Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, P.C. has hired Bailey Felts as an associate attorney. Felts previously worked at the Illinois State Bar Association, where she served as an associate counsel. Prior to that, she was an assistant public defender at the Sangamon County Public Defender’s Office. Felts received her undergraduate degree from University of Illinois […]
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Amanda Long returns to City of Springfield as purchasing agent
The new purchasing agent for the City of Springfield is already a familiar name in city government. Amanda Long begins her new job on Aug. 12, which marks her return to the city after nearly two years working as the assistant director at the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Prior to that, she spent 12 […]
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Stacey Pfingsten named AIA Illinois’ executive vice president
Following a national search, Stacey Pfingsten has been named AIA Illinois’ incoming executive vice president. Pfingsten, an Illinois native, will begin her tenure in September 2019. She is replacing Mike Waldinger, who announced earlier this year he would be stepping down in October from the position he’s held for the past 18 years to take […]
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Vernessa Glover leaving HSHS
Vernessa Glover, who was recently recognized as one of Security Bank’s and Springfield Business Journal’s Women of Influence for 2019, is moving back to Atlanta, Georgia, after spending the past seven years in Springfield. Glover is currently the business manager of surgery at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, and her last day will be Aug. 2. […]
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Harry Schmidt joins O’Shea Builders
O’Shea Builders has hired Harry Schmidt as director of business strategies. Schmidt comes to O’Shea from Memorial Health System, where he worked for 12 years, most recently as CEO of Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. During his career at Memorial, he was manager of information technology customer support and served as vice president of facilities […]
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Drew Early to become president and CEO of Decatur Memorial Hospital
Drew Early, vice president of operations for Memorial Medical Center, will become the next president and CEO of Decatur Memorial Hospital, pending the successful completion of its affiliation with the Springfield-based health system. The nonprofit hospital’s board of directors approved Early’s appointment at its meeting on July 23. He is expected to begin his new […]
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Lauren Blackburn returns to Springfield as branch manager for U.S. Bank
Lauren Blackburn is the new branch manager for the U.S. Bank located at 2501 S. Veterans Parkway in Springfield. She replaces Marianne Jackson, who retired as of July 1 after seven years in that role. “I’ve been with the bank for 19 years,” said Blackburn. “I spent 12 years at the Fifth and Adams branch […]
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Sarah Nelson joins Town and Country Bank as area branch manager
Sarah Nelson has been hired as Town and Country Bank’s area branch manager for the company’s Wabash, Dirksen and MacArthur Boulevard locations. “My passion is to help businesses and individuals in our community achieve their financial goals. I am thrilled to join the team at Town and Country Bank and fulfill the organization’s mission of […]
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Cindi Hamill joins Todd P. Smith Commercial Real Estate
Cindi Hamill has joined Todd P. Smith Commercial Real Estate as a licensed assistant, working out of the office located at 3000 Professional Dr., Suite 200, in Springfield. “I had an unusual path to get here,” said Hamill. After graduating from the University of Illinois, she worked in sales for a national firm that sold […]
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Chris Smith joins Land of Lincoln Credit Union
Chris Smith has joined the Land of Lincoln Credit Union as a senior vice president and chief compliance officer. Prior to assuming his new role, Smith was vice president of internal audit, loan review and compliance officer at SCB Bancorp in Decatur. He has worked in the financial industry for more than 10 years, including […]
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Mark Nelson joins ReMax Professionals
Mark Nelson has joined ReMax Professionals as a real estate agent specializing in commercial properties. “I wanted to work for myself, pursue a lot of the passion projects I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and get out of the corporate life,” Nelson said of his decision to become involved in commercial real […]
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Jeffrey Baker appointed deputy CEO of Illinois Realtors
Jeffrey Baker has been named as deputy CEO of Illinois REALTORS, a move that puts him in line to oversee the real estate trade association in 2021. Baker, 38, is an Auburn native who has served as the association’s associate general counsel and worked in various capacities with the association since 2014. Ed Neaves, president-elect […]