Pathfinder Wealth Consulting has added two people to its team. Lindsay Wright joined as office administrator and Davis Byrd was hired as a financial planning associate, according to a news release. Wright joined the Pathfinder team in January. Her role focuses on maintaining office operations, and she assists with client administration and marketing tasks for the fir ...

Paul Derrick has joined the legal team at Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, according to a news release. Derrick joins as special counsel at the firm's Wilmington office, officials said in the release. He has more than 30 years of legal practice experience. "He is an accomplished trial attorney who has successfully advised and defended em ...

Two local community managers with Community Association Management Services (CAMS) have earned certifications. Bill Figas and Cyndi Perry have been named Certified Managers of Community Associations (CMCAs) by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB), according to a news release. “To achieve this certification, candidates mu ...

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage has welcomed Melanie Guerra to its downtown Wilmington office, according to a news release. Guerra started her real estate career five years ago in Jacksonville, where she specialized in helping military service professionals and veterans with relocations, resales and investments, stated the release. She is a native of Peru and is ...

Patrick Mincey, a partner at Cranfill Sumner LLP, has been appointed to serve on the N.C. Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, according to a news release. Mincey began his role on the committee in May, officials said. “Created under the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is a bipartisan, independent commis ...

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Elderwin Reed as director of the New Hanover Juvenile Detention Center in Castle Hayne, according to a news release. Reed replaces Jeff Fritz, who recently retired, stated the release. Reed will provide operational oversight and direction to New Hanover Juvenile Detention Center, one of seven state-opera ...

Plantation Village has hired Anna Cook to its team, according to a news release. Cook joins as the organization’s marketing coordinator and will support its marketing and sales teams, manage resident interest groups and assist new residents with move in and orientation, stated the release. Before Plantation Village, Cook had a career in broadcast journalism and ...

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage has hired Shannon Lee, who joins the company’s Autumn Hall office, according to a news release. Lee started her real estate career more than 14 years ago, officials said, adding that she is rejoining the agency. “Shannon’s warm and engaging personality has allowed her to build a phenomenal reputation in both our o ...

South Atlantic Capital has been awarded a PSN Top Guns distinction by Informa Financial Intelligence’s PSN manager database, according to a news release. South Atlantic Capital, an investment management firm, was honored with a 1-Star Top Gun rating for its Core Equity strategy, officials said in the release. The firm has received many Top Gun awards over the y ...

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Vice Chair Deb Hays has been named as one of 28 people selected from across the state to be part of the inaugural cohort of the Hunt State Policy Fellows Program, according to a news release. The program aims to provide a bipartisan group of future education policymakers and aspiring state and local elected officials in North Ca ...