People in the News

Finance

Sharyl Boyce joined Commerce Brokerage Services Inc. as a regional investment specialist. Boyce is responsible for financial and retirement planning along with other investment vehicles. She has more than 17 years of experience in finance and business.

John Kelly joined Postal Federal Community Credit Union as chief lending officer. Kelly's duties include directing functions of the lending department and starting new loan programs. Kelly has 18 years of financial service experience, including seven years of management experience with credit unions in Oregon.

Renita L. Funk joined Sunbelt Business Brokers of the Ozarks as office administrator. She is responsible for general office duties, customer assistance and advertising.

The Firstar banking team announced two staff promotions. Richard German was promoted to senior vice president and commercial lender. Mark Bybee was promoted to an officer and commercial loan representative. Previously, German was vice president and commercial lender and Bybee was a senior credit analyst. Ron Rushing joined the banking team as an officer and commercial loan representative.

Laura Helmke was promoted to loan administration officer at Signature Bank. Helmke has been with Signature Bank since 1999 as senior credit analyst. She has more than eight years of experience in the banking and investment industries. Helmke received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Gary Lewis joined Great Southern Bank as vice president of commercial lending. Lewis has more than 10 years of banking experience and previously worked with UMB Bank where his responsibilities included development of new account relationships and managing a commercial and real estate loan portfolio.

Jessica Glisar joined Gail Noggle Investment Firm LLC. She is a candidate for the Series 7 General Securities License. Glisar holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Colorado.

Communications

Brad Hansen was named operations manager for KTTS-FM, KTTS-AM and KMXH-FM. Hansen has more than 20 years of programming experience. Previously, he was program manager at KLNC-FM and program director at KASE-FM and KVET-FM in Austin, Texas.

Education

James Brake, database administrator at Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., joined the Adjunct Faculty of Webster University's campus. Brake will teach Database Management in the evening master of arts degree program.