Appointments

• Susan Hester was promoted to executive assistant to the chancellor at North Carolina Central University in Durham. Hester has been an administrator at the university for more than a decade, most recently as associate vice chancellor for institutional advancement.

• Wayne J. Riley, president of Meharry Medical College, was appointed to the board of directors of Pinnacle Financial Partners.

A graduate of Yale University, Riley holds an MBA from Rice University, a master’s degree in public health from Tulane University, and a medical doctorate from Morehouse School of Medicine.

• Eric Williams was appointed director of the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program at Virginia Tech. He was director of student support services at Radford University.

Williams is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds a master’s degree in student personnel from Kent State University and an educational doctorate from Virginia Tech.

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