JoVaun Gash, a resident of Covington and assistant controller at Atlanta architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent, has been promoted to an associate of the firm. Gash is responsible for cash-flow management, general ledger

reconciliation, payroll, all accounts payable functions and human resources benefits administration. Gash joined Lord, Aeck & Sargent in 2004 as accounts payable manager, and became assistant controller in 2010.

Gash earned an associate’s degree in business administration from Georgia Perimeter College. In May, she will receive her bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Mercer University.