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May 9

Architecture / DesignMorgante Wilson Architects, EvanstonMorgante Wilson Architects has promoted Renata Buenrostro to director ofarchitectural interiors. A 15-year veteran of the firm specializing in private residences,Buenrostro leads the company's architectural interiors group, trains and mentors newemployees, and collaborates with architectural and interior design project managers toensure a cohesive design process.

Gensler, ChicagoGlobal design firm Gensler is proud to welcome two newly-appointed Principals to the firm's Chicago office: HelenHopton, who brings a 25-year career in workplace interiors;and Aleksandar "Sasha" Zeljic, a 20-year veteran with aglobal footprint of built work. More information can be found atgensler.com/offices/Chicago/leaders.

Gensler, ChicagoGensler is also pleased to announce the appointment of twoadditional award-winning Principals: Jim Prendergast (on theleft), with over 8 million square feet of office interiors under hisdirection; and Russell Gilchrist, a global leader in tallbuildings for more than 30 years. For more information go togensler.com/offices/Chicago/leaders.

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Epstein, ChicagoMichael J. Kaufman, PE, has joined Epstein as vice president of businessdevelopment. Kaufman has nearly 20 years of executive level AEC industryexperience. At Epstein, Kaufman is responsible for developing opportunities in theindustrial marketplace, especially Design-Build endeavors for clients in the food,process and manufacturing sectors.

ConstructionPrinciple Construction Corp., RosemontRick Grabowski has been hired as a Senior Project Manager. Rick comes toPrinciple Construction Corp. with 30+ years in construction management. He willprovide oversight for all phases of the construction project, including coordinatingworkers, material, and equipment, ensuring that specifications are followed, and workis proceeding on schedule and within budget.

Health CareEdward Hospital, NapervilleBill Kottmann has been promoted to President & CEO of Edward Hospital, effectiveJuly 1, reporting to Edward-Elmhurst System CEO Pam Davis. Davis, EdwardPresident & CEO since 1988, will focus on System-wide strategies. Kottmann iscurrently System VP, Physician and Ambulatory Network Development and President,Edward-Elmhurst's joint venture division.

Chicago Family Health CenterChicago Family Health Center named Eric Boklage, MBA as Chief AdministrativeOfficer. Mr. Boklage has over 30 years' experience in healthcare, and will work tomaintain CFHC's financial health while also building its managed care presence.CFHC is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) and FQHC, with an operating budget of $24 million.

AMITA Health, Arlington HeightsDeborah Fullerton was named Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer. She mostrecently was Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for the University of SouthernCalifornia's Keck Medicine. From 1997 to 2010, Fullerton was a marketing leader atLoyola University Health System in Maywood, ultimately as Vice President, Planning& Marketing.

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LawMeltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC, SchaumburgJ. L. Cherwin Jr. is a new Of Counsel attorney at Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC.Cherwin focuses his practice on commercial real estate, secured lending andcorporate transactions. He has advised and represented many types of clients,including small businesses and individual investors, major international firms, REITs,public-private partnerships, governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations.

Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC, ChicagoKathleen Dempsey Boyle is a new partner at Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC. Boylefocuses her practice on commercial real estate matters. She regularly representsdevelopers, landlords and tenants in all aspects of retail, mixed use, office, residentialand industrial development, leasing, joint ventures, sales and purchases.

Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC, SchaumburgAndrew Chamberlain is a new associate at Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC. Chamberlainfocuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, banking and secured lending, andcorporate and business law. His past experience includes representing corporateclients in complex commercial agreements, banking and financial transactions, and inbusiness acquisitions.

Management ConsultingROI Advisory Solutions, ChicagoKevin Einbinder is now Managing Director of ROI Advisory Solutions, a ManagementConsulting firm that provides Strategic Counsel and Marketing and BusinessDevelopment services to small to mid-sized companies. Prior to joining ROI AdvisorySolutions, Kevin served as Director, Organizational Health at Tandem HR.

Non-ProfitsMetropolitan Family Services, ChicagoBarbara West Stone has been named Chief Development Officer of MetropolitanFamily Services. Stone will lead Metropolitan's fundraising and communications,including overseeing the agency's four-year, $25 million Campaign to MpowerFamilies. She joined Metropolitan in December 2014 as Campaign Director, and wasnamed Interim Vice President of External Affairs and Communications in January2016.

