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| DECember 2018
theVoice • rockfordchamber.com
in the news
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Members in the News
1. John Sturgill
2. John Shockey
3. Joe Clinton
4. Denise Popp
5. Dr. Nate Hays
6. Kyle Kite
7. Melissa Wenger
8. Teera Blevins
9. Andy Yadro
10. Conor Brown
11. Dr. Amith George Jacob
12. Dr. Noah Simon
13. Mary King McGovern
14. Dr. Joshua Berven
15. Mindy Nanni
16. Karen Carlson
BOARD APPOINTMENTS John Sturgill (1), R.L.A., McMAHON, joined the company’s board. SwedishAmerican welcomed three new board members for five-year terms: Dr. Tiffanie Ferry, Anqunette Parham and Elizabeth Bolt, and officers serving two-year terms: Bill Roop, chair; Rev. Ken Board, 1st vice chair; Jeff Kaney, 2nd vice chair, and Dan Ross, immediate past chair. Wesley Willows announced new board officers: John Shockey (2), chairman; Joe Clinton (3), vice chairman, and Denise Popp (4), secretary. Nate Hays (5), D.C., Hulsebus Rockford Chiropractic, was appointed to the Professional Hockey Chiropractic Society board.
NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS, RETIREMENTS Klaas Financial named Kyle Kite (6), CFP®, director of financial planning. He now holds a membership interest in Klaas Financial Asset Advisors, LLC. Klaas named Melissa Wenger (7), MBA, as assistant manager of human resources; Teera Blevins (8) as client service associate in Loves Park, and Andy Yadro (9) as
investment advisor representative in Madison. After a 13-month intensive search, Rockford Area REALTORS® chose Conor Brown (10), government affairs director for Illinois Realtors, as its next CEO; succeeding Steve Bois. Amith George Jacob (11), M.D., joined OSF HealthCare as pulmonologist at OSF Medical Group Pulmonology, and Noah Simon (12), M.D., in family medicine at OSF Medical Group – Rock Cut Primary Care. Mary King McGovern (13) joined Blackhawk Bank as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Hulsebus Rockford Chiropractic welcomed new chiropractor, Joshua Berven (14), D.C. Wintrust Commercial Banking hired Brian Oerkfitz as commercial underwriter. SwedishAmerican hired Emily Tropp for its public relations and marketing team. CoyleKiley Insurance welcomed Mindy Nanni (15) as an employee benefits account manager. The GiGi’s Playhouse Rockford board named Karen Carlson (16) as its new executive director.
The Chicago Blackhawks named Derek King as interim head coach with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League; replacing Jeremy Colliton, who was named head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. Sheldon Brookbank will remain as assistant coach. Rosecrance named Amy Young (17), RN, FNP, PMHNP, as director of nursing; Craig Stallings (18) as senior director of operations; Kristin Hamblock (19) as director of payroll and benefits; Joe Kreul (20) as clinical director of Rosecrance Berry Campus, and Jason Relle (21) as clinical director of Rosecrance Griffin Williamson. Thomas Bleed (22), executive director, Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center, is retiring in December. Mercyhealth welcomed Mayank Patel (23), M.D., MHA, as hospitalist at Javon Bea Hospital on the Mercyhealth Rockton Campus. It promoted Nylena Minnick, RN, BSN to business unit manager at its Roscoe clinic location; Danielle Quam as manager of patient accesshospital registration in Janesville; Sheila Livingston as manager of patient access-registration at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton and
Mercyhealth Riverside Campus; Becky Gove as manager of patient access over clinics system-wide; Jason Parker to director of facilities and engineering and Christy Kessen to business unit manager at the Rockton Campus; Ken Kubiak to director of facilities and engineering for Rock, Walworth and McHenry counties; Nikki McIntosh to director of patient experience excellence; Jennifer Muchow to manager of patient experience excellence, and Kathryn Pearce to manager of interpretive services & ethics. C.H. Robinson hired Peter Meyer (24) as an account manager, Michael O’Donnell (25), Aubrey Dobbs (26) and Anastashia Taylor (27) as account coordinators, and Kylee Parkos (28), Zachary Truss (29) and Christopher Molloy (30) as sales executives.
EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS
Tammy Walke (31), licensed massage therapist, SwedishAmerican, completed the rigorous Oncology Massage Specialty Certificate Program by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
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17. Amy Young
18. Craig Stallings
19. Kristin Hamblock
20. Joe Kreul
21. Jason Relle
22. Thomas Bleed
23. Dr. Mayank Patel
24. Peter Meyer
25. Michael O’Donnel
26. Aubrey Dobbs
27. Anastashia Taylor
28. Kylee Parkos
29. Zachary Truss
30. Christopher Molloy
31. Tammy Walke
32. Jedediah Cantrell