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Compiled by Lauri Johnson
DEVINE, SAETTELE JOIN PAULE, CAMAZINE & BLUMENTHAL
 PAUL F. DEVINE
principal,
Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal P.C. |
BARTON E. SAETTELE
associate,
Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal P.C. |
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Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal P.C. has hired Paul F. Devine as a principal and Barton E. Saettele as an associate. Devine has more than 13 years of legal experience representing real estate brokers in the St. Louis area. He previously worked for Vatterott, Shaffer & Dolan P.C. as a principal and head of litigation. Prior to starting his new position, Saettele spent more than five years working in the tax departments of two St. Louis public accounting firms, the most recent being PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
BLACKWELL SANDERS HIRES GUNN, MULLER AND SUMMER ASSOCIATES
JOHN J. MULLER III
senior counsel,
Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin |
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Kevin D. Gunn has joined Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin’s corporate department as a partner and will lead the firm’s governmental affairs practice. Gunn previously served as chief of staff for former U.S. Rep. Richard A. Gephardt for two years. He is also the founder and president of Gunn Communications, a public affairs and government relations company.
John J. Muller III has joined the firm’s real estate department as senior counsel. He has spent the past seven years working as an attorney at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP in Chicago.
The firm has also hired the following law students as part of its 2005 Summer Associate Program: Kate M. Heideman, Timothy J. McFarlin and Jordan D. Schnitzer, all from Saint Louis University School of Law, and Donny T. Lo and Sara Selena Nelson from Washington University School of Law.
FERMAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
MICHAEL FERMAN
partner,
Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP |
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Michael Ferman, a partner at Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP, has been re-elected as chairman of the board of directors for the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Missouri & Southern Illinois. Ferman is managing director of RBG/Advisors LLC, an independent registered investment advisor.
CANNON DESIGN PROMOTES BERGMANN TO PRINCIPAL
THOMAS C. BERGMANN
principal,
Cannon Design |
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Architect Thomas C. Bergmann has been promoted to principal at Cannon Design. Bergmann is the operations leader for the firm’s Midwest Region and oversees financial, project management and recruiting activities. He has more than 18 years of experience in architecture and planning.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
HOUSING COMMISSION
SARAH STEELMAN
state treasurer, chairwoman,
Missouri Housing
Development Commission |
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State Treasurer Sarah Steelman was elected chairwoman of the Missouri Housing Development Commission. She replaces Gary Collins, who will remain on the commission. Rob Fulp of Springfield has been elected as the new vice chairman while Bill Luetkenhaus of
St. Charles became the new secretary-treasurer. Both positions had been vacant since January. Other commission members include Gov. Matt Blunt, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, Attorney General Jay Nixon, Anne B. Schmidt of Florissant and Jane Klieve of St. Louis.
KPMG NAMES THREE
NEW AUDIT MANAGERS
KPMG LLP has announced that Denitza Doundalova-Allen, Carrie Hipps and Stephanie Klaas have all been promoted to the position of audit manager in the firm’s St. Louis office. Hipps will provide audit services to public sector clients while Doundalova-Allen and Klaas will serve clients in the consumer, industrial, information, communications and entertainment industries.
BYRAM, LYNN NAMED MEMBERS AT LAW FIRM
The law firm of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh has expanded its practice with the addition of two new members. Marisa L. Byram has joined the firm’s corporate department and will practice in the areas of general, corporate and real estate law. Jennifer R. Lynn has joined the firm’s estate planning department and practices in the areas of estate planning and probate; closely held businesses, partnership and joint ventures; and charitable and cultural.
BUCK NAMED CORPORATE VP AT SSM HEALTH CARE
DR. RICHARD "RICH" BUCK
SSM Health Care |
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SSM Health Care has named Dr. Richard “Rich” Buck corporate vice president of organizational effectiveness and executive director of SSM University. Buck retired from a 23-year career with the United States Navy’s health care system and most recently served as captain and CEO of Naval Hospital Pensacola.
BAVOLEK, GEYER TO WORK ON OPUS NORTHWEST’S PARK EAST TOWER
NATHAN BAVOLEK
project manager,
OPUS NORTHWEST |
CATHERINE A GEYER
selections coordinator,
OPUS NORTHWEST |
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Nathan Bavolek and Catherine A. Geyer have joined OPUS NORTHWEST-St. Louis and will initially work on the firm’s high-rise condominium development, Park East Tower. Bavolek will serve as a project manager for the firm’s construction group. He previously worked as a project architect for PGAV in
St. Louis and as a project manager at Alberts Associates Inc. near Chicago. As a selections coordinator, Geyer will assist owners with finishes for their condominium homes at Park East Tower. She brings 10 years of experience in residential and commercial design to her new job.
GILLESPIE NAMED
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
BIOTECH ASSOCIATION
The Missouri Biotechnology Association (MOBIO) has selected Kelly Gillespie as its new executive director. MOBIO is a statewide nonprofit trade association dedicated to development and growth of the Missouri biotechnology and biomedical industry. Before joining the association, he was vice president of governmental affairs with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry for seven years.
In his new role, Gillespie will advocate for public policy that will support ethical, sound- science based medical research, development of a highly educated work force and a positive environment for creating, attracting, and retaining new life sciences business growth in Missouri. He will work to build upon the collaboration of the academic community and public and private life science sectors to make biotechnology a preeminent economic force in Missouri.
POWER TO LEAD RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AT KOPLAR PROPERTIES
Koplar Properties has announced that Sara Power is the firm’s new director of retail development and sales. A 14-year veteran of the fashion/retail and sales industries, Power founded and owned Mecca International, a high-end retail store in Brisbane, Australia, before joining Koplar Properties.
