People In Business

Alton Memorial Hospital has welcomed Dr. John Pargulski to its medical staff and to St. Louis Cardiology Consultants. He is now accepting new patients in the St. Louis Cardiology Consultants office in Medical Office Building A (Suite 102) on the AMH campus. Call (618)462-6612 to schedule an appointment. Pargulski is board certified in cardiovascular disease,…

BSA LifeStructures, a national architecture and engineering firm, has expanded its leadership team by hiring Theodore (Ted) L. Zemper, PE, LEED AP, as director of engineering for their St. Louis office. “Since joining the St. Louis office of BSA, Ted has demonstrated a strong initiative in leading our engineering group and earning the respect of…

The National Law Journal has ranked Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. among the nation’s largest law firms according to their percentages of women attorneys. Greensfelder is ranked at 84th on the NLJ’s 2018 Women in Law Scorecard. Currently, about 36 percent of the firm’s attorneys are women. “We are extremely proud of this recognition from…

St. Louis-based Metaphase Design Group Inc., which specializes in the research, ergonomics and design of hand-intensive products and packaging, welcomes SJ Creek, PhD as its new director of research, Marco Boscolo, PhD, ATC as director of human factors, and Tucker Brown and Matthew Bowman as industrial designers. “We are pleased to add these four talented…

St. Louis-based public relations firm, The Hauser Group Inc., announced Abigail Rolland of Millstadt, Ill., has been promoted to senior account executive. For the past two and a half years, she has worked alongside the agency’s president and other staff members to provide services for a range of clients, including U.S. Cellular, Walmart, Raging Rivers…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named Steve Huffstutler as associate vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer. Huffstutler has served in that role in an interim capacity since 2015. His appointment is subject to SIU board of trustees approval. As interim, Huffstutler has led a dedicated staff of more than 100 professionals in…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. announced that Daniel R. Garner and Donald D. McBride, Officers in the firm’s St. Louis office, have been named to the Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List 2018. The list includes a highly selective group of attorneys age 40 and under from across the country who have “been deemed the…

O’Fallon Police Chief Eric Van Hook presented Telecommunicator Michelle Foster with a Chief’s Commendation for completion of the “Ruck to Remember 60 to 60.” Foster completed the 60-mile challenge this spring in honor of fallen officers and soldiers. “Michelle is a dedicated public servant, avid runner, and proud mother of a Marine. She is a…

It’s a homecoming of sorts for Kristen Ryrie, the new manager of Development and the Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation. Ryrie grew up in Alton and is a 1999 Alton High School graduate. After 15 years of experience in media, public relations, event planning and fund development, she is excited to be the successor to…

Martha Ravenhill has joined Heyl Royster’s Edwardsville office as an associate. She previously served as an assistant attorney general in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office where she tried numerous jury trials and argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. She also practiced general civil liability defense litigation for three…