NW BUSINESS PEOPLE

Ron Branscum was hired as city president for Citizens Bank in Rogers. His office will be at 3350 Pinnacle Hills Parkway. He was president of Regional Therapy Services Inc. in Rogers and has many years of experience in the financial industry, including the Arkansas State Bank Department. Branscum is a graduate of the University of Colorado Graduate School of Banking and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting from the University of Central Arkansas.

Nicole Reid joined Sparks Clinic Lung Center as an advanced practice registered nurse. She has been a nurse for nine years and spent the last five years providing care for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit at Sparks Regional Medical Center. She graduated with a master’s of science in nursing from Walden University in Minneapolis in February.

Jared Gabriele was hired by Grand Savings Bank as an assistant vice president, loan officer for the Rogers market. Gabriele has more than 15 years of experience in the banking, title and insurance industries.

Dr. Kenneth Gardner joined Mercy Radiation Oncology - Fort Smith in the Hembree Cancer Center, 7301 Rogers Ave. Gardner served as director of radiation oncology at Hembree Cancer Center and chief of oncology at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center during the 1990s and 2000s. He has been board certified in radiology/radiation oncology since 1987. Gardner studied medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. His postdoctoral study included serving as chief resident in radiation oncology at the University of Florida at Gainesville and certification in Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center.

Morgan Asbill, LPN at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith received a DAISY Award and will be recognized nationally through the DAISY Foundation. Asbill joined Sparks in 2011 as a patient care assistant and later became a Licensed Practical Nurse. The DAISY Foundation recognizes extra efforts by nurses.

Briefs are for people in Northwest Arkansas who are new hires, were promoted, received an award from outside their organization or received a certification. Email: [email protected] or send your item to: Christie Swanson, P.O. Box 7, Springdale, AR. 72765. Information must be received by noon Wednesday prior to the Sunday the item is to be published.

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