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Dr. Janet Elliot, MPH, FACOEM, has been elected board president of the Central States Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association. CSOEMA is one of the largest groups under the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Elliot has more than 30 years of occupational-medicine experience and currently practices occupational medicine St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Jason Schwartz, an employee of Hawthorn Bank, has been promoted and assumed the title and responsibilities of senior vice president and chief lending officer, central region. Schwartz has been in the banking industry for 19 years and joined the bank in June of 2000. Schwartz most recently held the position of senior vice president, commercial loan officer.
Lee Hendrickson Providence Bank announced the promotion of Lee Hendrickson to executive vice president. Hendrickson began his career with a “big four” public accounting firm and served in three Michigan offices following graduation from Western Michigan University in 1976. He spent the next 20 years as chief financial officer of a holding company with as many as 64 individually chartered community banks.
Janet Weckenborg Janet Weckenborg, MHA, FACHE, vice president of operations at Capital Region Medical Center, has been appointed to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The Council of Regents serves as the vital link between ACHE and members.
Crystal Aulbur Crystal Aulbur has joined William Woods University as director of strategic communications in the marketing and university relations office. In this role, she will manage all aspects of marketing and communications to include advertising, branding, promotion and public relations for the university. Aulbur worked in the marketing department at Columbia College in Columbia for the past three years, most recently as manager of marketing strategy.
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Will McWilliams Will McWilliams, a Raymond James financial adviser with Williams Keepers Financial Services LLC, was recently ranked 25th on WealthManagement.com’s list of Top Next Gen Independent Broker Dealer Advisers. The national list ranks advisers younger than 40 based exclusively on assets under management. McWilliams is a native of Columbia. He has seven years of experience in the financial services industry.
Amy Berendzen Jefferson City Public Schools announced Amy Berendzen as the new assistant to the superintendent for school-community relations. Berendzen will head the district’s school-community relations office, currently led by David Luther. Luther announced his retirement in January after 14 years in the position and 30 years in public education. Berendzen has more than 20 years of communications, public relations and marketing experience and recently worked as the director of marketing and public relations for Capital Region Medical Center, a position she has held for the past nine years.
Tina Davis Tina Davis has joined Ron Irvin Custom Cabinets Inc. as new co-owner and manager. Davis, who brings 17 years of experience in the industry, will take the company in a new direction by manufacturing customized cabinetry for homes, offices and multifamily units as well as offering a variety of creative trends and designs that offer space-saving features.
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Gregg Bexten Gregg A. Bexten, an employee of Hawthorn Bank, was promoted and assumed the title and responsibilities as president of the central region earlier this year. Bexten has been in the banking industry for 23 years and joined the bank in March of 1998. Most recently, Bexton held the position of senior vice president and chief lending officer, central region. JC Jefferson City Magazine | 45
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