Newsmakers: Jan. 6-12, 2025

Accounting
Forvis Mazars LLP’s southern Missouri practice unit promoted Carley Lyford, Matt McClelland, Brady Nelson, Garrett Rose, Chris Stewart and Wan Xin Go to manager. A member of the firm’s audit team, Lyford has a bachelor’s and master’s in accounting from Missouri State University. With a bachelor’s in mass media communications from MSU, McClelland is a member of Forvis Mazars’ public sector practice. Nelson is a member of the firm’s audit team, primarily serving financial institutions, and has a bachelor’s in marketing from Drury University. With a bachelor’s in agriculture business from MSU and bachelor’s in accounting from Pitt State University, Rose provides tax services to commercial product and private equity businesses. Stewart, who provides support for wealth advisory-specific technologies and back-office operations, has a bachelor’s in computer information systems from MSU. Wan Xin Go, who provides tax services to tax-exempt organizations, has a bachelor’s in accounting from Missouri Southern State University.

Architecture
Buddy Webb & Co. Inc. hired Mark Cummins as an architect. Cummins has more than 35 years of experience in design and project management, and his portfolio includes work for governmental, medical, office and religious institution clients.

Banking & Finance
Tammy Kelley was hired by Branson Bank as vice president, controller and operations officer. With more than 20 years of banking industry experience, Kelley obtained her business degree from MSU and attended the Missouri Bankers Association School of Bank Management, the Graduate School of Banking, Banking Leadership Missouri and the Graduate School of Banking Financial Managers School.

Guaranty Bank promoted Zilian Falig to private banking officer from private banking specialist. An alumna of Evangel University, where she studied social work, Falig has worked at Guaranty for more than three years.

Education
College of the Ozarks honored Missouri first lady Teresa Parson with its inaugural Ozarks Women in Leadership Award. The award recognizes women whose leadership has positively impacted the lives around them and aligns with the college’s values.

Health Care
Kelci Stafford, area director for Bayada Home Health Care Inc., was honored for her work at the Hearts for Home Care Ambassador of the Year Recognition & Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. The honor recognizes Stafford’s advocacy efforts for home care providers and patients.

Nonprofit
Twenty-seven people graduated from Good Dads Inc.’s New Pathways for Good Dads program, which includes courses on fatherhood skills and healthy relationships. The graduates are Phillip Applegate, Benjamin Benton, Kevin Cole Jr., Kevin Cook, Matthew Cook, Jose Fraire, Jayson Grimes, Reed Harms, Willie Hodges, Austin Hosmer, Dalton Hubble, Matthew Johnson, Victor Johnson, Shane Jones, Bryson Kitchens, Ross Kula, Jamie Lisenby, Bryan Love, Paul Melvin, Daniel Shea, Brent Skinner, Timothy Stracener, Bryan Swaffar, Willie Thomas, Cody Viether, Dustin Weatherman and Aymeric Winchester.