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Private InvestmentsThe FSB Companies, ChicagoThe FSB Companies, a private investment firm funded by Frank Brumfield, welcomesBenjamin Leung as Director of Technology. With his extensive experience as adirector and advisor to startups and Fortune 500 companies, Benjamin will skillfullyguide FSB's portfolio companies in technology strategy, lean/agile enablement, andorganizational alignment.

Public AffairsResolute Consulting, ChicagoAlan P. Solow has joined Resolute Consulting as a partner. A seasoned strategist,attorney and civic leader, Alan will advise clients and fuel growth at Resolute.Headquartered in Chicago, Resolute Consulting is a national public affairs andstrategic communications firm with offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Phoenix andWashington, D.C.

Real EstateBaum Realty Group, ChicagoJacqueline Brito joins Baum Realty as an Associate in Investment Sales with a focuson developing new business and to growing existing client relationships, both locallyand nationally. Jackie's areas of expertise include accounting, property management,and client relations — specifically triple-net quoting and property funds management.

Baum Realty Group, ChicagoErin Kruss joins Baum Realty as an Associate Project Manager in the thriving TenantRepresentation division with an exclusive focus on the firm's Starbucksrepresentation. Erin works to secure information which facilitates transactions in someof Chicago's most desirable downtown and suburban retail markets.

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Harbor Group International LLC, New YorkHarbor Group International LLC, a privately-owned international real estate investmentand management firm, has promoted Matt Jones to Director of Acquisitions. Formerlya Managing Director with the firm overseeing all multifamily investments, Mr. Joneswill expand to leading and executing the firm's investment strategy across all producttypes and markets.

TechnologyVISANOW, ChicagoVISANOW, which integrates the best of people and technology to simplify andexpedite the immigration process, announced Gretchen Keefner as vice president ofsales. Most recently, Keefner served as director of major markets for the health caredivision at CareerBuilder.

May 2

AccountingWipfli LLP, Westchester, Northbrook and Tinley ParkWilliam Metzdorff director (on the left), and Allen Jacque,senior manager, have joined Wipfli, the 19th largest CPA firmin the U.S., to expand its expert witness and litigation team.Their experience includes loss determinations due tocontractual breaches, professional malpractice, fraud,construction delays, business interruption and intellectualproperty infringement.

Architecture / DesignWight & Company, ChicagoBill Boznos, AIA, LEED AP, has joined Wight's growing Chicago office as part of thefirm's combination with Lohan Anderson. Named Senior Project Manager, Director ofFederal Projects, Boznos leads assignments from concept through completion. Hisbroad architecture portfolio includes designs for government, commercial, hospitality,cultural and academic environments.

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Mariani Landscape, Lake Bluff, Ill.P. Clifford Miller ("Cliff") has been named Mariani Landscape's newest DesignDirector. As a former owner of a design and garden company and LicensedLandscape Architect for the past 28 years, he brings his considerable knowledge andreputation to the Mariani Landscape team.

ConstructionLuse Holdings Inc., AuroraMike Strahler (on the left) has been promoted to V.P. ofCorporate Sales & Marketing. Mike joined the company in1989 and most recently served as VP/Manager of Luse'ssafety distribution business, Amerisafe. Jason Jirek will bepromoted to Sales Manager of Amerisafe safety productsdivision, taking Mike's spot. Jason has been a salesrepresentative for Amerisafe since 2003.

Principle Construction Corp., RosemontAlexander Olen has been hired as Senior Estimator providing pre-constructionservices including conceptual budgeting, estimating, bidding, value engineering,aiding in purchasing and awarding of subcontracts, preparing the CPM schedule,initial effort related to securing permits as required and complete client managementon the pre-construction phase.

EducationThe School of the Art Institute of ChicagoThe School of the Art of the Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of CraigBarton as the School's provost and senior vice president of academic affairs. Bartonwill take over as the School's chief academic officer, replacing Elissa Tenny, who hasbeen named the School's first woman president.

