Connections: Northwest Health, Washington Regional announce new hires

Northwest Health has hired a surgeon for its orthopedic center in Bentonville, and has hired a family nurse practitioner at the Northwest Medical Plaza-Eastside. Washington Regional hired a nurse practitioner in its neurology clinic.

NEW HIRES
Banking
Kirby Jett
Fayetteville
Employer: The Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville
Title: vice president, community development officer II
Previous employer: Signature Bank of Arkansas
Previous title: vice president, business development officer

Health Care
Nettie Kinsey
Springdale
Employer: Northwest Health, Northwest Medical Plaza – Eastside
Title: family nurse practitioner
Previous title: family nurse practitioner

Elise Rippelmeyer
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional Neurology Clinic
Title: nurse practitioner
Previous employer: Washington Regional Medical Center
Previous title: nurse practitioner

Dr. Ron Schechter
Bentonville
Employer: Northwest Health, The Orthopedic Center at Northwest
Title: orthopedic surgeon
Previous employer: NEA Baptist Clinic
Previous title: orthopedic surgeon

PROMOTIONS
Banking
Max Harrell
Rogers
Employer: Generations Bank
Title: chief lending officer
Previous title: chief growth officer

August Rusher
Rogers
Employer: Generations Bank
Title: chief credit officer
Previous title: chief lending officer

Professional Services
Faith Newton
Fayetteville
Employer: The Resiliency Initiative Inc.
Title: chief client engagement officer
Previous title: director of preparedness and resiliency

AWARDS
Transportation
Tim Hay
Rogers
Employer: Tyson Foods Inc.
Title: truck driver
Award: 2024 Driver of the Year
Organization: Arkansas Trucking Association