Confluence American Gin, one of three gins distilled by StilL 630, was recently named Best Craft Gin in the Country by the American Distilling Institute. Sidni and Dave Weglarz are the owners of StilL 630 and Temple Israel members. The American Distilling...
Jen Schmitz has joined Delta Dental of Missouri as Business Operations System Support manager. She supports the disciplined agile delivery approach for Delta Dental’s enterprise insurance benefits platform. Schmitz was previously the chief operating...
Dani Wasserman and Benjamin Kruger were selected to join the 37th cohort of the Bronfman Fellowship. The 26 Fellows will participate in a transformative, free fellowship-year experience beginning with a summer in the U.S. and Israel, where they explore...
Mari Thomeczek, a student at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, received the C.R. Snyder Research Award from the KU Department of Psychology. It is given annually to a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in psychological research. She...
Former St. Louisan Nancy Layish has a new book, “From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Dazzling Upcycled Projects to Enhance Your Home and Life.” It combines crafting and repurposing (upcycling) projects with a vintage style while doing good from an environmental...
Haley Abramson, winner of the Paul Talalay Young Investigator Award, graduated with honors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. She will join Becton Dickinson’s career accelerator program, where...
Dr. Steve Miller joined MediBeacon, Inc., a St. Louis-based medical technology company, in the newly created role of chief medical officer. Miller, who has served on MediBeacon’s board of directors since 2015, was most recently the executive vice president...
Scott Berzon is the new director of Community Impact at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. In this position he works closely with community partners and lay leadership to drive strategy for impact. Berzon was recently the director of Business Operations...
Ellyn Rosenblum is the new executive director of strategic initiatives at Ranken Jordan. She is responsible for the strategic planning efforts and evaluating new initiatives and partnerships as well as marketing for the hospital. Rosenblum is a member...
Recent college graduate Alex Kemppainen is now working for NextEra Energy Resources as a business rotation associate. His responsibilities include transmission, mergers and acquisitions, and valuations for clean energy projects.
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Leo Burnett Chicago art director and former St. Louisan Naomi Frankel was part of the team that worked on Wingstop’s Chicken Sandwich Split ad campaign; encouraging consumers to break up with their other chicken sandwiches. The campaign helped Wingstop...
Dr. Craig Zimmerman has a new book, “Unlocking the Chronic Pain Code: An Effective Pathway for Chronic Pain Relief.” The book looks at five common causes of chronic pain, why prior treatments may not have been effective, and new approaches to chronic...
