People In Business

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE. – Since joining U.S. Transportation Command two years ago, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Lyman has emphasized enhancing cyberspace mission assurance. His engaged advocacy contributed to USTRANSCOM’s Cybersecurity Service Provider team receiving the National Security Agency’s 2018 Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Organizational Achievement last September for setting the standard…

Gateway Medical Group has announced the addition of gastroenterologist/hepatologist Charmaine Edwards, MD.  Edwards will start seeing patients on June 15 at 2044 Madison Ave., Granite City. Edwards joins Gateway Medical Group from Gateway’s sister facility, Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud. She will continue serving Red Bud and its surrounding communities after she joins…

Katina Shannon-Crawford of Spanish Lake, Mo., has joined Kwame Building Group, Inc. as a project administrator. Shannon-Crawford’s responsibilities include contract changes, tracking documents and maintaining staff schedules for the construction management firm’s projects, including the new St. Louis Major League Soccer Stadium and America’s Center expansion. Shannon-Crawford has more than 10 years of experience in…

Ajay Pathak, president of OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center in Alton, has accepted a new leadership position with Mercy, a not-for-profit Catholic health care organization located within Greater St. Louis. Pathak’s last day at OSF Saint Anthony’s will be July 2. Pathak has served as president of OSF Saint Anthony’s for the past five…

TheOther40 business plan competition offers Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students the opportunity to take a business idea through the stages needed to launch a product or service. The SIUE School of Business hosted its 10th competition in 2020, which concluded in May with an online video pitch. More than $10,000 in cash prizes were awarded…

Lewis and Clark Community College Student Trustee Ashtyn Britt has always been intrigued by the criminal justice system. “Ever since I was a little girl, I had an interest in the legal field, and as I grew older eventually my older sister became a paralegal and I decided to pursue the same career,” Britt said.…

Third Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Veronica Armouti was elected to the board of directors of the Illinois Judges Association at the annual meeting held on May 29.  There are approximately 50 members of the board. The Illinois Judges Association is composed of 1,250 active and retired Illinois State Court Judges. The IJA provides education and…

Bill Smothers has joined Kwame Building Group Inc. as chief estimator. His responsibilities include compiling project estimates in support of KWAME’s role as an owner’s representative. Smothers (left) brings 30 years of industry experience, including with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The United States Department of Veterans Affairs. He completed the U.S. Army…

Kyle Boschert of St. Charles, has been promoted to service manager at Wiegmann Associates. Boschert will lead Wiegmann Associates’ HVAC service operations. His responsibilities include overseeing service contracts and equipment installations, developing and managing a high-performing team and creating repeat business opportunities. With more than 25 technicians, Wiegmann Associates is one of the largest commercial…

Kevin Leonard, PhD, has been selected as the new dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences. Leonard will assume the role effective July 1. Leonard (shown) brings nearly a decade’s worth of administrative experience in strategic planning, the recruitment, hiring, mentoring and evaluation of faculty, program assessment and budget management.…