Partners

Irl F. Engelhardt was raised in the Pinckneyville, IL area, where he currently manages White Walnut Farms. He is also Chairman of Patriot Coal Corporation, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, and a member of the Valero Energy and the Williams Company boards of directors. Irl is a member of The Foundation for Pinckneyville board and serves in various charitable activities in the St Louis area.

Toni Engelhardt lives in rural Pinckneyville. She is the co-owner of the Flower Patch, Ltd., a florist business in Pinckneyville which she has operated for 28 years. Active in the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce, Toni serves as Treasurer and a member of the strategic planning committee for that organization. She is the Secretary of the Foundation for Pinckneyville. Toni is Pinckneyville’s “2008 Citizen of the Year”.

Gayl S. Pyatt is a retired attorney having practiced law in Pinckneyville, Il. for 30 years. Gayl resides in rural Pinckneyville and serves as President of the Foundation for Pinckneyville. She is also a member of the boards of directors of the University of Illinois Foundation and the Illinois Humanities Council and serves as a Regent and the Vice Chancellor of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

Pat Kattenbraker is a native of Southern Illinois. She is a Certified Public Accountant with 24 years of experience. She opened her practice in Pinckneyville in 2005. Pat is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois CPA Society and the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce. She is the Treasurer of the Foundation for Pinckneyville.

Chuck Dobrinick was raised in Pinckneyville, IL where he and his family currently reside. He is a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones Investments. He is past President of the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the Foundation for Pinckneyville, and an active member of the Pinckneyville Optimist Club.

Larry S. West was raised in Pinckneyville. He currently is Vice President of Finance, Administration, and Athletics at Rend Lake College. Larry is the President of the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce, the chair of the strategic planning committee, and has an advisory role to the Board of the SIU Alumni Association.

James Wittenauer is a Southern Illinois native and began practicing in Pinckneyville as a Chiropractor in 1996. He is a member of the Illinois Chiropractic Society and Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce, having been a past board member of that organization. James currently serves on the Pinckneyville’s strategic planning committee.  He and his family reside in rural Pinckneyville. 

John Shotton was born in Marion, IL. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, with a BS in Mining Engineering. He spent 33 years in the coal industry serving in different engineering and management positions. He retired in 1996 as VP of operations with Consolidated Coal Company. He currently serves on the Pinckneyville Community Hospital board of directors. He and his wife Nina reside in Pinckneyville.