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Compiled by Lauri Johnson
ALPHA PACKAGING PROMOTES THREE EXECUTIVES
 DAN CRESTON, COO
Alpha Packaging |
GARY SEEMAN, CFO
Alpha Packaging |
MIKE DEFAZIO, vice president
Alpha Packaging |
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Alpha Packaging has promoted three members of its management team to support the company’s plans for aggressive growth. Dan Creston has been named chief operating officer and will focus on the company’s overall sales and marketing efforts. He joined Alpha Packaging in 1987 and has served as executive vice president for the past six years. Gary Seeman has been promoted to chief financial officer and has moved to the St. Louis headquarters. He served as operations manager of the firm’s plant in Salt Lake City since it opened in July 2004. Mike DeFazio has been named vice president of operations and will oversee production and manufacturing at all three plants in St. Louis, Salt Lake City and Brooklyn, N.Y.
FRANKE NAMED GM OF AMERISTAR ST. CHARLES
Ameristar Casinos Inc. has promoted Jim Franke to general manager of its St. Charles, Mo., property. Franke was the property’s vice president of casino operations and had been serving as interim general manager since December 2004. He joined the St. Charles property in 2000 as vice president of slot operations.
SMITH APPOINTED TO MISSOURI LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH COMMITTEE
DONNA BECK SMITH
committee member,
Missouri Life Sciences Research Committee |
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Gov. Matt Blunt has selected Donna Beck Smith, a member of Brown Smith Wallace LLC, to serve on the Missouri Life Sciences Research Committee. The committee was established by the legislature under Gov. Bob Holden to foster intellectual and fiscal development in Missouri’s life sciences industry.
KERCHER NAMED PARTNER
AT THOMPSON COBURN
KEVIN M. KERCHER
partner,
Thompson Coburn LLP |
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Kevin M. Kercher has joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Practice Group. His practice covers all areas of intellectual property law. Prior to his new role, Kercher was a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP.
THOMPSON COBURN RECRUITS SHAPIRO FOR D.C. OFFICE
Robert A. Shapiro has joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner in the transportation and international commerce practice group
in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Previously, Shapiro served as a partner at Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, where his practice centered on customs law.
SHAW JOINS
DANNA MCKITRICK
JOEL D. SHAW
associate attorney,
Danna McKitrick P.C. |
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Joel D. Shaw has joined Danna McKitrick P.C. as an associate attorney with the firm’s litigation team. He previously worked for another insurance defense firm and is a 2002 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.
AMERICAN EQUITY MORTGAGE NAMES NEW CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
JENNIFER D. FISCHER
chief administrative officer,
American Equity Mortgage |
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American Equity Mortgage has promoted Jennifer D. Fischer to the newly created position of chief administrative officer. Fischer joined the company in May 2004 as the manager of human resources and facilities functions. Previously she served as the director of human resources outsourcing and technology for CBIZ Solutions.
KRAL JOINS
MIDWEST BANKCENTRE
WILLIAM KRAL
vice president of commercial services,
Midwest BankCentre |
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William Kral has joined Midwest BankCentre as vice president of commercial services. He brings nearly 10 years of commercial banking experience to his new job, most recently serving as vice president of commercial real estate at Regions Bank.
SISTERS OF MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM ANNOUNCES
LEADERSHIP CHANGES
Fred Ford, Randall J. Combs, Sheri Beekman and Ron Trulove have been appointed to new positions at Sisters of Mercy Health System. Ford previously served as vice president of revenue and decision support for Mercy and has been named vice president of performance management
Combs has been named system revenue executive and will continue to serve as executive vice president/chief financial officer
for St. John’s Mercy Health Care, Mercy’s
St. Louis-based member organization.
Beekman is the new vice president of patient financial services for Mercy. She will continue to serve in the role of vice president of patient financial services for St. John’s Mercy Health Care.
Trulove has been named to the new role of vice president of reimbursement and revenue integrity. He previously worked as vice president of finance for St. John’s Mercy Health Care.
FORMER RCGA EXEC TO LEAD CHARLOTTE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
RONNIE BRYANT
president and CEO,
Charlotte Regional Partnership |
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Ronnie Bryant, former senior vice president of the RCGA’s economic development staff, has been named president and CEO of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, the regional economic development group in Charlotte, N.C. Before taking on his new role, Bryant served as president and chief operating officer for the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance. He worked for the RCGA from 1996 to 2001.
GULLER EARNS AWARD FROM KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
BOB GULLER
recipient,
The Kauffman Community Award |
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The Kauffman Foundation has awarded Bob Guller a Kauffman Community Award for his service to the community through his efforts to launch and sustain the Technology Entrepreneur Center Inc. The award, established in 2002, honors outstanding efforts of individual entrepreneurs that have made a significant difference in their communities and valuable philanthropic contributions to society. The Technology Entrepreneur Center Inc. will receive a donation from The Kauffman Foundation in Guller’s name.
PANGEA HIRES NEW
PROJECT MANAGER
Virgil W. Jansen has joined Pangea Inc. as an environmental business line manager. He will provide technical expertise to Pangea’s environmental businesses. Jansen has 30 years of experience in engineering and construction management work relating to environmental services.
