People In Business

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Association has named Sarah VanSlette, PhD, as the 48th recipient of the Great Teacher Award. A seven-year faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences, VanSlette is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Communications Studies and currently serves as the ACS graduate program director. VanSlette will…

Mike Gillani has joined USA Mortgage as branch manager in charge of overseeing its new partnership with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties. Prior to joining USA Mortgage, the 20-year industry veteran founded and led Chesterfield, Mo.-based Boardwalk Lending since 2004. Gillani resides in Wildwood, Mo.

 Kurowski Shultz LLC, based in O’Fallon, Ill., will merge Jan. 1, 2019, with Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP headquartered in Boston, to form one national law firm known as MG+M. The strategic combination brings together  litigators with clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to Fortune 500 companies and iconic business brands. The firm will…

Stacey Ballard, longtime manager of radiation services at Alton Memorial Hospital is leaving to become the director of radiation and radiation oncology at Christian Hospital. She was honored by Alton Memorial leadership at a reception on Nov. 19. From left: Rusty Ingram, Brad Goacher, Ballard and Dave Braasch. Ballard came to Alton Memorial in 2004…

Edwardsville-based Madison County Title Co. announced Tuesday the hiring of Carrie Caton as the new office administrator. The title company relocated into its new office space at 600 Country Club View in Edwardsville earlier this year, offering a central location to customers with an updated office space and convenient parking. Caton joined the firm Nov.…

S.M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Jordan Sanders to project manager. He will be responsible for handling all administrative functions for a project, including scheduling, holding progress meetings, generating meeting minutes, tracking costs and maintaining logs for all project information. Sanders joined S.M. Wilson in 2012 and has worked on a variety of projects including…

Dr. J. Alan Alewine, associate dean for curriculum and professor of mathematics at McKendree University, is participating in the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Academic Leadership Institute Senior Leadership Academy for 2018-2019. The CIC chose 45 mid-level administrators from independent colleges and universities nationwide in a highly competitive selection process. The yearlong program…

Natalie Roberts has joined the Transactional Commercial Practice Group as an associate at the law firm of Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C.,a large personal injury and business and commercial litigation firm serving the St. Louis/Southern Illinois region. “We’re pleased to welcome Natalie to the firm where she will be a valuable member of our ever-growing…

Touchette Regional Hospital is pleased to announce that cardiologist Roop Lal, MD has joined its staff at 5900 Bond Ave., Centreville. Dr. Lal has 30-years of experience that includes but is not limited to electrophysiology and cardiac stress studies. “As a physician, I believe my duty is to alleviate suffering by relieving pain and promoting…

Brandy Gordon, a licensed massage therapist, has joined the staff of Bodies Kneaded, which has locations in Granite City and Glen Carbon. Gordon was trained at the Body Therapy Center and School of Massage. She specializes in Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point therapy and hot stone massage. She is also able to treat cervical whiplash…