Longtime Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club exec Bill Fronczak has been named interim vice president of public relations and special events. He succeeds Barbara Washington in this role, and worked alongside her in promoting the club and its programs for the past 20 years. Fronczak is a Certified Special Events Professional and a graduate of Saint Louis University with a bachelor of arts degree in communications. He also is a member of St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative’s Cohort 8.
Clayton-based Moneta Group has been presented with the 2014 Trusted Advisor and Top Trusted Advisor titles from National Advisors Trust Company (NATCo), FSB. Moneta was further recognized as one of the top four generating firms of the trust company in 2013. Moneta Group is the fourth-largest Registered Investment Agency in the country, managing more than $13 billion in assets. It is an independently owned financial planning organization that has been serving clients since 1869.
Robyn Viloria Wiens has been named the founding principal of Hawthorn Leadership School, St. Louis’ first single-sex charter school. Founded by Mary Danforth Stillman, the school will open its doors in 2015 with a sixth and seventh grade, adding a class each year to ultimately serve 500 girls in grades six through 12 by 2020. Wiens, a graduate of Ladue Horton Watkins High School, holds a doctorate from University of Washington, a masters in education from Harvard and a bachelor’s degree from Drake University. She is currently director of curriculum and culture at Preclarus Mastery Academy, a local charter school for grades five through eight.
One on One, a St. Louis-based consulting company that uses a highly personalized approach to attract seniors to housing communities, received the 2014 Best Senior Living Award for Sales & Marketing from seniorhomes.com. In their approach, One on One principals David Smith and Alexandra Fisher emphasize spending more quality time building relationships, ongoing planning and purposeful initiatives. Smith also is a member of the management team at
The Gatesworth.
You might notice a new voice or two on St. Louis Public Radio. Veteran journalist Wayne Pratt recently joined the local NPR team as morning newscaster. He is the former news director of an NPR member station in Indiana. Jim Howard has been added as new Washington, D.C., correspondent and has a radio history that includes anchoring early newscasts on Morning Edition.
by Dorothy Weiner