BANKING
Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced several promotions across the company: Lydia Frizzell has been named general counsel and chief of staff; Leslie Self has been promoted to chief credit officer; Nikki Skinner is the new director of human resources; Melanie Watson has been promoted to director of special projects; Seth Guin has been hired as a loan assistant.
Simmons Bank announced the addition of Tammie Davis as senior vice president for community strategy and performance.
HIGHER EDUCATION
The University of Central Arkansas hired Jeremy Bruner to serve as associate vice president of finance.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine named Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., MBA, as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Mainstream Technologies announced the hiring of Chris Johnson as project engineer.
LAW
The partners of PPGMR Law have named Samuel S. McLelland their newest partner.
MEDICAL
Ashley Booth Norse, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as chair of the College of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine.
NONPROFIT
Kim Dempsey has been selected by Heifer Foundation’s Board of Trustees to serve as the Foundation’s president and chief executive officer.
Katrina Dupins has joined Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. as communications director.
REAL ESTATE
Andrea Alford has been named chief executive officer of the Arkansas Realtors Association.