EngineeringPrimera Engineers, ChicagoErin Inman, PE, RCDD, LEED AP is now President & CEO of Primera, with nearly 25years of experience in the engineering industry. After joining Primera in 2003, shepreviously served as Senior Vice President/Utilities Division Manager where she grewthe division from inception to over 120 engineers and designers.

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Health CareLaunchPoint, ItascaTerri Kline has been appointed to LaunchPoint's Board of Directors. Kline bringsmore than 35 years in executive-level health payer and provider experience toLaunchPoint, a provider of cloud-based solutions, software and services forhealthcare organizations. She also serves as Director, Presbyterian Health Plan andAdvisor to NFANT and Medivo.

Family Health Network, ChicagoDr. Robert Kimball Kritzler has joined Family Health Network (FHN) as the newChief Medical Officer. At FHN, Dr. Kritzler will lead efforts to ensure the appropriatedelivery of affordable, quality health care to more than 250,000 health plan members.Prior to joining FHN, Dr. Kritzler was Deputy CMO at Johns Hopkins Healthcare.

LawATG LegalServe, ChicagoRobert G. Rusch has been promoted to vice president-operations for ATGLegalServe, a subsidiary of Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. The full-service legalprocess servicing company offers litigation support to lawyers and law firmsthroughout Chicago and beyond. Mr. Rusch was also recently elected president of theAssociated Detectives & Security Agencies of Illinois, Inc.

Marketing / MediaNews America Marketing, ChicagoRob Augustinos, a seventeen year News America Marketing veteran, has beennamed the company's Executive Vice President of Central Division Sales. Previously,he served as a Regional Sales Manager in the Eastern Division. Rob will return toChicago, where his News America Marketing career began, for this appointment.

Non-ProfitsFoundation Fighting BlindnessDavid Brint will become chairman of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, anorganization dedicated to funding research to find preventions, treatments and curesfor people affected by blinding retinal diseases. Brint is also the co-founder and chiefexecutive officer of Brinshore Development Company, a national leader in affordablehousing development. Blindness.org

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Private InvestmentsThe FSB Companies, ChicagoThe FSB Companies, a private investment firm funded by Frank Brumfield, welcomesBenjamin Leung as Director of Technology. With his extensive experience as adirector and advisor to startups and Fortune 500 companies, Benjamin will skillfullyguide FSB's portfolio companies in technology strategy, lean/agile enablement, andorganizational alignment.

Real EstateCONLON/Christie's International Real EstateStephanie Poulakidas has been promoted to Vice President of Sales focusing onimplementing strategic initiatives for the development and growth of the business andCONLON's 250+ agents. She will also continue to provide exemplary brokerageservices to both Buyers and Sellers.

CONLON/Christie's International Real EstateMelissa Archer-Wirtz has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer overseeing alloperations for the company's offices in Chicago, the Western Suburbs and on theNorth Shore. She helped form the company in 2009 and most recently served asChief Marketing Officer.

Conlon & Co., ChicagoTom Reckley has joined Conlon & Co. as Director and President of Capital Markets.He will be responsible for the strategy, business development and growth of theCapital Markets Group, primarily debt and equity placement, and will oversee themanagement of Conlon & Co.'s investment assets.

Wealth Management

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Merino Wealth Management, ChicagoJessica Merino is President of Merino Wealth Management, a new Loop-basedfinancial planning firm, and registered representative of The Investment Center, Inc.Member FINRA/SIPC. Merino offers comprehensive financial planning and project-based consultation. She specializes in helping Gen X and Y female entrepreneursachieve their financial goals with strategic planning.

April 25

Architecture / DesignWight & Company, ChicagoLisa Schmidt, AIA, LEED AP, has joined Wight's growing Chicago office as part ofthe firm's combination with Lohan Anderson. Named Senior Lead Design Architect,Schmidt practices both architecture and interior design. She has a diverse portfoliothat encompasses hospitality, cultural, higher education, health care and commercialassignments.

Hitchcock Design Group, ChicagoHitchcock Design Group, a leading provider of planning andlandscape architectural services in the Midwest, announcesthe appointment of Randy Royer (on the left) and MJMeneley as Principals in its Indianapolis, Indiana office.Royer and Meneley, in association with colleague CamilleMahan, will be responsible for expanding and managingHitchcock's Indianapolis office.

