Elizabeth M. Repetti, an attorney and director of the law firm of Bell Davis & Pitt P.A., based in Winston-Salem, has been named to serve a one-year term as the vice chairwoman of the bankruptcy section of the N.C. Bar Association. Repetti's practice focuses on various areas, including bankruptcy, banking, commercial transactions, creditors' rights law and lender liability.
Hayden Design Associates Inc., an interior design/planning company based in Winston-Salem, said that Linda Thorup has earned her Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design AP certification. She is an executive vice president and interior designer for Hayden. This certification recognizes that she has met the criteria to contribute as an Accredited Professional on a LEED building project.
Stanley Furniture Co. Inc., based in Stanleytown, Va., has named Kelly Cain vice president of international sales and special markets. Cain joined Stanley Furniture in 1981 as a sales representative in Florida. Most recently he was the vice president/product manager.
RBC Bank has named Brian Repp the regional president of retail banking for its central region, and Bobby Chesney as the regional vice president of commercial markets for Western North Carolina and South Carolina. The Central region is made up of 110 branches in Western North Carolina, South Carolina and the Metro Atlanta markets in Georgia. Since joining RBC Bank in 2007, Repp has served as regional president for Georgia's retail markets. He will be responsible for managing all commercial portfolios and sales management for the Charlotte, Gastonia, Asheville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point and upstate South Carolina markets. Since joining RBC Bank in 1998, he has held several leadership positions, and most recently was a market executive for Charlotte.
The newly elected officers of the Forsyth County Women Attorneys Association for the 2009-10 term are: President, Susan Ryan of Craige Brawley Liipfert & Walker; vice president, Beth Gianopulos of N.C. Baptist Hospital; secretary, Liza Baron of Legal Aid of North Carolina; and treasurer, Jessica R. Harris Telligman, attorney at law.
The Triad Association of Health Underwriters recently won the National Pacesetter Award at the National Association of Health Underwriters' annual convention in New York. Heather Stewart and Marion Collins were instrumental in helping the organization win the award.
Expressooo Massageworx LLC is now offering medical-massage training for massage therapists and other health-care professionals. The Cancer, Hospice, HIV/AIDS & Other Life Altering Illness class prepares massage therapists to become certified oncology massage therapists and to care for people living with other life-altering illnesses. The business has two locations in the Triad. One is at 1400 Millgate Drive, Suite A-27103, in Winston-Salem and the other is at 1400 Battleground Ave., Suite 150-A, in Greensboro. The business shares space with Spinal Wellness and Rehab Center. Cheryl Chapman is the director.
First Start Preschool, which is owned and operated by Dennette Bailey, has achieved a Five Star Rating issued by the N.C. Division of Child Development. Bailey recently won the Early Childhood Leadership Award from Smart Start.
Allstate Insurance Co. has recognized Edward J. Foltz, an Allstate exclusive agency owner, with the Chairman's Conference award for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitable business growth. Foltz has owned and operated his Allstate agency since 1985. The Foltz Agency is at 12201 N.C. 150 in Winston-Salem.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Forsyth County has received a grant of $25,000 from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The money will be used as operating support for the organization's home-foreclosure prevention programs.
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