DAs Office Appoints New Prosecutors

The Shelby County District Attorneys Office announced the appointments of three new prosecutors. Susanna Mead Shea is a new assistant district attorney for General Sessions Criminal Court Division 7. Pamela Fleming is a new assistant district attorney for General Sessions Criminal Court Division 12. Corliss Shaw is a new assistant district attorney for General Sessions Criminal Court Division 9.

Commercial property manager Dan Chancey and commercial property administrator Donna Palmer of Clark & Clark received the designation of real property administrator from the Building Owners and Managers Institute. To earn the designation, Chancey and Palmer were required to take courses on the ownership, management and operation of office and commercial buildings.

The following local women business executives were named delegates to Executive Women Internationals 56th Leadership Conference in Denver: Cindy Lynch of Trammell Crow, Kristi Richardson of Mednikow Jewelers and Henri Vaskin of Deloitte & Touche.

Partners in Public Education announced the addition of the following board members: Marc Jordan, president of the Memphis Regional Chamber; Dr. Ric Hovda, dean of the University of Memphis College of Education; Robert Spence, city attorney; and Frank Jones, president of Summit Asset Management.

Shirley Pitts was named president of the Memphis chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction during the groups annual banquet. Pitts is president of GreenScape Inc. She earned a bachelors degree from Christian Brothers University. The following NAWIC members also were elected to leadership posts: Marie Kohn, vice president; Delcie Duncan, recording secretary; Teresa Kohn, corresponding secretary; and Beverly Wade, treasurer.

Assistant District Attorney Tom Henderson was appointed by Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons as administrative assistant over five special prosecution units. Henderson will oversee the Gang Unit, Violent Crime and Drug Task Force, Major Crimes Prosecution Unit, Fraud and Economic Crime Unit, and Child Protection Investigation Team. Mike Boyle and Mary Thorsberg were promoted to administrative assistants and chief prosecutors over General Sessions Criminal Court and Juvenile Court, a position previously held by Henderson.

Dr. Frederick M. Azar and Dr. William C. Warner Jr., both of Campbell Clinic, were accepted as active members of the American Orthopaedic Association. Azar is residency program director at the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also is team physician for the Memphis Grizzlies. Warner is associate professor at the UT-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is chief of orthopaedics for the Muscular Dystrophy Service and orthopaedic consultant for the scoliosis and spina bifida clinics, spasticity clinic and St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.

First Mercantile Trust announced the following additions to its marketing staff: Alicia Meese, marketing communications specialist; Amy Koch, channel marketing specialist for FMTs network of third-party pension administrators; and Derek Douglas, Web content specialist.

Dr. James H. Beaty, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and chief of staff at Campbell Clinic, was elected 2003-2004 president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons Inc. Beaty recently served as president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. He graduated from the University of Tennessee-Memphis.