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NETEFFECTS HIRES TWO NEW EMPLOYEES
 SCOTT BALDWIN AND PEPI-JO PETRACEK
senior recruiter and office and administrative manager, NetEffects
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Scott Baldwin and Pepi-Jo Petracek have joined NetEffects, an information technology staffing firm. Baldwin has been hired as a senior recruiter, and Petracek is the new office and administrative manager. Baldwin has more than 12 years of recruiting experience in both technical and medical industries. In his new role,
he will help place information technology professionals in corporations throughout the area. Before joining NetEffects, Petracek worked in recruiting at a financial corporation.
MILL JOINS IRWIN UNION BANK ADVISORY BOARD
Dave Mill, president of Titan Tube, has been named to the advisory board for Irwin Union Bank. Mill has been with Titan Tube for ten years, first working in sales and eventually being promoted to vice president and then president. Prior to joining Titan Tube, Mill worked for Ralston Purina as a key account manager.
MIDWEST BANKCENTRE
PROMOTES FALLERT,
SCHERRER AND BALDWIN
Midwest BankCentre has promoted Jan Fallert to branch manager and Suzanne Scherrer to assistant branch manager at its Arnold branch, and Jodi Baldwin is now a commercial loan officer for the bank’s St. Charles region. Fallert will oversee daily operations and customer service at the Arnold location. She joined the bank in 2002 after serving as the operations officer at Eagle Bank in Arnold. Scherrer, a licensed annuity specialist, will assist Fallert with branch operations and lead the bank’s WomenConnect program. She also joined the bank in 2002 after working at Eagle Bank. Baldwin joined Midwest BankCentre four years ago and has nearly 20 years of banking experience.
CLAYCO ADDS REITER AS
PROJECT ENGINEER
Matthew A. Reiter has joined Clayco Construction as a project engineer and will initially work on the firm’s Citigroup office building and call center in Louisville, Ky. Reiter recently earned a bachelor’s in construction management from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. While finishing his degree, he worked as a part-time project engineer with IMPACT Strategies.
KOZICZ TAKES HELM AT ALBERICI UNIT
GREGORY J. KOZICZ
president,
Alberici Constructors
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Gregory J. Kozicz has been appointed president of Alberici Constructors and will take responsibility for overall operations of the
St. Louis-based firm. Prior to his new appointment, Kozicz spent three years as president of Alberici Constructors Ltd., which specializes in industrial and institutional construction in Canada. He will report to Robert F. McCoole, president and CEO of Alberici Group.
CEJKA APPOINTS DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
LORI A. SCHUTTE
director of client services,
Cejka Search
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In her new position as director of client services at Cejka Search, Lori A. Schutte will be responsible for process review and development for the firm, which conducts searches for executives and physicians for the health care industry. Schutte previously served as vice president of donor development at Mid America Transplant Services and has more than 20 years of experience in management and client relations in medical services industries.
OATES PROMOTED TO NEW POSITION AT CLASSIC99
TRICIA OATES
director of community development and education,
KFUO-FM
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KFUO-FM has named Tricia Oates director of community development and education. In her new position, Oates will direct community outreach and fundraising programs for the station. She has also created and continues to manage music education programs that target underserved youths. Oates has been at the classical music station since 1995.
KORTE HIRES STAAS
Walter Staas has joined Korte Design Inc. as a project architect. Staas graduated from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and will work from the
company’s St. Louis office.
VAN TREASE RECEIVES
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD FROM OLIN SCHOOL
Sandra Van Trease, president and CEO of UNICARE Life & Health Insurance Company, has received the 2004 Distinguished Alumni Award from Washington University’s Olin School of Business. The award recognizes alumni who have received distinction in their careers and exhibit exceptional leadership skills, progressive thinking and commitment. Van Trease earned a master’s in business administration from the school in 1992.
JONES NAMED PRESIDENT OF ST. LOUIS BAR
LORI W. JONES
president,
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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The Bar Association of Metropolitan
St. Louis has selected Lori W. Jones, an attorney with Lewis Rice & Fingersh as its new president for 2004-2005. Jones has been with Lewis Rice & Fingersh since 1983 and specializes in pension and employee benefits, taxes, and mergers and acquisitions. A native of Darby, Pa., Jones earned her law degree
at Saint Louis University School of Law. She has been on the association’s board of governors since 1995 and has also served as chairwoman of its taxation section.
