Banking/Finance

Wayne Pavlicek has been named as executive vice president and CFO for Suburban Bank and Trust in Elmhurst. Pavlicek joined SBT in November from Mount Prospect National Bank, where he also served as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Kellie Fischer has been named senior manager in the Oak Brook offices of Crowe Chizek and Company, a public accounting and consulting firm.

Distribution

Daniel R. Wirtz has joined family-owned and operated Judge & Dolph, Ltd. as its director of Global Reserve Brands, in Rosemont.

Energy/Utilities

Dan Dodge has been promoted to executive vice president, diversified ventures for Nicor, Inc.

Graphic Design

Oralia Anderson graphic designer for the DuPage Children’s Museum, is the recipient of a national 2007 American Graphic Design Award, presented by Graphic Design USA of New York

Health Care

Edward Rafalski has joined the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network as vice president of marketing.

Rick Wright has been named CEO for Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital (ALMH) Wright previously served as senior vice president of Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, GA.

Hospitality/Entertainment

Jackie Camacho-Ruiz, owner of JJR Marketing Consultants, Aurora, has been recognized by Food Industry News as one of the hospitality sector’s top marketing specialists. She founded the Schaumburg Area Restaurant Referral Group, a consortium of 24 northwest suburban restaurants that explored joint marketing opportunities.

Jodi Graske has been named marketing specialist for Classic Cinemas, the Downers Grove-based, family-owned chain of movie theaters.

Bryan Devlin, most recently Sous Chef at Harpo Studios, Inc., is the new pastry chef for Tasty Catering, a suburban Chicago-based corporate caterer and event planning services company.

Human Resources

Paul G. Klinger, director of sales at Human Resource Management

Systems, LLC, has joined the Illinois HR Advisory Board of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.

Non-Profits

Liz Corry, a member of the Wheaton City Council, has been elected to the board of directors of the DuPage Homeownership Center. Also elected were Mike Jacobs, vice president at Charter One Bank in Batavia, and Karen Hill, development director at the Peoples Resource Center in Wheaton.

Real Estate

Darnell Autry has joined The Staubach Company as an associate in its industrial and land services group. The Northwestern graduate is a former running back with the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Len Caldeira of The Staubach Company has been appointed chairman of the Land Specialty Practice Board with SIOR. The appointment is national, but his work is concentrated in suburban Chicago.

Alp Haciosmanogluhas joined Tandem Development Group, a Hoffman Estates full-service commercial real estate development company, as a development manager.

Sales

Christene Stelk has joined Des Plaines Office Equipment as an account executive.

——compiled by Sherri Dauskurdas