People In Business

IMPACT Strategies has added Craig Spidle to the newly created role of director of construction operations focusing on the delivery of expert services, the execution of construction projects, and helping guide them to a successful completion. Hailing form Wildwood, Mo., he has 38 years of construction industry experience, most of which was spent in executive…

Williams Venker & Sanders, a Midwest litigation firm, has added three new attorneys. The attorneys will be based in St. Louis office of WVS and include two partners: Richard I. Woolf and Joshua S. Davis, as well an associate, Rebecca A. Guntli. All three join the firm from another downtown St. Louis firm. The practice…

WellCare Health Plans Inc. recently named Chuck Beeman state president for Illinois. Beeman will have responsibility for the overall strategy and operations of Harmony Health Plan as well as its Medicare Advantage plans. He will report to David Reynolds, senior vice president for WellCare’s northern division. 　“Chuck was instrumental in WellCare’s successful expansion in Kentucky,…

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance, a group of more than 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, recently hired four new employees. Clinton Mudd, of Red Bud, and Michael Thornton, of Arnold, Mo., will serve as sales development coordinators. Their responsibilities include working with alliance members to maximize profitability and promote growth within their own…

Edwardsville-based marketing and public relations firm Cork Tree Creative Inc. announced that Account Executive Amanda Juenger received certification in Google Analytics. “Becoming certified as a Google Analytics professional is a huge step in being able to provide thorough and proactive website maintenance for our clients,” said Jan Carpenter, creative director at Cork Tree Creative. “We…

ST. LOUIS — Bi-State Development recently filled two key manager positions in the organization after interviewing candidates from around the nation. Trenise Winters was named general manager of MetroBus Operations and Gregory A. Smith was selected as vice president of Procurement and Materials Management for Bi-State Development. Winters was promoted to general manager of MetroBus…

NEW BADEN — HSHS Medical Group and HSHS St. Joseph’s Health Center have welcomed Deanna Weinacht, APRN, to their team of providers in New Baden. She joins two other providers to offer both primary and walk-in care at the clinic, located at 211 E. Hanover St. in New Baden. The clinic is open Monday through…

TheBANK of Edwardsville’s Neena Frisch, Bethalto Center manager, has graduated from the Future Leaders Alliance offered through the Illinois Bankers Association. The graduation commencement was held during the IBA’s annual ONE Conference at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria on March 2. The 13-month FLA program is dedicated to enhancing the professional development of promising…

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation has announced the hiring of a former YMCA executive, Mark Fryer, as new chief operating officer. Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, said Fryer is a proven non-profit executive with extensive experience in leading volunteer boards, fundraising and building community partnerships. “We’re so thrilled to have…

Gori Julian & Associates, P.C. today announced that Samira Khazaeli has joined the firm as an attorney working from the Edwardsville office. Khazaeli received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Advertising. She later attended school at Washington University School of Law. Throughout her time…