People In Business

Senior Services Plus, of Alton, announced that its travel coordinator Pam Kaizer has earned the distinction of President’s Club Executive Level with Collette Vacations. The distinction entitles Kaizer to the 10-day Exclusive President Club’s Annual Summit to be held March 2019. This summit will take place on a Rhine River Cruise.

Mary Schinkel, DO, joined the physician staff at Alton Memorial Hospital on July 1. Board certified in Otorhinolaryngology/facial plastic surgery, she joins Daren Kest, DO, Gerald Moritz, MD, and family nurse practitioner Amy Cooley, who all practice in the ENT specialty. Schinkel is located in Suite 230 of Medical Office Building B on the AMH…

Alton Memorial Hospital welcomed pulmonologist Massood Molavi, MD, FCCP, FRCPC, to the staff on July 1. Board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease, Dr. Molavi is also part of the BJC Medical Group of Illinois. Molavi is located in Suite 220 (Alton Internal Medicine) in Medical Office Building A on the AMH campus. To…

Jerseyville resident, Kyle Ogden, has been promoted to senior project manager at Helmkamp Construction, a general contractor in East Alton. On the brink of graduating with a Construction Management degree from Western Illinois University, Ogden joined Helmkamp as an intern in March of 2007. He was later promoted to Project Manager in 2011. In his…

Centerstone, a not-for-profit behavioral health-care organization, has named new officers for Centerstone Illinois’ board of directors, effective July 1. Tom Johnson (shown) was named as the board chair, Carol Zwick will serve as vice-chair and Stephani Meyer as secretary. “Tom, Carol and Stephani are talented and experienced leaders,” said John Markley, CEO of Centerstone Illinois.…

Lindenwood University-Belleville recently selected alumni Stacie Moore of St. Louis, Mo. and Yolanda Weston of Belleville as the 2018 Outstanding Belleville Alumni Service Award recipients. Each spring, the Lindenwood University-Belleville Alumni Relations Office, in coordination with the Office of the Campus President, selects and recognizes up to two members of the Belleville alumni community who…

HSHS Medical Group has added Justin Hill, MD, to its team of family medicine providers. Hill sees patients of all ages at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine, located at 1116 Hartman Lane in Shiloh. Hill cares for patients of all ages and offers a variety of services, including minor procedures, general wellness care, well-child exams…

Reggie Swanigan recently joined Anheuser-Busch Employees’ Credit Union as chief information officer, reporting to ABECU Chief Executive Officer Robert McKay. As a member of the ABECU executive leadership team, Swanigan will lead strategic planning, implementation, governance and oversight of all the credit union’s information technology activities, with a special focus on overseeing the credit union’s…

A graduation ceremony was recently held for 15 physicians in the Saint Louis University Family Medicine Residency Program at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Graduates were noted and thanked for their dedication and commitment to providing high-quality care to patients at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital during the three-year training program. “St. Elizabeth’s is privileged to serve as…

Sara Atwood, a student at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Resources Training Center, received the Sylvanus Jackson Memorial Scholarship Award at the Illinois Water Environment Association Awards spring banquet in Springfield. The scholarship was established to assist professionals in furthering their education and training in the field of water pollution prevention and control. The…