ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, February 16, 1997              TAG: 9702180011
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: 6    EDITION: METRO 
COLUMN: NAMES & CHANGES
SOURCE: COMPILED BY MARY LINN

EXECUTIVES PROMOTED AT WEED CONTROL GEORGE H. POLLASH HAS BEEN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT WEED CONTROL INC., A DIVISION OF CWC ENTERPRISES BASED IN CLOVERDALE. HE PREVIOUSLY WAS OPERATIONS MANAGER AT THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY. POLLASH WAS SUCCEEDED BYBRYAN T. CHAMBLIN, FORMERLY A VEGETATION CONTROL SPECIALIST. BANKING EDDIE HUNTER, WHO RECENTLY JOINED FIRST CITIZENS BANK IN ROANOKE AS A RETAIL BRANCH MANAGER, HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT. HUNTER WILL MANAGE FIRST CITIZENS' FIRST FREE-STANDING BRANCH IN ROANOKE ON ELECTRIC ROAD. JOHN "ED" STRINGER HAS BEEN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE BANK OF MARION, SUCCEEDING WILLIAM D. SMITH, WHO RETIRED DEC. 31 AFTER 45 YEARS OF SERVICE. STRINGER JOINED THE BANK IN 1980. BEFORE THAT, HE WAS A BRANCH MANAGER FOR FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN OF BRISTOL. BUILDING SUPPLIES ROBERT L. TASTET HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING FOR HARDWARE, TOOL AND FASTENER PRODUCTS AT MOORE'S LUMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES IN ROANOKE. TASTET HAS BEEN WITH MOORE'S FOR FIVE YEARS. HE HAS MORE THAN 15 YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS A HARDLINES DISTRIBUTOR, CONSULTANT AND MANUFACTURERS' REPRESENTATIVE. HEALTH CARE SUSAN A. DAVIS HAS BEEN NAMED MARKETING COORDINATOR FOR SOFTWISE INC., A MEDICAL BILLING AND INSURANCE CLAIMS SERVICE IN ROANOKE. BEFORE JOINING SOFTWISE, SHE WAS IN FIBER-OPTIC SALES. HEATHER HAIN HAS JOINED GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPICE AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR. IN HER NEW POSITION SHE WILL BE PROMOTING THE HOSPICE CONCEPT IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY. INSURANCE VARENI LEWIS-BROWN HAS OPENED AN ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. SALES OFFICE ON PETERS CREEK ROAD IN ROANOKE. SHE FORMERLY WORKED AT THE ALLSTATE BLUE RIDGE SUPPORT CENTER IN ROANOKE COUNTY. THE NEW SALES OUTLET WILL OFFER EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS AND 24-HOUR SERVICE. ORGANIZATIONS THE SALEM MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION HAS ELECTED THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS FOR 1997: SALLY NUNLEY, GRANDMA'S ATTIC, PRESIDENT; PHYLLIS CARROLL, VIRGINIA FIRST SAVINGS BANK, VICE PRESIDENT; JANIS AUGUSTINE, SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY, SECRETARY; AND CAROL BRACKMAN, MULTIMEDIA CREATIONS, TREASURER. NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE DAVID LEWIS, NORTHWEST TRUE VALUE HARDWARE; BOB BOWER, COMMONWEALTH INSPECTION SERVICES; LARRY BREWER, THE REPRODUCTION SHOP; ROGER BRYANT, THE SALEM PHONE DIRECTORY; AND BRENDA BOWER, AMRHEIN'S BRIDES, FORMALS & FINE JEWELRY. INFORMATION ON PERSONNEL CHANGES OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE IN BUSINESS SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS COLUMN, C/O THE ROANOKE TIMES, P.O. BOX 2491, ROANOKE, VA. 24010.

LENGTH: Medium:   66 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  (headshots) Pollash, Chamblin, Hunter, Stringer, Davis, 
          Hain.