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January 2012CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING, Downers Grove: Patrick Robinson, 45, to dean of undergraduate curriculum and instruction, from Chicago campus president.
ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, Chicago: Amit Choksi, 36, to chief information officer, from chief information officer at Little City Foundation.
SWANSON MARTIN & BELL LLP, Chicago: Andrew J. Albright, 28, to associate, focusing on medical negligence and health care, product liability, and commercial litigation and business disputes, from associate at Eichhorn & Eichhorn LLP, in Hammond, Ind.
AUTISM SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS, Lombard: David S. Geslak, 31, to executive board member and treasurer. He is founder and director at Exercise Connection.
ECKENHOFF SAUNDERS ARCHITECTS, Chicago: Mark Nichols, 50, pictured, to principal in the health care practice, from principal at Loebl Schlossman & Hackl. Also, Michael Vinci, 48, to principal in the health care practice, from associate principal.
GOETTSCH PARTNERS, Chicago: Carl Knutson, 39, to associate principal and senior designer, from associate principal at Perkins & Will.
HOK, Chicago: Nancy Hamilton, 53, to director of engineering services, from principal at Arup.
RUSH HOUR CONCERTS, Chicago: Kelly Jocius, 41, to executive director, from executive director at the Midwest Clinic.
TCS EDUCATION SYSTEM, Chicago: Glenn Renzulli, 33, to chief financial officer, from vice president of finance.
CAPITAL ONE BANK, McLean, Va.: Steve Anderson, 41, to senior vice president, Capital One Commercial & Specialty Finance, in Chicago, from senior director at Oxford Finance.
CITI PRIVATE BANK, New York: Michael Sak, 42, to vice president and law firm group private banker, in Chicago, from vice president in the private wealth management group at J.P. Morgan.
COHEN FINANCIAL, Chicago: Kevin Miller, 35, to managing director of capital advisory and valuation services, from vice president at Situs Cos.
J.P. MORGAN, New York: Liz Connelly, 45, to Midwest head of government, not-for-profit and healthcare banking, in Chicago, from Midwest regional director of private wealth management.
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY BANK & TRUST, Chicago: Tim Irwin, 36, to senior vice president, commercial banking, from commercial banker at J.P. Morgan Chase.
WILLIS NORTH AMERICA, New York: Bob Carlson, 51, to personal risk adviser, Willis Personal Lines, in Chicago, from vice president at Northern Trust Co.
AI2, Chicago: Gil Gomez, 42, to chief operating officer, from senior director, premier customer network at SAP, in Denver. Also, Amanda Wallace, 32, to director of customer experience, from conference producer at Marcus Evans.
PERFECTSERVE, Knoxville, Tenn.: Jeff Andretich, 26, pictured, to implementation specialist, in Chicago, from PAS operations lead, Midwest team lead at Accretive Health. Also, Craig Jaffe, 27, to implementation specialist, from operations improvement consultant at Advocate Healthcare; and Lauren McGrail, 27, to implementation specialist, from operations lead, physician advisory services, at Accretive Health.
SA IGNITE, Chicago: Ben Ellis, 33, to vice president, partner solutions, from vice president, corporate development.
DLA PIPER, Chicago: Gregory Grossman, 33, to partner in the corporate and securities practice, from associate. Also, Kimberlie Pearlman, 38, to partner in the real estate practice, from associate, and Carl Poedtke, 42, to partner in the finance practice, from of counsel.
GOLDSTEIN & MCCLINTOCK LLP, Chicago: Namit Bammi, 38, to partner in the corporate and real estate law groups, from partner at Schwartz Sciara & Bammi LLC.
NEAL GERBER & EISENBERG LLP, Chicago: Holby M. Abern, 35, and Adam H. Masia, 47, pictured, to partner in the intellectual property practice group, from partner at K&L Gates LLP. Also, Michael B. Harlin, 43, to partner in the intellectual property practice, from partner at McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.; Thomas J. Campbell Jr., 32, and Kevin A. O'Connor, 35, to associate in the intellectual property practice group, from associate at McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.; and Kevin Cukierski, 27, to associate in the intellectual property practice group, from associate at K&L Gates LLP.
QUARLES & BRADY LLP, Chicago: Lee P. Garner, 43, to partner in the commercial litigation group, from partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
GRINDMASTER CECILWARE, Louisville, Ky.: Greg Immell, 42, to senior vice president of sales and marketing, in Northbrook, from director of marketing at Sara Lee Corp.
