People In Business

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has named Miriam Roccia as associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs. Roccia will assume her new role on Monday, July 2. Roccia brings more than 18 years of professional experience in higher education to SIUE. Since 2012, she has been serving as assistant…

Metro East-based real estate company, Gori, Realtors, recently announced the addition of Tarek Samara to its team of realty agents. A resident of Edwardsville since 2001, Samara graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Since then, Samara has become a dedicated investor in the Edwardsville community, owning…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Advancement and CEO of the SIUE Foundation Rachel Stack has named Jenell Wright, CPA, as director of financial affairs in the SIUE Foundation. Wright assumed her new role on Monday, June 18. Wright, of Edwardsville, has previously served as vice president of accounting at Jones Pharma and audit…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., says Michael P. Benson has joined the firm’s St. Louis office as an associate in the Construction industry group. “We are pleased to welcome Michael to our firm,” said Andrew W. Manuel, leader of the group. “Michael joins our team of talented attorneys experienced in all aspects of construction law,…

Touchette Regional Hospital announce that ear, nose and throat doctor Paul Burk, DO has joined its staff at 5900 Bond Ave., Centreville. Burk has nearly 40-years of experience that includes but is not limited to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as head and neck surgery. “I am thrilled at the opportunity to work…

Jamie Ball, JD, has been named director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Ball assumes her new duties effective Monday, June 18. The appointment was made by Chancellor Randy Pembrook following a national search by a committee led by chairs Phyleccia Cole and Kim Durr…

Rick Lallish, program director of Water Pollution Control at the Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been named by the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators as its Outstanding Operator of the Year. Lallish received the honor during the IAWPCO’s annual conference in mid-April, where he also was named the…

HSHS Medical Group added Guy Venuti, MD, pediatrician, to its team of providers. Venuti is now accepting patients through 21 years of age at HSHS Medical Group Pediatrics – O’Fallon, located at 670 Pierce Blvd., Suite 200 in O’Fallon, Ill. Venuti earned his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda,…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., says the firm and seven of its attorneys have been highly ranked in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious, independent referral directory for the legal industry. Greensfelder’s Franchise & Distribution industry group and Officers Leonard D. Vines and Beata Krakus were ranked among the nation’s top franchise practices…

Poettker Construction Co., a second-generation family-owned and veteran-owned health-care construction management firm, has hired Curt Rommerskirchen as brand ambassador for Healthcare Facility Services. He began his career in health-care construction in 1993 after serving in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and working as a plant supervisor for a roof material company. He served…