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Steve Booth has been named president of the employee-owned international financial services firm Baird. He joined Baird in 1994.

Mark Sneider's company, RSW/US, not only celebrated its eighth year in business, but also finished its fourth year of collaboration with international charity organization Soles4Souls by collecting and donating more than 2,500 pairs of shoes to help children throughout the world.

Sharon Komlofske of Wilmette, Ill., was honored with the prestigious 2013 Angels in Adoption award from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington, D.C. Sharon received this award after spending 10 years engaging a broad group of leaders and supporters in the issue of parentless children through her work with Gift of Adoption, a national charitable organization which provides financial assistance to qualified parents to complete domestic and international adoptions.