SHERATON ST. LOUIS ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Robert J. Fagen, Jill Guenther and Sheryl Johnson-Stampley have joined Sheraton
St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites. Fagen, a 16-year hotel industry veteran, has been named general manager of the hotel. He previously worked as director of operations for the Westin Stonebriar Resort in North Dallas, Texas. Guenther has been promoted to director of sales and marketing. For the past two years, she served as the hotel’s director of group sales, and prior to that, she spent 12 years in various sales positions with Marriott Hotels. Johnson-Stampley has been named director of human resources and previously worked at the St. Louis Blues/Savvis Center in a similar position.
COLOR ART PROMOTES
MINDEL, SCHEER
Gary Mindel and Jim Scheer have been named to new positions within the Color Art Integrated Colors’ organization. Mindel has been promoted to president of Color Art Office Interiors. As president, Mindel will oversee the overall direction of the company as well as the day-to-day responsibilities of the company’s sales, marketing and operations. Mindel, who has been with the company for 19 years, previously served as executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Jim Scheer has been appointed president of Color Art Integrated Interiors’ innovative technology group. In his new role, Scheer will oversee sales, marketing and operations for the group. He has been with the group since its inception three years ago.
ZUBAL JOINS TRAMMELL CROW
Trammell Crow Company has transferred Patricia Zubal from its Dallas office to its
St. Louis office to supervise human resource activities. She has spent her entire career with Trammell Crow and has worked in the Dallas office since 1990.
SIUE APPOINTS VANDERGRIFT AS CHANCELLOR
VAUGHN VANDERGRIFT
chancellor,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Vaughn Vandegrift has been selected as the new chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville effective July 1. He was chosen by President James E. Walker and approved by the board of trustees after a national search. Vandegrift comes to SIUE from Georgia Southern University, where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs and chief information officer since 2000. Prior to becoming provost at Georgia Southern, Vandegrift spent 12 years as dean of the college of science and mathematics and tenured professor of chemistry at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
COLDWELL GUNDAKER APPOINTS BARTNETT DIRECTOR
As the new director of career development at Coldwell Banker Gundaker, Katie Bartnett will focus on recruiting newly licensed and experienced sales associates to the company. She joined the realty firm in 1993 as a sales associate and has held several corporate positions since then.
DUPUIS NAMED BJC HEALTHCARE CFO
PATRICK DUPUIS
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As the new vice president and chief financial officer for BJC HealthCare, Patrick Dupuis will be responsible for finance, managed care contracting, material services, and performance and financial analysis for the organization. Prior to joining BJC HealthCare, Dupuis spent 20 years at General Electric Co. and most recently served as GE’s vice president and general manager of the firm’s global business processes.
SORKIN NAMED TO
FANNIE MAE COUNCIL
KATHLEEN SORKIN
vice president and COO,
St. Louis Equity Fund Inc.
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Kathleen Sorkin, vice president and COO of St. Louis Equity Fund Inc., has been appointed to the Federal National Mortgage Association’s Southwest Regional Housing and Community Development Advisory Council for the 2004-2005 term. Sorkin has 30 years of experience in housing and community development.
UNIGROUP/UNITED VAN LINES ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS
Nine agent representatives of United Van Lines have been elected to the company’s board of directors, as well as to the board of its parent company, UniGroup Inc. Joining the board for the first time are Steve Komorous of King Relocation Services in Los Angeles and Barry Vaughn of Suddath Relocation Systems in Jacksonville, Fla. Re-elected to two-year terms are Raymond (Chuck) Mattes of William B. Meyer in Bridgeport, Conn.; Daniel McCollister of McCollister’s Transportation Group in Burlington, N.J.; John J. Planes of Planes Moving & Storage in Cincinnati, Ohio; David Sabada of A-Mrazek Moving Systems in St. Louis; James H. Alexander of Central Transportation Systems in Waco, Texas; Gerald P. Stadler of S&M Moving Systems in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; and Thomas Andresen Jr., of T.E. Andresen in Boston.