BODE WINS 2005 MARGARET SLACK AWARD
MELISSA BODE
vice president of development,
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri |
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Melissa Bode, vice president of development at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, has been chosen by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as the national winner of the 2005 Margaret Slack Award for professional development.
As vice president of development, Bode has significantly increased the agency’s revenues and donor base while balancing an annual budget of approximately $2 million. The award provides Bode with financial support for continued professional training.
FORTH HONORED BY CLAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DAVID FORTH
attorney,
Danna McKitrick P.C. |
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Local attorney David Forth has been honored by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce with the Member of the Year Award for going above and beyond the call of duty in serving the chamber and the community. Forth was a member of the chamber’s Leadership Clayton 2005 graduating class and also served on the chamber’s legislative committee. Forth has practiced law at Danna McKitrick P.C. since 2002.
CERRONE-KELLY JOINS CLAYCO
BETH CERRONE-KELLY
project manager,
Clayco |
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Clayco has hired Beth Cerrone-Kelly as a project manager in the St. Louis office. She brings 10 years of experience in construction project management to Clayco and previously worked as a project manager for three construction companies in Milwaukee.
SULLINS NAMED EXECUTIVE FELLOW AT UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
William A. Sullins Jr.
executive fellow in the Executive Leadership Institute in the College of Business Administration,
University of Missouri-St. Louis |
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William A. Sullins Jr. has been named executive fellow in the Executive Leadership Institute in the College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has more than 40 years of business experience and served as vice chairman of Commerce Bancshares at Commerce Bank and Midwest commercial region vice president of Boatmen’s Bank. As an executive fellow, Sullins will lecture on campus, mentor students and share his business knowledge with students, staff and faculty.
MCMILLIAN NAMED DIRECTOR OF MASONRY INSTITUTE
Engineer Darrell W. McMillian has been named executive director of the Masonry Institute of St. Louis. McMillian had served as the institute’s director of engineering since 2001. Before joining the institute, he served as an associate professor of civil/construction technology for Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo.
MIDWEST TRENCHING & EXCAVATING HIRES NEW PROJECT MANAGER
MIKE JUERGENS
project manager,
Midwest Trenching & Excavating |
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As a result of continued growth and expansion, Midwest Trenching & Excavating has hired Mike Juergens as a project manager. Juergens formerly worked as vice president of Conti Electric for 18 years.
WOOLLEY, AMAN JOIN HOLLAND CONSTRUCTION
Holland Construction Services has hired Pete Woolley as a construction superintendent. Woolley has more than 24 years of construction experience, including work on the Direct Mall in Earth City, Mo. His first assignment for Holland Construction is the Gateway Convention Center renovation in Collinsville, Ill.
Guy Aman has also joined the firm as a project engineer. He has more than seven years of experience in the construction industry in light commercial and residential sectors. Aman is a recent construction management graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
BELUK NAMED VICE CHAIRMAN AT ACCOUNTING FIRM
STEPHEN R. BELUK
vice chairman of internal audit services,
Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP |
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Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP has named Stephen R. Beluk Jr. as vice chairman of the firm’s internal audit services group. Beluk joined the firm as a partner in 2002 and currently oversees the day-to-day operations of the internal audit services group. Before joining the firm, Beluk worked in internal audit services at another firm and also spent 10 years as the general auditor for Anheuser-Busch.
BALIS NAMED CLASSIC ROCK PROGRAM DIRECTOR
OF THE YEAR
Rick Balis, program director at KSHE 94.7 in St. Louis, was named Classic Rock Program Director of the Year at the Radio & Records Industry Achievement Awards in June. The awards are presented annually by Radio & Records, an information company that serves the key decision-makers in the radio and record industries.
MARITZ EXEC NAMED HENRY CROWN FELLOW
WILLIAM P. (SCOTT) BUSH
chief marketing officer and
corporate senior vice president,
Maritz Inc. |
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The Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship Program has selected William P. (Scott) Bush as a 2005 Henry Crown Fellow. Bush is chief marketing officer and corporate senior vice president of Maritz Inc. The Henry Crown Fellowship brings together professionals under the age of 45 who have achieved conspicuous success in their chosen fields.
FEDDER JOINS HUSCH & EPPENBERGER
JANE E. FEDDER
attorney,
Husch & Eppenberger LLC |
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Husch & Eppenberger LLC has hired
Jane E. Fedder as a member of the firm’s Environmental & Regulatory Practice Group. She was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court as a member of the Regional Disciplinary Committee for Region X, effective January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2008, and is listed in the eighth edition of Who’s Who in American Law.
FLEISHMAN-HILLARD ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS, AWARDS
At Fleishman-Hillard’s headquarters in
St. Louis, eight staffers have been promoted and two counselors have received the annual John D. Graham Award. Vicki Boutwell, Angela Cross, Kimberly Fletcher, Kim Lloyd and Terri Parker have been promoted to senior vice president. Dave Baldridge, Tre Lohmeyer and Leah Tillman have been promoted to vice president.
The 2005 recipients of the John D. Graham Award are Jack Farmer, senior vice president and partner in the marketing communications practice, and Ed Presberg, senior vice president and senior partner at Fleishman-Hillard Creative. The award, named for the agency’s chairman and CEO, is the firm’s highest honor. |
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