Business Alabama Partners

Exa Johnston Skinner has been promoted to deputy director of the Kentuck Art Center.

The Certified Risk Manager designation has been conferred on Brett Cohrs, senior vice president with Palomar Insurance Corp.

Helen Kathryn Downs has joined Maynard Cooper & Gale in the firm’s Birmingham office as a shareholder in the Litigation Section

David Puleo has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Brookwood Baptist Health has named Mia Mothershed its new group marketing director for the five-hospital healthcare system.

Josh Rawls joins 44 Business Capital with more than 20 years of banking experience.

Spring Hill College has named Rebecca Cantor, Ph.D., as its new provost. She will assume the provost position on July 1.

ServisFirst Bank has added Zack Penney as a board member of its Huntsville bank. Penney owns five auto dealerships in the Huntsville and Jasper markets.

Calhoun Community College has hired Candace Byrd-Vinson as its new women’s basketball coach.

Jeremy Dickey, operations manager and cyber insurance specialist for Palomar Insurance, has received the Certified Cyber Insurance Specialist designation.