People on the Move

Jasmine Dickerson will become the Young Professionals Program Manager for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, effective Jan. 1, a newly created position intended to expand the Chamber’s outreach to young professionals. The Chamber launched RISE Springfield in February 2023 as a way to foster professional development, resources and networking opportunities for emerging leaders. “RISE […]

Sara Linn has joined Central Illinois Security, Inc. (CIS) as an account executive for new and existing business development. Linn has two decades of customer service experience and most recently worked for AmeriCall Communications. She will focus on the eastern service area for CIS, including Champaign, Decatur and surrounding communities. Linn serves as a board […]

Matt Rutledge has joined Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield headquarters as a project manager. His initial focus will involve state college building updates, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, state of Illinois facility projects and K–12 educational facility updates. Rutledge brings to Hanson over 12 years of experience as a project manager, most recently working […]

Jason Gibson has joined Heartland Bank and Trust Company as an assistant vice president – commercial lender. He will be based out of the Springfield branch at 3601 Wabash Ave. Gibson, who has 16 years of experience in the banking and lending industry, has worked in collections, special assets, consumer lending, mortgage banking and more. […]

Sangamon County’s State’s Attorney Dan Wright will become the 7th Judicial Circuit’s newest associate judge. And it appears likely that former state’s attorney John Milhiser will return to his old job in mid-November. Dan Wright, state’s attorney since 2018, has been selected to fill the vacancy created by the July 23 death of Matthew Mauer, […]

Eric Klinner has been selected as the new executive vice president of AIA Illinois, the state component of the national American Institute of Architects. Klinner, who previously served as managing director of AIA Illinois since 2006 and executive director of the Prairie Chapter for the past six years, brings extensive experience and knowledge of the […]

Val Yazell says she decided to return to Springfield city government as director of the Office of Planning and Economic Development because she saw “so many things that still needed to be done.” Yazell was terminated by former mayor Jim Langfelder in March 2021, though Langfelder never said why. Misty Buscher, who defeated Langfelder and […]

Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright is among seven candidates vying to be appointed to an associate circuit judge vacancy created by the July 23 death of Matthew Mauer. And former State’s Attorney John Milhiser, Wright’s former boss when Wright was an assistant state’s attorney, is now working for Wright as an assistant state’s attorney […]

Steve Gnuse has joined First Bankers Trust Company, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc., as senior vice president of commercial banking, effective Sept. 18. Gnuse has 40 years of experience in the banking industry and most recently was a senior vice president at Heartland Bank and Trust Company, formerly Town and Country […]

Compass for Kids has hired two staff members for newly created positions as part of the organization’s expansion. Virginia Colletti is serving as the coordinator of the new youth leadership development program, which will allow Compass to expand services to older students. Colletti previously worked as a teacher in the Ball-Chatham and Springfield school districts, […]

Ryan Wolfe has joined Bank of Springfield (BOS) as vice president of commercial lending. His product specializations include commercial real estate financing, commercial lines of credit, small business lending and equipment financing. Wolfe has 23 years of banking experience and previously worked for Morton Community Bank, formerly Marine Bank, in Springfield as a commercial banker. […]