People In Business

Bank of Belleville recently announced the promotion of Ryan Osterhage to the position of Chief Lending Officer. Currently serving as the Market President of Bank of Monroe County, Osterhage will continue in this role while taking on the responsibilities as Chief Lending Officer. With two decades of experience in banking, Osterhage’s promotion to Chief Lending…

West Star Aviation has announced the promotion of Charles Brooks to 2nd Shift Manager at their East Alton, Ill. (ALN) facility. Brooks started in aviation in 2005 and has held positions at Hawker Beechcraft. and Dassault Falcon Jet prior to taking a position with West Star Aviation in 2016. While at West Star Aviation, Brooks…

Bank of Springfield (BOS) recently announced that Erik Huber earned his certification within the Community Banker University’s Commercial Loan Officer Program.  Huber successfully completed the certification examinations covering the analytical processes needed to be an effective Commercial Lender and received the professional designation Certified Commercial Loan Officer (CCLO).  The program is administered by the Independent…

Helmkamp Construction has announced the promotion of Mark McGuire to Superintendent.  McGuire began his construction career with Helmkamp in January 2015 as a Carpenter’s Apprentice.  With nearly nine years of experience and growth at Helmkamp, he is looked at as a bright, up-and-coming leader among the company’s team in the field. Kyle Ogden, Helmkamp’s vice…

Bradford National Bank has announced that Ryan Goodwin has joined the bank as a commercial and ag lending officer at their Highland location.  The announcement was made by bank President & CEO Michael Ennen. With extensive experience in commercial lending and treasury management, Goodwin will focus on business development with an emphasis on both commercial…

Longtime Music Professor Louis Michael is Lewis and Clark Community College’s Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for 2023. The award was announced internally during faculty in-service week in August, then again publicly during the September meeting of the L&C Board of Trustees this week. “It was a big surprise,” Michael said. “I’ve been here…

Grey Matter Marketing, a woman-owned category design firm that partners with life science companies, runs a monthly Woman In Science campaign on their social media channels. One of their summer spotlight’s was on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Chanté Summers, a synthetic medicinal chemist at Pfizer’s Oncology Unit of Medicine Design. Summers earned her bachelor’s…

Clayborne & Wagner LLP, headquartered in Belleville, Ill., has announced the recent appointment of Corinne Mitchell as the newest partner of the law firm. She will be joining current firm partners, James Clayborne and Michael Wagner. This strategic addition to the firm’s partnership further strengthens its commitment to providing exceptional commercial litigation, general liability defense,…

SIUE faculty continues to play a role in NCAA governance Cherese Fine, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been appointed as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. “We congratulate Dr. Fine on her appointment as our Faculty Athletic Representative,” said…

West Star Aviation recently announced the promotion of Ryan Gibbs to Director of Falcon Business Development at their East Alton, Ill. (ALN) location. Gibbs has more than 21 years of aviation experience and has been with West Star since 2004 in a variety of sales and management positions. He will be responsible for the involvement…