People moving up and around in the metro Atlanta business community:

Southern Company Services has elected Tami M. Barron president and CEO of SouthernLINC Wireless, an Atlanta-based regional wireless communications network.

YMCA of Metro Atlanta named DeRetta Cole chief human resources officer.

Atlanta-based specialty materials company Lehigh Technologies has named Glenn Denstaedt technical director for tire and industrial rubber.

JLL has named Denver Clark as chief procurement officer, Americas.

Azalea Health has added Helen Williams as director of practice management services.

Turknett Leadership Group has named Nancy Cranford president of client relations.

New South Construction has hired Michelle Neal as custodial services coordinator.

Atlanta-based accounting firm Moore Colson recently promoted Patrick Daniel to IT audit and consulting director in the firm's risk advisory and compliance practice.

United Community Banks Inc. has hired Rob Edwards as executive vice president and chief credit officer for United Community Banks, Inc. and its banking subsidiary, United Community Bank.

American CareSource Holdings Inc. has named Anthony Levinson chief financial officer.

Wells Fargo Insurance Services has hired Ellen Love as a private risk advisor and sales executive, Jennifer Rutecky as a commercial lines manager and Priscilla Smith as a brokerage consultant.

PrivatePlus Mortgage, a division of Private Bank of Buckhead & Decatur, has named Dwain Tharpe a loan processor.

Financial Aid Services has appointed Gary Byers as vice president of its processing services organization.

Michael Braswell recently joined Fifth Third Bank's Georgia affiliate as mortgage loan officer for the Georgia Pacific Financial Center and Cascade-West End Bank Mart location.

FrontDoor Communities has hired Irene Hall as vice president of sales and marketing.

Candace Roberson has joined JE Dunn Construction Co. as director of human resources-east region.

Kirk Ricketts has joined Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta as New Homes Specialist.

Mark Jackson has joined Embassy National Bank in Lawrenceville as senior vice president and SBA loan officer.