People In Business

Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. has announced that Tanja Engelhardt has joined Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. as an attorney. Engelhardt will be working at the Edwardsville office of Gori Julian & Associates in the practice areas of personal injury and asbestos litigation. Engelhardt is a Missouri native raised in Festus, Moi. As an experienced…

Giant City Properties III, LLC leased a 7,251-square-foot office suite at 111 E. Fourth St. in Alton to BNSF Logistics, LLC. BARBERMurphy Group represented the lessee. The site is the former Millers First property.

The RiverBend Growth Association says Rob Schwartz, senior vice president of retail banking at TheBANK of Edwardsville is the next chair-elect. At a recent RBGA board of directors meeting Schwartz was voted by his peers to be the chairman for 2019. Schwartz has been on the RBGA board for 10 years. As chairman he will…

HSHS Medical Group has added Erica Criss, APRN, to its team of providers in Fairview Heights. She joins Anthony Truong, DO, and Tara Helfrich, APRN, at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine, located at 5 Ludwig Drive in Fairview Heights. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. She completed her Master…

Kevin Thomas, EdD, has been selected as an Outstanding Advising Administrator Award winner by the National Academic Advising Association: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Thomas is the director of Retention and Student Success at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The organization also selected Thomas as a mentor for its 2018-20 Emerging Leaders Class. He is…

Misty Walter has been promoted to controller at Byrne & Jones Construction. Byrne & Jones is a diversified St. Louis civil site contractor serving clients through six divisions – concrete, sports, asphalt, soil stabilization, marine and microsurfacing. Walter will be responsible for all Byrne & Jones client billing and receivables and cash management. Walter has…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences senior Sydni Rubio’s ultimate goal is to achieve a PhD and join a pediatric oncology research team. But, the Troy native knows she needs to take her academic journey one step at a time, gaining knowledge and research experience along the way, beginning as an undergraduate.…

Bradley A. Maxwell,. of Edwardsville, was recently confirmed to serve as United States marshal for the Southern District of Illinois. “Through many years of service to Illinois, Bradley Maxwell has demonstrated strong qualifications to serve as United States Marshal. We expect him to serve with professionalism, responsibility, and a clear focus on the mission of…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Mark Luer, PharmD, FCCP, has been named interim dean of the School of Pharmacy. Luer replaces Gireesh Gupchup, PhD, who has completed a successful term as dean of the SOP and will now be serving the school and the university in other strategic roles. Luer, who will officially begin his duties…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Amanda Couch and Kevin West Jr. have been appointed to the Edwardsville YMCA board of directors for three-year terms. Couch has served as a fitness coordinator in SIUE Campus Recreation since 2013. In her current role, the Rochester native has many opportunities to be involved in fitness programming, student development, fitness…