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Lenger Joins
Negwer Materials
Above:
Gerald Lenger, general manager/door division, Negwer Materials
Commercial building materials supplier, Negwer Materials, welcomed
Gerald Lenger as general manager of the door division. He brings
17 years of experience in the door and frame business. Previously,
Lenger was vice president of sales at H & G Sales Inc.
Negwer began as a hardware supplier in 1987. Seven years later,
the company added a 30,000-square-foot door fabrication facility.
Negwer is now one of the largest distributors of commercial building
products in the St. Louis area, with branch offices of its door
division in Columbia, Mo., and Chatham, Ill.
NuVox Communications Names Young Senior VP and CIO
Josephine Young has joined NuVox Communications as senior vice president
and chief information officer (CIO). In this role, Young is responsible
for leadership of Information Technology at NuVox. Young comes to
NuVox from Digital Access Inc., where she was senior vice president/CIO.
She also has held management positions with XO Communications, FHP
Healthcare, Southern Pacific Telecommunications, Beech Aircraft
and Boeing.
Nuvox is an integrated communications and applications services
provider formed by the merger of Gabriel Communications and TriVergent
in November 2000. The company serves 30 markets in 13 states in
the Midwest and Southeast.
Hilton Promoted to Partner at RBG&Co.
Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP (RBG&Co.) announced the promotion
of Tonja Begeman Hilton, CPA, to partner at the accounting and consulting
firm. Hilton joined RBG&Co. in 1991 and is currently in the assurance
services group, specializing in real estate and construction. She
also is the president of the St. Louis Chapter of Commercial Real
Estate Women.
Paluch Named Senior VP of Finance
Above:
Brian Paluch, senior vice president of finance, UniGroup Inc.
Brian Paluch has joined UniGroup Inc. as vice president of finance
for the Transportation Services Group. The Transportation Services
Group is responsible for operations of UniGroup-owned United Van
Lines and Mayflower Transit. Paluch will supervise accounting and
financial analysis for both van lines.
Paluch brings more than 20 years of financial and operations experience
to UniGroup. Most recently he served as chief executive officer
of the North American Bakery Division of Parmalat, a food services
company.
Stromberg Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Alberici
Above:
LeRoy Stromberg, senior vice president and chief operating officer,
J.S. Alberici Construction Co.
J.S. Alberici Construction Co. Inc. has named LeRoy Stromberg chief
operating officer. Stromberg joined Alberici in 1979 and has served
the company in many areas. In 1990, he became vice president of
the Automotive, Food and Beverage, and Selected Heavy Industrial
business units. He was promoted to senior vice president in 1995
and added Alberici’s Michigan operations to his responsibilities.
In addition, he has been involved in the company’s expansion into
Brazil.
McLaren Named Project Manager of the Year
The Midwest Council of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
has named Randy McLaren of Paric Corp. as “Project Manager of the
Year.” The annual award recognizes overall excellence in efficient
project management.
McLaren has been with Paric since 1998 and handles projects in the
interior construction business unit. In the past year, McLaren has
managed more than $20 million of construction, including projects
for Computer Associates, Amdocs, Reinsurance Group of America Inc.,
Prudential Securities and Ralston Purina.
Crown Laser Centers Welcome Dr. Cohen
Above:
Bruce Cohen, M.D.
Crown Optical announced the addition of Bruce Cohen, M.D. to the
Crown Laser Centers surgical team. Practicing in the St. Louis area
since 1986, Dr. Cohen has served as chief resident of ophthalmology
for Barnes Hospital and chief of the University Eye Service at Washington
University School of Medicine. Dr. Cohen has been in practice in
the St. Louis area since 1986. He has performed refractive surgery
since 1994.
A division of Crown Optical, Crown Laser Center, provides laser
vision correction surgery and follow-up care. Crown Optical has
20 Bi-State Metropolitan Area locations.
Frueh Elected Chairman of S.A.V.E. Coalition
Richard Frueh, P.E., office manager of Shannon & Wilson, has been
elected chairman of the board in the Structural Assessment and Visual
Evaluation (S.A.V.E.) coalition. The coalition assists the Missouri
State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) with its responsibility
to have qualified volunteers for the assessment of buildings following
catastrophic events. S.A.V.E. volunteers include architects, professional
engineers and other construction professionals who examine building
damage after catastrophic events to determine safety measures.
