![]() ![]() Why did you choose you current career? Much of human resources is bound by policy and law however, there is a part that is flexible and built by the culture in which it resides. Keeping that in the front of my mind allows me to remain grateful and humbled by every opportunity. I know that many people before me have opened doors that have allowed me to do the work that needs to be done. It is because of my family, mentors, friends and faith that I have been able to live out my passion and purpose daily. What’s your guiding principle in life? To always remember that I didn’t get here alone. Occupation: Human resource business partner at Horace MannĮducation: Master’s degree in human resource managementįamily: Fiancé Richard McBride and daughter Raya JohnsonĪffiliations/Community Activities: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Illinois board member, Illinois Women in Leadership board member, Springfield Building Board Diversity task force committee chairperson, Leadership Springfield, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority – Kappa Sigma Zeta chapter member, Toastmasters, Society for Human Resource Management, Abundant Faith dance ministry leader, United Way and Illinois State Alumni volunteer. Visit to view selectees from previous years. The program is able to continue due to the commitment of local businesses that realize the importance of acknowledging these up and coming business leaders and supporting community business programs. You can expect to hear more from and about these leaders in the years ahead. They represent the best and brightest from a The selectees’ career paths, educational background, and community affiliations are varied. These individuals are selected based on their contributions to our local business community and the community in which they reside.They represent, in part, the future of business in our community and in central Illinois. Family Video partnered with the Ohio-based chain in 2015.The Springfield Business Journal proudly features 40 leaders who are under the age of 40 in the Springfield and neighboring business communities. In Springfield, Marco’s Pizza has a location in the former Family Video location at 3211 W. ![]() I’m not buying office buildings here and I probably won’t open any more pizza places here.” Keith Hoogland, who took over the operation of the company from his father, Charles, in 1995, told the Chicago Tribune last week that Illinois was "a shrinking state" and taxes were "going to get worse before they get better." He added the plan "is to slow growth in Illinois or stop it. "They've been very generous to us in the past and for that we are eternally grateful." "Who knows what the future will bring but that's not even on our radar at the moment. The Hooglands' gifts were "purely philanthropic," Gordon said, and that they never sought a seat on the arts center's governing board.Īt this point, "we certainly have no desire or intent to change the name of the building," Gordon said. "I don't think it's going too far to say if it weren't for Charles and Kathleen, we wouldn't be here today," Gordon said. Just a few years after making the $1 million gift, Charles and Kathleen Hoogland got community members to donate after the arts center was threatened with closing, said Gordon, who became executive director in 2013. location, places DVDs back on the store's shelves in 2014. "They have to make a decision they have to make for a number of reasons but that's never going to diminish how grateful we are for what they've done for our community over all these years."Ī store manager at Family Video's 1614 S. Some of those things wouldn't be around absent their support, so we are grateful for that. ![]() "We're honored to have their name and their investment here for as many years as we did, and their impact is obvious. "The Hooglands have been an enormous part of our community's history and (presently)," McCrady said. Holding companies or trusts connected to the Hoogland family still own the properties of the former video stores in Springfield and NextSite "could assist" in bringing options to their properties, McCrady added. ![]() McCrady said the Growth Alliance has contracted with NextSite, a national development consulting firm, to market and promote a number of retail sites around the community. "The best we can do is continue to try to build the best environment for businesses we can here in our community and to do whatever we can to make our community a competitive option for retaining and attracting businesses." We're not in any position to argue or refute any of that," McCrady said. "He was very open about the reasons for his decisions. ![]()
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