People In Business

Caritas Family Solutions recently announced that Hope Carbonaro has been promoted to Chief Program Officer. She currently served as the organization’s Executive Director of Child Welfare and has more than 30 years of experience in clinical work and child welfare. “Caritas Family Solutions is so fortunate to have Hope Carbonaro as our new Chief Program…

Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce that five attorneys from the firm’s St. Louis office have been listed in the 30th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers…

Current COO Mike Marshall to assume the responsibilities of Anderson Healthcare president/CEO, with current Chief Nursing Officer Lisa Spencer moving into new position as Anderson Hospital president Anderson Healthcare President and CEO Keith A. Page announced his future retirement and succession plan to the staff of Anderson Healthcare early last month.  Page is planning a…

West Star Aviation has named Allen McReynolds as their new Chief Operating Officer (COO), starting Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. McReynolds’s primary role as COO will be to support employees by making strategic investments in people, training, tooling, technology and processes, while improving our safety, on-time and squawk-free delivery performance to our valued customers. He has…

Caritas Family Solutions recently announced that Mark Becker has been promoted to Executive Director of Child Welfare. Becker has worked for the nonprofit for 12 years and served as the organization’s Associate Executive Director of Child Welfare. Caritas currently serves more than 7,000 people including 2,300 foster children and is the third-largest provider of foster…

Michael Thornton was appointed as Book Management Coach for growing alliance Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois, recently named Michael Thornton as Book Management Coach. In this newly created role, he will focus on the profitability of personal lines production with both…

Governor Pritzker taps Atkinson to help lead efforts to expand economic development in Illinois John Atkinson, managing director and chairman of Marsh Chicago, has been nominated as Chairman of Intersect Illinois’ board of directors. Atkinson will bring his vast leadership experience in both the public and private sectors to advance economic growth and help bring…

On behalf of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, State of Illinois, Chief Judge Andrew J. Gleeson has announced the selection of Maurche’ H. Belk to the position of Associate Judge in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 39. Belk received her undergraduate degree from Jackson State University, Jackson, Miss.,  and her Juris Doctor from…

West Star Aviation recently announced that Eric Valdes has accepted the Program Director role responsible for Embraer, Accessories, and NDT at the company’s East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Valdes has over 30 years of aviation experience, with the past 16 years at WSA. He served in the U.S. Air Force as an AWACS crew chief…

BAM Marketing Agency has announced that Courtney Longhi, executive director of Media, has been promoted to Vice President of Media. Longhi has 12 years of experience in the media buying industry and has been with BAM for more than a decade. “Courtney has consistently demonstrated the desire to develop her skills and understanding of the…