Business Beat

New faces:

Rocky West Public Relations has added the following people to its staff:

Mary Joan Hahn joined the marketing communications and public relations firm as a senior account executive. Hahn has more than 22 years of experience developing public relations strategies in technology, health care, higher education and tourism industries, both public and private. She previously directed business, community relations, legislative and media relations for the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute. She also has worked for Washington State University-Spokane, the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education and Deaconess and St. Luke’s medical centers. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

Lisa Wilson joined Rockey West as an account coordinator after completing an internship there. She will coordinate projects for Crown West Realty L.L.C., River Park Square and others. Wilson is a recent graduate of Gonzaga University where she studied public relations and philosophy.

Kaarin Reinbold was hired as office manager. She previously worked for the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce as the special events coordinator for the Ag Bureau and Northwest Natural Resources Institute. She earned a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness with a minor in public relations from Washington State University.

Mark Thompson has joined Inland Northwest Bank as vice president and commercial loan officer at its Northpointe branch. Thompson has 20 years of banking experience, mostly in the Spokane area.

Moving up:

Inland Northwest Bank has promoted the following employees:

Elizabeth “Liz” A. Estrada was promoted from assistant vice president/ branch coordinator to assistant vice president/branch administration. Estrada, who has more than 20 years of banking experience, is responsible for supervising all branches. She also will serve on the senior management team.

Karen Adams was named manager of the South Hill branch. Adams, who previously was operations officer at that branch, has 25 years of banking experience and joined INB seven years ago.

Cindy M. Bocook was promoted from operations supervisor at the Coeur d’Alene/Appleway branch to operations officer at the downtown Spokane branch. Bocook has 10 years of banking experience, including 7-1/2 years with INB.

Leslie Flinn was named assistant vice president. She has more than 20 years of banking experience in lending and management. Her current focus is interim construction financing.

The following employees of Unitrin Property and Casualty Insurance Group have been promoted:

Keith Taylor was named vice president, western region marketing, of Unitrin Property and Casualty Group. He will be relocating to the western regional office in Albany, Ore.

George Czerwonka was promoted to vice president, western regional claims, of Unitrin Property and Casualty Group. He also will relocate to the regional office in Albany.

Carol Williams was promoted to manager of human resources and the Spokane office of Trinity Universal Insurance, a Unitrin Property and Casualty Co.’s Spokane branch.

Case DeWit was named marketing manager at the Spokane office of Trinity Universal Insurance.

Appointed:

Dr. William A. Dittman Jr. has received a three-year appointment as cancer liaison physician for Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Hospital Cancer Program. The program is part of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Dittman is one of more than 1,800 volunteer physicians who provide leadership to local cancer committee members so they can maintain their commission-approved program or help them establish a new program. The Spokane physician will also provide community leadership at the local level of the American Cancer Society.

Moving:

Beauty Wizards Salon has moved to 205 E. Seltice, Suite C, in Post Falls. The move enabled the salon to double its space and add a massage therapist, Glenn Weeks. Jennifer Raaum and Nancy Conley offer nail services, while Sandi Pequignot and Jody Frink provide hair services.

Opportunities:

Feb. 11 is the deadline for entries in the 1999-2000 American Advertising Awards “Addy” Competition. The awards recognize exceptional advertising created in the Spokane metropolitan market. The competition is sponsored by the Spokane Advertising Federation. Entry fees are $30 for single entry and $40 for series/ campaign entries for members of the Spokane Advertising Federation, and $45 for single entry and $60 for series/ campaign entries for nonmembers. Entries should be sent to Hamilton Photography & Film Co., 1427 W. Dean.

Events:

Tuesday - Kim Crumpacker, logistics manager at Hollister-Stier Laboratories, will speak on “Managing Forecasting” during a meeting of Northwest Inland Empire APICS at 5:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn Valley Suites, 8923 E. Mission. Cost: $16 for dinner; for information or reservations, call Rick Luttrull at 922-1404, ext. 3421, or e-mail rluttrull@wagstaff.com.

Tuesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to potential or existing smallbusiness owners from 1-4 p.m. at the Tri-County EDD, 347 W. Second, Suite A, in Colville. For appointments, call (509) 684-4571.

