O’FALLON, Ill. — Visionary Wealth Advisors says Mike Clark has joined the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois’ Board of Directors. The Leadership Council’s membership of more than 200 area leaders works to unite business, industry, government, education and labor for economic growth in Southwestern Illinois. Clark is a senior wealth advisor at Visionary Wealth Advisors in…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., which has offices in St. Louis, Chicago and Belleville, has announced that attorneys Dawn M. Johnson, Beata Krakus, Susan Meyer and Leonard D. Vines have been named by Who’s Who Legal as among the world’s leading franchise attorneys for 2017. The attorneys are listed in the Who’s Who Legal Franchise:…

ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest law firms focused on consumer protection and mass tort actions, says Melissa Crowe Schopfer, a shareholder in the firm, has been chosen by the Law Bulletin Publishing Co. as one of its 2017 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.” “The firm is very proud…

EDWARDSVILLE —  Gayla Moore has joined the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation’s Board of Directors. Moore is the previous CEO and owner of Nevco, a sports technology company. During Moore’s leadership, Nevco transformed from near obsolescence to industry leader and became the largest privately held scoreboard manufacturer in the world. Moore has more…

ALTON — BJC Medical Group has announced that Angie Harris, DO, has joined Family Physicians of Alton. Dr. Harris began Oct. 15 at Family Physicians, which is located in Suite 230 of Medical Office Building B on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (618) 463-7777. Harris received…

Mike Rice has joined First Bank Mortgage as a mortgage home loan consultant. His office is located at First Bank’s Carbondale branch, 1500 W. Main S). Rice, who has 30 years of banking and finance experience, will be responsible for originating mortgages for home purchases and refinances. Rice is a member of the Egyptian Board…

GODFREY – Paralegal Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Business Rebecca “Becky” Gockel is Lewis and Clark Community College’s 2017 Emerson Electric Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. “Being recognized as this year’s Emerson award recipient is both an honor and a privilege,” Gockel said. “I was truly humbled by the nomination and sentiments shared by…

S.M. Wilson & Co. has hired Steven Meeks, PE as vice president of pre-construction and estimating. Meeks brings 30 years of construction expertise to the position. In his new role, Meeks will lead and guide S.M. Wilson’s Pre-Construction and Estimating efforts. He will provide oversight and assistance to project teams for budget tracking, cost analysis,…

Christopher A. Pickett, the chief diversity officer and leader of the Securities & Financial Services Industry group at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., is a recipient of the 2017 Excellence in Business Performance Award from the St. Louis American Foundation. Pickett was honored Nov. 17 at the foundation’s 18th Annual Salute to Excellence in Business…

SWANSEA — Trenton, Ill., resident Fred Dintelman is embarking on a new chapter in his life following his retirement Nov. 3 from Holland Construction Services in Swansea. Dintelman worked since 2005 as a senior project manager for Holland. A former teacher, baseball coach, basketball coach, and college baseball champion, Dintelman’s career path that led him…

Several employees recently joined the Carbondale office of Centerstone, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit providers of community-based behavioral health care. Julie Bailey joins as a counselor. She will be responsible for providing counseling services to both mental health and substance abuse clients. Bailey joins Centerstone with more than three years of experience in the…

ST. LOUIS – S.M. Wilson & Co. has hired Kristyn Newbern as business development manager. Newbern will be the business development lead for S.M. Wilson’s health care and higher education market sectors. She will assist in acquiring new clients, maintaining existing relationships and elevating S.M. Wilson within the community. Newbern holds an M.S. in Engineering…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has appointed Lydia Jackson as the interim dean of Library and Information Services, effective immediately. Jackson steps into the role for former Dean Regina McBride, who retired in early October. “As interim dean, Prof. Jackson will lead the LIS faculty and…

SIHF Healthcare has announced that Christa Dyson-Spiller, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) has joined its team at two locations. Dyson-Spiller will see patients at Cahokia School-based Health Center, 800 Range Lane, Cahokia, and at East St. Louis School-based Health Center, 4901 State St., East St., Louis. Dyson-Spiller has more than 20 years of healthcare experience,…

FirstService Residential has named John Brea as president of the property management company’s North Region. Based out of Toronto, Canada, Brea will oversee operations and spearhead strategic growth opportunities across Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri, and Canadian provinces of Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. “John brings a track-record of customer service excellence, leading change and an…