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Accounting

Langenhorst & Self-Merritt CPAs, P.S. has promoted Erin Denney from senior tax accountant to tax manager and Leeanna Caldwell from tax manager to senior tax manager. Denney has been with the firm since September 2008 and Caldwell has been with the firm since November 2013.

Education

Beth Blakesley has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Academic Librarianship, one of the top publications in the academic libraries field. Blakesley is the associate dean of libraries at Washington State University and has been with WSU Libraries since 2003.

Gonzaga University has received the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This classification recognizes institutions that demonstrate exceptional community engagement practices.

Vincent Alfonso has been named to a three-year term on the American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs. Alfonso has been dean of the Gonzaga University School of Education since 2013.

Finance

Inland Northwest Bank has promoted Holly Poquette to executive vice president and chief financial officer and TJ Brill to senior vice president and commercial team leader. Previously, Poquette was a senior vice president and chief financial officer. Brill was previously a vice president and commercial team leader.

Wells Fargo named Brian Norris to its Business Banking team as vice president and senior business relationship manager. Norris is a Certified Financial Planner and has 28 years of experience with financial services, including roles in branch management, credit administration and relationship management.

Ryan Clements and Garth Holbert have been selected as members of RBC Wealth Management’s Consulting Group. This is an exclusive group of advisers recognized for their success in building consultative, fee-based businesses. Clements and Holbert are financial advisers in RBC Wealth Management’s Spokane office.

Health care

PAML has hired Mindy Preston Dabell as a genetic counselor. She is certified through the American Board of Genetic Counseling and is a licensed genetic counselor in the state of Washington. Previously, she was a laboratory genetic counselor at Signature Genomics Laboratories.

Local pharmacist Holly Jackson has launched an online business called Pharmacist Connect. The business provides independent medication reviews. For more information, visit www.pharmacist- connect.com or call (509) 280-5614.

Hospitality

The Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn has received the Best Western Director’s Award for outstanding quality standards. The award recognizes the top 20 percent of more than 2,100 North American Best Western hotels for cleanliness and maintenance.

Nonprofit

The Inland Northwest Business Travel Association has announced its 2015 officers as follows: president, Gerri Vance of Purcell Systems; vice president, Donna Wolf of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories; secretary, Susan Barnes of CoBank; treasurer, Sandy Hoveskeland of Northwest Farm Credit Services; past president, Kay Riplinger of Spokane Convention Center. The 2015 board has also been announced: membership, Wesley Davidson of Red Lion Hotel at the Park; technology, Jason Haws of Enterprise Holdings; hospitality and bylaws, Jean Berg of Ramada at Spokane Airport; programs, Candice Payne of Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines; legislative, Gerri Vance; auction, Kay Riplinger and Abbey Parsons of Coldwell Banker; trade show, Kay Riplinger and Gerri Vance; communication/public relations, Sandy Kates of LCD Exposition Services.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County 2015-2016 Executive Committee has been announced as follows: president, Kim Plese of Plese Printing & Marketing; vice president, resource development, Ken Pickens of Access Unlimited & Security; vice president, program development, Janet Gullickson of Spokane Falls Community College; vice president, corporate relations, Penney Close of Washington Trust Bank; vice president, board development, Aaron Reilly of Mountain West Bank; treasurer, Ben Haberman of Decoria, Maichel & Teague; secretary, Christine Schultz of Vital Forces Personal Fitness Training; immediate past president, George Garber of Baker Construction & Development.