Business Beat

New Faces: Doreen Fox has joined Spokane Railway Credit Union as vice president of marketing. Fox previously worked at a credit union in Albuquerque, N.M.

Dennis Dipo has joined Cyrus O’Leary’s Pies Inc. as plant manager. Dipo previously worked as plant manager for Plush Pippin Pies in Kent, Wash. Dipo will be responsible for the start-up of a frozen pie division at Cyrus O’Leary’s Pies.

Dr. Gary Gularte has joined Holy Family Hospital’s Emergency Center staff. Gularte received his medical degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1991 and completed an emergency medicine residency at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. He is accredited by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

Country Companies Spokane II Agency has named John Goodwin of Deer Park, Robert Spooner of Spokane and James Emerson of Medical Lake as agents. They will offer life, auto, home, ranch, and disability income insurance. Emerson received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from Eastern Washington University. Goodwin earned a degree in theater from Cornish College of Allied Arts, Seattle, while Spooner received a bachelor’s degree in business from Eastern Washington University.

Moving Up: Bob Sicilia has been promoted to Branch Manager with Spokane Railway Credit Union. Sicilia will be managing the Sullivan Branch.

Lemaster & Daniels has promoted the following employees to managers:

Scott Martin most recently was a supervisor within the firm’s Tax Department. Martin specializes in closely-held businesses and non-profit organizations.

Herb Nelson joined the firm in 1993 as a supervisor at the Spokane Valley office. Nelson’s focus is closely-held businesses specializing in strategic planning in the areas of growth, tax and family successions.

The following employees have been promoted to supervisors by Lemaster & Daniels:

Geoff Forshag serves as a computer consultant in the Management Advisory Services Department of the firm.

Ken Hall most recently served as a senior accountant in the Healthcare Department.

Greg Konkol has been senior accountant in the Accounting and Auditing Department.

Nate Riggan is currently employed with the Accounting and Auditing Department as a senior accountant.

Tom Robinson is a senior accountant in the Tax Department.

Ken Stauffer most recently held the position of senior accountant. Stauffer has recently relocated to the Spokane Valley office with the Governmental/ Tribal Department.

Geoff Wild has been named president and director of Johnson Matthey’s Electronics Division, based in Spokane. Wild has been with Johnson Matthey since 1980, and most recently served as vice president and general manager of Johnson Matthey Electronics, now folded into the Electronics Division. Wild previously was based in Singapore as the general manager of electronics operations.

Jeff Edel has assumed the added responsibilities of business manager for the Photonic Materials Group at Johnson Matthey Electronics’ facility in Spokane. Edel will continue to serve as business manager of Crystar Research Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Matthey Electronics located in Victoria. Edel will oversee the company’s development of photonic materials, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and sapphire products, in both Spokane and Victoria. He joined Johnson Matthey in 1987 as a research and development engineer at Crystar.

Transactions: The law offices of Stephen K. Eugster and Stephen Haskell have merged to form Eugster Haskell Professional Service Corp. The firm will emphasize a litigation practice involving personal injury, municipal, corporate and family law matters.

Elected: The Spokane-Kootenai Real Estate Research Committee has elected the following officers for Tom Power, chairman; Gary Chilton, vice chairman; Dirk Scott, treasurer; Dale Strom, administrative officer. Newly elected Trustees include:

Bob Allen, Joan Clossin, Glenn Crellin, John Kozma, Jim Loedding, Michele Malinak.

Kudos: The 1994 winner of the Starr Corp. Total Quality Management Award is Garco Building Systems. Garco was chosen by a vote of all Starr employees. The award is made to recognize quality of product, outstanding service levels, competitive pricing, excellent product support and overall quality-minded business practices.

Designations: Steven Strottmann, a staff appraiser for Washington Mutual Bank in Pullman, has been awarded the SRA designation by the Appraisal Institute. Recipients have taken several real estate appraisal courses, have received credit for 3,000 hours of residential appraisal experience and have written a narrative demonstration appraisal report on a one-to-four family property. A graduate of the University of Idaho, Strottmann has been an appraiser since 1984.

Two Town & Country Realty/Better Homes and Gardens employees - Mike Lyman and Chris Gagnon - have earned their Residential Marketing Master designation, the highest designation awarded by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Service. Sales associates earn the designation by completing a rigorous training series providing advanced education in different aspects of real estate.

Events: Wednesday - The Twelfth Annual Local & Regional Economic Facts & Forecast will be presented by the Spokane Advertising Federation at 11:45 a.m. at the Ag Trade Center. Guest speaker is Shaun O’L Higgins, director of marketing and sales for The Spokesman-Review and president and COO of New Media Ventures. The public is welcome. For reservations or information, call Judy Morris at 456-8770.

