20 | august 2018
theVoice • rockfordchamber.com
in the news Members in the News
1. Richard Rowlett
2. Officer Eric Thurmond
3. Michelle Gorham
4. Alexx Salazar
5. Robert Dice
6. Dr. Tammie Jones
7. Shannon Stubbs
8. Drew Pearson
9. Andrew Trocki
10. Annie Ray
11. Eric Hansen
12. Rick Bastian
13. Todd James
14. Dave Adkins
15. Lindsay Arellano
16. Kristen Paul
Rockford Chamber members appear bolded. Thank you for your support of your fellow Chamber members.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS Northwest Community Center welcomed its newest board members: Brad Williams, Electrical Workers Union/Local 364 IBEW, and Kurt Broski, CPA, Entré Computer Solutions. Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford board voted in new members: Richard Rowlett (1), Field Fastener, and Officer Eric Thurmond (2), Rockford Police Department. Martha Kaiser is the new Golden Academy board representative and Michelle Gorham (3), YMCA of Rock River Valley, the new board chair.
NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS, RETIREMENTS Blackhawk Bank promoted Alexx Salazar (4) to AVP branch manager/ teller supervisor. Robert Dice (5), RN, MS, was named manager of trauma and burn services at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center and Tammie Jones (6), DNP, MS, RN, SENP, as vice president, patient care services/chief nursing officer. Alexander S. Mills was named executive director of Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Omni hired Aaron Koats, Alex Gibson, Angela Palmer, Aslinn Merriman, Juan Godina and Peter Ells. SwedishAmerican hired Shannon Stubbs (7) as director of physical medicine and rehab services and
17. Phil Elsbree
18. Brent Scott
welcomes its new Advanced Practice Nurse, Drew Pearson (8), adult gerontology acute care, at UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican. Fehr Graham hired Andrew Trocki (9) as an engineer and promoted Annie Ray (10) to project hydrogeologist. Eric Hansen (11) joined Rockford Mutual Insurance Company as network engineer. Rick Bastian (12), chairman and CEO, Blackhawk Bancorp and Blackhawk Bank, announced his year-end retirement. Todd James (13) will be chief executive officer of Blackhawk Bancorp and Dave Adkins (14) successor as CEO of the bank and president and chief operating officer of Blackhawk Bancorp. Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau promoted Lindsay Arellano (15) to vice president of sales and service, Kristen Paul (16) to destination development operations manager and Andrea Cook to associate director of marketing & communications. RACVB hired Phil Elsbree (17) as senior sales manager.
as its new director of facility operations. 13 WREX welcomed two new anchors, James Stratton (21) at the evening news desk and Lindsey Fafoglia (22) with 13 News Today. Center for Sight for Hearing hired Noah Tavor (23), a second orientation & mobility (white cane) trainer, for those with vision loss in northern Illinois. Harneet K. Gahley, M.D. (24), is the first fellow of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. She completed a family medicine residency through the college’s Dixon Rural Training Track. Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois appointed Ben Bernsten as its new president and Tim Gebauer as the new director of retail. Alissa Bartel (25), APN, FNP, joined OSF HealthCare Medical Group – Rock Cut Primary Care. First Free Rockford hired Nathan McDonald (26) as communications director.
First Community Credit Union hired Leslie Hass (19) as vice president of mortgages and Patricia Knoble (20) as assistant vice president of origination.
Mercyhealth promoted Deena Buffington (27), MJ, RN, CPHRM, to manager of quality and nursing practice for its ambulatory practices; and welcomed Anastasios K. Konstantakos (28), M.D., FACS, board certified cardiothoracic surgeon, at Mercyhealth Heart and Vascular Center–Rockford.
Spectrum Progressive School hired Dr. Mary Beth Cunat as its new principal.
KMK Media Group hired Maegan Shinkle (29) as communications specialist.
Fairhaven welcomed Steve Pearson
Rusti Swanson (30) was named chief
Wintrust Commercial Banking in Rockford hired Brent Scott (18) as senior vice president.
19. Leslie Hass
20. Patricia Knoble
21. James Stratton
22. Lindsey Fafoglia
credit officer of Illinois Bank & Trust. Deb Nau (31) is the new executive director of The Parks Chamber of Commerce. Entré Computer Solutions hired Benjamin Martindale (32) as netmonitor intern, Fernando Tyus (33) as set-up delivery and Jeff Alleman (34) as network support specialist.
EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS Josue Gomez (35), interpreter, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, earned national certification from the Certification Commission for HealthCare Interpreters – one of only 3,200 nationwide. Andrew Insko, assistant VPcommercial portfolio manager, Illinois Bank & Trust, earned the Credit Risk Certification by the Risk Management Association. Andrew Hall (36), assistant vice president and wealth advisor, earned the designation of Certified Trust and Financial Advisor. Felicia Davis (37), assistant executive director, Winnebago County Housing Authority, received the 2018 Rising Star Award and Dina Getty (38), board vice-chairman, the 2018 Alvira B. Long Memorial Award as a board commissioner by the North Central Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Kelvin Gueits, J.L. Clark, was selected as 2018 Metal Decorator of the Year by the International Metal Decorators Association. Mercyhealth Certified Nurse Midwife,
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23. Noah Tavor
24. Dr. Harneet K. Gahley