CONTENT CO., Chicago: Hilary Marsh, 53, to chief digital and content strategist, from managing director of Realtor.org at the National Association of Realtors.
EDELMAN, Chicago: Lisa Manley, 43, to executive vice president, business and social purpose practice, from director for sustainability communications at Coca-Cola Co., in Atlanta.
GA COMMUNICATION GROUP, Chicago: Elizabeth West, 27, to account executive, from account executive at Energy BBDO.
ENTRUST REALTY ADVISORS, Lombard: Scott Latter, 26, to real estate analyst in the Skokie office, from sales and office manager at State Farm Insurance.
GRAEF, Milwaukee: Kevin M. Henning, 36, to office manager in the Chicago office, from director of development and facilities at Argo Tea Inc.
NAI HIFFMAN, Oakbrook Terrace: Bruce Granger, 60, to senior vice president in the Oakbrook Terrace office, from senior vice president at Grubb & Ellis Co.
ANALYSIS GROUP, Boston: Elizabeth Eccher, 55, to principal, in Chicago, from vice president.
BUCK CONSULTANTS, New York: Phillip Jensen, 53, to principal and communications practice leader, in Chicago, from principal at Aon Hewitt.
ABELSONTAYLOR INC., Chicago: Brooke Badzin, 25, pictured, to account executive, from account coordinator. Also, Laura Guarnieri, 33, to account supervisor, from group account supervisor at Corbett Accel Healthcare Group.
FITZGERALD ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, Chicago: Robbie Brundige, 44, to senior architect, with experience in design and construction phases of projects in health care, mixed-use, and higher education markets, from vice president at VOA Associates in Highland, Ind.
HORN DESIGN, Chicago: Kayla Dooley, 26, to senior designer, from designer.
MANHARD CONSULTING LTD., Vernon Hills: Steve Winnike, 46, to chief operating officer, from director of operations.
BEAR CONSTRUCTION CO., Rolling Meadows: Paul Larkin, 41, pictured, to project executive, from senior project manager. Also, William Ziemek III, 32, to project manager, from project manager at G3 Construction Group; Scott Knudsen, 24, to project manager, from assistant project manager; and Kristin Ziemek, 27, to marketing coordinator, from estimator/assistant to project managers at G3 Construction Group.
J. C. ANDERSON INC., Elmhurst: Sara Schumacher, 28, to project manager, from interior designer at Gensler.
BROOK FURNITURE RENTAL, Lake Forest: Bob Crawford Jr., 45, to CEO, from president.
CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS, McCook: Michelle Henebry Finnigan, 59, to general manager, from director of rental and MRO business at True Value Co.
KOLDON MOVING & STORAGE INC., Lake Zurich: Nicholas A. Filantres, 32, to sales manager, from general manager at Brunswick Corp.
REVEL DECOR INC., Chicago: Erin Dahl-Sellers, 31, to director of sales, from senior manager of events at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
TASTY CATERING, Elk Grove Village: Tony Sansone, 39, to director of sales, from director of operations at Total Event Resources.
CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING, Downers Grove: Susan King, 50, to Chicago campus president, from dean of academic operations.
GRESHAM PARTNERS LLC, Chicago: Wallace L. Head, 62, to vice chairman and principal, from founder at Personal Fiduciary Advisors.
INLANTA MORTGAGE, Brookfield, Wis.: Dan Palmer, 50, to branch manager, in Chicago, from branch manager at Bank of America Home Loans.
MESIROW FINANCIAL holdings inc., Chicago: Chris O’Neill, 45, pictured, to managing director, and continuing as chief investment officer and director of research. Also, David Israel, 36, to managing director, in Highland Park, from vice president; Jonathon Dues, 31, to senior vice president, from vice president; and Lavanya Batchu, 35, to vice president, from senior consultant.
WELLS FARGO, San Francisco: Lisa Bertagna, 45, pictured, to private banker, Wells Fargo Private Bank, in Chicago, from private banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Also, Laura Glick, 38, to wealth adviser, Wells Fargo Private Bank, from executive director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank; and Tom Hulick, 55, to financial adviser, Wells Fargo Advisors, from financial adviser at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP, Downers Grove: Krishna Ramachandran, 33, to chief information and transformation officer, from executive director of value-driven health care. Also, Geri Jarrard, 56, to human resources director, from human resources director at Humana.
SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL, New Lenox: Jeffrey Softcheck, 36, to director of laboratory and outpatient testing, from director of operational planning.
BIGMACHINES INC., Deerfield: Thomas P. Padgett, 44, to senior vice president of worldwide sales and alliances, from North American vice president of sales and operations at Adobe Systems.
ARONBERG GOLDGEHN DAVIS & GARMISA, Chicago: Tal Izraeli, 39, to associate in the corporate, real estate and banking practice groups, from associate at Mayer Brown.
LOEB & LOEB LLP, Chicago: Douglas N. Masters, 49, to deputy chair of the advanced media and technology department, and continuing as partner.
LOWIS & GELLEN LLP, Chicago: Jim Bream, 51, to partner, from partner at Querrey & Harrow. Also, Shannon Holbrook, 39, pictured, to of counsel, from partner at Querrey & Harrow, and Tony Marqui, 31, and Jamie Waynee, 33, to associate, from associate at Querrey & Harrow.
POLSINELLI SHUGHART P.C., Chicago: Mary Clare Bonaccorsi, 47, to shareholder in the health care group, from partner and leader of the life sciences/health care client service group at Bryan Cave LLP. Also, Donald E. Figliulo, 59, to shareholder in the corporate finance practice group, from partner at Bryan Cave LLP.
QUARLES & BRADY LLP, Chicago: Alexis Renee Backs, 27, to associate in the labor and employment group, from associate at Winston & Strawn LLP.
ROPES & GRAY LLP, Boston: Matt Richards, 38, to partner in the private equity practice, in Chicago, from partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP, Chicago: William P. Schurgin, 56, to chair of the Chicago labor and employment department, and continuing as partner.
EDELMAN, Chicago: Alexandra Demers, 26, to senior media executive, from client executive at Burson-Marsteller.
LIPMAN HEARNE, Chicago: Jeremy Ryan, 38, to vice president, digital services, from director of development at Schawk & Anthem.
STARCOM USA, Chicago: Michael Baer, 48, to executive vice president and managing director, overseeing accounts including Walgreen Co., from senior vice president and group managing director at Cramer-Krasselt.
SUMMER ADVANTAGE USA, Boston: Sheila Brillson, 56, to Illinois regional director, in Chicago, from director of operations, Critical Junctures Institute, Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Wash.
AVISON YOUNG, Toronto: Erik Foster, 43, and Mike Wilson, 30, to principal in Rosemont, from associate vice president, institutional capital markets, at Grubb & Ellis Co.
BRADFORD ALLEN REALTY SERVICES, Chicago: Ben Azulay, 38, to senior managing director, leading the firm's downtown brokerage team, from director. Also, Joel Berger, 33, to senior managing director, leading the firm's suburban brokerage team, in Oak Brook, from director.
ML REALTY PARTNERS LLC, Itasca: Enrique Nevarez, 28, to director, from property/asset manager at Prologis.
SPERRY VAN NESS, Irvine, Calif.: Scott Kinzelberg, 37, to senior adviser, in Chicago, from vice president at Grubb & Ellis.
INLAND REAL ESTATE GROUP INC., Oak Brook: Timothy D. Hutchison, 46, to chief operating officer, and continuing as president at Inland Services Group Inc.
CHALLENGER GRAY & CHRISTMAS INC., Chicago: Raheela Anwar, 44, to vice president, from independent consultant.
HIREDMYWAY.COM, Detroit: Judson Kinnucan, 36, to director of recruiting, in Chicago, from manager, senior talent acquisition at KPMG.
SLAYTON SEARCH PARTNERS, Chicago: John P. Doyle, 56, to executive vice president, from senior client partner at Korn Ferry.
UNITED SERVICE COMPANIES, Chicago: Paul Doersheln, 39, to general counsel, from senior litigation associate at McGuire Woods LLP.
VANGUARD COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, Schaumburg: Emily Jansen, 33, to supervisor of accounts receivable and collections, from associate attorney at Riffner Barber LLC.
INTEGRYS TRANSPORTATION FUELS LLC, Chicago: Mary Boettcher, 61, to president, from vice president of customer relations at Integrys Energy Group.
BAUERLATOZA STUDIO LTD., Chicago: Megan Muter, 35, to marketing manager, from associate and marketing manager at HDR.
CANNON DESIGN, Chicago: Catherine Ritz, 55, to principal, corporate/commercial interiors, from associate vice president.
