Kimberly Leonard named director of city’s budget department
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Kimberly Leonard has been hired as director of the Budget and Evaluation Department for the city of Fayetteville, according to a news release.
Leonard’s job will include developing, communicating and administering the city’s annual budget and capital improvement program. She will begin on Monday.
“Kimberly’s credentials, knowledge and experience will make her a welcomed edition and value added to our team,” City Manager Doug Hewett said in the news release. “Improvements she has made at prior stops during her career demonstrate her leadership ability and innovative ways to seek to enhance processes.”
Leonard has more than 30 years of experience in management and finance. She is the former budget manager for Pender County, where she assisted departments with budgeting, developed systems for processing FEMA grants, and increased budget accuracy, the news release said.
Leonard is also an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, teaching in the master of public administration program.
“I am honored to be joining such stellar city leadership and budget staff in working to achieve the next level of excellence,” Leonard said in the release. “The city of Fayetteville’s budget team is and will continue to be committed to providing fiscally responsible management, accountability and transparency.”
Before her time in Pender County, Leonard work for Windham and Henderson as an accountant; Worsley Operating Co. as an account and human resources manager; and Southeastern Nephrology Associates as chief financial officer.
Leonard received a master’s degree in public administration focusing on government administration and a bachelor of science degree in accountancy from UNCW.
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Coldwell Banker Advantage wins awards from Anywhere Leads
Coldwell Banker Advantage real estate has been named a Chairman’s Club and President’s Club award winner by Anywhere Leads in recognition of outstanding performance in the past year.
Anywhere Leads is affiliated with Anywhere Real Estate Inc., the largest full-service residential real-estate services company in the nation that provides leads to affiliated brokers and agents, according to a news release.
The annual awards honor the top 1% of brokers and top 5% of brokers, respectively, across the Anywhere Leads Network nationwide. Award criteria are based on success in a variety of areas that support the goals Anywhere Leads customers.
“Coldwell Banker Advantage joins an exclusive group of brokers recognized as a leader in our Network,” said Rich DeNicola, senior vice president of operations. “This award celebrates the work, commitment and adaptability from the Coldwell Banker Advantage team in 2022.”
“We continue to build on our strengths and value the support that Anywhere Leads provides to our company,” said Lisa Geddie, president of Coldwell Banker Advantage’s Sandhills Region. “Our relocation director, Lindsey Backey, deserves a great deal of credit for the direction and success of our relocation department.”
N.C. transit agencies, towns get federal money for transportation improvements
North Carolina transit agencies and communities will receive about $183 million for public transportation improvements as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Federal Transit Administration recently announced.
This year’s allocation is about 4%, or $7 million, more than last year’s funding levels.
North Carolina’s funds for fiscal 2023 — part of a $21 billion package for agencies nationwide —will allow transit agencies to buy new buses, continue operating services, modernize fleets and transition to clean transportation technologies such as electric vehicles, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
The federal money is especially important to rural transit agencies that depend on federal and state funding to operate, the release said. About $45 million of the total will go to rural and small urban transit agencies, with the rest going to urban transit agencies.
NC MedAssist announces keynote speaker of 2023 executive luncheon
NC MedAssist (NCMA) will host its eighth annual executive luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28 at the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College St.
Presented by Atrium Health, the luncheon will focus on celebrating the patients helped by the work of NCMA in advancing health equity. The money raised through sponsorships and individual donors help support uninsured North Carolina residents.
The luncheon will bring health, corporate, and community leaders together to learn about this work, according to a news release. Attendance can be virtual for those who live outside Mecklenburg County or cannot attend in person. NCMA expects about 800 participants.
John Forgan, market president of First Horizon Bank, is chairman of this year’s luncheon.
Forman manages the corporate banking team in Charlotte and has been in banking for more than 31 years.
Keynote speaker Cornell P. Wright will present “Health Equity in Context.” Wright is the first chief health equity officer with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Wright is a national leader in health equity, minority health, historically marginalized populations, and community engagement, the news release said. Wright was named a 2022 Governor’s Award for Excellence recipient for his contributions as a member of the state’s COVID-19 response team.
NCMA, founded in 1997, is the only statewide nonprofit pharmacy in North Carolina, offering four programs to improve the health and well-being of children and adults.
