Business Beat

NEW FACES:

Ronald Phillips has been named director of operations for Sallie Mae’s new regional student loan servicing facility in Spokane. Phillips joined Sallie Mae in 1981 and most recently served as director of systems development with the Systems Division in Virginia.

CH2M Hill has added the following people to its staff:

Desiree Hedges has become an administrative assistant and receptionist. Hedges came from Metropolitan Mortgage where she was a demographic research assistant in the real estate division.

Sheila Greytak is an administrative assistant and is the lead in document processing. Greytak was previously a program coordinator for the Institute for Urban and Local Studies at EWU. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Western Washington University.

Kim Nokes has accepted the position of design engineer with the transportation business line. Nokes, who earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Gonzaga University, previously worked for the Washington State Department of Transportation in Spokane.

Chris Peterschmidt is a new design engineer for the transportation business line. Peterschmidt received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with an emphasis on environmental engineering from Washington State University. He was previously with Century West Engineering.

Kevin Campbell is a project engineer with the environmental business line who transferred to Spokane from CH2M Hill’s Bellevue, Wash, office. Campbell has a bachelor’s degree in geology and groundwater hydrology from Baylor University and a Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from the University of Missouri.

Gerard Bengle has joined the culinary staff at University Inn in Moscow as executive chef. Bengle is a graduate of the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Prior to joining the University Inn, Bengle was Food Service Director at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in Fairmont, Mont.

Rob Dunn has been named general manager of the Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant on South Monroe. Dunn graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in hotel management. Dunn has managed other Spaghetti Factory restaurants in Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., and Portland.

MOVING UP:

Marion Conley has been promoted to group leader for business services by CH2M HILL. Conley was formerly an administrative assistant and lead in document processing.

John Manix and Christopher Hogstad have become partners of Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller. Manix practices in the firm’s litigation department, and Hogstad practices in the commercial law department.

David Coombs has recently been elected chairman of the board of Dietzgen Corp., a leading national supplier of equipment and media to the engineering and reprographics industries. Coombs, who graduated from Harvard College and earned an M.B.A. at Boston University, served as interim director of the Spokane Symphony during the first half of the symphony’s 1994-95 season.

STARTING UP:

Jerry Selbo has started a public accounting practice at his home in Otis Orchards. Selbo was a partner with A. Avery and Co., and received his accounting degree from Eastern Washington University. Selbo’s practice will focus on small business accounting and taxes.

Post Falls Factory Outlet Mall has added two new businesses:

Pepperoni’s is an expansion of Pizza Shoppe in Coeur d’Alene. Robert and Karen Knox have been owner/ operators of the Pizza Shoppe for the past eight years.

Kids 4 Less has opened a new store managed by Georgia Spranger. Kids 4 Less has 12 other stores, including locations in Florida, California and Tennessee.

ELECTED:

American Institute of Architects Spokane Chapter has installed 1995 officers and directors:

R. Ronald Wells, Wells and Co., president; Jeffrey Warner, ALSC Architects P.S., vice president/ president-elect; William Froemke, Zeck, Butler Architects P.S., secretary; and William Rash, Northwest Architectural Co., treasurer.

New 1995 directors are: James Choate-Deeds, Glen Cloninger, Russell Ehr, Douglas Menzies, Sam Rodell, and Gary Bernardo.

Spokane Chapter of Executive Women International has installed 1995 directors and officers: Marsha Webber, Computer Aided Services, president; Sandy Alot, First American Title Co., vice president; Linda Brevik, Layrite Products, secretary; Renee Carman, McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest, treasurer; Colleen Stevens, New York Life Insurance Co., membership director; Marian Spurlock, Sears, Roebuck & Co., program director; Jan St. George, Fitzpatrick & Culbertson P.S., publications director; Claudia Kehoe, James S. Black & Co., scholarship director; Adrienne Choate, Sunshine Disposal, sergeant-at-arms; Sherry Lewis, Jerry Packard & Associates, ways and means director; and Patricia Dahmen-Ray, Ray’s Demolition, advisor. Jan Simpson, Interior Development East Ltd.; Hartley Kruger, Spokane Convention & Visitors Bureau; andMichael Torre, Western Systems & Fabrication, will be executives.

OPPORTUNITIES:

Correctional Industries is offering 30,000 square feet of free industrial space to a qualifying private business or businesses who will employ inmates to manufacture their products inside the walls of Airway Heights Corrections Center. Call Lou Jones at 244-6731.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Dr. Justin StormoGipson of Coeur d’Alene has been certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. StormoGipson, who graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1982, has practiced in Coeur d’Alene since 1991.