Architecture / Engineering

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HNTB Corporation, ChicagoHNTB Corporation is proud to announce the addition of three leading professionals tothe Chicago roster: Thomas Krug as vice president and rail client service lead, EmilyTapia-Lopez (center photo) as director of strategic initiatives and Lillian Yan asassociate vice president in project management.

All three offer diverse experience in planning, design, and construction/programmanagement.

In the past year, HNTB increased its local professional staff 16 percent to help supportits clients' goals. With more than 175 employees throughout the Chicagoland region,HNTB works on some of the most high-profile infrastructure projects in Illinois andacross the country.

BankingBMO Wealth Management, ChicagoBMO Private Bank welcomes William M. Fox as a Private Wealth Advisor. Williamadvises high net worth individuals, families and organizations, including closely-heldand family-owned businesses, endowments and foundations. He has over 18 years ofexperience in the financial services industry.

ConstructionPrinciple Construction Corp., RosemontMichael Long has been promoted to Vice President and will oversee the staff thatmanages Principle's projects providing pre-construction, construction and post-construction services. These services consist of; developing preliminary design witharchitectural specialists, estimating, competitive subcontractor bidding, awardingsubcontracts, expediting, conducting progress meetings, monitoring the schedule,cost controls and terms of the contract.

Finance

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Livingstone, ChicagoMark Birkett (on the left) joined Livingstone from William Blairas Managing Director, Debt Advisory. Mark leveragesexpertise raising debt facilities for financial sponsors andother clients across industries. Michael Jenny joinedLivingstone from Houlihan Lokey as Managing Director,Industrial. Michael has deep expertise on transactions in themetals and manufacturing sector.

InsuranceAssurance, SchaumburgTony Alberico of Schaumburg-based insurance agency Assurance was hired assenior vice president, practice leader in Assurance's Employee Benefits division.Bringing 20-plus years of experience to the team, Alberico will serve a key role inadvising the company's benefits consultants.

AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG), ChicagoJoe Richardson has been appointed President and CEO of AAA – The Auto ClubGroup (ACG), the second largest AAA Club in North America which serves 9 millionmembers across 11 states, including Illinois. Richardson, a 30-year insurance industryveteran, will lead ACG's membership, insurance, travel, banking and financial servicesoperations.

LawHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, ChicagoVikram Mathrani (on the left) and Ron Sklar joined Am Law200 firm Honigman as partners in the firm's fast growingintellectual property practice. Both are litigators with particularexperience in the life science and information technologyindustries. Mathrani joins Honigman from Ropes & Gray LLPand Sklar from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Schain Banks, ChicagoSchain Banks is pleased to announce that Michael Kujawa, Erika Baldonado, Deborah Ostvig and KevinAmeriks have joined our firm. The addition of these experienced and talented attorneys significantly expands thefirm's already well-established civil and commercial litigation practices. Mike Kujawa is one of Illinois' top civildefense litigation attorneys representing municipalities, school districts, park districts, police/fire departments,railroad and private businesses. Erika Baldonado concentrates in civil litigation defense, representing localgovernment, railroad and other businesses. Deborah Ostvig concentrates in civil litigation defense. KevinAmeriks concentrates in commercial litigation, collections, bankruptcy and other business disputes.

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Barack Ferrazzano, ChicagoBarack Ferrazzano welcomes Emily Gesmundo to theLitigation Group and Nick Brenckman to the FinancialInstitutions Group. Emily concentrates on product liabilitymatters, and assists clients in compliance with governmentregulations. Nick counsels public and private companies onsecurities transactions, M&A, corporate governance, andother corporate and transactional matters.

Non-ProfitsNeighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, ChicagoJoel Bosch joins Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago as Chief OperatingOfficer. He manages all product development and innovation, community programsand offices, lending, and construction services. Previously, Joel lead financial start-ups and held senior executive positions at institutions like Bank of America, ProvidianFinancial, E-Loan and Deloitte Consulting.

