People on the Move

Sergio “Satch” Pecori, longtime board member of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, has been appointed chair of the board of directors. Pecori succeeds Ray McCaskey, who has completed his term as chair but will remain on the board for the private nonprofit that supports the educational and cultural programming of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential […]

Kent Siltman will join Illinois College as the vice president of business affairs and chief financial officer on May 4. President Barbara Farley said in a message to the campus community that Siltman will provide visionary and strategic leadership to drive the college’s long-term financial sustainability.  “I am confident that Kent will be a valuable […]

New full-time position will provide direct support to agencies serving unhoused residents across Sangamon County The Heartland Continuum of Care (HCoC) has hired Josh Sabo as its new full-time coordinator. Sabo will be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the local system of shelters, services and housing that helps people exit homelessness in Sangamon County. “I […]

Steve Etheridge has come out of retirement and joined Hickory Point Bank to help serve local small businesses and nonprofit companies with Paycheck Protection Program loans.  Etheridge was previously a co-owner of Henson Robinson Company and served as its chief financial officer for 24 years. “We are thrilled that Steve has stepped up to help […]

Leslie Barnett recently joined Sikich as a director in the company’s tax practice, working out of the office at 3201 W. White Oaks Dr. in Springfield. Barnett has nearly 20 years of experience advising clients across industries on tax planning and compliance strategies. For the past decade, she has primarily supported organizations in the financial […]

Susan J. Koch, chancellor of the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) since 2011, has announced she will retire as chancellor of UIS and vice president of the University of Illinois System effective June 30. She is currently the longest-serving chancellor of the U of I System. “The past nine years have been among the most […]

Springfield Business Journal has hired Will Norris as creative director and digital media coordinator, effective Jan. 14. Norris had a long career at the State Journal-Register, most recently as creative director of Springfield’s Own Magazine until it ceased publication last year. He also teaches drawing classes for Springfield Art Association. In addition, Rachel Otwell of […]

Tony Smarjesse is now working at ReMax Professionals in Springfield as a full-time Realtor. Smarjesse has been a Realtor since 1992 and has worked for several local real estate agencies, most recently Century 21. He retired from the State of Illinois as a public service administrator for the Department of Innovation and Technology on Dec. […]

Mark Butler, who spent nearly 18 years with HIP Advertising before the agency closed at the end of 2019, is now the marketing and creative director for Paszkiewicz Court Reporting & Records Retrieval, one of HIP’s previous clients. Ironically, Butler said he had never met Sarah Paszkiewicz during her time as a client of HIP. […]