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Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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Melanie Stiles recently joined John Kasperek Co., Inc. as an Associate. As a resident of Lake County, Indiana, Melanie brings valuable experience in financial reporting, audit procedures, and bookkeeping. This includes her prior work as a Field Examiner with the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Melanie holds a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting from Indiana University Northwest. |
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Studio Gang is proud to announce that William Emmick, Design Management Principal, and Alissa Anderson, Principal of Publications & Exhibitions, have been elevated to Partner. Under Jeanne Gang’s leadership, Studio Gang’s Partner group—which also includes Gang, Juliane Wolf, Weston Walker, and Mark Schendel—oversees the firm’s four offices and shapes the strategic direction of the practice. Emmick has been with the firm for nearly two decades, supporting the operational management and delivery of complex cultural, public, and urban design projects. For over fifteen years, Anderson has worked closely with Gang to develop writing, exhibition, and research projects. |
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National infrastructure solutions firm, Ardmore Roderick, welcomes Sharon A. Jean-Baptiste, PE as President. With 25+ years of experience, Sharon has led large-scale operations, delivered complex capital programs, and advanced growth strategies nationwide. Sharon has a proven record of operational excellence, strategic alignment, and client partnership to support Ardmore Roderick’s continued growth across the US. |
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Steve Whitehill has joined Huntington National Bank as North Shore Market President for Regional Banking. He has 20 years of experience in commercial banking and joins from JPMorgan Chase. He brings expertise in middle-market banking and a strong commitment to community engagement. He holds Bachelors and MBA degrees from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In this role, he will lead the efforts to grow Huntington's presence in Chicagoland, with a focus on the North Shore. |
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Scott Huey has joined Kaye/Bassman International as Managing Partner in the firm’s Midwest-focused Construction Practice following Starfish Partners’ acquisition of Huey Enterprises, Inc. With nearly 22 years of executive search experience serving REITs, private equity, developers, brokerages, and contractors, Scott brings deep expertise and a broad network to help clients across commercial real estate and construction secure transformative leadership talent. |
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HUSARCH announces Nehaa Bhavaraju’s, LEED BD+C, promotion to Sustainability and Architecture Lead. Nehaa’s adaptability and team spirit shine as she transitions between facility condition assessments and sustainability projects, consistently delivering on time while fostering a positive atmosphere. From building expertise in our work with Electric Homes to leading firm-wide carbon footprint tracking, Nehaa strengthens our sustainability practice and inspires impact both within and beyond our work. |
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Lakeshore welcomes Ria Battisti, a financial representative with 12 years of experience helping clients with retirement, business ownership, and life transitions. Ria Battisti is a Registered Representative of/and offers securities solely through Equity Services, Inc. (ESI), Member FINRA/SIPC, 1 N. Franklin St., Suite 3450, Chicago, IL 60606, 312-236-2500. In CO, MO, NH and WI, ESI operates as Vermont Equity Services, Inc. Lakeshore Financial Group is independent of ESI. TC8393666(0925)3 |
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Donald Degen has been named vice president and senior relationship manager for PNC Private Bank in Chicago. Based in Downers Grove, Degen will work alongside a team of experienced private bankers, wealth strategists, investment professionals and fiduciary advisors to provide high net worth clients and their families with customized advice, guidance and solutions. Degen brings over 21 years of private banking and wealth management experience to his current role. |
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Jason Henshaw, seasoned CPG leader and founder of Zeal Creamery, has been named Vice President and General Manager of Perdue Specialty Meats to lead the premium and natural protein brands Niman Ranch and Coleman All Natural Meats. He will oversee strategy, operations, and growth, with responsibility for brand stewardship, sales and marketing, supply chain, and production, while ensuring the highest standards of sustainability, animal care, and product quality. |
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Gaurav Singh, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.D., F.A.C.M.S., joined City of Hope® Cancer Center as a dermatologist and Mohs micrographic surgeon. His expertise includes managing treatment-related changes to the skin, hair and nails, as well as noncancerous conditions and preventive care. Double-board-certified by the American Board of Dermatology, he completed a fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology at the University of California, San Diego. More at cityofhope.org/chicago. |
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Devon Beane has joined the Chicago office of Alston & Bird as partner in the IP Litigation Group. She has led litigation teams in federal courts nationwide, as well as before the ITC, PTAB, and Federal Circuit. Her work spans technologies in medical devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, and wireless telecom. With Devon’s arrival, Alston & Bird has nearly doubled its attorney count in the growing Chicago office over the past year. |
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Aronberg Goldgehn, a premier full-service business law and litigation firm in Chicago, is pleased to announce that Ralph N. Dado, III has joined the firm as a Member to launch and lead the White Collar Investigations, Risk & Integrity group. Dado has advised companies, institutions, and leaders through some of the most significant crises of the past 15 years. The new group has capabilities in investigations, government defense, safety & risk, research & academic integrity, and crisis management. |
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Don Shea is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice group. Don's background is in commercial real estate and focuses his practice primarily on office, industrial and retail leasing, development, redevelopment, acquisitions and dispositions. He advises large property owners with national portfolios, including real estate investment trusts, development companies and institutional owners, as well as tenants, in the negotiation of commercial leases and related agreements. |
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Brian D. Arnfelt joins Neal & Leroy as a Managing Member and Chair of the Corporate Department. A former investment banker at William Blair, Brian advises management teams, founders, entrepreneurs and investors on mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters across industries. He previously was a partner in the M&A / private equity group at Kirkland & Ellis. MacKinzie M. Neal joins Neal & Leroy as a Partner and the Chair of the firm’s Technology Transactions Department. MacKinzie focuses her practice on technology, intellectual property and commercial transactions. She also advises clients on artificial intelligence, digital assets and blockchain technology. |
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Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP welcomes new partner Kimberly Paschall to the firm’s White Collar Investigations & Compliance practice. Kim joins the firm following almost nine years with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Washington, D.C., where she most recently served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, assigned to the National Security Section of the Criminal Division. |
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The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute has appointed Dr. Laurie Kenfield as President. She is a CPI graduate and faculty member who teaches and supervises clinicians at both CPI and Rush University. In her new role, Dr. Kenfield will continue to advance CPI’s mission of training psychoanalytic and psychodynamic clinicians and expanding access to care through its treatment center, community initiatives, and programs supporting children and families in need of affordable mental health services. |
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Mark Richardson joined The Morton Arboretum as vice president of collections and horticulture. He will lead the Arboretum's strategies for tree and plant collections, horticulture and natural areas to advance the organization’s strategic plan and its long-range comprehensive site plan. With over 20 years of experience in public horticulture, Mark will play a lead role in forwarding the Arboretum’s vision of a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together. |
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Shubham Tyagi joins Rush Street Interactive (RSI) as the new Chief Technology Officer, bringing over two decades of experience leading complex, large-scale global technology organizations across media, entertainment, sports, and retail. He is an industry expert with exceptional technical depth, global experience, and a proven leadership style. In his new role, he leads initiatives to scale platforms that serve millions of RSI’s customers around the world. |
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