Wednesday - Dun & Bradstreet will sponsor Supervisory Solutions: How to Motivate, Delegate, Plan, Organize and Much More, at the Red Lion Inn from 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Cost is $99. Call (212) 692-6600 to register.

Wednesday - Northwest Inland Empire APICS January Dinner Meeting, Cavanaugh’s Inn on Fourth. Social hour begins at 5:15 p.m. with dinner at 5:45 p.m. and the program at 6:45. Nancy Seifert, supplier coordinator for the Clarkson Co. of Sparks, Nev., will speak on the Method of Supplier Communications. Cost for the dinner is $15 per person. Reservations required by Monday. Call Barb Woodall at 927-5585.

Thursday - Whitworth College Lindaman Center Forum presents Global Health Issues, by Dr. Christine Sine, 10 a.m.-noon, Lindaman Center, Whitworth College. Cost is $4. Call 466-3291 to register.

Friday - Dennis I. Okamoto, regional vice president of US West Communications, will speak on “The Information Superhighway” at a meeting of Good Morning Spokane Area at 7:30 a.m. at the Red Lion Inn. Cost is $7 for breakfast. Call 624-1393 for reservations or information.

Friday-Jan. 15 - Washington Cattle Feeders Association annual convention at the Red Lion in Pasco. The two-day convention theme is “Targeting Your Market.” Cost is $100/pre-registration, $110/on-site, $140/couple pre-registration, $150/couple on-site. Friday’s seminar pre-registration is $30/person, on-site $35. For more information, call 547-5538.

Jan. 17 - The National Association of Purchasing Management-Spokane presents its 1995 Economic Forecast Banquet at 5:30 p.m. at the WestCoast Ridpath Hotel. Speakers are Shaun O’L Higgins, director of marketing and sales for The Spokesman-Review, and Alan Raedels, a professor at Portland State University. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for non-members. Reservations are required by Tuesday. For information or reservations, call Rose Faust at 456-2305.

Jan. 17 - Introduction To MS Word offered by the Training and Education Coordinating Center, 1-4 p.m., Institute for Extended Learning Lodge, W3303 Fort Wright Drive. Tuition and workbook, $110. Call 535-3770 to register or 533-3426 for more information.

Jan. 17-24 - CCS Small Business Development Center offers a Beginning Recordkeeping class, Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, N665 Riverpoint Blvd. Cost is $45. Call 358-2050 for information or to register.

Jan.17-20 - Introduction to Windows offered by Training and Education Coordinating Center, 5-8 p.m., Institute for Extended Learning Lodge, W3303 Fort George Wright Drive. Tuition and workbook, $110. Call 533-3770 to register or 533-3426 for more information.

Jan. 17-20- The Training and Education Coordinating Center is offering an Intermediate Work Perfect 5.1, 9 a.m.-noon. at the Institute for Extended Learning Lodge, W3303 Fort Wright Drive. Tuition and workbook, $110. Call 533-3770 to register or 533-3426 for more information.

The Service Corps of Retired Executives will provide free business counseling to prospective and existing business owners/operators at the following locations:

Monday-Thursday - 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-4p.m., Farm Credit Services Building, W601 First, Spokane.

Jan. 17 - Lewis-Clark State College, 9 a.m.-noon, call (208) 799-2465; Moscow Chamber of Commerce, 9 a.m.-noon, call (208) 882-3581; Pullman Chamber of Commerce, 9 a.m.-noon, call 334-3565; TRIDEC Small Business Development Center, 9 a.m.- noon, call 735-1000; Richland Chamber, 1-5 p.m., call 946-1651.

Jan. 18-19 - Ag Bureau of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce presents Spokane Ag Expo, the Pacific Northwest Farm Forum, and Farm Fest, at the Washington State International Ag Trade Center, Spokane Convention Center, and Spokane Coliseum. Call 624-1393 for information.

Jan. 20 - The Spokane Convention and Visitors Bureau presents T.E.A.M. Spokane from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. at the Opera House Music Room. Guest speaker is John Scherer, a consultant and executive coach. Cost is $12/person and breakfast will be served. Call 624-1341 by Jan. 17 to register.

Jan. 28 - Inland Empire Rental Association Seminar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Spokane Teachers Credit Union, W106 Nora Pre-registration cost is $15; pre pay by Jan. 15. Call 326-0113.

Conventions Monday-Thursday - National Association of ASCS County Office Employees, WestCoast Ridpath Hotel.

Friday-Saturday - Amalgamated Transit Union, Northwest Council, Sheraton-Spokane Hotel.

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