » referring to another as a “girl,” “doll,” “babe,” “hunk” or “honey”; » whistling or making cat-calls at another; » making comments about a person’s body, clothes, looks, anatomy, or manner of walking; » turning work discussions into sexual topics; » telling sexual jokes or stories; » discussing one’s love life; » asking about sexual fantasies, preferences, or history; » repeatedly asking a person for a date who clearly is not interested; » making kissing sounds, howling, or smacking lips; or » telling lies or spreading rumors about a person’s sex life. NON-VERBAL ACTIONS: » looking a person up and down (elevator eyes); » staring at someone; » blocking a person’s path; » making sexual gestures with one’s tongue or hands or other body movements; » following a person around; » giving unwanted personal gifts; » displaying sexually-suggestive visuals (calendars, pictures, comics, food displays); » making sexual overtures, comments or propositions via electronic media, such as text messages, instant messages, emails, and social media sites; or » making facial expressions such as winking, throwing kisses, licking lips, or requiring an employee to wear provocative clothing Courtesy of Fisher Phillips

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hardly a workplace left today where managers are not at least aware of the complicated and costly problems that can be created by even a single incident of sexual harassment. “We are fortunate to represent companies that are very aware they need to prevent all forms of harassment and discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment,” Cupp said. “With the Weinstein allegations, he was a principal in a company and the information that came out was that he was using his power within the movie industry to coerce sexual favors from those seeking to break into the movie businesses.” Two most common types of sexual harassment are when a male or female supervisor uses their position of power to ask for sexual favors from a subordinate employee or the supervisor creates a hostile environment with constant verbal harassment, such as a barrage of sexual innuendo. “A supervisor can create a hostile environment by how they talk to employees and by how they conduct themselves both in and outside the workplace,” he said. Cupp recommends ﬁve things employers can do to help insulate themselves from claims of discrimination and claims of sexual misconduct: 1. Develop and implement a written policy prohibiting workplace discrimination and harassment based on all the categories protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other federal and state laws, such as race, sex, age and national origin. The policy should deﬁne sexual harassment, provide examples of what may constitute sexual harassment, and have clear reporting mechanisms setting forth how employees should report incidents of misconduct. 2. Sit down with all the managers and supervisors and train them on what the policy means, how they should comport themselves with subordinate employees, and how to handle situations if an employee complains to them. They have to understand their obligations. You can’t turn a blind eye. Also, you can’t retaliate against an employee who brings forward a complaint. 3. There should be a robust investigation of any complaint made by an employee including meeting with the employee who has complained and having that employee write a statement of what happened. Follow all leads by talking to other potential witnesses and the alleged offender to get his or her side of the story. Review video, if available. Gather as much information as possible. 4. After the information is gathered, there must be a rational decision made as to how the situation will be handled. Often, this is the stage where outside legal counsel gets involved to provide advice. Sometimes it is difficult to determine what happened if there are no witnesses. If the evidence is overwhelming that an employee or supervisor engaged in misconduct, often the offender is discharged because the misconduct may create so much liability for the company. Suspension without pay may also be appropriate. In all cases where there is misconduct, the employer is obligated to take prompt and effective remedial action to help ensure, to

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the extent possible, that the offending conduct will not be repeated. 5. Always follow up with the person who made the complaint, regardless of the decision that the employer makes. That is an important step and shows employees that the employer takes the process seriously. “If you follow those steps, it is going to be very difficult for an employee to sustain a complaint against the company,” Cupp said. “The law recognizes there is no perfect workplace or employer. When an employer implements a policy, promptly addresses any issue that is brought forward, and takes steps to effectively remedy problems, it is difficult for an employee to successfully bring a complaint against the employer.” Defending against sexual harassment complaints is expensive. In 2016, there were 12,860 sexual harassment EEOC charges filed nationwide resulting in $40.7 million going to victims of sexual harassment. “That doesn’t include attorney fees and all the other costs that go into defending a claim,” Cupp said. “It shows these things can be very expensive, time consuming, and a general headache for the company.” Jaklyn Wrigley, an attorney with Fisher Phillips LLP in Gulfport, said you would be hard pressed to find a woman who hasn’t experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. “If you feel that inappropriate conduct is occurring in your workplace–regardless of the nature of that conduct--the best thing you can do is to report it to the appropriate member of the management team,” Wrigley said. “People are not always comfortable discussing it with the person responsible for it or asking them to stop. Women are also often fearful of the repercussions from raising issues like this. But, it is important that those on the receiving end of inappropriate conduct speak up and take the complaint to the management team in the most professional way possible.” Anecdotally, from experience and conversations with friends, she has seen that younger women seem to be less tolerant of this behavior in the workplace. “I think the ‘boys will be boys’ mentality that generations ahead of mine sometimes used as justification for inappropriate conduct in the workplace has come to an end,” Wrigley said. “Women are speaking up.”

