Accounting
Oak Brook-based Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, a public accounting and consulting firm, has appointed the following: Lisa Roen, executive, people services; Jose Villalobos, senior staff, assurance and financial advisory; and Jeffery Loeb, senior manager, performance.

Krista McMasters has been named chief executive officer for Clifton Gunderson, a public accounting and consulting firm, in Oak Brook.

Associations
Adam Roth, senior associate for Oakbrook Terrace-based NAI Hiffman, has received the 2008 Frank Mahoney Award of Excellence from the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers.

Banking and Finance
Geary Kornelik has joined AMCORE Bank in Wheaton as branch manager and officer; Cheryl Chalk has been promoted to retail market manager for AMCORE’s three Elgin branches; Martin Quantz has been promoted to officer of the south Elgin branch; Andrew Degman has been promoted to branch manger of AMCORE’s Schaumburg branch; Anna Fiore has been promoted to retail market manager and officer for the Schaumburg and Mt. Prospect branches; Timothy Traynor has been appointed assistant vice president and insurance sales advisor at the Joliet office; and Todd Younger has been promoted to south suburban regional president.

Jordan J. Layer, a financial professional with Oak Brook-based Pinnacle Planning Group, LLC, has attained membership in the Million Dollar Round Table, an international, independent association of more than 29,000 of the world’s financial service professionals.

William Jochum has been appointed vice president of Citizens Financial Bank in Darien.

Thomas Coffey has been promoted to accounting manager for Silver Mortgage Bancorp, Inc., in Naperville.

Chambers
Elizabeth D’Onofrio has been named member advocate for the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Communications
Sue Gibbs has been promoted to vice president of finance for Schaumburg-based Comcast Corporation’s greater Chicago region west.

Country Clubs
Sallie Wolcott has been named director of membership and marketing for Stonbridge Country Club in Aurora.

Food Service
Ryan Stewart has been appointed executive chef of Chicago Prime Meat Market, a Glen Ellyn-based gourmet market.

Education
Donald B. Taylor has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs for Benedictine University in Lisle.

Mary Edith Butler has been named dean for communications and library services at Waubonsee Community College.

Michael Wilder has been appointed dean of the conservatory, arts and communication at Wheaton College.

Fred R. McKenzie, dean of Aurora University’s College of Professional Studies, has published the textbook, “Theory and Practice with Adolescents: An Applied Approach.”

Engineering
Warrenville-based Engineering Resource Associates, Inc., has appointed three employees: William Pearch, marketing and business development coordinator; Jennifer Ulreich, project engineer; and Daniel Matter, environmental specialist.

Health Care
John Ruhl has been appointed vice president of marketing for Adventist Midwest Health for its hospitals in Bolingbrook, Glendale Heights, Hinsdale and LaGrange.

Paul Pyrcik has been named executive director of the Marianjoy foundation at Wheaton-based Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, while Margaret Rumpsa is the new vice president of the Marianjoy medical group physician practice.

Lesia Douglas has been appointed vice president, chief nursing officer for Adventist Hinsdale Hospital.

Non-profits
Charles McLimans has been appointed executive director of Loaves and Fishes Community Pantry, in Naperville.

Printing
Melna Langham has been appointed general manager of Scot-Press Printing in Downers Grove.

Real Estate
Timothy Geiser has joined Itasca-based ML Realty Partners LLC, as director.

Oak Brook-based Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. has appointed the following executives: Michael J. O’Hanlon, president and CEO; Steven P. Grimes, COO and CFO; Shane Garrison, CIO; and Niall Byrne, president of property management.

Technology
Jeff Scheper has been named chief executive officer for Schaumburg-based Prescient Solutions, a virtual information technology services company, while James E. Lagattuta has been named president and chief financial officer. Tom Pettenon has joined Prescient as vice president, client service.