LASALLE BANK
PROMOTES BUGH TO SENIOR
VP, DIVISION HEAD
At LaSalle Bank, John Bugh has been promoted to senior vice president and division head for the St. Louis Commercial Real Estate regional office in Clayton, Mo. Before joining the bank in 2000, Bugh was vice president of First National Bank of St. Louis.
CLAYCO ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND SEVERAL PROMOTIONS
MARK FITZPATRICK
chief operating officer,
Clayco |
JARED HEGEMAN
senior project manager,
Clayco |
JOHN SABO
senior project manager,
Clayco |
MICHAEL C. ZETLMEISL
project manager,
Clayco |
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Mark Fitzpatrick has been selected as the new chief operating officer at Clayco. Fitzpatrick brings with him more than 23 years of experience in the construction and real estate development industries and most recently served as an executive for Turner Construction Co. in Detroit.
The company has also promoted Jared Hegeman, Michael C. Zetlmeisl and John Sabo to new positions. Hegeman and Sabo have been named senior project managers. Hegeman has 10 years of experience in construction management and has worked as a project manager for Clayco since 1998. Sabo has been a project manager at Clayco since 1999 and has 14 years of experience in the construction industry. Zetlmeisl has been promoted to project manager. Before joining Clayco in 2002, he worked as an investment representative with Edward Jones and as a project engineer with another St. Louis construction company.
ST. LOUIS EQUITY FUND NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
John J. Wuest, former vice chairman of Heartland Bank, has been named the new president and CEO of the St. Louis Equity Fund. Wuest replaces Timothy D. Barry, who is retiring after holding the position for 17 years. Wuest is stepping down from his position as the organization’s non-paid chairman to assume the new role. Prior to 2004, he served as president and CEO of Heartland Bank for 15 years.
SANDAU NAMED PRESIDENT OF BANKERS ASSOCIATION
MARK SANDAU
president,
Mortgage Bankers Association |
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Mark Sandau, president of Heartland Mortgage, has been installed as president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Missouri and will serve a one-year term until May 2006. He has been with Heartland Bank since 1995 and has served on the state board
of the Mortgage Bankers Association
since 1998.
RICHARD SHEAR JOINS THOMPSON COBURN
RICHARD H. SHEAR
partner,
Thompson Coburn LLP |
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Richard H. Shear has joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner
in the firm’s intellectual property
and information technology prac- tice group. He previously worked as counsel with Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP after a 25-year career as a patent attorney
for Monsanto Company.
LAMANTIA NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PRIDE ST. LOUIS
JIM LAMANITA
executive director,
PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. |
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St. Louis labor leader Jim LaMantia has been named executive director of PRIDE of St. Louis Inc. Before taking on his new role, LaMantia served as business manager of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Local #396 for six years. He has been active in the St. Louis union construction industry for more than 20 years.
BKD ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERS, MANAGERS
Timothy T. Beranek and Anthony M. Spratte have been named partners at accounting firm BKD. Beranek heads up the St. Louis location for BKD Technologies, a division of BKD LLP, and has been with the firm since 1993. Spratte is a member of BKD Manufacturing & Distribution Group and also directs the company’s recruiting activities.
Also at BKD, Robert D. Adamec and Michael T. Brokering have been promoted to managers. Both provide accounting, auditing and consulting services to clients in the manufacturing, distribution and non-for-profit industries.
SISTER MARY JEAN RECEIVES AHA AWARD OF HONOR
SISTER MARY JEAN RYAN
president and CEO,
SSM Health Care |
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Sister Mary Jean Ryan, president and CEO of SSM Health Care, has received the American Hospital Association’s Award of Honor. The award recognizes an individual’s contributions to the health and well-being of people through leadership on major health policies or social initiatives. Under Sister Ryan’s leadership, SSM Health Care earned the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for performance excellence in 2002 and became the first health care organization to win the award.
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE HIRES NEW DEFENSE LAWYER
JEFFREY T. DEMERATH
partner,
Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
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Jeffrey T. Demerath, a white-collar criminal defense lawyer, has joined law firm Armstrong Teasdale LLP as a partner. Demerath formerly worked with the Greensfelder law firm.
LEVEY JOINS ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL BOARD
LEWIS A LEVEY
board member,
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. |
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Lewis A. Levey, chairman of Enhanced Value Strategies Inc., has been named to the board of directors for Enterprise Financial Services Corp. He currently serves as a trust manager for Camden Property Trust and was a founder and former managing director of Paragon Group Inc., which merged with Camden Property Trust in 1997.
RIGDON TO MANAGE MARYLAND WALK FOR CONRAD PROPERTIES
ROB RIGDON
project manager,
Conrad Properties Corp. |
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Rob Rigdon has joined Conrad Properties Corp. as a project manager and will help oversee construction of the Maryland Walk condominiums in Clayton, Mo. He has nearly 10 years of construction management experience and worked as a project manager for a St. Louis-based general contractor before taking on his new role.
TUCKER NAMED PARTNER AT FOX GALVIN
DANA W. TUCKER
partner,
Fox Glavin |
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Dana W. Tucker has been named partner at Fox Galvin. She has more than ten years of litigation experience and has been with the firm since 2002.
FUSZ AWARDED GOLD
LEADERSHIP
Junior Achievement awarded Louis J. Fusz Jr., president of Lou Fusz Automotive Network, the Gold Leadership Award for his contributions to the organization. Fusz is one of fifteen national recipients selected from 178,000 nominees to win the award, which is given to outstanding Junior Achievement volunteers. He has served on the Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley’s board of directors since 1997.
STEIN LAUNCHES
WHITE ELEPHANT
JEFF STEIN
founder
White Elephant |
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Jeff Stein has founded a new cooperative company aimed at the burgeoning “one to one” marketing space. Partners include bigwidesky, Engage, Incite Solutions and KPEX. |
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