Two longtime staffers retire from WIRC
MACOMB — The Western Illinois Regional Council announces the retirement of two longtime staffers.
For nearly 20 years, Diane Mayfield has helped to give voice to victims of domestic and sexual assault/abuse as the victim services director at WIRC-Community Action Agency. Mayfield has guided a staff of counselors, case managers, prevention educators, judicial advocates, support staff and volunteers through that time span. Recently, she led efforts to expand WIRC-CAA’s Victim Services Sexual Assault Program to Knox and Fulton counties, with offices in Galesburg and Cuba. Additionally, she has held key leadership positions with the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
In retirement, Mayfield plans to devote more time to her hobbies of reading and travel. She will also continue to be involved in social justice advocacy. Mayfield received special recognition for her leadership in victim services by the WIRC-CAA Board at its annual business meeting on Dec. 13.
For over 37 years, Kevin Wiehardt has provided leadership in almost every program area of WIRC and WIRC-CAA. He has led WIRC efforts in securing millions in state/federal funding for infrastructure improvements for communities throughout western Illinois. Wiehardt also served as community services director, guiding programs to improve the quality of life for the less fortunate.
In retirement Kevin plans to increase his travel and enjoy spending more time with his grandchildren.
Cognify named Business Partner of the Year
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — PACE Organization of Rhode Island, a health plan serving older adults who wish to maintain their independence and live in the community, chose Cognify as their Business Partner of the year for 2018. Galesburg resident and chief technical officer Bruce Polay attended to receive the award. Announced at their annual meeting, the organization uses this time to recognize and honor the community partners, educational organizations, business partners, staff and caregivers that have helped PACE throughout the year.
Cognify provides PACE with a portal of demographic information used daily for creating reports, launching quality initiatives and building care plans. Cognify provides senior care organizations like PACE with health care technology solutions to improve their operations, marketing and clinical procedures.
“We are pleased to present this award to Cognify, as they an integral part of our day-to-day operations. From the interdisciplinary team to the marketing department, Cognify helps our organization run smoothly,” said Betsy Canino, vice president of clinical operations at the PACE Organization of Rhode Island. “We find it important to reflect on our accomplishments from the past year, and to show gratitude to community partners and employees at our annual meeting. Through strategic partnerships and collaboration, PACE is able to grow and make positive changes to help us better serve our participants and communities.”
Cognify is a health care technology company focused on enabling patient-centered and integrated care along with financial management for the federal Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly as well as Managed Long-term Care and medical home providers.
Kopinski honored for assisting homeless in New York
MONMOUTH — Mark Kopinski '79, chairman of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees, was honored recently as a member of City & State "Responsible 100" in New York for 2018.
The Responsible 100 honors New York's most outstanding responsible executives, thought leaders, visionaries and influencers who are setting new standards of excellence, dedication and leadership in improving their communities and making transformative change. Honorees embody one or more of the organization's core principles of corporate social responsibility: charity, diversity, environment and sustainability, equity, ethics, privacy, sourcing, transparency, volunteerism and community engagement.
Kopinski was honored for his work as board president of the Jericho Project, a nonprofit organization that helps formerly homeless or at-risk individuals and families lead independent lives. The organization provides more than 400 units of supportive housing in New York City, as well as life-changing service to vulnerable adults and children. A member of the board since 2008, Kopinski was elected its president in 2013.
Kopinski, who lives in New York City, is the retired chief investment officer, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager for American Century Investments. He has been a member of the Monmouth College Board of Trustees since 2004 and was elected chairman in 2017.
Hinck earns Gundersen Award for research
MONMOUTH — A Monmouth College professor whose research benefits the U.S. government is the recipient of the college's Gundersen Junior Faculty Scholarship Award.
Robert Hinck, assistant professor of communication studies, received the award for his groundbreaking research, which resulted in an upcoming book about the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The Gundersen Award is presented annually to a Monmouth faculty member who has fewer than four years of service and has engaged in exemplary scholarship, research or creative work. The award includes a $1,500 stipend.
Hinck is co-author of "Contesting Strategic Narratives in a Global Context: The World Watches the 2016 U.S. Election." Set to be published in 2019, the work's other co-authors are Randolph Kluver and Skye Cooley, both of whom are professors at Oklahoma State University.
The book is a product of Hinck's grant work with the Strategic Multilayer Assessment community, which focuses on examining foreign media reporting on issues critical to U.S. strategic interests.
"My work includes collecting and translating foreign media reports — primarily from China and Russia but also Iran — in order to identify and measure the strategic narratives present in their media discourse," Hinck said.
Hinck has also co-authored eight peer-reviewed journal articles, two book chapters, and several encyclopedia entries and research reports.
In the spring semester, Hinck plans to implement independent study work for select Monmouth students.
"I plan to set up a study of Chinese media and Russian media and train the students in the research method behind it," Hinck said. "The goal is to give them research to present on campus in April at the Conference of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, sponsored by Monmouth's Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research."
Established in 2014, the Gundersen Junior Faculty Scholarship Award was named in honor of 1968 Monmouth graduate Joan Rezner Gundersen, a noted historian who is recognized as a pioneer in the women's studies movement.
The award was funded by visiting distinguished professor Lewis Gould, a nationally known historian and author. Its purpose — to honor and recognize scholarship and research by Monmouth tenure-track faculty early in their careers — grew out of Gould's conviction that young Monmouth professors needed to be recognized, and that such an award would encourage them to pursue excellence.
Read again Galesburg-area business news: Dec. 23, 2018 - Galesburg Register-Mail : http://bit.ly/2LxdqB1Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Galesburg-area business news: Dec. 23 2018 - Galesburg Register-Mail"
Post a Comment