BANKING AND FINANCE
Financial advisers Jody Autery, Jason Fontaine, Alton Melancon and Patrick Talamo have been promoted to vice president at Morgan Keegan & Company. Financial adviser Lance Moulin has been promoted to associate vice president.
Timothy Wyche has been named vice president and regional manager for Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank’s Baton Rouge and Northshore regions. Wyche has more than 20 years’ experience in retail banking management. He will manage all regional lending and deposit activities, interview consumer and commercial loan applicants, assist senior management in formalizing and implementing sales strategies based on internal and external forecasts and market trends and provide research and development of new products and new services.
EDUCATION
Lynell A. Cadray has been named director of admissions for LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, subject to presidential approval from the LSU System. Cadray, who has served as the dean of admission and financial aid at Emory University School of Law since 1994, also will serve as assistant vice chancellor for enrollment services. She previously worked at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., Merce University in Macon, Ga., and Tulane University.
Gabe Tischler has been named a fellow by the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute. Tischler is the deputy emergency manager in Searcy County, Ark. He has consulted in Iowa and Wisconsin on flooding, in Louisiana and Texas after hurricanes Gustav and Ike and in Van Buren County, Ark., after a tornado. Through SDMI’s practitioner fellows program, leading national practitioners are invited to work with the institute for a period of one or two years.
ENGINEERING
John J. Heid has been hired as a project manager at GSA Consulting Engineers. Heid has 10 years’ experience in engineering.
HEALTH CARE
Eddie Gardner has been hired as administrator of the Old Jefferson Community Care Center. Gardner has 23 years’ experience in health care.
INSURANCE
Brian P. Keller has been promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Keller, who has been with the company since 1996, replaces Mike Reitz, who was recently named president and CEO. Keller previously served as vice president for individual sales and marketing.
TECHNOLOGY
Tonya Latino has been promoted to operations director for K-fx2, a conceptual design studio. Latino has nine years’ experience in Web design and development. She previously served as an account executive.
