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JOYNER ASSUMES COMMUNITY RELATIONS RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMERCE BANK



DEE JOYNER
senior vice president for organizational development, Commerce Bank

Commerce Bank has added community relations and charitable giving to the duties of Dee Joyner, senior vice president for organizational development. Joyner will oversee the Commerce Bank markets of St. Louis, eastern Missouri and Illinois.

Joyner has a long-standing history of community involvement and served in various leadership roles in St. Louis County government before joining Commerce Bank 12 years ago. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of Boys and Girls Town. Joyner’s other community activities include: Alzheimer’s Association Advisory Board; Missouri Women’s Forum member; University of Missouri–Saint Louis Chancellor’s Council member; and Deaconess Foundation Board of Trustees. She also serves on the Boards of the Automobile Club of Missouri and Delta Dental of Missouri.

GATEWAY EDI'S LLEWELLYN
NAMED PRESIDENT OF MO SNIP



MICHELLE LLEWELLYN
manager of payer relations at Gateway EDI Inc., has been named president of Missouri Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP).

After just two years with the committee, Michelle Llewellyn, manager, payer relations, and HIPAA Coordinator of Gateway EDI Inc., has been named President of Missouri Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP). The Missouri SNIP is an organization focused on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation within the state.

MO SNIP (www.mosnip.com) provides an opportunity among health-care industry stakeholders i.e., providers, hospitals, health plans, clearinghouses, professional associations and societies, research and pharmaceutical organizations, government agencies and vendors to assure their interpretation of HIPAA standards is “correct” or the industry “best fit,” and not another proprietary solution. MO SNIP enables stakeholders to follow HIPAA implementers and benefit from lessons learned through the leaders’ experiences.


O'KEEFE JOINS BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL AS COO



SHARON O'KEEFE
chief operating officer, Barnes Jewish Hospital

Barnes-Jewish Hospital has added Sharon O’Keefe to its executive management team in the role of chief operating officer. Most recently, O’Keefe served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

HBE CORPORATION PROMOTES ESLINGER TO VP OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING



ED ESLINGER
vice president, structural engineering, HBE Corp.

Ed Eslinger has been promoted to vice president and department head of structural engineering at HBE Corporation. Eslinger joined HBE in January 2002 as a structural engineering group leader. A registered architect and engineer in 25 states, he has 28 years of experience in building design and project management.

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY ELECTS
FOUR TO BOARD OF
TRUSTEES

Newly elected members of the Board of Trustees at Webster University include Terrance C.Z. Egger, Major General Raymond Rees, Dr. Donald Suggs and Donna Vandiver.

Egger has served as president of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch LLC since June 2000. He joined the organization as publisher of the newspaper and vice president of Pulitzer Inc. in 1999.

Major General Rees is vice chief, National Guard Bureau, Departments of the Army and Air Force. He has received several awards and decorations including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf clusters).

Dr. Suggs is president and publisher of the St. Louis American newspaper. Previously, Dr. Suggs served as chief of oral surgery at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Also, he was the first African American to serve as an associate clinical professor at Saint Louis University Dental School.

Vandiver, president and CEO of The Vandiver Group (TVG), has more than 25 years of experience in strategic planning, corporate reputation management, crisis communication, public relations and marketing. In 2002, her firm has received numerous honors including two awards for “Best Place to Work in St. Louis.”


KLOEPPEL AMONG LEADERSHIP IN NAVAL RESERVE COMMAND

Rear Admiral Daniel Kloeppel, a native of St. Louis, has been assigned Commander of the Naval Air Force Reserve. He started his Navy career as an ensign in 1970 after completing NROTC training at Northwestern University. Two years later, Kloeppel was designated a naval aviator. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps and Commendation Medal.

In 1977, he transitioned to the Naval Reserve. Kloeppel has been a commercial pilot for the past 25 years, serving with Ozark, Trans World and American Airlines. Currently, he is qualified as captain on the MD-80 aircraft.

RBG&CO. WELCOMES MERENDA AS PARTNER



BOB MERENDA, CPA
partner, RBG&Co.

Bob Merenda, CPA, has joined Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP (RBG&Co.) as a partner. Merenda has 34 years of financial and accounting business experience, 27 of which were at Arthur Andersen LLP. He is the former head of Andersen’s St. Louis Tax Practice and director for Andersen’s Central Region Tax Practice. In his new role at RBG&Co., he will work with middle market and family-owned businesses doing tax consulting and tax planning.

AMERISTAR CASINOS NAMES MALONE VP AND CONTROLLER



TOM MALONE
vice president and controller, Ameristar Casinos Inc.

Ameristar Casinos Inc. has promoted Tom Malone to vice president/controller. He reports to Chief Financial Officer, Thomas Steinbauer. Malone came to Ameristar in June 2001 as director of internal audit. Prior to joining the company, Malone was a partner with big four accounting firm KPMG. Ameristar operates six locations in Nevada, Iowa, Missouri and Mississippi.

PARIC PROMOTES ACKERMANN TO VP OF GENERAL BUILDING GROUP

Art Ackermann has been promoted to vice president of the general business group at Paric Corporation. Ackermann has more than 28 years of experience in construction and served as the project executive on MasterCard International’s Global Technology and Operations Headquarters at WingHaven® in O’Fallon, Mo.
 

 

 


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