Dec 5 – PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Last Updated on Monday, 05 December 2011 10:31 Written by Lou Phelps Monday, 05 December 2011 10:22

Nikki B. Troxclair has accepted a position as Director of Marketing for HunterMacLean as of December 7, one of the region’s leading law firms. She was formerly Assistant Director, Campus Communications at Georgia Tech Savannah. The position will eventually be filled in the future, according to Lisa Grovenstein of Georgia Tech’s Communication Dept, but no one has been hired yet. Georgia Tech is still ‘in an assessment phase, including conducting marketing research’ on the future direction of the Savannah campus.

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A 25-year veteran of law enforcement in Savannah has been named commander of the Southside Precinct of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. Larry Branson, 54, was assigned the new responsibilities Friday by Police Chief Willie Lovett. He replaces Capt. Paul McBurney, who retires at the end of this year after 31 years with the department. “Capt. Branson is an experienced precinct commander who has the tools we will need to continue the improvements other captains have made in the Southside precinct,” said Chief Lovett. “Southside is a large precinct with the greatest number of large shopping areas and challenges our other precincts don’t have. I am counting on his expertise and management style to help make that precinct even more successful.” Branson takes command of the precinct headquartered in Oglethorpe Mall after more than a year as the assistant division commander of the Communications Division. Branson was responsible for bringing the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) to SCMPD and remains as its coordinator. He previously has served as precinct commander in the Central and Islands precincts. He also has served as commander of the Savannah Area Regional INTELLIGENCE Center, and the Savannah Impact Program.

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Will Breazeale has been appointed to the position of Southeast Region Director for the Combat Veterans For Congress PAC, located in Orlando, FL. He will be responsible for candidate recruitment, public relations and fundraising in 10 states, including Georgia and South Carolina. Breazeale is a highly decorated combat veteran with over 22 years of service with the United States Army Reserve and is one of 54 endorsed Combat Veterans For Congress. He served a stint at Ft. Stewart, and was a resident of Hinesville.

Breaseale currentlyserves as a Battalion Commander of a Training Support Battalion in the Army Reserve and works full-time as Captain of a Boeing 737-700 for Airtran Airways with over 9,000 hours of flight time.

He holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and has been awarded the Bronze Star for service in Iraq during one of his three deployments to the region. He is also a former Congressional candidate, winning the Republican nomination to Congress (District 7-NC) in 2008, and he has served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2008. Lt Col Breazeale is actively recruiting Combat Veterans to run For Congress regardless of party affiliation; the candidates must have served the Republic in combat, must have the capacity & common sense to govern, and must endorse the Combat Veterans For Congress Mission Statement.

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