Local 3 Expands Sales, Marketing Team & More, Recruits in Chattanooga Area

Photo credit: Local 3 News/Wanda Woodard

Local 3 Expands Sales and Marketing Team

According to a news release, Local 3 is expanding its sales and marketing team and further investing in its commitment to serving local businesses.

Local 3 has added veteran Wanda Woodard to its team as a Marketing Specialist. Woodard has an extensive background in television, including reporting, writing, producing commercials and crafting effective strategies to help grow local businesses. Woodard worked for Sunny 92.3 and her J103 in Chattanooga for the last seven years.

“Working at Local 3 was my dream job,” Woodard said in the release. “This team is the best in town. A group of people who enjoy coming to work every day and seeing their clients succeed. I am thrilled to be working with you.”

Photo credit: Local 3 News/Barbara Klaasse

In addition to Woodard, Local 3 welcomed Nick Mastrocco, Sawyer Byers and Barbara Klaasse. Mastrocco has his 35 years of experience in sales and marketing across multiple industries. Byers has a background in digital marketing and brand management. According to the release, Klaasse draws on her five years of real estate experience serving clients throughout her Valley of Tennessee.

Photo credit: Local 3 News/Nick Mastrocco

“This group brings a wide range of experience,” said General Sales Manager Greg Acuff in a release. “Their enthusiasm is contagious and I know my clients and partners will benefit from their knowledge and passion.”

Photo by Local 3 News/Sawyer Byers

TVFCU Welcomes Senior Leadership Team Members

The Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union recently added new employees to senior and management-level positions, according to a news release.

Kim Gunter serves as Vice President of Marketing, Drew Holbrook joins as Senior Commercial Lender and Market Leader for the Cleveland, Tennessee and Athens, Tennessee territories, and Josh Denton has been promoted to Business Lender 1.

“As TVFCU continues to grow, we are grateful to have the passion and experience of professionals joining our management team,” President and CEO Todd Fortner said in a release. “These leaders are essential as we work daily to improve the financial lives of TVFCU’s over 170,000 members.”

As Vice President of Marketing, Gunter oversees the credit union’s digital and community presence, including events such as the newly expanded Idea Leap Grant program. Previously, he held positions at Bowater Credit Union for 17 years, including chief marketing officer and vice president of human resources, the release said.

As a senior commercial lender, Holbrook works with the Business and Commercial Services Department to provide loans to businesses throughout the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union’s 17-county service area. According to the release, this includes his loans as low as $2,500, like his Idea Leap Loan program, to multi-million dollar loans. Before joining the credit union, Holbrook worked in the banking industry for nearly 18 years.

Denton was recently promoted to moneylender and has been with the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union for over 15 years. According to the release, he previously worked at various branches assisting members with loan procedures. Currently, Denton is primarily responsible for managing his loans for the vehicle and equipment business.

Alexa Williams Joins Thrive Regional Partnership

Alexa Williams has joined the Thrive Regional Partnership team as Director of Marketing and Communications. News According to her release, she has worked in state government services and communications operations for eight years at various government agencies at the state and federal level.

Photo of Thrive/Alexa Williams

Williams spent nearly seven years on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., holding various roles for two members of Congress (Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. from Tennessee and Rep. John Moorenaar from Michigan). While working with Duncan, Williams helped drive changes to improve efficiency for East Tennessee voters in navigating digital communications and accessing federal resources, the release said. increase.

Williams holds a BA in Communications with a minor in Public Speech from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and an MA in Strategic Defense Studies with an emphasis on Leadership and Ethics from the Naval War College.

In his new role, Williams will work to raise awareness and provide opportunities for engagement with community residents and stakeholders in 16 counties in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Tennessee, known as the cradle of Southern Appalachia, according to a release. , emphasizing Thrive’s mission.

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— Edited by Brandi Dixon