Newsmakers

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Manufacturing|ret||ret||tab|

Kathy Miles of Welhener Awning Co. Inc. was designated a certified craftsman by the Industrial Fabrics Association International. Her certification is in the awning and canopy specialty. The certification recognizes professionals who have a fundamental level of skill and knowledge in manufacturing specialty fabrics products. Miles participated in in-depth testing including oral and written exams about the principles and practices of specialty fabrics products craftsmanship. |ret||ret||tab|

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Community|ret||ret||tab|

Greene County Public Administrator Carolyn Little was named general chairperson for the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill's May 8 Walk for the Mind of America. |ret||ret||tab|

Proceeds from the 3.1-mile walk-a-thon will fund NAMI programs including the Warm Line, a year-round telephone support hotline, and continuing education programs. |ret||ret||tab|

Finance|ret||ret||tab|

Old Missouri National Bank announced two staff promotions. |ret||ret||tab|

Mark A. Harrington was promoted to president and chief operating officer. Harrington co-founded OMNB in 1999 with James F. Holstein, who continues as CEO and president of the board of directors. Harrington served as the executive vice president of OMNB from its inception. |ret||ret||tab|

June A. Wilson was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of OMNB. Prior to her promotion, she served as senior vice president and cashier for the bank. She is responsible for all aspects of operations for both of OMNB's locations. She has more than 30 years of banking experience in Springfield, and she helped open OMNB in 1999. |ret||ret||tab|

Linda Lindsay was appointed vice president-assistant secretary of Guaranty Bank by its board of directors. Lindsay has been with Guaranty Bank since 1998. As manager of the bank's loan servicing area, she oversees the maintenance of the bank's loan portfolio. She is responsible for maintaining efficient and accurate computer updates in the loan operation area, and she assists with the signing of official documents. Lindsay has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry.|ret||ret||tab|

Mark Mauss joined Citizens Union State Bank as senior vice president. He has more than 28 years of experience in banking, most recently with Town & Country Bank in Republic. His areas of responsibilities are commercial lending and commercial business development. |ret||ret||tab|

Neil McCall earned the senior investment management consultant designation from the money management unit of Smith Barney. McCall was recognized for his achievements within the managed money and financial services arena as a financial consultant within the firm's Private Client Group. McCall has approximately 23 years in the financial service industry and joined Smith Barney in 1988 as a financial consultant.|ret||ret||tab|

Dennis Martinez joined Marketing Financial Services as director of financial services. His duties include managing retirement, executive benefit and partnership alliance programs at the corporate level for Marketing Financial Services. Martinez also will be offering a full range of insurance and investment services.|ret||ret||tab|

Planvest Capital Management LLC announced two staff additions and two staff accomplishments.|ret||ret||tab|

Lisa Jones, a financial consultant for Planvest Capital Management, won the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club's Young Careerist Competition for District 9. In April, Jones will travel to Hannibal to represent the area in the state competition. |ret||ret||tab|

Dean A. Arens has joined Planvest Capital Management LLC as a financial advisor. Arens specializes in retirement planning, life insurance and long-term care insurance as well as business retirement plans. He has been practicing financial planning for 20 years. |ret||ret||tab|

Bill Raney joined the firm as an investment advisor representative. Raney has been practicing financial planning for five years and specializes in individual and business retirement plans, tax-advantage strategies, and fee-based financial planning.|ret||ret||tab|

Robin Uber, administrative assistant for Planvest Capital Management, earned her Missouri life and health insurance license. Uber has been working in the investment industry for the past four years and has also completed training and has been certified as a branch office administrator. |ret||ret||tab|

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Health care|ret||ret||tab|

Jason A. Markham, vice president of St. John's Clinic, earned the certified medical practice executive designation from the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Medical management professionals who have earned the CMPE designation have demonstrated exceptional skill in several areas, including financial management, human resources, planning, marketing and governance.|ret||ret||tab|

Skaggs Community Health Center in Branson announced three additions to its medical staff. |ret||ret||tab|

Dr. Michael D. Moore joined the center's medical staff, specializing in cardiology. He is seeing patients at the practice of Drs. Joseph Dwyer and Narin Arunakul at Branson Heart Center. Moore earned his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine.|ret||ret||tab|

Dr. Aye M. Koko joined the Skaggs medical staff. He earned his medical degree from the Institute of Medicine in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and completed internal medicine residency training at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center in Brooklyn. Koko is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Prior to joining Skaggs, he practiced medicine at West Texas VA Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas. He also has seen patients at St. John's Physicians & Clinics in Lebanon, Kaiser-Permanente in Fresno, Calif., Garcia Medical Clinic and Ashley Memorial Hospital in Crossett, Ark., and at hospitals in his native country. Koko is practicing at Branson Internal Medicine.|ret||ret||tab|

Dr. Michael P. Henry joined Skaggs and is seeing patients at Skaggs Occupational Health & Urgent Care Plus. He has 30 years of medical experience, including nursing, emergency medicine and family practice. Henry has a nursing degree from the University of Arkansas School of Nursing at Monticello, certification as a family nurse practitioner from the University of Arkansas Medical Science Campus School of Nursing in Little Rock, and his medical degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City. Most recently he practiced at Pleasant Hill Medical Clinic and in the ER at Healthline Management Inc. in St. Louis. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice Physicians. |ret||ret||tab|

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Insurance|ret||ret||tab|

John Jennings, CPCU, AIC, AIS, was named a property and casualty underwriter with M.J. Kelly Company. Jennings has five years of experience in the insurance industry, including three years specializing in claims. He works with insurance agents and carriers to provide property and casualty underwriting, and brokerage services. |ret||ret||tab|

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Law|ret||ret||tab|

Jeffrey Bates was appointed as a judge on the Southern District Court of Appeals by Gov. Bob Holden. He replaces the Hon. Kerry L. Montgomery, who resigned. Bates earned his bachelor's degree from Southwest Missouri State University and his law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a partner with Bruer, Woodell, Oliver and Bates, and a former member of the legislative review committee of the Child Advocacy Council. |ret||ret||tab|

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Production|ret||ret||tab|

David Loftin joined Brawner and Associates' full-time production team, bringing with him more than 30 years of production and lighting design experience including teaching technical direction and lighting design at the University of Illinois and Southwest Missouri State University. Loftin also served as co-commissioner of health and safety, presenting seminars and workshops in rigging and shop safety while coordinating and managing the first Masters Rigging Workshop in 1988.|ret||ret||tab|

Kim Corley was named lighting design assistant for Brawner and Associates. Corley has more than 30 years experience in board drafting including 15 years of computer aided design experience in various CAD software including 3-D rendering and CAD development.|ret||ret||tab|

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Transportation |ret||ret||tab|

O & S Trucking announced two staff additions. |ret||ret||tab|

Frank Reynolds joined the company as an inside sales representative for its newly developed refrigerated division. Reynolds has more than 25 years of experience in the transportation industry. Nikki Withee also joined O & S Trucking. She is responsible for all license and permit requirements and she assists in the recruiting department. |ret||ret||tab|

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