Connections: Washington Regional hires director of laboratory

Washington Regional Medical System and Baptist Health Cancer Center-Fort Smith announced new hires and promotions in recent weeks, including Tyler Giess moving from Texas to be director of laboratory at Washington Regional.

Following are recently announced new hires, promotions, appointments and awards.

NEW HIRES
Banking
Victoria Burks
Rogers
Employer: Generations Bank
Title: Bentonville branch manager
Previous employer: Arvest Bank
Previous title: branch sales manager

Health Care
Tyler Giess
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional Medical System
Title: director of laboratory
Previous employer: Texas Children’s Hospital
Previous title: director of business operations and support services

Diana Reyes Macias
Fort Smith
Employer: Baptist Health Cancer Center — Fort Smith
Title: nurse practitioner

Legal
Garrett Bannister
Lowell
Employer: Hall Booth Smith PC
Title: attorney

PROMOTIONS
Arts & Entertainment
Kelsey Howard
Siloam Springs
Employer: Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE)
Title: executive director
Previous title: managing director

Banking
Tommy Coughlin
Centerton
Employer: Grand Savings Bank
Title: regional president for Arkansas
Previous title: market president, Bentonville/Rogers market

Health Care
Michelle McConnell
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional Medical System
Title: nurse practitioner
Previous title: registered nurse

APPOINTMENTS
Communications
Layne Adams
Employer: McClelland Consulting Engineers Inc.
Title: marketing coordinator
Appointment: board of directors, communication chair
Organization: Public Relations Society of America, Northwest Arkansas chapter

Angel Galloway
Employer: J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Title: senior manager of corporate communications
Appointment: board of directors, APR chair
Organization: Public Relations Society of America, Northwest Arkansas chapter

Krystle Goodwin
Employer: Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA
Title: public relations and diversity director
Appointment: board of directors, programming chair
Organization: Public Relations Society of America, Northwest Arkansas chapter

Holland Hayden
Employer: Scott Family Amazeum
Title: senior marketing and communications manager
Appointment: board of directors, president-elect
Organization: Public Relations Society of America, Northwest Arkansas chapter

Jennifer Joyner
Employer: mhp.si
Title: senior public relations account executive
Appointment: board of directors, president
Organization: Public Relations Society of America, Northwest Arkansas chapter

Logistics
Scott McCall
Bentonville
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: RJW Logistics Group

AWARDS
Retail
Jenny Straub
Bentonville
Employer: Outdoor Cap
Title: director of strategic partnerships
Award: Supplier Visionary Award
Organization: A Woman’s View