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ACCOUNTABLE By JULIA MILLER For years, technology has been changing how we do everything from driving to paying our bills. Just as new websites and applications have improved our abilities to handle our personal ﬁnances, software has made some aspects of accountants’ jobs more efficient. As organizing and tracking debits and credits gets Havens easier, accountants can turn their attention to other ways to serve their clients. “Automated processes, like point-ofsale systems, make hand recording journal entries a quaint line drawing in an antique book of an employee with a quill

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controls are designed to see that the data is processed cleanly and that the person making the decision on the far end is not mislead.” The skills needed to aggregate data, ensure its accuracy and analyze the implications can be used to provide businesses with useful analytical advice outside of their financial books. Cecil Harper, president of Harper, Rains, Knight & Company, said they offer a toolbox of analytical and valuation skills to help their clients move in the right direction. “We sit with our clients and discuss their goals. How can they get there? What’s the game plan?” he said. The accounting firm is then able to look at financials and metrics on a monthly or bimonthly basis to see if they are moving in the right direction. A business valuation can help as well on an annual or biannual basis. Harper said valuation gives a broader picture that can inform decisions from contracts to life insurance. “The accountant’s approach is always that the purpose of having data is to facilitate a decision,” Addy said. “Collecting data that isn’t likely to be useful for a decision is not something that should persist for long. The accountant’s focus on decision makers is a plus and likely helps improve the data collected and how it is organized.” Addy explained that accountants now have the ability to pinpoint products and areas where growth is taking place. For example, suppose sales are growing in one metropolitan area. The sales might be growing because the products are getting more market penetration in the existing population, or it might be that the population in that area is growing. External data sets can tell. “The wise decision maker always kept these ideas in mind,” Addy said. “It’s easier to get the data now, and the alert and enthusiastic accountant can play a role.” However, these innovative routes are not just for the accountants. Joey Havens, executive partner at HORNE CPAs and Business Advisors, explains that it’s equally important for CEOs and business leaders, regardless of industry, to understand the importance of these skill sets. “CEOs are stating that the next three years are more critical than the past 50, with 4 out of 10 stating they’re transforming how they do business during the next three years,” he wrote in his blog. “This includes 62 percent who are planning to deploy disruptive technology and 65 percent who will be partnering to meet the speed of the change.” Although a large majority CEOs understand the importance of building an organization for the future, only 11 percent reported that they knew how. Havens said his team is able to these businesses move forward and utilize technologies, such as IBM’s Watson, to improve their services. “[AI] is a long way from moving any of us out of our offices,” he said. “In fact, I plan on using Watson and other AI to help our clients, team members and firms achieve results that were not possible before.” As accountants adapt to the future direction of the industry, it becomes important for business owners to take advantage of their expertise to direct them toward success.

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Hotel Whiskey

Hotel Whiskey up for sale; owner focuses on Blind Tiger restaurant brand By BECKY GILLETTE

year after opening Hotel Whiskey in Pass Christian, the owner has put the property up for sale. Restaurateur Thomas Genin said he wants to focus on his expanding Blind Tiger restaurant brand. “Building another ‘Blind Tiger’ and then more behind that,” Genin wrote in a text message about the sale. He said he’s had “a few” inquiries about the property. Genin The asking price Special to the MBJ

Blind Tiger location in Bay St. Louis

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Evening shot of Hotel Whiskey (above) and one of the three The Blind Tiger locations (right)

for the 11-room boutique hotel is $1,490,000. The property includes a high-end steak house on the bottom ﬂoor. The description of the 6,420-square-foot property says the “turn key operation” comes with all furnishings, including small wares and linens. Current weekend rates listed on the hotel website ranged from $129 for king rooms to $299 for a suite. Weeknight rates started at $99 and went up to $149. Just before the hotel’s opening last year, Genin put the cost of the land, the two-story building and furnishings at approximately $1 million. The hotel and the restaurant were staffed with around 20 employees at the opening. Hotel Whiskey was the ﬁrst inn for Genin, who has owned several restaurants. He said at the opening that he expected the hotel to attract customers from New Orleans who wanted to stay

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somewhere other than a casino hotel. Genin developed the property in Pass Christian’s downtown with builder Travis March. Pass officials looked forward to the economic beneﬁts of its ﬁrst operating hotel since the 1970s. The city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has struggled with its comeback, so Hotel Whiskey and two other developments in the works were welcome news. At the time of the Hotel Whiskey opening, local restaurateur Jourdan Nicaud was building Hotel Pass Christian across Scenic Drive from his Bacchus on the Beach restaurant, and Hampton Inn had broken ground nearby.

