People In Business

  Bank of Springfield (BOS) has announced promotions of Lynn Bandy, Jennifer Marantz, and Gregory Marantz. Lynn Bandy was named executive vice president, chief Operations officer. Bandy, in his 36th year with BOS, oversees the bank’s Deposit and Loan Servicing Department, Call Center, Business Services, IT, Fraud Department, Bank Secrecy Act, Security, and the Data…

Leadership transition scheduled for fall 2025 The Chestnut Health SystemsTM (Chestnut) board of directors has named a successor for the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, who plans to assume new responsibilities with the agency next year. Puneet Leekha, J.D., Chestnut’s current Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, will assume the CEO role as current CEO David…

Poettker Construction Company recently promoted six team members to its Project Management, Preconstruction, Marketing, and Warehouse teams. In Poettker’s Project Management department, Cory Griffin and Ben Menke were promoted to project manager roles, and Alicia Caudill was promoted to senior project engineer. Griffin has thirteen years of experience in project management and business development. He…

West Star Aviation has announced Josh Perkins as the new director of Quality Control for their Enterprise segment. Perkins will oversee the four main full-service facilities in East Alton, Ill. (ALN); Grand Junction, Colo. (GJT); Chattanooga, Tenn. (CHA) and Perryville, Mo. (PCD); being based at the GJT location. Perkins previously worked for PHI Aviation, overseeing…

Customers who reach over the counter for a new transformational treatment for cold sores, minor cuts, minor burns, and insect bites will have Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) faculty member and alumnus to thank. Alan Wickenhauser, DMD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Dentistry and SIU SDM class of…

Third Judicial Circuit Judge Amy Maher, and Associate Judge Veronica Armouti were selected as Education Faculty for both sessions of the 2024 weeklong Judicial Education Conference which took place from Feb. 5-9 and April 8-12, 2024, in Lombard, Ill. Judge Maher’s course addressed Sentencing in Juvenile Delinquency Cases, and Judge Armouti’s course covered Disability Rights…

West Star Aviation has welcomed back Brint Woodruff as the Program Manager for their Cahokia, Ill. (CPS) facility. In his new role, Woodruff will oversee the main hangar operations, including Government Programs. Woodruff has over 33 years of leadership experience in aircraft maintenance including, program/project management, quality assurance and training. His previous role with West…

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize nine faculty and staff members for superior scholarship and creative endeavors, teaching and service with the 2024 Excellence Awards. The recipients will be recognized during a ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium. The awards are bestowed annually for exceptional work both in…

Isha McConkey, D.O., is accepting new patients Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. OSF Medical Group – Primary Care (Alton) recently announced that a new board-certified family medicine physician has been added to its staff to better serve the primary care needs of Riverbend region residents. Isha McConkey, D.O., is accepting new patients…

Chien-tsung Lu, an associate professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, will be the new director in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation. The appointment is effective July 1. Robert D. Morgan, dean of SIU Carbondale’s College of Health and Human Sciences, said Lu brings myriad experiences in several areas…