People In Business

Patrick A. Salvi II, managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in Chicago was installed as the 69th president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association on Friday, June 17, at its annual convention at the Sheraton Grand in Chicago. Salvi, 39, received his law degree Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame Law…

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies has promoted Mike Michael from senior project manager to project director. Michael joined IMPACT Strategies in 2005 as project manager. In his 17 years with IMPACT, he has served the firm in various roles, most recently as senior project manager. He has managed multiple complex projects throughout Missouri and Illinois, including…

After nearly four decades in economic development, Steve Johnson, chief business attraction officer for Greater St. Louis, Inc. and president of its business attraction initiative AllianceSTL, has formally announced that he will retire later this year. Plans for a smooth transition have been underway since last fall. “I hope we have shown that St. Louis…

Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed attorney Sara Salger to serve as a member of the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, pending Senate confirmation. Salger is a managing partner at The Gori Law Firm in Edwardsville, where she has practiced since 2008, serving as an associate and partner. She previously worked as a law intern…

Fontebella Maternity Home expands services as a licensed child welfare institute to care for pregnant youths. Caritas Family Solutions’ Fontebella Maternity Home in O’Fallon, Ill., recently expanded its services and is now the only maternity home in Southern Illinois that is a licensed child welfare institute. With this license, Fontebella is now able to provide…

After taking a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alton Memorial Hospital School of Nursing alumni are busy planning a much-anticipated return of their reunion. The reunion will be held Saturday, July 16, at Alton’s Best Western Premiere Hotel, with registration starting at 11 a.m. The AMH School of Nursing opened March 1, 1938.…

The Illinois Recycling Foundation Board of Directors and legislative affiliate, the Illinois Recycling Association Board of Directors have named Allessandra A. Kummelehne their new executive director. Kummelehne’s background as an executive director and sustainability professional, combined with a passion for driving sustainability initiatives within higher education, nonprofits, and municipalities, will help further advance the mission of…

East Alton-based West Star Aviation announced Matthew DeLellis as its new chief financial officer. He  will oversee all aspects of the company’s finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis and tax, as well as preside over the purchasing, material control, legal, risk and compliance areas. DeLellis has more than 20 years of finance and…

Tyrone Ford, a resident of Shiloh, is the newly named systems change director for United Way of Greater St. Louis. Ford will be responsible for developing and cultivating relationships with agencies, community leaders and businesses across sectors that work within systems change efforts. Additionally, he will help oversee efforts of the Greater St. Louis Community…

First Busey Corp. has announced the election of Cassandra Sanford as an independent director of the board of directors. Her election brings the board to 10 members. She has been a director of Busey Bank since January 2021. Sanford’s election follows the retirement of longtime Director Thomas G. Sloan on May 25. Sloan served as…