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Cheri Filippi was appointed office manager for the South Campbell branch of Union Planters Bank. She has more than 17 years' experience in bank management. In her new position, Filipi is responsible for daily operations at the branch. She is also responsible for nontraditional bank products including life insurance and annuities.|ret||ret||tab|

Deb Gaustad transferred to the Springfield office of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage from Arizona. She has 15 years of mortgage experience and she has been with Wells Fargo, formerly Norwest Mortgage, for 11 years.|ret||ret||tab|

Attorneys Kristi L. Hinton and Mary Lou Martin joined Commerce Bank's trust and investment management division. Hinton was named vice president and trust officer. She has five years of experience as an attorney in private practice. Hinton received a juris doctorate from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.|ret||ret||tab|

Martin joins the investment management group as a vice president and trust officer. She has more than 12 years of experience as an attorney. Previously, she was in private practice in Joplin, with a concentration on civil law. Martin received her juris doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1988.|ret||ret||tab|

Kris K. Nau was hired at Empire Bank as banking manager and loan officer at Empire Bank's Chesterfield Village location. Nau's duties include management of the banking center and commercial, consumer and real estate lending. He has a master of business administration from Drury University.|ret||ret||tab|

Rick Smith was named vice president of residential lending at Union Planters Bank. He is in charge of the new residential lending office at the bank's location at 600 W. Republic Road. Smith has more than seven years of experience as a mortgage lender and more than 15 years of experience in real estate sales. |ret||ret||tab|

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Education|ret||ret||tab|

Brad Gamble was promoted from associated director to director of financial assistance at Southwest Baptist University. Gamble's responsibilities include establishing procedures for record maintenance and compliance with all applicable laws, completing monthly and annual reports and evaluating SBU's compliance in all financial aid areas. Gamble, an SBU graduate, joined the school's staff in 1983.|ret||ret||tab|

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Health Care|ret||ret||tab|

Guy Rosenschein, MD, joined St. John's Physicians as a pediatric surgeon. Rosenchein's office in Springfield is in the Fremont Avenue Medical Building. He received his medical degree from the Universite' de Paris in 1982. Prior to joining St. John's, Rosenschein held a teaching position in the surgical residency program at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City.|ret||ret||tab|

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Media|ret||ret||tab|

Alexis Brown was named director of public relations for The Great Game of Business Inc. Brown received a bachelor's degree in public relations from Drury University. She previously worked as the communications coordinator for the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.|ret||ret||tab|

James Mayfield was promoted to assistant editor of American Way magazine. The magazine is published by American Airlines Publishing. Mayfield has a bachelor of communications degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mayfield has written stories for several AAP-published magazines. He began his career with AAP in 1996.|ret||ret||tab|

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Travel|ret||ret||tab|

Terri McMinn, CTC, joined the staff at House of Travel. McMinn was a travel consultant in the Springfield area for 15 years. She received a certified travel consultant certificate in 1993. McMinn specializes in corporate travel and family vacation planning.|ret||ret||tab|

Sandy Osborn also joined House of Travel. During the past 18 years, Osborn worked in the Springfield area both as an agency manager and a travel consultant. Osborn specializes in vacation travel. |ret||ret||tab|

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