People on the Move

BY MICHELLE OWNBEY Matt Denney recently accepted a position as the director of Senergy Technologies, a division of Senergy Electric Company, Inc. Based in Williamsville, Senergy Electric was founded in January 2014 by Matt Giacomini. Last year Senergy merged with Cardinal Technology Solutions, founded by Brandon Keafner, who is now a co-owner of Senergy Electric. […]

BY MICHELLE OWNBEY Amy Voils is the new executive director at M.E.R.C.Y. Communities, Inc., replacing Joan Hysler Queen, who recently retired. Prior to that, Voils was the executive director of Helping Hands. “When I heard that Joan was retiring, I had a friend who reached out to me and encouraged me to apply,” said Voils. […]

Stacey Vincent, who has been working with area homebuyers for the past 20 years, recently became an assistant vice president for mortgage lending at Town and Country Bank. Vincent previously held similar positions with Hickory Point Bank & Trust and Illinois National Bank. “Town and Country Bank has a good reputation in the community and […]

Jim Kent is the new general manager of Evandy’s Boatel in Naples. “It’s a stunning place on the Illinois River,” he said. “A good friend of mine, Eric Van Gundy, is the owner and I agreed to help him out with the place. My background is in business consulting, and I decided to take him […]

Daphne Carter has joined the firm of Benjamin F. Edwards as a financial advisor. She previously worked with Edward Jones for more than nine years and at A.G. Edwards prior to that. “I’ve been in the industry about 20 years,” Carter said. “Long story short, I put quite a bit of thought into this move. […]

Horace Mann Educators Corporation has named Bret Benham to the position of Executive Vice President, Life and Retirement. Benham has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industries, most recently as Senior Vice President, Retirement at Ameritas, a position he has held since August 2013. Prior to that, he held […]

Alexander Raw, MD, a faculty member at SIU OB/GYN, is accepting new patients at Passavant OB/GYN. Raw, an obstetrician/gynecologist, recently completed his residency in obstetrics/gynecology at the SIU School of Medicine in Springfield. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2013. He holds undergraduate degrees in chemistry and […]

Niccole Clements has recently taken on a new position with PNC as vice president of community development banking. While she still lives in Springfield, she now covers a much larger territory in her new role. Clements said, “I’m still working with community development groups, but now it’s throughout central Illinois as well as St. Louis. […]

Michael Curtis has been promoted to administrator of business development and strategic planning for Memorial Health System. He began his new duties on October 1. In his new role, Curtis will assume service line responsibility for business development, strategic planning, market outreach, volunteers, community service and community benefit. He will continue to provide support and […]

Tamar Kutz has been promoted to administrator of ambulatory operations for Memorial Health System, effective Oct. 1. In her new role, Kutz is responsible for Memorial Home Services, one of seven affiliates of Memorial Health System, which includes home health, home hospice, home infusion and durable medical equipment. She is also responsible for advanced care […]

Springfield isn’t the only city in central Illinois looking for a new leader for their economic development organization. Paul Ellis has stepped down as president of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation (JREDC) to take a position as director of economic development for the city of Fairview Heights, Illinois. Ellis explained, “I was approached by […]

Gary Hinkle has joined the staff of Graham & Hyde Architects, Inc. Hinkle brings almost 20 years of previous architectural experience in the visual arts and the architectural profession to Graham & Hyde and previously worked for Nudo Products, J.H. Petty & Associates and Hurwitz Enterprises. “Gary brings a unique set of attributes to Graham […]