NASHVILLE – The American Heart Association has named Joey Peay, CEO of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, as chair of its newly-created Rutherford board of directors for fiscal year 2011-12.

The following members were also named to the Board:
Janet Bowman - MidSouth Bank
Andrea Cain - Rutherford County Schools
Gerald Coggin – NHC HealthCare
Evan Cope - Cope, Hudson, Reed and McCreary
Tom Dugosh - Emerson
Gordon Ferguson – Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Chassen Haynes - Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
David Hoke - BLF Marketing
Phil Holt - First Tennessee Bank
Chip Hoover - J. Smith Lanier
Dr. Murali Kolli - Vanderbilt Heart
Rachel McElhaney - Philanthropist
Dr. Liz Rhea - Philanthropist
Dr. Peter Robertson - Saint Thomas Heart
Lori Sain Smith - Reeves Sain
David Scott - Regions Bank
Mark Sims - StoneCrest Medical Center
Brittany Wright – Allstate - The Wright Agency

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency which is dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. For more information, visit heart.org.