Foundation Fighting BlindnessDavid Brint will become chairman of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, anorganization dedicated to funding research to find preventions, treatments and curesfor people affected by blinding retinal diseases. Brint is also the co-founder and chiefexecutive officer of Brinshore Development Company, a national leader in affordablehousing development. Blindness.org

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, ChicagoLinda Greene joins Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago as the Director ofNHS' Redevelopment Corporation. Linda was most recently the Principal at LucasGreene Associates, where she performed an array of professional services. Lindaholds an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Columbia University in New York.

American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois, ChicagoCelena Roldán, M.S.W., M.Ed. joins the American Red Cross of Chicago & NorthernIllinois as CEO. The Red Cross serves 9.5 million people in 21 counties to prepare,respond and recover from emergencies. Prior to joining the Red Cross, Roldán wasthe Executive Director of Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago.

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RestaurantDel Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, ChicagoDel Frisco's announces Wine Director Amy Lutchen. A Certified Sommelier throughthe Court of Master Sommeliers, Amy will oversee the restaurant's wine program,which includes over 20,000 bottles and more than 1,500 varietals. This new role is aculmination of a dedicated career devoted to hospitality, service and wine education.

April 18

AccountingWipfli LLP, Tinley ParkWipfli, a top 20 accounting and consulting firm with threeoffices in Chicagoland, recently welcomed Kory Kebert (onthe left) and Roger Yule as tax managers. Kory has eightyears of experience serving U.S.-based multinationalcorporations. With 30 years of experience, Roger specializesin taxation of individuals working outside their country oforigin.

Architecture / DesignWight & Company, ChicagoMichael C. Barnes, AIA, LEED AP, has joined Wight's growing Chicago office as partof the firm's merger with Lohan Anderson. Named Senior Design Architect, Barneshas a diverse portfolio of architectural projects, including cultural, multi-unit residential,corporate and academic buildings. He is widely recognized for his award-winninglibrary design work.

BankingFirst Midwest Bancorp Inc., ItascaJo Ann Boylan has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Informationand Operations Officer of First Midwest Bank. In this role, she will be responsible foroverseeing information technology, deposit and loan operations, facilities and projectmanagement at the Bank.

Construction

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Pepper Construction, BarringtonTim Sullivan has been promoted to General Counsel for Pepper Construction Group.Tim will ensure Pepper's legal framework and dealings are consistent with Pepper'scommitment to their customers and will continue to oversee the day-to-day legal andinsurance issues for the Group.

Pepper Construction, BarringtonScott Kennedy has been promoted to Senior Vice President leading PepperConstruction's Self Perform Group. Scott has expanded the scope of Pepper's self-perform work to include performing excavation, demolition, concrete, drywall andmasonry for general contractors beyond Pepper. Pepper was recently awarded thestructural concrete at 640 N. Wells in Chicago.

Health CareMidwest Orthopedics at Rush (MOR), ChicagoDr. Madhu K. Singh, a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R)physician who specializes in non-operative spine care and rheumatologic conditions,has joined Midwest Orthopedics at Rush (MOR). She is also on staff at AlexianBrothers Health System. She received her Interventional Spine Fellowship training atCleveland Clinic.

LawSkadden, ChicagoKevin T. Hardy Counsel to Partner, represents public and private funds, fundsponsors, investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment banks and other financialinstitutions in connection with the design and formation of investment funds andproducts, securities offerings, regulatory and compliance matters, transactions andother corporate matters.

Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose Ltd., ChicagoDebbie Osgood has joined the firm's education practice as a partner. She previouslyserved as a National Enforcement Director with the U.S.Department of Education'sOffice for Civil Rights. With 25 years of experience at OCR, Debbie is nationallyrecognized as an expert on civil rights issues in education.

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Skadden, ChicagoAmy Van Gelder Counsel to Partner, represents clients in commercial litigation,securities and consumer fraud class actions, bankruptcy litigation, shareholderderivative suits, and disputes relating to M&A and commercial contracts. Counselsclients in federal and state court, in all phases of litigation and in regulatoryinvestigations.

Public RelationsCulloton Strategies, ChicagoJennifer McGuffin, a corporate communications executive and former journalist atFOX 32 and the NBC Network, has joined Chicago public affairs and communicationsstrategy firm Culloton Strategies as Vice President. McGuffin will provide strategicadvice and media relations expertise to Culloton clients. McGuffin holds a master'sdegree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and anundergraduate degree in business administration and marketing from the University ofIllinois.

