Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, April 30, 1995 TAG: 9504280031
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: F-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: MARY LINN
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
He is president of the Western Virginia chapter of the Institute of Financial Education and is a senior arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau of Western Virginia.
COMMUNICATIONS
SHARRON DAVIES has been promoted to community relations/education manager of Cox Communications in Roanoke, parent of Cox Cable Roanoke. She formerly was assistant marketing manager. Davies moved to Cox in 1990 from WTOY Radio where she was director of community relations.
COMPUTERS
MICHELE McTAGUE has joined ExecuTrain, a computer training company based in Richmond, as marketing coordinator for the Richmond and Roanoke offices. She previously worked for the Virginia State Police Academy. CARON CORBIT has been promoted to manager of administrative sevices of the Richmond and Roanoke offices. She has been with the company since 1992 and formerly was business coordinator.
ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT
TRICIA P. KING of Peterstown, W.Va., has been named executive director of the Giles County Chamber of Commerce in Pearisburg. She previously was a merchandiser for American Greetings card manufacturers.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
DOROTHY LEONARD has been hired as office administrator for the Roanoke office of Edward D. Jones & Co.
MANUFACTURING
In a reorganization of Pulaski Furniture Co.'s sales, credit, customer service and traffic departments, PAM DAWSON will be responsible for Region 3, which covers the Midwest and Western U.S. and major department store chains based in that area. She formerly was in charge of the company's Ridgeway Clock division. PAGE WILSON will be responsible for Region 2, the Southeast United States. He previously was sales manager for the Accentrics division of tables and upholstery. SCOTT DeBOLT will oversee Region 4, International and Canadian sales. The furniture company, which is based in Pulaski, also has plants in Dublin, Christiansburg, Martinsville and Ridgeway in Virginia and in Mebane, N.C.
REAL ESTATE
TOM ZEE has been hired as property manager for the residential and commercial property management division of Waldvogel, Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group Inc. in Roanoke. He brings more than 10 years of property management, leasing and sales experience to the position. MARK BLACK has become an associate member of the firm. He is also president and owner of Leed's Music Center, a retail chain based in Roanoke. BARRY L. WARD JR. has moved from property manager to an associate member of the firm.
RETAIL
Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke has elected new members to its board of directors: JAMES D. MOORE of Sun Specs eyewear; MICHAEL RUTH of Shoe Doctor; and NEVA PERSINGER of County Seat, jeans apparel.
Information on personnel changes of interest to people in business should be sent to this column, c/o the Roanoke Times & World-News, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010.
by CNB