Genin owns three Blind Tigers restaurants, including the original on Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis that opened in 2013 and introduced the brand’s casual, open air setting with a menu that features burgers, fries and ﬁsh tacos. In 2017 he opened a Blind Tiger on the Biloxi beachfront in front of Harrah’s and another in Slidell, La. The fourth Blind Tiger is being developed in Covington, La., along the North Shore city’s waterfront.

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Ivey Mechanical promotes 2 Ivey Mechanical in Kosciusko recently promoted Nathan Upchurch the Vice President for Business Development and Steve Barnhill the Vice President of Fabrication Services. Upchurch began with Ivey Mechanical in 2008 and has Barnhill served in numerous roles such as: project coordinator, project manager, and business development manager. As Vice President of Business Development, Upchurch will continue to build and maintain customer relationships, seek and negotiate new business opportunities, focus on Upchurch technology and software trends, as well as coordinate all company-wide marketing strategies. Upchurch is Past President of the Kosciusko Lions Club, District Coordinator of the Mississippi Lions Club and a member of the Kosciusko Attala Partnership Community Development Board. He also serves on the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Public Relations Committee, as well as the ABC Young Professionals Committee. Upchurch and his wife, Hayley, reside in Kosciusko and have two children: Milly and Stafford. Barnhill began his career with Ivey Mechanical in 1983 as a management trainee and worked his way up to project manager, senior project manager, estimating manager, and operations manager. His current duties as Vice President of Fabrication Services involve managing and promoting the VDC/BIM and fabrication activities that support the needs of Ivey. These efforts focus on providing BIM coordinated installation and fabrication information, as well as the fabrication of galvanized rectangular duct, fabricated metals, pipe spools, pipe racks, and in-wall and headwall plumbing units. Barnhill’s education includes a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a MBA from the Massey School of Business at Belmont University. Barnhill is President of the Kosciusko Rotary Club and he enjoys cattle farming, gardening

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and general aviation during his spare time. He and his wife, Teresa, have two daughters and one grandchild.

Walker to chair MMA board Earl Walker, Senior Director of Government Relations and External Affairs at Airbus Helicopters, Inc. in Columbus, has been named the 2017-2018 Chairman of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association Board of Directors. Alan Sudduth, Public and Government Affairs Manager of Chevron in Pascagoula, was named Secretary-Treasure. Other members of the 2017-2018 MMA Executive Committee are Chairman-Elect, Andrew Mallinson, CEO & Owner, Multicraft International, Pelahatchie; Vice Chairman, Rusty Berryhill, President, Kevin Charles Fine Upholstry, New Albany; Immediate Past Chairman, Jim McIngvale, Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula; and MMA President & CEO, Jay C. Moon, CEcD, FM, HLM. MMA Board Members selected to represent their respective districts: District 1: Todd Brown, Olin Corp. - Winchester, Oxford; Kenneth Cammarato, Roxul USA Inc., Byhalia; and John Stubbs, Nidec Motor Corp., Southaven. District 2: Tommy Kline, Spiral Fab, Inc., Fulton; Cecil Overton, T & L Specialty Co., Inc., Tupelo; Barry Smith, MTD Products, Tupelo; and Steve White, RockTenn, Tupelo. District 3: Lex Lemmers, PACCAR, Inc., Columbus; Jason Minga, Tronox, Hamilton; and Charles Thomas III, Shuqualak Lumber Company, Shuqualak. District 4: Tony Hardin, Varsity Pro, Inc., Calhoun City; Lee Isable, Luvata Grenada, LLC, Grenada; and Jane Moss, Viking Range Corp., Greenwood. District 5: Ken Lowery, Hunter Engineering Co., Durant. District 6: R. Ryan Cole, Trilogy Communications, Inc., Pearl; Bill Hoge, United Plastic Molders, Inc., Jackson; Paul Jones, Multicraft International, Pelahatchie; Lucas Simmons, Lucky Town Brewing, LLC, Jackson; and Breck Stringer, Eaton Aerospace, Jackson. District 7: Scott Gipson, Gipson Steel, Inc., Meridian; and Daniel Simoneau, La-Z-Boy South, Newton. District 8: Jody Norris, C.L. Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery, Hattiesburg; and Lee

