Parker’s, an award-winning convenience store company headquartered in Savannah, Ga., recently hired Portia Keene as a Fuel Administrator. In her new position, Keene is responsible for completing fuel contracts and maintaining a record of sales and fuel delivery diversions in all states where Parker’s conducts business.
 
A business economics expert, Keene excels at analyzing data and formulating recommendations to increase corporate efficiency and maximize financial success. Before joining Parker’s, she served as a lead consultant at Small Business Consulting in Savannah. While advising local business owners, she also conducted economic research with the Savannah Economic Development Authority and World Trade Center Savannah.

An avid community volunteer, Keene served as a patient advocate at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital and as a campus ambassador with the Peace Corps. As an undergraduate at Armstrong State University, she was a co-founder of the Resident Assistant Council and led a research initiative, in conjunction with the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, to improve the safety of cyclists. She was the recipient of the Yvonne English Memorial Award for academic achievement and service to the university as well as the Mary Foy Space Award for excellence in economics.
 
Keene earned a B.A. in Business Economics and a B.S. in Health Services Administration, summa cum laude, from Armstrong State University. Originally from Atlanta, she currently resides in Savannah.