People In Business

Jed Driemeyer has accepted the position of director of human resources for all three HSHS Southern Illinois Division hospitals. They include HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland . Driemeyer joined the division as an HR generalist in 2016. In August 2018, he stepped up…

S.M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Josh Weber to assistant project manager. He will work with the project managers in coordinating the activities of a project to ensure schedule, document control and quality standards are met and projects are completed safely, on time and with approved budgets. Weber joined S.M. Wilson in 2017 from a…

Ronald J. Kruszewski, chairman and CEO, of St. Louis-based Stifel Financial Corp., has been selected for membership in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individual. The association encourages youth to pursue their dreams through higher education. Kruszewski joins 12 other exceptional business, civic and…

Jeffrey K. Watson, president of the Casino Queen in East St. Louis and affiliated companies has been named an associate judge in the 20th Judicial District. Marcia M. Meis, director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, made the announcement. Watson received his undergraduate degree in 1991 from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and…

Mark Goldenberg, a founder and managing partner of Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., based in Edwardsville, has been reappointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness for the 5th District of Illinois. The three-year term began Jan. 1. As a member of the 11-person committee, Goldenberg will help evaluate the moral character…

Edwardsville-based Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. announced that Katherine V. Charles has joined the firm as an attorney. Charles will be working at the New York office of Gori Julian & Associates in the practice area of asbestos litigation. Charles graduated from The City College of the City University of New York in 2011 with…

Ellsworth Insurance Agency in Edwardsville recently hired Aaron Head as an insurance advisor and producer. Head (shown) will generate leads, develop new accounts, and handle existing accounts. He also will provide specialized insurance guidance and professional advice to the agency’s clients and prospects. Prior to joining the company, Head worked as an insurance producer for…

Illinois Realtors has announced that Kristen Butcher will become executive vice president of the real estate trade association effective Jan. 1, 2019. Butcher, who joined the trade association in 2013, will become the No. 2 executive. She had been vice president of professional development, a role which placed her in charge of the association’s education…

Centerstone, a national provider of behavioral health care, recently named Emily Dellamano, of Alton, as director of quality improvement. “I am very honored,” Dellamano said. “I truly enjoy my work in analyzing performance and designing, testing and monitoring interventions that bridge the gap between what is and what should be.” Cathy Moehring, vice president of…

Cathy Moehring, vice president of quality improvement at Centerstone, a national provider of behavioral health care, has been awarded the Frank Anselmo Lifetime Achievement Award from the Community Behavioral Health Association. CBHA Board of Directors initiated the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 to recognize individuals for their dedication and lifelong commitment to the behavioral health…