People In Business

The African-American Credit Union Coalition has elected Larry D. Sewell, of O’Fallon, Ill., vice president of Corporate Partnerships and Advocacy for Together Credit Union and its divisions, as vice chairman of the Executive Board of Directors for a second term. Established in 1999, AACUC advocates on behalf of communities often under-served by majority financial institutions,…

PHOTO: Laura Reed, left, and Jan Carpenter. The RiverBend Growth Association has named Edwardsville-based Cork Tree Creative as its Small Business of the Month for August 2020. In 2009, Jan Carpenter and Laura Reed formed Cork Tree Creative with the intent to provide clients with marketing services to include graphic design, website design and public…

West Star Aviation in East Alton announced Luke Williams as its new corporate controller. He will manage and direct all accounting, treasury and tax functions of the company. Williams has 15 years of experience in finance within the transportation industry. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Accounting and is a…

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center has welcomed Raj Patel, M.D. to its staff. Patel has been a physician in the River Bend area for more than 20 years as an independent physician who often served patients of OSF HealthCare. He currently holds the position of Medical Director for Internal Medicine for OSF Saint Anthony’s…

HSHS Medical Group recently welcomed Jonathan Hoskins, MD, to its medical team. Specializing in family medicine, Hoskins is now accepting patients at Clinton County Rural Health Breese, located at 9401 Holy Cross Lane, Suite 112, in Breese, Ill. As a primary care provider, Hoskins cares for patients of all ages and offers a variety of…

HSHS Medical Group has added James Thu, MD, urologist, to its medical team. Thu sees patients at HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care – St. Elizabeth’s, which is located at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd., Suite 5000, in O’Fallon. This fall, Thu will also provide care at HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care – Edwardsville (1188 S. State…

He’s overseeing commercial, wealth and retail operations in Madison County Rob Schwartz has been named senior vice president – commercial market president for Busey Bank, overseeing the Madison County area for the financial institution with particular focus on commercial banking and wealth management, as well as retail services at the bank’s nine branches in the…

Lewis and Clark Community College Trustee Kevin Rust has joined the Illinois Community College Trustees Association’s Executive Committee as the Southwest Region’s chair for FY2021. Rust was nominated for the position by LCCC Board Chair David Heyen. “I appointed Mr. Kevin Rust because of his acumen in accounting, financial advising, business experience, leadership, and his…

Madison County’s ‘no-kill’ status receives recognition EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler is commending the work of Animal Care and Control and rescue groups for saving more than 4,000 cats and dogs the past four years. “When I took office one of the goals on my administration was for Animal Control to become…

Riverbend Head Start & Family Services has appointed Angela Braida, director of Operations and Compliance at Ziemer, as chairman of its board of directors. Braida, who joined the Riverbend Head Start and Family Services board in 2013, succeeds Kristin Tanzyus, market manager in WorkPlace Banking at PNC Bank in Missouri and Downstate Illinois, who served…