People In Business

Illinois American Water President Bruce Hauk was awarded the 2019 Inclusion and Diversity Award by the National Black Chamber of Commerce during its annual conference held last week in Atlanta, Ga. The award is presented annually to an individual who champions inclusion and diversity within his or her company. NBCC President Harry C. Alford said,…

Metro East teacher Kim Haywood Jr. has been appointed by the governor to serve on the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education.  Haywood serves as the middle school and high school science teacher at Brooklyn Unit School District 188, instructing seventh to 12th grade students on agricultural, horticultural, earth and life science. Haywood has endeavored to…

Poettker Construction, a second-generation family-owned construction company in Breese, Ill., announces two internal promotions to their leadership team. The promotions come from growth in the company, expansion and new operations within the business. Among the promoted are Ryan Poettker, former vice president project management, and Jon Carroll, former director of project management. “The Poettker team…

Meagan Isselhard, an associate wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual – Fairview Heights, has been chosen among 16 financial advisors nationwide to receive grants to benefit a nonprofit of their choice. She determined the $15,000 grant would go to Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis. Isselhard, a Certified Financial Planner, has been involved with…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.,, which serves clients on both sides of the river, says Mark E. Stallion, an officer in the firm’s St. Louis office, has been inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis Alumni Hall of Honor. One of six inductees for 2019, Stallion serves as secretary of the…

Roger Goodson, senior operations manager for Illinois American Water’s Western Division, now also leads the company’s Eastern Division of the state. In addition to managing operations in Illinois American Water’s Peoria, Pekin and Lincoln Districts, Goodson’s expanded leadership role will include providing oversight in the Champaign County, Pontiac, Sterling and Streator Districts. Goodson joined Illinois…

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees has today approved Mark Luer, PharmD, FCCP, as dean of the SIUE School of Pharmacy and Robin Hughes, PhD, as dean of the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. Luer (right in photo) steps into the role after serving as interim dean since July 2018. A longtime contributor to…

Marc McCleary, MD, now sees patients at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine Fairview Heights, which is located at 5 Ludwig Drive, Fairview Heights. McCleary received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his family medicine residency at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. McCleary is certified…

Todd Juehne has joined Bank of Belleville as vice president and community banker. Juehne (shown) has more than 26 years of experience in the banking industry. In his role, he will be responsible for developing and maintaining retail and commercial banking business clients. “I’ve known Todd for many years and have tremendous respect for him,”…

Northwestern Mutual has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2019 Graduate Jeffrey R. Waters a “Impact 40 Award Winner” for his work during this awards year. The Impact 40 Award recognizes financial representative interns who have obtained a specific level of success in building their businesses and developing their client base. Historically, Impact 40 winners are…