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Thursday, October 8, 2026 |
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| Blessings in a Backpack, a national nonprofit committed to bridging the weekend hunger gap for children, welcomes Ashley Howard, CFRE, as Vice President of Development. Howard brings extensive fundraising experience across nonprofit, corporate, and political sectors, most recently as a fundraising director and consultant. Previously, she led corporate partnerships at Feeding America’s national office, facilitating philanthropic investments to address food insecurity. |
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| Bulley & Andrews (B&A) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Cottick to vice president. With more than 30 years of experience in military service and private-sector construction, Michael brings deep technical expertise, proven leadership and a wealth of industry knowledge to every project. His exceptional ability to lead project teams, understand client objectives and deliver successful outcomes will drive B&A’s continued growth in the institutional, hospitality and club sectors. |
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| Moore Tax Law Group is excited to welcome Nicki Morello as our newest Associate. Nicki earned her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she built a strong foundation in legal analysis, research, and advocacy. While in law school, she served as a Law Clerk at a Chicago injury law firm, gaining hands-on experience with complex litigation and developing skills that will support her work in tax controversy and litigation. |
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| Jason Dirkx has joined Benesch as Chief Innovation Officer, advancing the transformation of legal service delivery. In his role, he redesigns how legal work is planned, delivered and experienced, aligning practice workflows, technology, knowledge management and data governance with the evolving needs of the legal market.
Abby Levine has joined Benesch as Chief Information Officer. In her role, she leads technology strategy and digital transformation with a focus on operational excellence. She shapes the firm’s technology strategy, leading initiatives that enhance reliability, security and user experience while advancing the firm’s broader business objectives. |
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| Martin Denman has been appointed Kearney’s chief financial officer following his service as acting CFO since February. Since joining the firm in 2017, Martin has strengthened global finance systems, standardized core processes, and helped modernize reporting and working capital management. With broad global experience and deep knowledge of Kearney, he is well-positioned to lead finance into the firm’s next chapter. |
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| Sheppard is pleased to announce that partner Andrew Kang has joined the firm’s Corporate practice in Chicago. Kang leads private equity firms and their portfolio companies and other public and private companies through add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and carve-outs, as well as strategic mergers, structured growth investments, dispositions, special situations transactions and joint ventures. He also counsels clients on general corporate matters, including ongoing governance considerations. |
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| DMG is pleased to announce the promotion of Lauren Evett to Vice President of Property Management. The promotion reflects Lauren’s expanding role as she takes on a larger and more diverse portfolio spanning a wider array of assets, clients and staff. Lauren is responsible for setting the strategic direction for each asset as it moves from acquisition or repositioning into stable, well-performing operations — a phase that requires close coordination across our team and our clients. |
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| Michael Chu has joined Benesch as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. A registered patent attorney, Michael leads complex patent cases in federal courts across the country and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). His practice includes utility patent, design patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes, as well as inter partes review (IPR) and other post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). |
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| Stifel welcomes the Hall Wealth Advisory Group to its Chicago office located at 1 North Wacker Drive, Suite 3400. Led by Managing Director/Investments, Scott Hall, with Vice President/Investments, Robert Mulcahy and Client Relationship Manager, Simon Hay, the team joins from Jefferies Wealth Management with more than $1.3 billion in client assets. The move reflects Stifel’s continued growth in the Chicago ultra-high-net-worth market and commitment to delivering personalized wealth management services with the resources of a leading national financial services firm.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is a member SIPC and NYSE | Stifel.com |
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| First Bank Chicago, one of the five largest privately held banks in Chicago, is pleased to welcome Daniel Burke as a Loan Operations Officer. In this role, Daniel documents, reviews, and closes complex commercial transactions and prepares compliant consumer and commercial loan documentation in accordance with federal and state regulations and the Bank’s lending policies and procedures. Daniel brings valuable 25+ years of banking experience from Byline Bank. |
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| Jordan Mueller has joined Kreshmore Group as Managing Director, Turnaround & Restructuring Advisory. Jordan will lead advisory engagements for private equity sponsors, lenders, and executives of distressed and healthy middle-market companies. Jordan previously held progressively senior roles in operational turnarounds, debt restructurings, and performance improvement at Huron Consulting Group and Alvarez & Marsal, restructuring over $2 billion in debt across over 25 clients. |
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