Thames, Thermo-Kool/Mid-South Industries, Laurel. District 9: Doug Boykin, Rex Lumber Brookhaven, LLC, Brookhaven; and Taylor Stringer, Stringer Industries, Inc., Tylertown. District 10: Cari Field, The Chemours Company, Pascagoula. At-Large Members: Ray Ables, Tyson Foods, Forest; Nathaniel Beach, GE Aviation, Ellisville; Stephen Coleman, Raytheon Co., Space & Airborne Systems, Forest; James Jeter, Entergy Mississippi, Jackson; Brent Koslo, Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., Ecru; Michael Lipski, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula; Kevin Logan, Unipres Southeast USA, Inc., Forest; John Malone, Tennessee Valley Authority, Belden; Jason Rice, Nissan North America, Inc., Canton; Mark Smith, The Chemours Company, TT, Pass Christian; Sean Suggs, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Inc., Blue Springs; Robert Taylor, Taylor Power Systems, Clinton; Pat Thomasson, Thomasson Company, Philadelphia; Billy Thornton, Mississippi Power Co., Gulfport; Trent Tippey, Caterpillar, Inc., Corinth; and Stan Webb, Weyerhaeuser Company, Philadelphia.

Elite PT names manager Matt Thomas of Clinton is manager for the new Elite Physical Therapy office in Clinton. A Clinton resident since age 6, Thomas has treated patients in the area for the past 12 years. He graduated from Clinton High School Thomas and attended Mississippi College before earning bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in physical therapy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He has more than 20 years of physical therapy experience in private practice, hospital outpatient and orthopedic/sport settings. The center specializes in hand therapy (Thomas is a certiﬁed hand therapist), manual therapy, neurological rehabilitation, orthopedics, pain management, sports medicine, work and industry services, gait training, spine therapy, and fall prevention.

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Natchez Trace Parkway Employees Recognized

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Twenty-one Natchez Trace Parkway employees recently received Award Coins from the Parkway’s Safety, Health, and Wellness Committee in recognition for providing visitor assistance, improving ATV/UTV safety plans, demonstrating the proper use of a chainsaw brake, adding shade canopies to riding mowers, reporting unsafe work conditions on and off duty, promoting a safe environment, and consistently demonstrating safety leadership. Recognized were, front row, from left, Justin Skewes, Jason Dobbs, Gerald Smith and Terry Rhoton; Second Row, Travis Neppl, Jennifer Marble, Keith Moses. Lee Kirby and Charles Coody; Third row, Quinn Conlon, Tim Davis, Michael Phillips, Rachel Davidson, John Hearne and Shawn Dawson. Roger Martin is not pictured.

Bradley attorneys listed

Altsman joins Dale Partners Mushtaq joins Hattiesburg

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has earned the top distinction as “highly recommended” and 50 of the firm’s attorneys have been listed in the 2018 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States and Canada. Bradley has been “highly recommended” in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee and “recommended” in North Carolina. Among the firm’s ranked attorneys, 33 are listed as “Local Litigation Stars” and 17 are listed as “Future Stars.” Attorneys in the firm’s Jackson office who are recognized as “Local Litigation Stars”: Jeffrey R. Blackwood, Roy D. Campbell III, Margaret Oertling Cupples, W. Wayne Drinkwater, J. William Manuel, Alex Purvis and Stephen L. Thomas. Attorneys in the firm’s Jackson office who are recognized as “Future Stars”: Michael J. Bentley and Mary Clay W. Morgan. Bentley was also named to the Benchmark Under 40 Hot List 2017.

Travis Altsman, AIA, has joined Dale Partners Architects P.A.. Travis has over seven years of experience and will work in the ﬁrm’s Jackson office. Altsman recently passed his architectural registration exams and became a licensed architect in Missis- Altsman sippi. Travis is a member of the American Institute of Architects as well as Team Jackson. Travis is a native of Diamondhead and received his Bachelor of Architecture in 2009 from Mississippi State University. Travis enjoys painting, planning to ﬁx his sailboat and most of all taking care of his three children, Annora, Alec and Benjamin.

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Clinic Endocrinology Farah N. Mushtaq, MD, recently joined Hattiesburg Clinic Endocrinology. At Endocrinology, Mushtaq provides consultation, evaluation and treatment for endocrine issues and disorders. Mushtaq received her Mushtag medical degree from the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. She completed her residency in internal medicine at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. She also completed a fellowship in endocrinology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She is board certiﬁed in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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