Erlanger has appointed Deborah Spielman as vice president and chief executive officer of Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Spielman makes history as the first female CEO of the hospital.
In her new role, Spielman will focus on expanding pediatric services, strengthening core care programs and supporting the staff at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger.
With a background in health care leadership, Spielman brings a wealth of experience in strategic development and team building aimed at enhancing care for children and families across the region, says Tyler Winks, Erlanger executive vice president and chief operating officer.
“We’re excited to welcome Deborah as the first female CEO of Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Her leadership and expertise in pediatric care, combined with her dedication to improving health care services, make her the ideal choice to lead the hospital into its next phase of growth.”
UTC names Holder CEE managing director
The Scott L. Probasco, Jr., Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise (Probasco Chair) recently appointed Kim Holder as the managing director of the Center for Economic Education (CEE) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).
Holder’s experience includes 15 years in academia, during which she served as an economics lecturer and financial literacy program director, among other roles.
Before her role with the CEE, Holder spent 10 years at the University of West Georgia (UWG), where she served as the director of financial literacy for the Office of the Provost, as well as the director of UWG’s Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy.
“I’ve known Kim for many years and have seen the impact of her work firsthand,” says Dr. Claudia W. Kramer, UTC’s Probasco Chair. “Not only is she widely respected for her contributions to scholarly research and economic education regionally and nationally, but she also has a proven track record of growing and building on a successful program like the one we’re working to advance at UTC. We’re fortunate to have her business acumen and passion for economics on our team.”
Since Holder’s appointment earlier this year, she’s worked to familiarize herself with existing CEE programming while applying her extensive experience to plan for new initiatives in 2025.
“Reconnecting with the campus, as well as the Chattanooga community as a whole, has been a pleasure,” Holder says. “Financial literacy and economic impact are universal topics that the CEE looks forward to making available to business leaders, educators, their students, and anyone looking to understand current topics in economics across the region.”
Red Bank manager earns professional credentials
Red Bank city manager Martin Granum recently received the International City and County Management Association’s Credentialed Manager Candidate designation. Granum will become an ICMA Credentialed Manager in November.
Granum is one of over 1,500 local government management professionals who participate in the ICMA’s voluntary credentialing program. To be credentialed by the ICMA, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government, have earned a degree in public administration or a related field, and have demonstrated a commitment to integrity and professional development.
Granum has served as Red Bank’s city manager since October 2021. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in public administration from Troy State University in Alabama.
Granum is a retired USAF lieutenant colonel and a certified municipal finance officer in the state of Tennessee.