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People on the move

Public accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP has appointed Kristin Ficker as senior staff in the tax business unit of its Oak Brook office.

Michael J. Hurt has been promoted to vice president of Oakbrook Terrace-based Anderson Mikos Architects, ltd.

Bensenville Community Credit Union has named its 2009-2010 board of directors: chairman Frank Bartolone, vice chairman Donald Primdahl, chairman of the supervisory committee Francis X. Ramirez, supervisory committee member/board member Jeanine K. Wartan, supervisory committee member/board member Mary Ann Payton-Howell, treasurer Roger S. Peters and secretary Lisa Orabutt.

Steve Rickert has joined Lombard-based Gregg Communications Systems, Inc., as an account manager.

Lisle-based Gladson Interactive, a provider of product images, product information and category management services for the consumer packaged goods industry, has appointed Edward Franczek as senior vice president, database business unit leader and Steve Cole as vice president, marketing.

Jack Cooley has been appointed vice president, financial consultant for Vernon Hills-based RBC Wealth Management, a full-service securities firm.

Jason J. Evans, partner with Aurora-based Sikich LLP, a public accounting and consulting firm, has been appointed to the Construction Financial Management Association Chicago Chapter board of directors.

The Illinois State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has named is 2009 board of directors. Officers include: ISC director elect Donna Rogers, past director Carolyn Sperl, treasurer Amy Byers and secretary Lenore Erickson. Directors responsible for core leadership areas include: HRCI/professional development director Michelle Jackson, college relations director James Kartsounes, legislative director Tammi Ireland, technology director Carrie Gurski, HR executive outreach director Roger Gansauer, strategic alliance director Cindi Ferrara Elstein, SHRM foundation representative Donna Rogers, diversity director Robert Hotes, at-large/membership director Patricia Neuhalfen, workforce readiness director Mary Jo Martyn, marketing/communications director Heather Hammitt and 2009 conference chair Karen Vujitech.

Mike McGuire and Jim Howard have been appointed vice president of Schaumburg-based Assurance Agency, Ltd., an independent insurance brokerage agency.

Kevin Kwilinski has been named president and CEO of Batavia-based Portola Packaging, Inc.

Robert Landa has been promoted to vice president, executive creative director for Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications, in Naperville.

Kathi Wagner has joined the staff of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County in the position of director of fundraising and development. Wagner was most recently executive director of the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association.

Jacquelyn Thoroughman, Waubonsee Community College dean for social science and education, has been appointed to the board of directors for the YWCA Aurora. She will serve a three-year term.

Scott Humphrey has been named Board Chair of the Kids Hope United–Northern Region Board of Directors. Humphrey will hold the position for a three-year term.

Ginny Richardson, president of Hinsdale-based Ginny Richardson Public Relations, received the Silver Trumpet award from the Publicity Club of Chicago for “distinguished achievement in public relations.”

Mary Long Dahowski has joined EXIT Real Estate Partners Downers Grove as a realtor.

Michael Myers has been promoted to vice president, health care for Relational Technology Solutions, an IT leasing and technology solutions provider in Rolling Meadows.

Scott Lewis has been promoted to vice president governmental relations for Nicor Inc., in Naperville, while James Griffin has been promoted to vice president operations administration.

Posted on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 (Archive on Tuesday, June 30, 2009)
Posted by jstoltz Contributed by jstoltz

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