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Engineering

Amber Orr has been named engineering manager for the Pend Oreille Public Utility District. Orr was previously with Kootenai Electric Co-op and has experience in the industrial and utility fields. She serves as chairperson for the Spokane section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Trindera Engineering has hired Brian Miner as project engineer in the automation department. Miner also works as a computer electronics engineering and technology adjunct instructor at ITT Technical Institute. Previously, he was a project engineer at Engineered Control Systems.

Finance

Mountain West Bank has named Steve Griffitts as vice president and commercial lender in the bank’s Coeur d’Alene office. Griffitts was previously with Jobs Plus Inc. for 12 years, most recently serving as president.

Inland Northwest Bank has promoted Hal Perier to assistant vice president and network administrator and Bradley Alcock to vice president and retail business development officer. Perier was the recipient of the bank’s 2014 Officer of the Year award. Alcock was previously an assistant vice president and cash management/business development officer.

Health care

Incyte Diagnostics has named Don Larsen as chief executive officer. He previously served as the interim chief executive officer since June 2014. Larsen has 30 years of experience in the health care industry.

Dan Hansen has joined the management team of AnovaWorks. Hansen was previously the program director for the Eastern Washington Center of Occupational Health and Education at Inland Northwest Health Services for 10 years.

Miscellaneous

Humanix has hired Scott Ward as an account manager/recruiter. Ward has extensive experience in management, operations, customer service and client development.

Nonprofit

The YWCA of Spokane announced its board of directors for 2015 as follows: president, Nicole Stewart of Inland Northwest Health Services; vice president, Susan Ashe of Health Sciences & Services Authority; treasurer, Mary Henry Cameron of Moss Adams; secretary, Corey Digiacinto of U.S. Bank. Other board members are: April Anderson of Workland & Witherspoon PLLC; Amy Biviano, CPA; Christy Burmeister-Smith of Avista; Maurine Cate of Deaconess Hospital Rockwood Health; Kendel Froese of Center for Justice; Julie Holland of Northern Quest Resort & Casino and Kalispel Tribe of Indians; Shannon Kapek, community volunteer; Catherine Kashork of ProvenOps Consulting; Caren Lincoln of Eastern Washington University; Eva Marquette of FreshVue; Laura McAloon of K&L Gates LLP; Joan Menzies, community volunteer; Subarna Nagra of United Way; Anjelia Neuson, community volunteer; Nancy Norbury Harter of Numerica Credit Union; Kim Pearman-Gillman of McKinstry; Tammy Powers of Providence Health Care; Claire Roberts of Umpqua Bank; Windy Rudd of Columbia Bank; past president, Amber Williams of Wells Fargo.

The Avista Foundation has awarded grants totaling $37,500 to area nonprofit organizations. These grants support a wide range of services and programs for children, women and families in the local community.

Tourism

Visit Spokane has announced board officers and new board members for 2015 as follows: chair, Jody Sander of Sterling Hospitality; vice chair, Kevin Pribilisky; treasurer, Bryn West of River Park Square; secretary, Cheryl Kilday of Visit Spokane; immediate past chair, Mike McLeod of DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center; Brooke Kiener of Spokane Arts Fund; Greg Lipsker of Barrister Winery; Paul Read of Journal of Business; Rhosetta Rhodes of Whitworth University; Ben Small of Central Valley School District; Gary Sutter of Northern Quest Resort & Casino. Other members of the board are: Joyce M. Cameron of Providence Health Care Foundation; Matt Jensen of The Davenport Hotel Collection; Stephen B. Pohl of NAI Black; Jan Quintrall; Chuck Hafner of City of Spokane Valley; Larry Krauter of Spokane Airports; Todd Mielke of Spokane County; Rita Santillanes of Best Western Peppertree Liberty Lake Inn; Karen Stratton of city of Spokane; Kevin Twohig of Spokane Public Facilities District.