People In Business

Dan Dobrinich, a Montgomery County resident and an advocate for youth hunting and fishing, is the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP) Landowner of the Year for 2022, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced recently. The Landowner of the Year award is presented to a landowner enrolled in IRAP who has demonstrated outstanding habitat improvement…

February is American Heart Health Month As part of American Heart Month, a local vascular physician and cardiologist wants to educate people on the connection between vein health and overall heart health. Dr. Raffi Krikorian has more than 25 years of experience and is one of only a few board-certified cardiologists throughout the St. Louis region…

Full-time state government reporting team expands to 5 in newsroom’s 5th year By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] Capitol News Illinois on Wednesday announced the hire of Andrew Adams as a state government and data reporter, further expanding its newsroom to five full-time reporters. Adams joins the team after a stint at Government Technology magazine, where…

Lewis and Clark Community College and Athletic Director Cedric Brown have announced the return of Kavon Lacey as the Interim Men’s Basketball Coach, beginning today [Feb. 24, 2023]. Coach Lacey will return to the court with the team this week for practices and to coach the team’s final home game Saturday, Feb. 25 against Olney…

St. Louis senior private bank veterans who previously managed about $1 billion in assets under advisement (AUA) have left their big bank roles for independence. Jeff Steiner and Tim Durbin join Private Wealth Asset Management, an independent registered investment advisory firm specializing in working with private bank clients. In their new roles, Steiner joins Private…

Interventional Pain Consultants (IPC), a leading pain management practice in the Metro East, recently announced that Dr. Anthony Guarino has joined its team as staff physician. For more than 25 years, Dr. Guarino has helped thousands of patients live a higher quality of life through cutting-edge treatment and his personalized, multidisciplinary approach to pain management.…

Jon Moran has joined Horner & Shifrin as Business Development Professional. In this role, Moran will support business development efforts for Horner & Shifrin in Northwest Arkansas, as well as throughout the state. Moran is a public affairs professional with more than 20 years of experience working in government, handling a variety of legislative and regulatory…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, Ph.D., named Andrew Gavin as the ninth director of athletics in the University’s history. Gavin comes to SIUE from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and will assume his new role on Monday, April 17. Gavin is expected to boldly lead SIUE Athletics and its student athletes to expand…

The compassion Sarah Andersen, lecturer in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Learning Support Services, has for her students is what makes her stand out as an SIUE “Difference Maker.” Andersen works with students in the Grade Recovery and Academic Sustainability Program (GRASP) program and supports their academic journey through graduation. “The impact that her and the…

Lewis and Clark Community College’s newest dean isn’t new to the college at all – he’s been teaching mathematics there since 1997. Randy Gallaher, of Brighton, celebrated his 25th anniversary at Lewis and Clark in 2022 as a professor of mathematics, then started the new year in his new role – Dean of Liberal Arts,…