People In Business

The law firm of Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. (MM&R) recently announced that Lisa N. Logterman joined its firm as an associate. Lisa N. Logterman is an associate attorney at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd. (MM&R) primarily interested in litigation. She provides MM&R with legal services for civil litigation, workers’ compensation, employment law, discrimination, and…

Lewis and Clark Community College alumnus Drew Vincent is following his passion for public relations to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he will pursue a bachelor’s degree beginning this spring. He graduated from L&C in December, as the college’s first student ambassador in over a decade. As an ambassador, he worked closely with Recruiter Daniel…

  By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE [email protected] The Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois held its annual business meeting on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the Regency in O’Fallon, Ill. As part of the meeting, board members voted on the Council’s 2024 slate of nominated officers.  Elected to serve as the group’s officers for the ensuing year were…

Armstrong Teasdale recently announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2024, Richard (Rick) W. Engel, Jr. has been elected managing partner. Engel, who has worked closely with outgoing Managing Partner Patrick Rasche over the years in various leadership positions, has been at the firm for 36 years. Rasche will return to the practice of Intellectual Property law…

All 2023 Mission Partner of the Month Award honorees were eligible for the award OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center has bestowed its inaugural Mission Partner of the Year Award to Kathy Rogers, who currently serves as Lead Communications Specialist in the Communications Department. Ms. Rogers was the Mission Partner of the Month honoree in October…

Mission Partner of the Month recognized, along with DAISY Award and Sunflower Award honorees OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center in Alton recently bestowed its Mission Partner of the Month Award for December to Jenn Terry, administrative supervisor (Nursing Administration). Hospitals are 24/7/365 entities, and there’s no downtime. So whatever happens during the daylight hours certainly…

If the state of Illinois raises a newly designed flag in the year 2025, the decision and design concept will be a product of the work of the Illinois Flag Commission, which has Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Tandra Taylor, Ph.D., as one its 22 appointed members.  Taylor is an assistant professor in the Department of History…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Assistant Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence, Education, and Development Lindy Wagner has named Stephanie Weiskopf as director of the Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub. Weiskopf will assume her new responsibilities on Jan. 16, 2024. “I am thrilled to be joining the SIUE community,” said Weiskopf. “I believe in the mission…

The Division of Student Affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recently announced the appointment of Penny Raburn as the new director of Health Services, effective from Dec. 14, 2023. As the director of Health Services, Raburn will play a crucial role in shaping the future of healthcare at SIUE by ensuring the well-being of SIUE…

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a leading Catholic health ministry with operations in Illinois and Wisconsin, has announced that Michael Scialdone will join the system’s executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief financial officer on Jan. 8, 2024, and oversee system financial services. “Michael brings over three decades of health care finance and…