People In Business

Robin Kralman of Effingham has joined the St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department as a workforce development specialist. She has 16 years of experience in the field. She is shown with Terry Beach, left, executive director of the department, and Rick Stubblefield, coordinator of the county’s Workforce Development Group. Kralman will be working with businesses…

Wendi Prange recently joined Lawrence Group as director of talent development. She will help the firm grow by integrating resources and structure around training and mentoring while fostering growth opportunities for employees. Prange attained a Bachelor of Science in management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a Master of Business Administration from McKendree University…

HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine in Shiloh has welcomed Julie Wiegers, APRN, to its team of providers. She is now accepting patients ages two and older at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine, located at 1116 Hartman Lane in Shiloh. Wiegers completed her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in nursing at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. She…

Roeslein & Associates’ Environmental, Health and Safety Manager, Ryan Kirkpatrick, was recognized by Vector Solutions for his outstanding achievements in the area of safety at a special recognition and medal ceremony in March. Kirkpatrick and five other “Safety Champions” were nominated for this recognition by their peers and co-workers. Vector Solutions selected these six honorees…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., announced that Chantal S. Fink and Rachel M. Hirshberg have joined the firm’s St. Louis office as associates. “We are pleased to welcome Chantal and Rachel to Greensfelder in St. Louis,” Greensfelder Chief Executive Officer Timothy R. Thornton said. “Their experience and practice capabilities make them great additions to our…

HSHS Medical Group has welcomed Randall Dooley, MD, urologist, to its team of providers. He sees patients at HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Ill. Dooley completed his medical degree and master’s degree at The Chicago Medical School. He completed a urology residency with the University of Kansas Medical…

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s Dr. Anita Joy is the recipient of the 2018 American Dental Education Association/ADEAGies Foundation Education Fellowship. She is an associate professor and chair of the SIU SDM’s Department of Growth, Development and Structure. She is an eight year member of the SDM faculty, having joined in 2010 and…

Alton Memorial honored 30 high performers, as nominated by department managers, at a March luncheon in the hospital’s café meeting rooms. High performers included, front row left to right, Karla Short of Housekeeping; Jenny Bain of Human Resources; Bridgett Denton of the Intermediate Care Unit; Amy Wylie of Nursing Float; Lisa Pace of the Human…

ST. LOUIS – Explore St. Louis this week announced the hiring of Matthew Dewey as new senior vice president, general manager for America’s Center. He will be responsible for managing the 502,000-square-foot America’s Center convention complex, which includes Cervantes Convention Center, the 67,000-seat Dome, the 1,400-seat Ferrara Theatre and the Executive Conference Center. “We are…

EDWARDSVILLE — Randy Gori, founding partner of Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., was recently awarded the 2018 Friend of Labor Award. The award recognizes the community achievements of Gori by the Central Labor Council representing more than 30,000 members of 80-plus unions, lodges and other affiliated organizations throughout Madison County and surrounding counties. This is…