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• Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna recently added Dr. Bryan Jefferies to the active medical staff. Dr. Jefferies is board-certified in ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Jefferies received his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Biology from Cedarville University in Ohio and his Doctor of Medicine from Indiana University School of Medicine.
• Jesse Walton Jr. was inducted as a new member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. organization. Walton, a financial adviser and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Alpharetta, is an active community volunteer. As an investment professional in the financial services industry since 2000 and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Walton focuses on assisting high net worth families, businesses, and non-profit organizations with investment management, comprehensive financial planning and business solutions. His practice concentrates on retirement planning, income distribution planning and wealth protection strategies for pre-retiree and retirees. Raised in South DeKalb County, Walton earned a football scholarship to Howard University and graduated with a BBA degree in International Business. He furthered his studies and received an MSE degree from Georgia State University. Later, he earned an Executive Certificate in Financial Planning from Duke University, a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation, which is taught in conjunction with The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania and sponsored by the Investment Management Consulting Association.
• Sustainable Atlanta, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on sustainability policy and programs, hired Suzanne Burnes as its new executive director. A veteran with nearly two decades of environmental experience at both federal and state levels, Burnes will focus initially on fortifying partnerships with strategic partner organizations throughout the Atlanta community including the city of Atlanta and mapping out future opportunities to provide resources that advance Atlanta’s comprehensive sustainability efforts and economic competitiveness. Burnes earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina with an emphasis on environmental policy. She is a native of North Georgia and currently resides in East Atlanta with her husband and two children. She has been active in both community and environmental advocacy for several years having served on the boards of the Green Meeting Industry Council, SouthStar Community Development Corp., and Generation Green, a program of the Georgia Conservancy.
• Grizzard Communications Group announced that they have hired Karen E. Gleason as group vice president and senior strategist. Gleason will be responsible for leadership on national accounts and developing strategies for multichannel fundraising for a variety of clients. Gleason has more than 18 years of nonprofit health-care and agency experience and graduated from Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts. She serves on the Direct Marketing Association Advisory Council Nonprofit Board and sat on the Nonprofit Alliance Board from 2005 to 2010.