people, plaudits, and promotions
Kristi Brown has been named community development project manager for
economic development in the Tennessee Valley region. Brown will work with
communities and economic-development partners to help create, sustain and
foster job growth. Her responsibilities include developing and delivering
a broad range of services and programs to prepare Tennessee Valley communities
for greater economic growth opportunities. These programs include leadership
development, teambuilding workshops, strategic planning, technology assessments
and preparation for visits to the region by prospective businesses.
Jeff Lawson, TVA Police Homeland Security specialist, recently passed
the Physical Security Professional Examination and is now a board-certified
Physical Security Professional. The certification board is from the American
Society for Industrial Security-International. This ASIS Board certification
is recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as well as internationally.
Brian Smith has been promoted to a Senior-Level Power Utilization Engineer.
Smith is a Power-Utilization engineer A-level working in the Jackson, Tenn.,
Customer Service Office. Smith joined TVA in July 2004. He completed his
Power Utilization Engineer progression plan requirements and was promoted
June 30, 2009. Smith and his group provide engineering services to commercial
and industrial customers in the Jackson service area.
Power Supply & Fuels Executive Vice President Van Wardlaw will serve
again as chairman of the Greater Chattanooga Area Combined Federal Campaign.
The 2009 Chattanooga CFC kicked off Sept. 16. This year’s theme is Ripple
Effect. As chairman, Wardlaw will oversee the 21-county Greater Chattanooga
CFC. Last year, the campaign raised more than $1.4 million for local and
national charitable agencies. Federal employees who will work with Wardlaw
include CFC Manager Mike Kealey and CFC Materials Coordinator Mitchell
Standifer, both with TVA; U.S. Postal Service employee Vicki Hamby; Internal
Revenue Service employees Sandra VandenBranden and Gregory Murray; and
Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees Thomas Harriman and Janice Griffin.
More information is available online at www.chattanoogacfc.org.
A great day of caring
From left, Power System Operations’ Caron Shelton and Autumn Harris clean windows at the Ronald McDonald House Aug. 28. They were among more than 400 area employees who volunteered for the Chattanooga Area Combined Federal Campaign’s 17th annual Day of Caring. CFC teams worked at 34 agencies, performing a variety of work from cleaning floors to cooking food to painting, landscaping, construction work and many other chores. The Chattanooga Area CFC began Sept. 16 and will run until early November. More information about the campaign is available online at www.chattanoogacfc.org/09.
