Business Beat
New faces:
Recent additions to the Spokane office of Wendt Advertising and Public Relations include:
Diane Anderson was hired as a production manager. She manages projects for the account staff and creative team and is responsible for project estimates and quality control. Anderson has a background in print management and graphic design.
Jennifer Seib joined the company as an administrative assistant.
She received a bachelor’s degree in English from California State University Bakersfield. Seib previously was a transportation specialist for the Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The Spokane Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has named Lucy Gurnea as member relations manager. Gurnea has more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing, management, business telemarketing consulting, fund raising and directing special events. She previously was director of the Environmental Forum for Business and marketing director for the Green Star Program, which promotes voluntary sustainable business practices. She recently coordinated a series of events celebrating the 25th anniversary of Expo ‘74. Prior to moving to Spokane in 1986, she was director of marketing for Trigon Management Systems in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Terri McKenzie, former director of continuing education and renewal programs at Gonzaga University, has been named vice president for enrollment services and student development at Spokane Community College. McKenzie will oversee student enrollment; student database management; admissions and registration; student records, counseling, testing and assessment; academic standards; and financial aid. She also supervises the college’s career center activities; graduation activities; student government, student activities, clubs and organizations; and services for multicultural, international and disabled students. McKenzie, who earned a doctorate in educational leadership at Gonzaga, began her career in higher education in 1972 at Community Colleges of Spokane, where she worked in communications and development.
Evan Armstrong and Diana Rollnick have joined the Spokane-East Sprague office of Windermere Real Estate as sales associates. Armstrong previously worked at KC Properties in Spokane and from 1965-93 was the owner of Omni Restaurants Inc. Rollnick previously worked at the Janek Co. in Spokane.
Starting up:
Nancy Perkins and Nancy Black have opened Lilac City Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab LLC at 28 E. Indiana. Perkins, who has 15 years of experience as a physical therapist, specializes in pelvic floor conditions, including pain, incontinence and limitations related to surgeries, post partum and injuries. Black, a veteran of 10 years as a physical therapist, specializes in chronic pain conditions and musculoskeletal injuries involving cervical, thoracic, lumbar and S-I joint dysfunction. They also treat all other musculoskeletal conditions, including sports-related injuries.
Elected
Jean Irvine, executive assistant to the chief operating officer at Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp., has been elected Northwest district director of the International Association of Administrative Professionals. As district director, Irvine represents more than 3,000 association members from 13 states. She has been an IAAP member for more than 20 years, is a past president of the group’s Coeur d’Alene chapter, and has held several regional leadership positions in the association’s Northwest District and Washington-Alaska Division.
Kudos:
Kevin Clegg, Sandpoint City Planning director, has been awarded the 1998 Feature Article of the Year award by Western Planner Magazine. Clegg received the award for his July 1998 article on reaching for excellence - a guide for providing exceptional customer service. Western Planner is distributed in 13 Western states, including Alaska, and provides a journal of information and ideas for local government planners and planning commissions.
The Pend Oreille Conservation District Board of Supervisors has won the Washington state 1998-99 Goodyear/NACD Conservation Award. The award is given for outstanding planning to provide service, organizing to furnish that service and implementing local conservation programs assisting landowners while addressing natural resource concerns. The award is given to the top district in each state. Washington has 48 districts.
Mike Weger, a manager for Potlatch Corp. in Post Falls, has been named Production Management Committee Member of the Year for 1998 by the Composite Panel Association. Weger has served on the committee since 1991 and currently is its vice chairman. He will become chairman at the association’s fall meeting. The Composite Panel Association is a group of producers of particleboard, medium density fiberboard and other compatible products.
Events:
Monday through Friday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to potential and existing small-business owners from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Business Information Center in Room 240 of the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For appointments, call 353-2820. Counselors also are available on Tuesdays at the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, 8817 E. Mission. For appointments there, call 924-4994.
Tuesday - The Inland Washington Chapter of the Society for Technical Communications meets at noon at Telect, 2111 N. Molter in Liberty Lake. For more information, call 534-1327.
Tuesday - Leads Club, a networking organization for business leads and referrals, meets at 12:15 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel on Sullivan at Mission. For information, call Melissa at 893-9717.
Tuesday - Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest presents a class on “Writing Effective Job Descriptions” from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 920 N. Washington. Cost: $104 for members, $159 for nonmembers; for information, call 326-6885.
Tuesday - Power Networking meets at 7 a.m. to exchange business leads and other business information. For information about locations and topics, call 468-9695 or 467-2081.
Wednesday - “Three States - One Region: Rising to the Challenge” is the theme of the 101st annual meeting of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce at 11:30 a.m. at the Ag Trade Center. Cost: $30 a person, or $300 for a table of 10; for reservations, call 459-4111 or register online at http://www.spokanechamber.org.
Wednesday - Beth Britt, owner of Aurora Development, will speak on “Using E-commerce” during a joint dinner meeting of the Spokane Area Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and the American Society of Women Accountants from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cavanaughs River Inn. Cost: $18, or $9 for students; call Scott Wilhelm at 921-8718 for information.
Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Basics of Recordkeeping” from 8 a.m.-noon on the second floor of the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. Cost: $35; for information or to register, call 353-2820.
Wednesday - The Spokane office of the Washington state Department of Revenue presents a free New Business Outreach workshop from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and again from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on the eighth floor of the Northtown Office Building, 4407 N. Division. To register or for information, call 482-3805.
Thursday - The Lake City Women’s Chapter of Leads Club meets from noon-1:15 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Inn, 414 W. Appleway in Coeur d’Alene. For information or reservations, call Karen Welts at (208) 667-5606.
Thursday - The Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours from 5:15-7 p.m. at Maple Street Press, a Lee Northwest Publishing affiliate, 1404 N. Ash. Cost: $5; call 459-4111 for reservations.
Thursday - Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest presents a class on “Improving Relations Between Departments” from 8:30 a.m.-noon at 920 N. Washington. Cost: $54 for members, $85 for nonmembers; for information, call 326-6885.
Thursday - The Internal Revenue Service and other agencies present a Small Business Tax Workshop from 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $20; call 358-7890 to register or for more information.
Thursday - The Small Business Development Center presents a workshop on “Determining the Feasibility of a Business Idea” from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $50; for information or to register, call 358-7890.
Friday - Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest presents “Disney: The Keys to Excellence” from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park. For information, call 326-6885.