The board also elected the following officers: Gerald P. Stadler, chairman and chief executive officer; H. Daniel McCollister, vice chairman; Steve Herman, treasurer; and David Corrigan, secretary.
NIMMONS JOINS COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD
HOWARD A. NIMMONS
director-Community Advisory Board,
Commerce Bank
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Howard A. Nimmons has been appointed director of Commerce Bank’s Community Advisory Board for the Central/North Region. Nimmons has been a financial professional for the last 25 years and provides accounting, tax planning and financial planning services to small businesses and individuals through his firm, Howard A. Nimmons.
DURRANT HIRES WINEKE, HOFFMAN
JOHN WINEKE AND KATHLEEN HOFFMAN
graduate professional health care designer and electrical CADD technician,
The Durant Group
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John Wineke has joined The Durrant Group as a graduate professional health care designer, and Kathleen Hoffman has joined the firm as an electrical CADD technician. Wineke has 40 years of professional experience and is a graduate of Washington University School of Architecture. Hoffman previously worked at Avanti Technologies and has an associate’s degree in computer-aided technology from ITT Technical Institute.
RUBIN, BROWN, GORNSTEIN & CO. ELECTS
NEW MANAGING PARTNER
John F. Herber Jr. has been named managing partner of Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP, an accounting and consulting firm. Herber joined the firm in 1987 and has been an assistant managing partner since 2000. Herber also serves as partner-in-charge of the firm’s assurance services group and actively serves clients in the
distribution, manufacturing and
service industries. He succeeded
James G. Castellano, who has been elected chairman of the firm.
KOHN, SHANDS, ELBERT, GIANOULAKIS & GILJUM LLP PROMOTES FORSYTHE, ADDS SULLIVAN
JENNIFER S. FORSYTHE AND KEVIN A. SULLIVAN
partner and associate
Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum LLP
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Jennifer S. Forsythe has become a partner in the law firm of Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum LLP, and Kevin A. Sullivan has joined the firm as an associate. Forsythe focuses her practice in commercial and employment litigation and labor law. She earned her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1993. Sullivan earned his law degree from St. Louis University Law School in 2003.
MERRITT JOINS TR, i ARCHITECTS AS PROJECT MANAGER
KEVIN MERITT
architect and project manager,
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Kevin Merritt has joined TR,i Architects as an architect and project manager. Formerly he worked for architectural firm Wm. B. Ittner Inc. of St. Louis.
BARDACH NAMED ASSOCIATE DEAN AT WASH U.
Kenneth C. Bardach has been named associate dean and director of ExecEdge Corporate Education at the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Before stepping into his new role, Bardach was associate dean of executive education programs at Case Western Reserve’s Weatherhead School of Management. He has more than 30 years of academic and corporate experience.
VANLINER INSURANCE
COMPANY ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
Vanliner Insurance Company, an insurer of the moving and storage industry, has announced organizational changes in its executive leadership. Gale Preston has been promoted to chief operating officer and executive vice president, and Michael Kranisky has been named president of the Fenton-based company. Preston has been with Vanliner for the past 25 years and served as the company’s vice president of underwriting and marketing for 10 years. Kranisky joined UniGroup, Vanliner’s parent company, in 1999 after 22 years of experience in the moving industry. In addition to his new role as president of Vanliner, Kranisky also serves as president of UniGroup Worldwide, an operating company of UniGroup.
KALIST NEW VICE PRESIDENT AT MISSOURI STATE BANK
SUSAN KALIST
senior vice president,
Missouri State Bank - West County Financial Center
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Susan Kalist has joined Missouri State Bank as senior vice president at the West County Financial Center, where she will be responsible for building and managing a commercial client portfolio. Kalist has worked in the St. Louis banking community for 15 years.
FOWLER APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
MAGGIE GUNN FOWLER
director of development,
Fontbonne University
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Maggie Gunn Fowler has been named the new director of development for Fontbonne University. Previously, she was director of development for Our Lady’s Inn homeless shelter and for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the St. Louis area. Fowler is a Fontbonne alumna and also serves on the university’s alumni fund development committee.
