Business Beat

Garry Matlow has been hired as communications and program assistant at the Alzheimer’s Association Inland Northwest Chapter. He previously worked at the Arc of Spokane.

The law firm of Wetzel & Wetzel has hired Kevin Holt as an attorney. He was recently sworn in at the Supreme Court of Idaho and passed the Idaho State Bar exam. He previously worked as a paralegal.

Jirir Aghazarian has been hired at Storhaug Engineering. He works in design and AutoCAD drafting and previously worked at an engineering firm in Iran.

AmericanWest Bank has hired Bill Hawley as senior vice president and director of private banking. He has over 35 years of banking experience.

Sue Davies has been hired as an office administrator at OMS Inc. She previously worked at Roth Capital Partners in Newport Beach, Calif.

Inland Imaging Associates has hired Dr. Gregory Sterne as a radiologist in the company’s Seattle affiliate, Inland Pacific Imaging. Sterne is a body and musculoskeletal imaging subspecialist and earned his medical degree at the University of Washington.

Charles Kerr has been hired as a senior scientist in quality unit method transfer and validation at HollisterStier. He previously worked at Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics in Pasadena, Calif., and holds a doctorate degree in organic chemistry from Washington State University.

Jodie Slackman has been hired as a real estate agent in the downtown Spokane office of Century 21 Beutler & Associates.

North Idaho College has hired Marie Price as director of the Qualified Worker Retraining Program. She previously worked at Goodwill Industries in Spokane and holds a master’s degree in recreation management from the University of Montana.

Julia Young has been hired as a structural project engineer at DCI Engineers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Gonzaga University.

Moloney O’Neill Insurance has hired Jody Hawley as an account assistant in the commercial insurance division. She has 15 years of experience and previously worked at Safeco Insurance.

PROMOTED

Asuris Northwest Health has promoted Sandra Thiele to associate sales and account executive. She has 20 years of experience in employee benefits and has been with the company since 2003.

Jonas Cox has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor at Gonzaga University. Cox teaches in the School of Education.

KUDOS

Junior Achievement of the Inland Northwest has named Terry Kosiancic the Coeur d’Alene Volunteer of the Year. He is an agent at Allstate.

The Spokane Public Relations Council has awarded its 11th Annual SPARC Awards to the following: Electronic & Interactive Communication/Intranet Sites Internal: Merit Award, Jennifer Van Vleet, Jennifer Ferrero, Tony DeStefano, Coffman Engineers Inc., Intranet Site, produced by Spokane Web Communications; Electronic and Interactive Communications/E-zines, Newsletters and Other Online or E-mail Publications, Merit Award, Jennifer Ferrero and Tony DeStefano, Interplayers Theater, E-Newsletter, produced by Spokane Web Communications; Media Relations Campaign/Services; Merit Award, Christine Eriksen, Jennifer West, Mary Joan Hahn, Rayanne Zackery, Rockwood Clinic Media Relations Campaign, produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton; Excellence Award, Andrei Mylroie, Lucas Dressel, Washington Trust Bank, Boise Media Tour, produced by Desautel Hege Communications; Media Relations Campaign/Government, Association, Non-profit, Merit Award, Cher Desautel, Sara Johnston, Lisa Cargill, Tamitha Anderson, Optometric Physicians of Washington, InfantSEE Launch Media Campaign, produced by Desautel Hege Communications; Merit Award, Jennifer West, Brian Coddington, Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, CTED Media Relations, produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton; Excellence Award, Jonas Elber, Chris Martin, Danielle Curtis, First Night Spokane, Press Kit; Media Relations Campaign/Other, Excellence Award, Michelle Hege, Andrei Mylroie, Lisa Cargill, Sarah Taylor, Sullivan Homes, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Hebert family episode media relations campaign, produced by Desautel Hege Communications.

ELECTED

Henry Garfield has been elected president of the Inland Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Garfield is the environmental health and safety manager at Schweitzer Engineering Labs.