Spokane Healthcare has received accreditation with commendation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. This is the highest level of accreditation awarded by the commission.

Kathie Nellermore, health care services manager for Group Health Northwest, has been certified as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. Nellermore passed a written examination to earn the certification.

Dr. Jim Vancho, chiropractic orthopedist, has successfully passed the examination for certification in disability and impairment rating, enabling him to perform objective impairment evaluations on patients.

The following Eastern Washington residents successfully completed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination administered in November

Jean Carman, Mary Coffey, Candace Dahl, Scott Davison, Jeffrey Dieleman, Kristina Dukes, Kelli Franco, Mark Hallberg, Bret Hammond, Kristine Harder, Carrie Hesler, Karla Jaeger, Tami JohnsonStarkey, Min Su Kim, Renae Kremers, Christine Lopez, Christine Lustick, Mary Beth Mahugh, Christine McDaniel, Michael Morrison, Ryan, Munn, Rod Nicholls, Karla Obester, Christine Oliveri, Melvin Reisenauer, Paul Rieckers, Deborah Rukke, Heidi Rybarczyk, Brenda Scherf, Julie Schilperoort, Andromeda Smith, Brian Smith, Rocky Stephens, Teiko Stradling, Michael Thronson, Jeffrey Webb, Addison Webster, Sue Wellsandt, Jeffery Wilhelm, Rhonda Willey, Jill Williams, and Elizabeth Zoesch.

EVENTS:

Wednesday - Post Falls Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee will meet at 7 a.m. at the Frederick Post room at Templin’s Resort. Call (208) 773-6000.

Wednesday and Thursday - Productive Work Groups, 8:30 a.m.noon at the Institute for Extended Learning. Cost: $69; call 533-3222 for more information and to register.

Wednesday - Business Planning For Start-Up Ventures, offered by CCS Small Business Development Center, from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, N665 Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; for information, call 358-2050.

Wednesday and March 8 - How And Why To Develop Personnel Policy Manuals, offered by CCS Small Business Development Center, from 6-9 p.m. at SIRTI, N665 Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; for information, call 358-2050.

Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers business counseling to potential and existing small business owners/operators: Panhandle Area Council, 11100 Airport Drive, Hayden Idaho, 9 a.m-3 p.m., call (208) 772-0584; Yakima Chamber, N10 9th, 9 a.m.-noon, call 248-2021.

Thursday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers business counseling to potential and existing small business owners/operators: N. Idaho College Work Force, Training Center, 525 Clearwater Loop, Post Falls, 9 a.m.- noon, call (208)769-3296; Yakima SBDC, S1105 15th, 9 a.m.-noon, call 575-2209; Kennewick Chamber, W3180 Clearwater, 1-4 p.m., call 736-0510.

Thursday - Selecting And Evaluating Franchise Opportunities, offered by CCS Small Business Development Center, from 6-9 p.m. at SIRTI, N665 Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $35; for information, call 358-2050.

March 6-9 - Standards Of Professional Practice, Parts A and B, sponsored by The Appraisal Institute Inland Northwest Chapter, at Templin’s Resort Hotel, E414 First, Post Falls. Call 489-2208 for information.

March 6-9 - The 10th Annual Cheesemaking Short Course, presented by the WSU Creamery. For registration information or to register, contact Jill Whelchel at 335-7519. For information on course content, call Marc Bates at 335-7516.

March 7 - Payroll Recordkeeping, offered by CCS Small business Development Center, from 6-9 p.m. at SIRTI, N665 Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $35; for information, call 358-2050.

March 7 - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers business counseling to potential and existing small business owners: Lewis-Clark State College, SBDC at L-CSC, Lewiston, 9 a.m.-noon, call (208) 799-2465; Pullman Chamber of Commerce, N415 Grand, Pullman, 9 a.m.-noon, call 334-3565; Yakima SBDC, S1105 15th, 9 a.m.-noon, call 575-2209; TRIDEC SBDC, N901 Colorado, 9 a.m.-noon, call 735-1000.

March 7 - Partnership in Employment Expo ‘95 at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, 3-7 p.m. Free for current students and alumni of Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Washington State University, Whitman College and Whitworth College. For incormation, call Mary Heitkemper at 328-4220, ext. 4234, or Robin Showalter at 359-2221.

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