Art

Greg Cameron, Driehaus Museum

The Driehaus Museum is pleased to announce that Greg Cameron has joined its Board of Directors. Cameron leads the Joffrey Ballet as President and CEO. Prior to the Joffrey, Greg spent three decades supporting artists and creating meaningful experiences at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and WTTW/WFMT. Greg also volunteers for the Facing History and Ourselves Chicago Advisory Board and the State Street SSA Commission.

Banking

Yan Song, First Bank Chicago

First Bank Chicago, one of the five largest privately held banks in Chicago, is pleased to welcome Yan Song as Vice President Controller. In this role, Yan will oversee financial reporting and accounting operations. He is also responsible for managing the investment portfolio. Yan brings in 10+ years of financial expertise and comes to us from International Bank of Chicago where he held the position of Vice President Controller since 2021.

Construction

Jen Haub, Skender

Skender, one of the nation’s top building contractors, congratulates Jen Haub on her promotion to Controller. Since joining the Skender team in 2022, Jen has made an indelible impact on Skender’s accounting operations. With more than two decades of accounting experience under her belt, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role.

Construction

Al McReynolds, Skender

Skender, one of the nation’s top building contractors, congratulates Al McReynolds on his promotion to Senior Superintendent, Team Leader. Al has been an integral member of the Skender team since 2015, showing exceptional dedication to his projects and teammates and providing them with guidance and support at every turn.

Construction

Tony Scott, Skender

Skender, one of the nation’s top building contractors, congratulates Tony Scott on his promotion to Senior Project Manager, Team Leader. Tony joined the Skender team in 2015, and has been a cornerstone of strength, efficiency and enthusiasm. His remarkable organizational skills and ability to tackle challenges head-on have positively impacted his team’s performance.

Creative

Terry Mertens, The Motion Agency

Terry Mertens has been promoted to the first Executive Creative Director role at The Motion Agency, a full-service creative marketing agency based in Chicago. Mertens joined Motion in August 2022 and has been instrumental in evolving workflow, optimizing team efficiency, supporting business development, and promoting superior work. He is an exceptional collaborator, creative strategist, team leader, and exceedingly approachable mentor. He has an MS in Advertising from the University of Illinois.

Financial Services

Kevin Crouch, Mesirow

Kevin Crouch joins Mesirow Wealth Management as a Wealth Advisor. Kevin provides comprehensive wealth planning and constructs investment strategies that are tailored to fit the needs of high net worth individuals and families. Kevin earned his Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University. He also studied at the London School of Economics.

Financial Services

Paul Weaver and Jeff Eversden, Wintrust Financial Corporation

Wintrust Financial Corp., a financial services holding company based in Rosemont, Illinois, with more than 170 locations across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Florida is pleased to announce two promotions. 

Paul Weaver was promoted to SVP, Lending, Wintrust Private Client at Wintrust Bank, N.A. Paul joined Wintrust in 2019. 

Jeff Eversden was promoted to SVP, Head of Credit Administration at Wintrust Financial Corporation. Jeff joined Wintrust in 2011.

Interior Design

Kruti Zaveri, Tom Stringer Design Partners

Tom Stringer Design Partners announces the promotion of Kruti Zaveri to Partner. As a Partner, Zaveri will continue to build upon the firm’s legacy and lead the next phase with the Studio's high-end clientele. As the first female partner, she will bring her expertise in management and logistics to ensure each department runs seamlessly. Zaveri is an active member of the American Society of Interior Designers, Illinois Chapter.

Law

Austin Root, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC

Austin Root has joined Miller Canfield's Public Finance Group. He serves as bond and disclosure counsel to Illinois public entities, including school districts, cities, villages, counties, park districts, and special districts, and acts as underwriter's counsel for municipal bond underwriters. He provides counsel to both public and private entities on municipal and state governmental matters, including tax increment financing, special service areas, contract procurement and cannabis licensing.

Law

James Snyder, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC

James Snyder has joined Miller Canfield's Public Finance Group. He provides counsel to public entities across Illinois, acting as bond and disclosure counsel to school districts, cities, villages, counties, park districts and special districts, and underwriter's counsel. His experience includes municipal finance transactions, such as general obligation, revenue, special service area, tax increment, industrial development revenue, multifamily housing and Section 501(c)(3) revenue bonds.

Legal

Patrick Johnson and Saloni Sahara, Honigman

Honigman LLP welcomes Patrick Johnson and Saloni Sahara to its Real Estate Department as partners in the firm's Real Estate Services Practice Group and Real Estate Transactions Practice Group, respectively. 

Johnson focuses his practice on construction transactions and litigation matters, including construction contract drafting and negotiation, project delivery methods, and claim resolution. 

Sahara advises U.S. and international owners, operators, investment managers and developers on a broad range of complex commercial real estate transactions.

Non-Profit

Carolyn Kriss, Nourishing Hope

Carolyn Kriss is now chief operating officer for Nourishing Hope, formerly known as Lakeview Pantry. Kriss brings 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, most recently as vice president of strategy for Tovala, a food tech startup. She’s also held leadership roles at DoorDash, Capsule and Starbucks. Earlier, Kriss served in the administration of former President Barack Obama. A Yale University graduate, Kriss earned her MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Professional Services

Cameron Petroff and Kelli Schweder, Sikich

Sikich, a leading global technology-enabled professional services company, has promoted Cameron Petroff to Chief Marketing Officer and Kelli Schweder to Chief of Staff. These newly created roles follow the company's recent $250M minority investment from Bain Capital to accelerate growth and enhance operational excellence, as Sikich grows in size and gains market share. 

Petroff, with 20+ years in global services marketing, previously led marketing at Sikich for seven years. 

Schweder has nearly 20 years of experience and most recently led Corporate Strategic Projects for the company.

Professional Services

Ryan Rademann, Wipfli

Wipfli has promoted Ryan Rademann to partner. A trusted C-suite advisor for dozens of large contractors nationwide, his deep technology expertise is deployed to support clients’ operations, finance, accounting and business development. Ryan and his team have a strong track record of execution helping builders define and deliver on digital transformation objectives. He joined the firm in 2014 and in 2021 was named the regional leader of the construction and real estate practice.

Real Estate

David Schreiber, Cullinan Properties

Cullinan Properties, a leading national provider of real estate services specializing in commercial and mixed-use developments and acquisitions, announced the appointment of David Schreiber as its Chief Investment Officer. David has over 20 years of experience in the real estate investment sector. Most recently, he was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AneVista Group, a real estate private equity firm.

Real Estate

Jon Mikrut, ML Realty Partners

Jon Mikrut joined ML Realty Partners as Asset Manager. He will focus on Chicagoland and Dallas-Fort Worth portfolio management for ML Realty Partners. Mr. Mikrut comes from Lightstone Group and AIC Ventures and holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Northwestern University.

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