People In Business

Goldberg Segalla’s Intellectual Property practice continues to expand with the addition of partner Richard Juang in St. Louis. Juang, formerly of Polsinelli, follows another ex-Polsinelli patent attorney, Ronald M. Daignault, who joined Goldberg Segalla’s New York City office in February. An experienced litigator and registered patent attorney, Juang draws on a varied background spanning pharmaceuticals,…

Oculus Inc., an architecture and interior design firm headquartered in St. Louis, recently added Heather Nauss as national director of business development. Nauss will lead client relationship management and strategy development for the company’s St. Louis, Dallas and Portland offices, and will be instrumental in growing Oculus’ business in the health care, retail, corporate, education,…

HSHS Medical Group has added Kathy Liefer, APRN, to its team of gastroenterology providers. Liefer sees patients at HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, located at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd., Suite 5000, in O’Fallon, Ill. She is a skilled advanced practice registered nurse offering patient-first care alongside Elie Chahla, MD, gastroenterologist.…

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s Rick Biethman, DMD, is among four honorees to receive the 2017 Olav Alvares Award for Early Career Scholars Who Published Outstanding Articles in the Journal of Dental Education. His article “Screening for Diabetes in a Dental School Clinic to Assess Interprofessional Communication Between Physicians and Dental Students” earned…

ST. LOUIS – Bhavani Amirthalingam has joined Ameren Corp. as senior vice president and chief digital information officer. In this newly created role, she will focus on accelerating Ameren’s customer-centric digital innovation. “Bhavani is a proven leader, and we are excited to have her join our Executive Leadership Team,” said Warner Baxter, chairman, president and…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jeffrey Manuel, PhD, associate professor of historical studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2018 Collaborative Research Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies. The program, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supports small teams of scholars as they research and co-author a major…

Mike Marchal, president of Holland Construction Services, is the recipient of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2018 Construction Leadership Institute Alumni Leadership Award. The ceremony this month was part of the CLI Alumni Day and Graduation celebration. Program Co-director’s Chris Gordon, PhD, associate dean of the SIUE School of Engineering, and Kristine Jarden, director of Executive…

ST. LOUIS – Christine Lips and Michael Stolze have joined Byrne & Jones Construction as accounting assistants. Byrne & Jones is a diversified St. Louis civil site contractor serving clients through six divisions – concrete, sports, asphalt, soil stabilization, marine and microsurfacing. Stolze, of Godfrey, received his degree in accountancy from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.…

Gori, Realtors has announced the addition of Kris Boyd as a real estate agent with its team in Edwardsville. Boyd, originally from Central, Ill., graduated with a Bachelor of Science from McKendree University in 2010, and continued on to graduate school at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Boyd has been in real estate sales locally since…

SWANSEA – Steve Schomaker has joined Holland Construction Services as the newest member of its business development team. Schomaker has been building relationships and generating business in the commercial building industry throughout the Metro East for more than 30 years. He also serves as the mayor of Albers, Ill. “I began working in commercial construction…