Connections: Washington Regional adds doctors, The Compton hires executive chef

Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical System has hired doctors for its emergency department and to direct its infection prevention and control program.

Following are recent new hires, promotions, awards, and appointments announced by Northwest Arkansas businesses and organizations.

NEW HIRES
Banking
Stacey Richards
Bentonville
Employer: First Security Bank
Title: business development/community banker vice president
Previous employer: Pinnacle Bank
Previous title: senior vice president, financial advisor

Health Care
Dr. Brent Ryals
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional
Title: emergency department physician
Previous employer: CHI St. Vincent
Previous title: medical director of emergency medicine

Dr. Cole Wood
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional
Title: medical director of the infection prevention and control department and director of the antimicrobial stewardship program
Previous employer: St. Bernards Medical Center
Previous title: infectious disease physician and director of antimicrobial stewardship

Hospitality
Corrin Ellis
Bentonville
Employer: The Compton
Title: executive chef
Previous employer: Wicked Butcher
Previous title: executive chef

Poultry
Dr. Alex Corzo
Siloam Springs
Employer: Cobb-Vantress LLC
Title: managing director of global nutrition
Previous employer: Aviagen
Previous title: senior poultry nutrition specialist

PROMOTIONS
Food & Beverage
Joe Storlie
Farmington
Employer: Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Co.
Title: senior manager of food service on-premise
Previous title: regional sales manager for Northwest Arkansas

APPOINTMENTS
Health Care
Dr. Peter Fischer
Fayetteville
Employer: Washington Regional
Title: medical director of trauma surgery
Appointment: chair of systems program area for the Committee on Trauma
Organization: American College of Surgeons

AWARDS
Education
Melanie Peddicord
Siloam Springs
Employer: John Brown University
Title: associate dean of the Soderquist College of Business, program director of the online undergraduate business program and professor of accounting
Award: Barnabas AwardOrganization: Christian Business Faculty Association