UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital announces promotions

NEW HIRES

Scott Swenson (see photo), formerly with The Gazette, has been named regional director of the Small Business Development Center at Kirkwood Community College.

Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors hired Sue Ihde (see photo) as an agent in its Cedar Rapids office.

Kelly Marsengill (see photo) has joined Mercy Medical Center's Sedlacek Treatment Center as a clinical supervisor. Marsengill was previously with Area Substance Abuse Center in Cedar Rapids.

Globe Loan Co. has hired Michael Meier (see photo) and Sofia Diaz (see photo) in its Iowa City office at 536 Southgate Ave. Meier, previously with Mutual of Omaha, is branch manager, and Diaz is a customer service representative.

Jonathan Schmidt (see photo) has joined Nazette, Marner, Nathanson & Shea LLP in Cedar Rapids as an attorney.

Waypoint Services has hired Traci Biddle (see photo) as director of the ParkRidge Kids Child Development Center.

Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids has hired Amy Siegel as its director of marketing and business development. Siegel was previously with Southdale Center in Edina, Minn.

PROMOTIONS

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa has promoted Kate O'Brien-May (see photo) from program supervisor to program director and Erin Koehn (see photo) from match support specialist to program supervisor.

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital has promoted Mary Grief (see photo) from registered nurse to patient care practice development coordinator. Also Cathy Ross-Garron (see photo) was promoted from RN to LifeGuard program manager; Jill Morgan (see photo) from critical care RN, nursing house supervisor and manager, Intensive Care Unit and acute dialysis to director of UnityPoint at Home, Hospice, Palliative Care and Spiritual Care; Jenny Houlihan (see photo) from manager of CCU and Critical Care Float Pool to director of acute adult services; and Brenda Oehler (see photo) from manager of 5 West to director of nursing operations.

Prairie Capital Advisors has promoted Victor Aspengren (see photo) from vice president to director of its Cedar Rapids office, with a new location at 425 Second St. SE, Suite 1225.

Waypoint Services has promoted Autumn Craft (see photo), previously marketing coordinator, to director of resource development.

RuffaloCODY has promoted Stacey Hunter (see photo) from manager of information services to senior director of information services.

BOARD MEMBERS

The Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has named to its board of directors: Doug Hargrave (see photo) of Breakaway Hospitality LLC, Matt Felling (see photo) of DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex and John Myers (see photo) of Indian Creek Nature Center.

CERTIFICATION

Cally Murray (see photo), director of development with the YMCA of Metropolitan Cedar Rapids area, has become a certified fundraising executive.

KUDOS

Jon Kinzenbaw (see photo), founder and president of Kinze Manufacturing, Williamsburg, received the George Washington Carver Distinguished Service award from Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

J.J. Trotta (see photo) of Cedar Rapids became the state humorous speech contest champion, winning the Toastmasters District 19 Championship from Toastmasters International. Trotta, a member of the Sunrise Marion Toastmasters Club, represented the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City-Waterloo corridor and competed against four other division champions.

Steve Ridge (see photo), executive vice president of Frank N. Magid Associates, Marion, was elected an advisory board member of The Marketing Institute, Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.

The Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers awarded the Eliot Keller Award to the University of Iowa Athletics Department, Iowa Interstate Railroad and Iowa Northern Railroad for 10 years of service by the Hawkeye Express.

In conjunction with the 35th anniversary of Terry Lockridge & Dunn and World Trend Financial, $3,500 was donated to 28 charities in the Corridor.

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids has been recognized by CareChex, a division of COMPARION, as No. 1 in Iowa for Overall Hospital Care as well as Top 100 in the Nation and No. 1 in Linn County for Overall Medical Care. The hospital also achieved recognition as Top 100 in Nation and No. 1 in Linn County for Cardiac Care, Interventional Coronary Care, Neurological Care, Pneumonia Care and Pulmonary Care; No. 1 in Iowa for Heart Attack Treatment; No. 1 in Linn County for Spinal Surgery and No. 1 in Iowa for Major Orthopedic Surgery.

WORKSHOPS

Three business property tax credit educational workshops will be held 8 to 9 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday and 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, 501 First St. SE. To register, call (319) 398-5317.

A SCORE workshop on “Picking a Winning Business” will be held Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth St. There is no charge. To register, call Dianne Martin at (319) 431-4574 or email workshops@scorecr.org.

Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Develoment, Amana, will hold a Crop Planning Workshop for Produce Farms Wednesday at the Johnson County ISU Extension, 3109 Old Highway 218 South, Iowa City. The workshop will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., with a light dinner at 4 p.m. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crop-planning-workshop-for-produce-farms-tickets-9207364475. Deadline is today.

NETWORKING

Iowa City Learning Network, sponsored by the Iowa Quality Center, will be meet from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at the State Hygenic Lab, 2490 Cross Park Rd., Coralville. Pat Kosier and Lucy DeJardin will discuss “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Think Win Win.” RSVP via email to info@iowaqc.org.