Business Beat
NEW FACES
DCI Engineers has hired Brian DeHaan as a structural CAD designer. He holds an associate’s degree from ITT Technical Institute and previously worked in Harbor City, Calif.
Noah Patton has been hired to the auto sales team at Wendle Northtown. He has four years of experience in auto dealership.
Exit Real Estate-Jones & Associates has hired Nona Moon as a Realtor. Moon has experience in coordinating HUD housing.
Mike Lind has been hired as a survey technician at Storhaug Engineering. He worked as a telecommunications engineer for 30 years, has six years of experience as a surveyor, and holds a bachelor’s degree in geography.
Marsh, Spokane has hired Traci Young as an account manager in the benefits department. She previously worked as a client service associate at the Principal Financial Group and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Washington University.
Dr. Jayson Brower has been hired at Spokane Radiology Consultants as a diagnostic radiologist. He is a graduate of St. Louis University, completed his internship at the University Medical Center and his residency at the University of California-Davis Medical Center. He has also been accepted for membership in the Spokane County Medical Society.
Michele Buck and Robert Mayer have been hired as sales associates at Tomlinson Black Valley.
Dr. Cher Jacobsen has been hired at Surgical Bariatrics Northwest: A Comprehensive Weight Loss Center. She is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, the Idaho Medical Association and is in private practice in Post Falls.
Payne Financial Group has hired Mike Cunningham as a commercial lines sales executive. He will specialize in construction risk and previously worked as an insurance executive at Moloney, O’Neill, Corkery & Jones. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Eastern Washington University.
Tina Swannack has been hired as a project manager at Anderson Mraz Design. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Washington State University and an associate in applied science degree in graphic design from Spokane Falls Community College.
Century Publishing Co. in Coeur d’Alene has hired Patrick Nadler as chief executive officer of the company. He was previously executive vice president for Cygnus Business Media in Fort Atkinson, Wis.
Exit Real Estate-Jones & Associates has hired Judy Linn as a Realtor. She previously worked in real estate sales in Chelan, Wash.
Jeff Frater has been hired as clinical operations manager at Group Health Cooperative’s South Regal Medical Center. He previously worked at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. and holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing science from Washington State University.
Group Health Cooperative’s Riverfront Medical Center has hired Josh Rohr as a physician assistant. He previously worked at Comprehensive Adult Medicine in Wichita, Kansas, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University.
Dr. Alisa Hideg has been hired as a full-time family practitioner with obstetrics at Group Health Cooperative’s Veradale Medical Center. She previously worked with the Community Health Association of Spokane and is a 1995 graduate from Loma Linda University Medical School.
PROMOTED
Nicholas Knapton has been promoted to a supervisor at McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest. He previously worked as a staff senior.
KUDOS
Daimler Chrysler has awarded Dishman Dodge the Five Star “Elite” award for achieving consistent operational excellence.
ELECTED/APPOINTED
Bob Beck has been appointed to the board of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders. Beck is senior vice president and manager of Mountain West Bank’s Small Business Lending Division.
GIFTS
Kathy Bush and Terry Kosiancic, Allstate Insurance Agents in Coeur d’Alene, have each received $500 grants from the Allstate Foundation. The funds will be donated to the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club, where Bush volunteers, and Habitat of Humanity of North Idaho, where Kosiancic volunteers.