COOK, MORRISON TAKE POSITIONS AT CLARK
MICHAEL J. COOK
vice president of warehouse and logistical services,
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STEVE MORRISON
director of operations,
Clark Logistic Services
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Clark Logistic Services has named Michael J. Cook vice president of warehouse and logistical services, and Steve Morrison director of operations. Cook is a former general manager of Madison Warehouse of St. Louis and has more than 25 years experience in the warehousing industry. Morrison has spent nearly 15 years in the transportation and warehousing industries and once served as director of operations for USF Logistics in St. Louis.
HUGHES NAMES EGELHOFF DIRECTOR
Mike Egelhoff has been named director of Illinois operations for home builder T.R. Hughes. The company created the new position as part of its expansion into the Southern Illinois market. Egelhoff has more than 27 years of homebuilding experience, and most recently was an owner of R.E. Builders in St. Charles.
SORTINO TAKES HELM AT
DANFORTH FOUNDATION
PETER SORTINO
president,
St. Louis 2004
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Peter Sortino, president of St. Louis 2004 for the past four years, has been named the new president of the Danforth Foundation, beginning Jan. 1, 2005. He will succeed Bruce Anderson, the Foundation’s president since 1991, who announced in November that he would retire at the end of this year. St. Louis 2004 is scheduled to end its work on Dec. 31.
Under Sortino’s leadership, St. Louis 2004 has collaborated over the past several years with various civic institutions and individuals on behalf of the region through the 2004 Action Plan. Initiatives included: Downtown Revitalization; Clean Water, Safe Parks and Community Trails; Workforce Diversity; Sustainable Neighborhoods; Minority and Women-Owned Business Growth; and 21st Century Technologies.
Sortino, a former St. Louis city official, joined St. Louis 2004 as vice president in October 1996. He took over as president in December 1999.
MATHEIS NAMED
GENERAL MANAGER AT
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD
DENNIS MATHEIS
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Dennis Matheis has joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri as general manager, Large Group, and will be responsible for health benefit programs for employers. Most recently, he was the chief executive at Advocate Health Partners in Chicago, and he has also served as president and general manager at Cigna HealthCare of Illinois.
FALK HARRISON HIRES TWO NEW DIRECTORS
Ed Mehler and Ryan Dick have joined Falk Harrison Creative, a regional marketing firm, as associate creative director and art director, respectively. Mehler rejoins the firm after serving as principal of The Park Avenue Group for 14 years. He has worked as a designer and art director in corporate and agency settings in Kansas City and St. Louis. Before joining Falk Harrison Creative as art director, Dick worked as a graphic designer in the publications office at Southwest Missouri State University.
PRINCE AND MARTIN
BLACKWELL SANDERS
PEPER MARTIN
Thomas A. Prince and Anthony Martin have joined law firm Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin. Prince is a partner in the firm’s corporate department and will focus on corporate securities and transactions. He is an experienced corporate finance attorney and former general counsel of Stifel Financial Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. Martin is an associate in the firm’s litigation department and will focus his practice on intellectual property. Previously, he worked for a law firm in Clayton and earned his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
SPRINGMAN JOINS
ALLEGIANT BANK
Matthew Springman has joined Allegiant Bank as senior vice president and group manager for wholesale banking. He has worked for more than 20 years in the St. Louis banking market and most recently served as a senior vice president at Bank of America. He is an adult leader of the Boy Scouts of America and a member of the board of the St. Louis Sports Commission.
SSM APPOINTS LANGSTON VICE PRESIDENT
TOM LANGSTON
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Tom Langston has been appointed system vice president of SSM Health Care. Langston will continue to serve as president and chief information officer at the SSM Information Center in St. Louis. Langston joined the organization in 1981 as manager of employee benefits and has held positions that include corporate director of employee benefits and executive project manager.
Compiled by Lauri Johnson.
For inclusion in Newsmakers:
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Bob Schaper at:
bschaper@stlrcga.org
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