Sports Commission Names New Director for Sports Foundation
Troye Frank has joined the St. Louis Sports Commission as director
of the organization’s sports foundation and Sports for Kids program.
A legacy of the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, the Sports Commission
established the St. Louis Sports Foundation to provide opportunities
related to sports to area youth. The Foundation launched the Sports
for Kids program in 1999, with a focus on health and learning through
sports participation. The program includes youth sports clinics,
grants to fund other area programs and facilities, an annual Sports
Career Day for high school students, and a Coach It Right! Initiative
that helps adult coaches of youth sports teams.
Previously, Frank was with the St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports
Foundation, an organization that produces events such as the annual
Budweiser Gateway Classic football game. He also has worked at the
United States Sports Academy as an admission counselor and vice
president of Alumni Affairs.
Frank replaces Erica Moore, who developed the initial Sports for
Kids program. Moore accepted a position as director of the National
Family Services and Learning Center–St. Louis, a joint project of
the Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers.
Five New Directors Join FOCUS St. Louis Board
FOCUS St. Louis welcomed five new directors to its board in July.
Valerie Bell continues her second year as president. New directors
are: Dr. Benjamin Ola. Akande, Dean, School of Business and Technology,
Webster University; Mary Campbell, vice president, Bank of America;
Doug Funderburk, facilities group manager, The Boeing Company; Debra
Hollingsworth, vice president, external affairs, Southwestern Bell;
The Rev. Jerry Paul, president and CEO, Deaconess Foundation.
In addition, FOCUS St. Louis added two youth members to the board
of directors: Heidi Schamburg of Ladue Horton Watkins High School
and Ashley Spraggins of Soldan International Studies High School
As a nonprofit organization, FOCUS St. Louis works toward regional
cooperation through developing leaders, influencing community policy
and encouraging citizen involvement.
Ruebsam Promoted to VP at The Daniel and Henry Co.
he Daniel and Henry Co. announced the promotion of Robert Ruebsam
to vice president. D&H is the largest independent insurance brokerage
firm in St. Louis.
Al Koller III Becomes President of Koller-Craft Plastic Products
Above:
Al Koller III, president, Koller-Craft Plastic Products
Koller Enterprises Inc. has appointed Alois Koller III as president
of its Koller-Craft Plastic Products division. He succeeds A.J.
Koller, Jr., who is now president and CEO of Koller Enterprises.
Prior to joining Koller-Craft, Al Koller spent four years in California
and Arizona as a project engineer for McDonnell Douglas Helicopter.
He has been with Koller-Craft since 1989, serving in numerous positions,
including project engineer, purchasing manager, sales manager and
personnel manager.
Koller-Craft Plastic Products is located in Fenton and does injection
molding of plastic items for various industries such as automotive
and commercial lighting.
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United Way Leader Will Be Missed
The community mourns the loss of Charmaine Chapman, who
led the United Way of Greater St. Louis to some of its largest
fund-raising successes. Chapman died of cancer in July.
She had been a United Way executive for more than three
decades, serving as president and CEO of the Greater St.
Louis organization since 1994.
Chapman began her profession of “making a difference
in the lives of others” as a social worker in her native
Pittsburgh, where she later started her United Way career.
She came to St. Louis after heading the United Way in St.
Paul, Minn. Prior to that Chapman held United Way leadership
positions in Alexandria, Va., and Dayton, Ohio. In coming
to St. Louis, Chapman became the first woman and first African
American to lead the United Way here.
Remembering Chapman, United Way Board Chairman Craig Schnuck,
chairman of the board and CEO of Schnuck Markets Inc., said,
“Through her compassion, energy and love for her work
and for people, Charmaine created a legacy of good that
we know will continue to endure.”
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Charmaine
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