Abigail Beeler
Abigail Beeler has been promoted from program manager to operations administrator at Missouri Women’s Business Center. Beeler will manage the day-to-day operations of the WBC programs, ensuring that all outcomes are met, while continuing to collaborate with clients and provide business coaching.
Carrie Gartner
Carrie Gartner, executive director of the Loop Community Improvement District, is among ten women nationwide recognized on the inaugural SPARK 10 list of women who are sparking change through small-scale manufacturing in communities across the U.S. The list was issued by Recast City, a consulting firm. Gartner’s recognition is based in large part by her role in creating the CoMo Cooks Shared Kitchen, which was home to fifty-two startups in 2024.
Reinhardt Construction
Reinhardt Construction announces the promotion of Susan Hart and Mike Murray. Hart has been promoted to company president. She has held numerous roles in the commercial construction industry and is a key figure in Central Missouri through involvement with several civic organizations. Murray has been promoted to vice president following a thirty-year career in the industry. A mentor to young professionals, his skills were especially valuable for Boone Hospital and MU Health construction projects.
Vera Elwood
The Center Project has hired Vera Elwood to fill the role of youth program coordinator. Elwood becomes the organization’s first staff member after a twenty-year history of being an all-volunteer nonprofit. The Center Project is a community center focused on serving the needs of LGBTQIA+ people and communities throughout Boone County.
Aaron Rieth
Columbia Insurance Group (CIG) has announced that Aaron Rieth joined the leadership team as vice president of excess and surplus in November. Rieth joins CIG after serving most recently as the product director at a U.S.-0based property and casualty insurance carrier.
Dr. Jean Goodman
Dr. Jean Goodman, a maternal fetal medicine physician at MU Health Care and the William T. and Roberta Ann Griffin Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the MU School of Medicine, has been named president of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (CAOG). In that role, Goodman will lead nearly 500 physicians across 43 states.