MORGAN/HARBOUR CONSTRUCTION, Woodridge: Steven Rogers, 50, to senior project manager, from senior project manager at Krusinski Construction.
JANE HAMLEY WELLS, Chicago: Petra Michael, 35, to hospitality/contract sales director, from sales director at Bedding Protection Ltd., in San Diego.
MARKET FINANCIAL GROUP, Crystal Lake: Christina Hrebic, 29, to risk consultant, in Homer Glen, from sales producer at Gnade Insurance Group.
PRIVATEBANCORP INC., Chicago: Amy Yuhn, 42, to chief marketing officer, from managing director of marketing and communications.
ROBERT W. BAIRD, Milwaukee: Douglas W. Mabie, 49, to managing director and financial adviser, in Chicago, from partner and financial adviser at William Blair.
CHIRO ONE WELLNESS CENTERS, Oak Brook: Dr. Zachary Langgle, D.C., 28, to chiropractic director at the Chiro One Wellness Center of Forest Park, from resident-in-training.
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Maywood: Dr. Mark Cichon, D.O., 53, to chair of the department of emergency medicine, from director of the division of emergency medicine in the department of surgery.
TIMBERLINE KNOLLS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER, Lemont: Dr. Hariclia Hristea, 38, to staff psychiatrist, from assistant professor in the women's health program at University of Illinois at Chicago.
SWISSÔTEL HOTELS & RESORTS, Zurich: Jack Breisacher, 68, to general manager of Swissôtel Chicago, from general manager at Swissôtel Beijing, Hong Kong Macau Centre.
AMATO LAW FIRM LLC, Chicago: Ronald M. Amato, 42, to attorney and managing member, from senior associate at Eccleston Law Offices P.C.
ARONBERG GOLDGEHN DAVIS & GARMISA, Chicago: Danica L. Werhand, 27, to associate in the commercial litigation, banking, commercial workouts and foreclosure practice groups, from associate at Klein Daday Aretos & O'Donoghue LLC.
DLA PIPER LLP, Chicago: Neal Aizenstein, 48, to partner in the corporate and finance practice, from managing partner at Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP. Also, Andrew Weil, 51, to partner in the corporate and finance practice, from partner at Morgan Lewis & Brockius; and Michael Legamaro, 51, to partner in the tax practice, from partner at Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP.
FREEBORN & PETERS LLP, Chicago: Katheleen A. Ehrhart, 36, to partner in the litigation practice group, from partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
KLEIN TOOLS INC., Lincolnshire: Mark P. Klein, 32, to vice president of domestic sales, from director of North American sales.
ABELSONTAYLOR INC., Chicago: Beth Fullen, 41, and Paul Pela, 41, to senior artist, from art production artist.
AGENCYEA, Chicago: Katie Ellis, 37, to vice president of marketing, from director of marketing.
PEPPER, Chicago: Brittany Ray, 27, to account coordinator, from executive sales coordinator at Clear Channel Radio.
SOCIALDEALER, Chicago: Brian Fjeldsted, 42, to director of corporate development, from field manager at General Motors.
HEALTH LEADS CHICAGO, Chicago: Cody McSellers-McCray, 32, to executive director, from director of health promotions at Westside Health Authority.
JEWISH UNITED FUND/JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO, Chicago: Rachel Sternberg, 43, to senior vice president, campaign, from chief of staff. Also, Jim Rosenberg, 44, to chief of staff, from vice president, financial resource development.
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC., New York: Garen White, 32, to leasing representative in the Central region, in Chicago, from regional leasing representative at EquityOne Inc.
MISSNER GROUP, Skokie: June McCrory, 51, to vice president of property management, from senior property manager at Duke Realty L.P.
ARTICLE ONE PARTNERS, New York: Peter Vanderheyden, 54, to chief product officer, in Chicago, from vice president and managing director, global IP solutions at LexisNexis.
BDO USA LLP, Chicago: Brad Rode, 36, to partner, international tax services, from senior manager, international tax at Grant Thornton LLP.
GRENZEBACH GLIER & ASSOCIATES, Chicago: Todd Miller, 52, to senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, from president and chief operating officer at Revere Group.
IOR GLOBAL SERVICES, Northbrook: Maura Connor, 43, to director of global marketing, from project consultant at MC2.
A surprise burlesque performance capped the afterparty for the opening of the Lichtenstein retrospective at the Art Institute.
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