People In Business

Award-winning public relations and marketing firm Cork Tree Creative, Inc. recently announced the additions of Madeline May as an account executive and Kristina Johnson as the firm’s spring intern, as well as the promotion of Haley Wakeford to senior account executive. Madeline May joined Cork Tree Creative full-time as an account executive in January. The…

1st MidAmerica Credit Union has announced that Amber Scott has been named Chief Marketing Officer and Olivia Turner has been promoted to Marketing Manager. “We are investing in the leadership of our marketing team to continue elevating 1st MidAmerica as a premier partner for our members and communities,” stated Alan Meyer, President and CEO at…

United Way of Greater St. Louis recently promoted Melissa Fanning to vice president of regions and Amy Spence to vice president of annual campaigns   Fanning previously served as director of United Way’s Illinois Division which serves St. Clair, Clinton, Monroe and Randolph Counties. In her new role, she will lead United Way’s four regional offices,…

The passion for her students and the field of healthcare is what makes Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Myjal Garner, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, stand out as an “SIUE Difference Maker.” The School of Nursing (SON) instructor and family nurse practitioner at the SIUE We Care Clinic strive to ensure that her students feel supported and succeed…

Lewis and Clark Community College Athletic Director Cedric Brown announced Wednesday that the Trailblazers men’s basketball program has separated with Interim Head Coach Kavon Lacey. “We’d like to thank Coach Lacey for everything he’s done for the program,” Brown said. “We wish him the very best in his future endeavors.” Assistant Coach Kenny Harris will…

Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker recently announced the following appointments in his administration: ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD Marlon McClinton will serve as a Member on the Illinois Community College Board.* McClinton serves as the President and CEO of Utilivate Technologies, providing energy management and evaluation, measurement…

S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction manager and contracting firm, has promoted Emily Echele and Ayo Ojolola to Project Managers and David Rall to Assistant Project Manager. As Project Managers, Echele and Ojolola are responsible for subcontractor procurement and management, schedule and budget maintenance and collaborating with the design and engineering teams…

Ryan Poettker, president of Poettker Construction, was nominated and named the 2023 president of Central Illinois Builders of AGC. CIB is a local chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, founded in 1955. The organization represents contractors in 46 counties throughout Central Illinois. CIB-AGC held its annual meeting in Champaign on Jan. 20, 2023,…

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital presented the quarterly Being Extraordinary Everyday (BEE) Award to Mark Hensch, CNA. Hensch was nominated by a patient. The nomination read in part, “Everyone was wonderful. Mark seemed to go above and beyond. He would always check on me and met all the must-haves. He did hourly rounding. I did not…

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital presented the quarterly National DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses to Jennifer Nesbit, RN, in the telemetry unit. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s nationwide program to recognize the daily superhuman efforts nurses perform. Nesbit was nominated by a patient’s family member, for going above and beyond to care for…