Posted: Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:00 am
Appointments and promotions: Debra Miller has joined Aurora Health Care as vice president of corporate affairs in the South Region, which encompasses Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties. In her previous position, Miller led a team of professional communicators who successfully implemented an integrated marketing and communications plan for the only private, historically black college or university classified as a doctoral/research-intensive institution in the country. In addition, she has worked with health care facilities such as the Morehouse School of Medicine Family Practice Center, the Broward County Hospital District, The Preferred Medical Group, Coral Gables Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Eastern Virginia Health Systems Agency.
Upton Thomas III has joined the behavioral health department serving Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints. Thomas is a psychiatrist who most recently served as assistant clinical professor with the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Thomas received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He completed a residency program in psychiatry at MCW Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee where he received AODA training in inpatient, outpatient and residential medicine through the Medical College of Wisconsin. Thomas is board eligible and his interests include treatment of depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, eating disorders, sleep disorders, smoking cessation and substance abuse. He also provides consultations for adolescent patients. Thomas' primary office location is 1320 Wisconsin Ave. and he can be reached at (262) 687-2380.
Business anniversaries
Is your business celebrating an anniversary? The Journal Times will begin publishing short news items of 10th, 25th, 50th and greater multiples of 25 years of Racine County-based companies.
We ask you to provide us with the basic information: when the business started; the founder; its location then and now; the original name if different than today's; and what the business did in the beginning and now.
We will include these in People in Business or use them as stand-alone news items in our Sunday Money section.
Send your items to Michael Burke at: mburke@journaltimes.com, or to Sharon Knox at: sknox@journaltimes.com, or fax them to (262) 631-1780. Please provide a contact name and phone number in case we have questions.
Compiled by Sharon Knox
The Journal Times welcomes news about promotions, appointments, professional organization elections, certifications, and professional honors. There is no charge for this service.
Because of space constraints, we reserve the right to edit for length or clarity. The deadline for People in Business items is 3 p.m. Thursday of each week. Photos may accompany notices of new hires and promotions. Our address is: People in Business, the Journal Times, 212 Fourth St., Racine, Wis. 53403.