Perl to Chair Airports Council Committee

Arnold Perl, chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Board of Commissioners, was elected chairman of the Commissioners Committee of the Airports Council International-North America at the groups recent annual meeting. Perls term runs through January 2005. As chair of the committee, he also becomes a member of the ACI-NA board of directors. Perl, a founding member of national law firm Young & Perl, serves as secretary and counsel for the Memphis Regional Chamber, vice president of Temple Israel and trustee emeritus of the University of Tennessee.

Duane A. Dewey joined Trustmark as president of the Investment Services division. Dewey previously worked in executive management assignments for Provident Financial Group in Cincinnati. He earned bachelors and masters degrees from Louisiana State University and holds a certified financial planner designation.

Eric Trotz, president of A.E. Balkin & Associates Inc. and a Tennessee certified general real estate appraiser, received the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute. The designation signifies a level of expertise and experience in the valuation of real estate. He earned a bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. In addition, he holds a Tennessee real estate brokers license and is a member of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.

Marlene Rutledge Shaw was named head of school at St. Marys Episcopal School. She previously held positions as head of school for Chatham Hall in Virginia and as principal of middle schools in Texas and Louisiana. She earned a bachelors degree from Louisiana State University and a masters degree from the University of New Orleans.

Ellen Neese joined Baptist Memorial Health Care as a genetic counselor for the Cancer Assessment, Risk Evaluation and Surveillance program. Neese earned a masters degree in genetic counseling from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

Jackson, Shields, Yeiser & Holt announced Valerie B. Speakman was named partner in the firm and Louis R. Lucas and Dennis J. Sossaman of Lucas, Thompson, Ryan & Sossaman PA joined the firm. The firm is now called Jackson, Shields, Yeiser, Holt, Speakman & Lucas.

Ron Riley joined Trammell Crow Memphis as vice president of leasing services focusing on landlord representation in the Memphis market. Riley has more than 10 years of experience in marketing and commercial real estate leasing. He worked most recently with Parkway Realty Services.

Frazier Baker joined Trammell Crow Memphis as a leasing associate. Baker interned with Trammell Crow in 2002. He graduated from Centre College in Danville, Ky.

David A. Thornton of Husch & Eppenberger LLC was named a member of Outstanding Lawyers of America. Thornton concentrates his practice in employee benefits, benefits litigation, corporate law and health law. He earned bachelors and law degrees from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. OLAs membership is limited to 100 lawyers per state and is based on peer nomination.

Pamela Cannon Scretchen received the James G. Hughes Award from the Memphis Child Advocacy Center at the groups Honors Day Luncheon. The award is presented to a Tennessee professional for excellence in improving the communitys response to child abuse. Scretchen has worked for four years as a forensic interviewer at the Nashville Child Advocacy Center. She previously worked as a foster care case manager for the state Department of Childrens Services.