Business Beat
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Pove Leymao has been hired as a small-volume parenteral supervisor at HollisterStier. He previously worked for Watson Pharmaceuticals in Phoenix as a manufacturing supervisor.
Ann Marie Robledo has been hired as a real estate agent at Tomlinson Black Valley.
Inland Insurance Inc. has hired David Sather as a benefits manager.
Edward Buchanan has been hired by Storhaug Engineering in the survey department. He has more than 10 years of surveying experience.
Steve Severson has been hired as a real estate agent by Exit Real Estate-Jones and Associates. He previously worked for Coldwell Banker Valley.
Stonemark Real Estate has hired Mike King as a commercial sales associate. He has more than 25 years of experience in retail management.
Angela Austin has been hired as a real estate agent at the Keller Williams office in Coeur d’Alene. She also specializes in home staging.
Dr. Darron Woolley has been hired at the Medical Foot Center in the practice of podiatric medicine. He is a graduate of the Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery.
Patt Earley has been hired as a community service manager at the Children’s Home Society of Washington. She previously was the project director for the Child and Family Research Unit at Washington State University.
Lisa Noland has been hired as the chief nursing officer for Valley Hospital and Medical Center. She was previously the manager of the orthopedic/neurology department at Deaconess Medical Center. She holds a master’s degree in nursing administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Robert Ressa has been hired as a validation specialist at HollisterStier. He previously worked as a mechanical engineer for Isothermal Systems Research. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Gonzaga University.
Dr. Neda Cyprova has been hired by Internal Medicine Residency Spokane Hospitalists at Sacred Heart Medical Center in the practice of internal medicine. She is a graduate of the Universita Karlova.
PROMOTIONS Tim Graybeal has been promoted to associate at Integrus Architecture. He has been with the company since 2003 and is a structural project engineer.
Dixie Simon of Spokane has been promoted to state sales coordinator for the Washington-East/Idaho-North sales districts by Aflac Inc. She has been with the company since 1994.
Scot Auld has been promoted to human resources director at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. He has been with the company since 1995 and was previously the employee and administrative services manager.
Jen-Yuang Hong has been promoted to associate at Integrus Architecture. He has been with the company since 2000 and is a LEED-accredited architectural designer.
Robert Hawley has been promoted to personal trust relationship manager and assistant vice president at U.S. Bank.
He has been with the company for four years. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Gonzaga University.
Joni Kirk has been promoted to associate director of media relations at the University of Idaho. She has been with the university for two years.
Stephen Whitehead has been promoted to general manager at New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Spokane. He was previously the sales manager.
KUDOS Harold Gilkey of Sterling Savings Bank recently received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the financial services category for the Pacific Northwest. Gilkey founded Sterling Savings in 1981 with William Zuppe.
Rod Clugston of Coeur d’Alene, a financial adviser for Edward Jones, recently received the Managing Partner’s Award for his sales and service efforts in the last year.
ELECTED Spokane County Superior Court Judge Greg Sypolt has been elected to the Washington Superior Court Judges’ Association Board of Trustees for a three-year term. He has been a Spokane County Superior Court judge since 1997.
The Inland Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners has elected several new board members.
The newly elected board members are: Mary Runcorn of Independent Services Corp., president; Lorinda Knight of Lorinda Knight Gallery, president-elect; Karen Warrick of ACRAnet Inc., past president; Helen Sarver of Money Concepts, treasurer; Patty Harrison of Grammar Pro, secretary; Cindra Shields of Graphic Business Systems, director of programs; Coralie Myers of Wheatland Bank, director of economic and corporate development; Becky Tiller of Tiller Care Strategies, director of membership; M.J. Clarke of MJ’s Chocolate Fantasy, director of communications; and Carrie Magruder of The BrickHouse Massage and Coffee Bar, hospitality.
NEW BUSINESS Dede King of Spokane has launched an online non-traditional wedding registry at www.aftertheweddingday.com. The site allows people to register for various activities in more than 50 cities in the United States.