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February 2017
theVoice rockfordchamber.com
the News IN Members THEin NEWS
1. Noah Carmichael
2. Linda Johnson
3. Sarilyn Neiber
4. Candace Dixon
5. Dorothy Wallheimer
6. Dr. Joseph Kimbell
7. Dr. Oleysa Brandis
8. Andrea Fulcomer
9. Dr. Bryan Taylor
10. Dr. Diana Kenyon
11. Dr. Mark Murphy
12. Justin Burke
13. Emily Cooper
14. Dr. Les Edgcomb
15. Victoria Z. McCoy
16. Tabatha Endres-Cruz
Rockford Chamber members appear bolded. Thank you for your support of your fellow Chamber members.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Illinois Bank & Trust welcomed Damon Heim, Coldwell Banker Network Realty, to its board. YWCA Northwestern Illinois welcomed Karen Brown, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, and Fiona Springman, SwedishAmerican, A Division of UW Health, for three-year terms on its board, up to three terms. Noah Carmichael (1), principal, Fehr Graham, was appointed director of Holcomb State Bank in Rochelle. Rotary Club of Rockford named its new board officers: Linda Johnson (2), president; Linda Gerber, president elect; Dave Byrnes, president nominee; Lyn Allison, secretary; Jim Coffey, assistant secretary; Tom Scoville, treasurer, and Brent Ward, assistant treasurer.
NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS, RETIREMENTS
Alpine Bank promoted Sarilyn Neiber (3) to vice president, commercial services. Next Rockford welcomed Candace Dixon (4), Accenture Consulting, and Dorothy (Schneider) Wallheimer (5), ComEd, An Exelon Company, to its strategy team.
SwedishAmerican, A Division of UW Health hired married couple Dr. Kayla Kimbell and Dr. Joseph Kimbell (6) for its Brookside Specialty Clinic/Davis Junction Clinic and the SwedishAmerican Byron Clinic, respectively. Oleysa Brandis, M.D. (7), is the hospital’s newest obstetrician & gynecologist. It hired Andrea Fulcomer (8) as a certified physician assistant at SAMG/Five Points Clinic. Rock Valley College hired Christopher Brady as director of the theater and arts park; which includes Starlight Theatre and the Sjostrom Theatre and the Arts Park. Mercyhealth welcomed Bryan Taylor, M.D. (9), obstetrics and gynecology, to Mercyhealth Roscoe. Diana Kenyon, D.O. (10), FACOG, obstetrics hospitalist, and Mark Murphy, D.O. (11), pediatric hospitalist, joined Mercyhealth Hospital-Rockton Avenue. Alpine Bank promoted Justin Burke (12) and Emily Cooper (13) to assistant vice presidents, cash management. OSF Saint Anthony Wound Healing Center named Les Edgcomb, M.D. (14), as its new medical director and Victoria Z. McCoy (15), FNP, as its advanced wound care nurse practitioner. Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful named Tabatha Endres-Cruz (16) as executive director.
George Weber (17) joined Fehr Graham as an associate engineering technician for the Rockford branch. Rosecrance hired Allison Pale (18) as a new director of nursing. Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomed Heidi Gee as office coordinator/receptionist and Lindsey Kromm as accounting assistant. Rockford University hired Matthew D. Phillips (19) as vice president for enrollment management. Rockford Mutual Insurance Company hired Kristine Penewell (20) as data entry specialist, Aaron Powers (21) as senior accountant, Arica Woolbright (22) as claim representative and Aaron Webster (23) as claim representative. David Gomel (24) was named president of Rosecrance, Inc., a subsidiary of Rosecrance Health Network. Nikki Manthei (25) joined Edward Jones as a branch office administrator trainee. Local media personality Michelle Marcomb joined WTVO 17 (ABC) and WQRF FOX 39 as sales promotions development specialist.
EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS
Comfort Keepers named Chasna House (26) as Comfort Keeper of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2016.
E. J. Dilonardo, Northern Region EMS System coordinator, OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, and Dr. W. Stephen Minore, president and CEO, Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated, and tactical medical director, Northern Region Emergency Medical System, were honored with the Citizen Service Above Excellence Award by the Rockford Police Department and the City of Rockford. Golden Apple Foundation named the following sixth to 12th grade teachers from Winnebago and Boone counties as finalists for the 2017 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching: Jeff Corn, Christina Dover, Jeremy Edwards, Richard Elston, Thomas Freesmeier, Alex Hartz, C. Kent Holden, Linda Julian, Jennifer Keller, Michael Manke, Joe Meersman, Kimber Perala, Heather Plourde, Sarah Schaefer, Susan Schroepfer, Lis Schurman, Julie Thomas, Danielle Turner, Sarah Wolf and Jared Young. Brent Brodeski (27), CEO, Savant Capital Management, was selected as one of 17 People Advisers Should Watch in 2017 by Financial Planning. Specialty Screw Corporation gave the President’s Award to Matt Sell for his continuous improvement efforts and to Dung Nguyen for quality and productivity in December. It honored Mark Pritchard, Lisa Bailey, Jon
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17. George Weber
18. Allison Pale
19. Matthew D. Phillips
20. Kristine Penewell
21. Aaron Powers
22. Arica Woobright
23. Aaron Webster
24. David Gomel
25. Nikki Manthei
26. Chasna House
27. Brent Brodeski
28. Bryan Moscinski
29. Kyle Kite
30. Dan Slouka
31. Kent Shantz
32. Dan Yesbeck