Real EstateNAI Hiffman, Oakbrook TerraceNAI Hiffman announces Patrick Sullivan (on the left) andRyan Chambers joined its Investment Services group asSenior Vice President and Vice President respectively. Theteam, formerly with HFF, will focus on expanding NAIHiffman's industrial capital markets platform as well asenhancing full-service solutions for its clients.

Clayco, ChicagoAlan Schachtman has joined Clayco as Director/Residential Business Unit Leaderfocusing on new development in Chicago, while continuing to pursue projectsnationally. An architect and major residential developer with 25+ years of experience,he has developed high-rise multifamily towers, residential communities, office andmajor institutional projects worldwide.

April 11

Automotive

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LotLinx, ChicagoMark Boyd joins as Vice Chairman, Chief Revenue Officer to lead growth initiativesfor the automotive digital marketing company. Boyd is an industry icon with a 30-yearhistory investing in and advising leading digital automotive companies includingCargigi, which was acquired by eBay in March 2016.

ConstructionPepper Construction, BarringtonAward-winning broker Tony Smaniotto has joined Pepper Construction as Director ofBusiness Development focusing on corporate office, interiors, retail and apartmentmarkets. A real estate veteran with 30+ years experience in capital markets,brokerage and corporate real estate, he has completed more than $3 billion in salesand leasing transactions.

Pepper Construction, BarringtonKeith Dafcik has joined Pepper Construction as Project Director – Vice President torun Pepper's industrial manufacturing and distribution practice. Based in Barrington,Keith is leading a team of project management professionals and focusing onexpanding our presence in the Chicago industrial market, developing clientrelationships and discovering new business opportunities.

FinanceAbraxas Group LLC, ChicagoDavid Johnson to Managing and Founding Partner of Abraxas Group LLC fromManaging Partner of ACM Partners. He has over 15 years as a change agent. Heserves as an advisor, board member, interim manager, investor and operator atorganizations ranging in size from pre-revenue startups to Fortune 500 organizations.He received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 2007.

Health CareLoyola University Health System, MaywoodBlaine Petersen has been named chief financial officer of Loyola University HealthSystem. Petersen will oversee all financial planning, analysis and reporting for LUHS,which includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and morethan 30 primary and specialty care facilities. Petersen previously served as CFO of St.Alphonsus Health System in Idaho and vice president of financial services for CatholicHealth Initiatives.

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LawArnstein & Lehr LLP, ChicagoArnstein & Lehr LLP congratulates partner William "Toby" Eveland on being one of15 attorneys nationwide named a 2016 "Rising Star" by the Minority CorporateCounsel Association. A litigator focusing his practice on complex business matters,Toby also co-chairs Arnstein's Diversity Committee and is active in supporting theLGBT community.

Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose Ltd., ChicagoDebbie Osgood has joined the firm's education practice as a partner. She previouslyserved as a National Enforcement Director with the U.S.Department of Education'sOffice for Civil Rights. With 25 years of experience at OCR, Debbie is nationallyrecognized as an expert on civil rights issues in education.

Marketing / MediaNew York Media, ChicagoKate Miller Spencer will serve as Midwest/Texas advertising director for New YorkMedia, overseeing sales efforts in the region via her rep firm Miller Media Sales, forintegrated buys across New York Magazine and print special issues; digital propertiesincluding Vulture, the Cut and Grub Street; and signature events including VultureFestival and New York Taste.

Non-ProfitsBoys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, ChicagoBoys & Girls Clubs of Chicago has selected Mimi LeClair as new President and CEO.LeClair will focus on increased resource development, donor relations and expansionof services to more youth in more communities in need. The Clubs provide provenyouth mentoring, leadership development, education and fitness programming acrossChicago.

PhilanthropyJ.B. & M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation, ChicagoFormer Special Olympics International CEO Janet Froetscher has joined the J.B. &M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation as its new president. With more than three decadesleading global nonprofits, Froetscher will be developing strategy, expandinginvestments and driving results supporting the Foundation's priorities in earlychildhood development, healthcare and civil rights.

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