PEORIA MAGAZINE May 2023

BUSINESS NEWS

HIRES AND RETIRES Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. in Bloomington has announced several consultant appointments. Hongmei Li and Darcie Truttmann were named senior consulting actuaries and Brit tany Henrich , Andrew Krieger and Nicole McArdle were named consulting actuaries. Pinnacle is a leading property and casualty actuarial consulting firm. IN BRIEF

Bankers Association. The 14-month FLA program is dedicated to enhancing the professional development of promising bank leaders through education, com munity service and networking.

Jennifer Pittman

Liz Miller

Brittney Shepherd

F&M Bank in Galesburg has announced three promotions. Liz Miller has been promoted to assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer. Jennifer Pitt man has been promoted to assistant vice president, investment operations manager. She will continue to oversee investment operations. Brittney Shep herd was promoted to business banking officer. She serves as the primary liaison for small business clients

Hongmei Li

Darcie Truttmann

Mark and Kim Johnson , owners of Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Mor ton, are recipients of the 2023 Venture Award from the Morton Economic Development Council . The award recognizes Morton business owners who have made a significant impact on the community and the people they employ through their business leadership, growth and innovation.

Brittany Henrich

Nicole McArdle

Priscilla Slaughter has joined the W. D. Boyce Council, Boy Scouts of America , as director of development. She brings a diverse fundraising back

Peoria Symphony Or chestra has hired Kelly Schneider as its new director of development. In that position, she will oversee the growth and

ground in health, education, human services, and arts and culture to her leadership of the development team.

development of the organization’s donor relations portfolio, grant management and fundraising events. She has more than seven years of experience work ing in nonprofits and event planning, including the United Stroke Alliance and CEO Council.

WTVP PBS welcomes Amy Arhart as the newest member of its production team. Arhart has been a self-employed videogra pher and editor for Sami

Studio in Hickory Hills, Illinois, for more than 10 years, and was previously a director, videographer and production crew member at WEIU at Eastern Illinois University. RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS Brittney Shepherd , business banking officer at F&M Bank in Galesburg, has graduated from the Future Leaders Al liance (FLA) offered through the Illinois

Robert Ambrose has been hired as a business bank ing officer at the Peoria office of F&M Bank . In this new role, Ambrose is responsible for the con

Ameren Illinois has been recognized with four Inspiring Efficiency Awards (IEA) from the Midwest Energy Effi ciency Alliance. The 2023 Rising Star Award went to Angie Ostaszewski , an energy efficiency advisor working on the Energy Efficiency Diversity Initiation. The Champion Award was presented to Kristol Simms , Ameren’s vice president of clean energy transition and economic,

tinued growth and development of the commercial banking department in the Peoria area market. He has extensive commercial banking experience and is a graduate of Bradley University.

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