Tuesday - The Training and Education Coordinating Center presents session I of a Zenger Miller Frontline Leadership workshop on “Your Role and the Basic Principles” from 6-9 p.m. at the Business Training and Applied Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $230 for the four-class series; for information, call 533-4700.

Tuesday - Leads Club, a networking organization for business leads and referrals, meets at 12:15 p.m. at Shari’s restaurant, 320 N. Sullivan. The group currently has openings for a financial planner, accountant and/or tax preparer, hair stylist, nail technician, massage therapist and computer consultant. For reservations or information, call Melissa at 893-9717.

Tuesday - Power Networking meets at 7 a.m. to exchange business leads and other business information. For more information about location and topics, call 468-9695 or 467-2081.

Tuesday and Jan. 25 - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Marketing a Start-up Business” from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; for information, call 358-7890.

Wednesday - “Way to Go Awards” will be presented to more than 70 Spokane County employers for their efforts to reduce employee commute trips and preserve air quality at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at Cavanaughs Inn at the Park. For information, call 477-7650.

Wednesday - Chapter 248 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers will meet at 5:30 p.m. at The Great Wall restaurant, 11420 E. Sprague. A technical tour of Inland Empire Paper Co., 3320 N. Argonne, will follow the meeting.

Wednesday - The Washington State Employees Credit Union presents a free class about lump sum distribution at 6:30 p.m. at the Shilo Inn. To register, call 532-8617, ext. 303, or register online at http://www.wastatecu.org.

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. at the Department of Revenue’s Spokane office on the eighth floor of the Northtown Office building, 4407 N. Division. For information or to register, call 482-3805.

Wednesday - Certified public accountant William A. Simer of McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest P.S. will present a “Tax Update for ‘99” during a meeting of the Spokane Area Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cavanaughs River Inn. Cost: $18, or $9 for students; for information, call Scott Wilhelm at 921-8718.

Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to existing and potential small-business owners from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Panhandle Area Council, 11100 Airport Drive, in Hayden, Idaho. For appointments, call (208) 772-0584.

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.

Thursday - Jim Majeskey, vice president of insurance operations for Wolf-Anchor-Rapp, will discuss “Risk Management for Contractors” during a meeting of Spokane Chapter 143 of the National Association of Women in Construction at 5:30 p.m. at Percy’s Americana Cafe. Cost: $15; for reservations, call Montessa Phillips at 535-3531.

Thursday - Steve Marr, business consultant with WindStar Group Inc., will speak on integrated solutions for organizations, including consultations on software, hardware and systems, during a meeting of the Spokane Chapter of ARMA at 5:30 p.m. at The Bayou, 1200 E. Trent. For reservations, call Pat DeVries at 455-9405 by Tuesday.

Thursday - The Washington State Employees Credit Union presents a free class on “Women and Investing” at 6:30 p.m. at Medical Lake’s City Hall. To register, call 532-8617, ext. 303, or register online at http://www.wastatecu.org.

Thursday - Nadine Buscher, executive director of Leads Club for Idaho, will attend an open house of the organization’s Lake City women’s chapter at noon at the Coeur d’Alene Inn in Coeur d’Alene. For information, call Karen at (208) 667-5606.

Thursday - The Downtown Spokane Chapter of LeTip International Inc. meets from 7-8:30 a.m. at the Ram restaurant, 908 N. Howard. For reservations, call Pat Bishop at 926-0141.

Thursday and Jan. 27 - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Marketing a Business-to-Business Company” from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; for information, call 358-7890.

Thursday and Jan. 27 - The Institute for Extended Learning presents a class on “Start Your Own Business” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. each night at Mt. Spokane High School, 6015 E. Mt. Spokane Park Road. Cost: $16; for information, call 533-3770.

Thursday through March 2 - The Training and Education Coordinating Center presents an “Introduction to Business Office Skills for Health Care” from 6-9 p.m. at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. Cost: $309.16 for Washington residents, plus $42 lab fee and $12 parking permit; for information, call 533-4700.

Jan. 24 - American Data Systems and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineers present a free workshop on “Project Management Software: Tools of the Trade” at 5:30 p.m. at the Accountech Training Center in Suite 1930 of the Bank of America Financial Center, 601 W. Riverside. For information, call Katharyn Getchell at 747-8031.