People In Business

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason L. France has been selected by Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander, U.S. Transportation Command, to succeed U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew M. Caruso as the command senior enlisted leader.    “Chief Master Sgt. France is the senior enlisted leader our command needs to build on the stellar…

Visionary Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm founded in 2014, has added Drew Geldbach to serve clients out of its Brentwood office. Geldbach has five years of experience in the financial-planning industry. Visionary Wealth Advisors is an independent Registered Investment Advisor, founded in March 2014 by Brett Gilliland and Tim Hammett. Its planning and wealth…

Centerstone, a national provider of behavioral health care, has announced Anne Tyree, MPA, CFRE as the company’s chief operating officer for Illinois. Tyree will head day-to-day operations to ensure Centerstone grows and maintains operational excellence across locations in Southern Illinois. “Anne is a visionary leader whose dedication to Centerstone, its employees and its clients is…

Rudi Roeslein, founder of Roeslein & Associates and Roeslein Alternative Energy, has received the 2018 Saint Louis University Alumni Merit Award. Saint Louis University honors distinguished graduates in recognition of their outstanding achievements, dedication to a chosen profession, and commitment to the mission of the university. The National Alumni Board, Development Division, and SLU leadership…

Alex St. Peters, a graduate of Lewis and Clark Community College and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will be starting a full-time position at the RiverBend Growth Association in October. St. Peters first started interning with the RiverBend Growth Association in January of 2017. As an intern he acted as an office assistant and receptionist. In…

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., which has operations in Metro East, has announced that Craig S. Young has been elected as the firm’s next managing partner effective Oct. 1. Young succeeds Timothy L. Bertschy, who has served as the firm’s managing partner since September of 2014. Young is a member of the firm’s board…

American Banker recently named Patty Kellerhals, executive vice president, director of retail banking for St. Louis-based Commerce Bank, one of the 2018 Women to Watch. Each year, the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance program recognizes the professional achievements and influence of top-performing female executives in banking and financial services. The program, celebrating its…

Jeana Olier, RN at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland, received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of The DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Olier received the award for going above and beyond to help a patient by streamlining two procedures to happen during one…

Regions Bank on Tuesday announced Bart Rose, commercial relationship manager for Regions, will serve as market executive for the bank in Central Illinois and surrounding communities. As market executive, Rose will work with colleagues and community members throughout Decatur, Springfield, Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign and elsewhere to identify opportunities for the bank and its associates to…

Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. recently announced that Tim Kohlenhoefer has joined Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. as an attorney. Kohlenhoefer will be working at the Edwardsville office of Gori Julian & Associates in the practice areas of asbestos litigation and personal injury. Kohlenhoefer attended Lindenwood University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in…