Check out 11 of the latest hires and promotions in Chattanooga’s business community

Craig Miller has been named Chattanooga market president for SmartBank, which operates five local branches and has more than $400 million in deposits in the Chattanooga area.

The Knoxville-based bank, which acquired the former Cornerstone Community Bank in 2016 to enter the Chattanooga market, now has five local branches and more than $400 million in deposits.

Miller will be responsible for overseeing all market operations, fostering community relationships and implementing growth strategies to better meet the financial needs of individuals and businesses in the region. He brings more than 20 years of experience. Prior to joining SmartBank, he held several leadership positions where he led initiatives that resulted in significant market growth and strengthened community ties.

Miller is a graduate of Leadership Chattanooga and is involved in several organizations, including Bethel Bible Village, Volunteers in Medicine, Tennessee Small Business Development Centers State Board, Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association and Rotary Club.

Siskin Children’s Institute, which hired a new CEO in February, has also hired a new chief operating officer.

Allen’s Bible has been named chief operating officer of Sisken Children’s Institute, where he will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Chattanooga and Nashville developmental pediatric centers and all other service operations of the institute.

Bible, a former vice president of Erlanger Health System, where he oversaw orthopedic, cardiac and rehabilitation services, most recently served as president of Noon Health, where he led health care operations in three states. He worked as a physical therapist and health care administrator for more than two decades after earning degrees from the University of Mississippi and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Viviane Lozano has been promoted to chief operating officer of La Paz Chattanooga, the oldest nonprofit organization working directly with the Chattanooga area’s growing Latino population.

Lozano joined the La Paz team in 2012 as Client Services Coordinator and most recently served as Director of Social Impact.

Jonathan Susman has been named executive director of local music association SoundCorps.

Susman previously served as director of special events and programming for the Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors Department, where he helped organize the Moon River Music Festival in Chattanooga. Susman succeeds Stratton Tingle, SoundCorps’ executive director and founder, who left the nonprofit to pursue a career in the private sector.

Susan Day has been appointed Director of Development for the Reflection Riding Nature Center.

Most recently, Day served as the development manager at the Hunter Museum of American Art. Since arriving in Chattanooga in 2013, Day has worked at the Chattanooga Convention Center and later served as the director of annual funds and special events at Hospice of Chattanooga.

Day serves as vice president and treasurer of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Southeast Tennessee Chapter, and she lends her expertise to various event committees, including Erlanger’s Believe Bash, AFP’s National Philanthropy Day and Lookout Mountain Conservancy’s St. Elmo Trail Preservation Fundraiser.

Chrissy Mincy of Mincy Law, PLLC has been awarded board certification as a family law attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Mincy received her undergraduate degree in communications from Louisiana State University. She is a graduate of Nashville Law School and is licensed to practice law in Tennessee. She volunteers at the Hamilton County Reform Court and serves on the boards of the nonprofits Friends of the Festival and Launchpad.

Lydia M. Boydston has joined the Chattanooga law firm of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, PC as part of the firm’s estate planning practice.

Boydston has worked as an attorney at Chambliss for the past decade after working in various areas of the legal industry and in state, federal and appellate courts. Boydston volunteers at Tree City USA and holds a bachelor’s degree from Berry College.

Brent Howard joined Miller & Martin PLLC, practicing law in the Trusts, Estates & Wealth Management practice group.

Prior to receiving his law degree, Howard was a control systems technician and uses his processing skills to provide effective legal services to his clients. Howard received his law degree and undergraduate degree from Georgia State University.

Shannon BurgerCEO of Cempa Community Care, was recently named an Impact Award recipient by the Tennessee Society of CPAs in recognition of those “whose exemplary efforts and accomplishments advance the accounting profession in Tennessee.” The Impact Award specifically recognizes “a TSCPA member who has distinguished himself or herself in his or her philanthropic activities.”

Burger was recognized as the 2023 recipient of the TPCA’s Kathy Wood-Dobbins Executive Leadership Award.

Wade HintonCEO and founder of culture and leadership consulting firm Hinton & Co., has been named campaign chair for the upcoming season of United Way of Greater Chattanooga.

Hinton has more than 15 years of legal, business and consulting experience in Chattanooga. He previously served as Chattanooga’s city attorney, vice president of diversity at Unum and as an attorney at Volkswagen and Miller & Martin. As campaign chair, Wade will lead efforts to garner support for United Way programs and initiatives.

Michael WaltonChattanooga’s former director of green spaces who joined Emerald Strategy Group last year as managing director of energy transition finance, has been appointed to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

Walton is one of 36 members of the federal advisory committee tasked with providing independent advice and recommendations on how to address current and historical environmental injustices.