Simpara founder and president Adam Berkowitz has expanded his company by launching a new insurance plan for small businesses. Level Health seeks to improve health care while reducing costs for companies and their employees. Simpara is an employee benefits...
Brian Herstig, president and CEO of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is one of 17 to join the new Leading Executives cohort of senior-most executives leading Jewish nonprofits. From January through June, these leaders will learn dynamic leadership practices...
Emilie Brockman, after twelve years at the J has been promoted to Manager, Jewish Community Engagement.
Emilie joined the St. Louis J, after working at the J in Denver, as the Family Center Coordinator. Emilie has successfully led two seasons of Maccabi...
The City of Creve Coeur honored Michael Karasick with the Citizen of the Year award. He was recognized for his years of service to the city as chairman of the pension board. Karasick is managing director-investments at Wells Fargo Advisors.
Ben Poremba has closed his longtime Botanical Heights restaurants Elaia, Olio and Nixta and will reopen them in the Delmar Maker District, located along Delmar Boulevard between North Kingshighway and Union boulevards later in 2024. He will also open...
Judi Schneiderman was honored as one of Parkway School District’s Teacher of the Year. She is a fourth-grade teacher at Green Trails Elementary School and has been there for 23 years.
Former St. Louisan David Zafft is the new chief financial officer at Organics Holdings Management, LLC, a leading horticultural supply company specializing in premium quality potting media and soil amendments for Florida’s horticulture, agriculture...
Corey Waldman was promoted to vice president of business development at Essex Industries. According to the company, the promotion is a testament to Waldman’s leadership skills, dedication to his customers, and his ability to inspire teams to achieve...
Zoe Wolkowitz Brannon joined Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as an associate attorney in the business and commercial disputes practice group. Her practice primarily focuses on general and complex commercial litigation across a variety of industries.
Joe Schlichter recently opened Ellie Mental Health St. Louis. It is a mental health agency that is transforming the culture of mental healthcare by providing creative solutions and using innovative thinking to reduce barriers in accessing mental health...
Clayton High School senior violist Delia Zacks was recognized at the University of Missouri St. Louis Young Artists Competition.
Delia won honorable mention in the junior division for her performance of Der Schwanendreher by Hindemith. Of the 10 finalists,...
Immunobiologist Robert Schreiber, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist in cancer immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named the 2024 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award in Cancer Immunology....
