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|bold_on|Trudy Pischer joined the staff of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri as the director of development. She worked for Boys & Girls Town previously as the assistant director of development, and most recently, prior to rejoining the Boys & Girls Town staff, she was the director of development for the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. In her new position, she is responsible for development, media and community relations in Springfield and southwest Missouri.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Larry Leek joined Good Samaritan Boys Ranch as the director of public relations and planned giving. He has nearly 20 years of experience in all phases of not-for-profit management, fund raising and public relations. Previously, Leek was the chief executive officer of the American Red Cross Disaster and Safety Services in Springfield.|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|Paula Garner was named department chair of the nursing department at Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar. She earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Drury University, and a master's degree from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Garner has completed course work for a doctorate in nursing from Saint Louis University, St. Louis, and is expected to graduate in May 2001.|ret||ret||tab|

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The Springfield office of Baird, Kurtz & Dobson, CPAs, announced four promotions. |bold_on|Jason L. Buschert, |bold_on|Julie M. McIntosh, |bold_on|Jeff E. Rowe and |bold_on|Gina K. Smith were promoted from supervisors to managers. Buschert provides audit and consulting services in the manufacturing, real estate and construction industries. McIntosh provides audit and consulting services for governmental and not-for-profit organizations and clients in the real estate industry. Rowe is a member of the firm's tax services team. He provides accounting and tax planning and preparation services for businesses, individuals and not-for-profit organizations. Smith provides tax planning and preparation services and reviews of tax returns for corporations, trusts and individuals.|ret||ret||tab|

BKD also announced |bold_on|Mark A. Conover, |bold_on|S. Scott Hick-man, |bold_on|Angela R. Morelock, and |bold_on|Law-rence W. Zahn were promoted from senior consultants to managing consultants. Conover assists long-term care facilities with revenue cycle consulting services, including system reviews, and Medicare and Medicaid billing consultation. Hickman provides systems consulting and software implementation support services for clients. His duties include serving as the assistant director of information technology for the southern Missouri practice. Morelock provides consulting service for a variety of business clients in several industries, including wholesale, real estate and retail. Zahn has more than 15 years of public accounting service. He provides strategic planning, owner succession and financial planning services. Zahn is also involved in the delivery of BKD's business owners succession services and WealthPlan services.|ret||ret||tab|

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Health Care|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|W. Heath Dillard, MD, joined the staff of|bold_on| St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. Dillard specializes in primary care and internal medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio. Dillard is board-eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine.|ret||ret||tab|

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Real Estate|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|Lydia Broadstreet joined Murney Associates Realtors. She formerly owned Broadstreets Inc., a contract furnishings and interior design company.|ret||ret||tab|

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Technology|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|DataTrade announced seven staff additions. |bold_on|Robert Kesterson, Jacob Poothicote and |bold_on|Richard Sposato joined the company as software developers. |bold_on|Stacey O'Neal and |bold_on|Miranda Wimberly joined the staff as sales support representatives. |bold_on|Samuel Kesterson is the new network administrator for the company and |bold_on|Johnathan |bold_on|Wilson serves as a technical service engineer.[[In-content Ad]]