central trust company | Bryan Cooper has joined the financial firm as vice president and wealth management adviser. He brings 18 years of experience in sales management, wealth management, financial planning and marketing. In 2011, Cooper founded his own media and marketing company that caters to high new worth individuals.

5 on your side
Journalist Mark Maxwell has joined the station. He comes to 5 on Your Side from WCIA in Springfield, Illinois, where he covered the Illinois statehouse as the station’s capital bureau chief and hosted the state-wide talk show Capitol Connection.

safe connections
The nonprofit, which is dedicated to preventing domestic and sexual violence, has appointed Cynthia Danley as its new CEO. She mostly recently served dual roles at Safe Connections as interim CEO and chief development and marketing officer. The previous CEO, Susan Kidder, stepped away from the organization after 14 years in April of 2021.

classic 107.3
Longtime broadcaster Julie Schuster is now the station’s acting general manager. With more than 25 years of nonprofit experience, she came to Classic 107.3 in 2013 as a host, producer and social media director. Earlier this year, she was selected as the station’s regular on-air morning host. Schuster succeeds John Clare, who resigned in March.

bianco properties
Brandon Streiler joined the real estate investment company as a leasing manager. He brings 15 years of experience working with Enterprise Holdings in its real estate department to his new position, which will focus on leasing Bianco’s commercial real estate portfolio.

cardinal ritter senior services
The senior living organization has hired Tasanya Johnson as assisted living administrator. She brings nearly 20 years of health care experience to the position, previously serving as senior executive director of a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. Johnson’s responsibilities include planning, directing, implementing and evaluating all nursing home activities.