Business Beat
NEW FACES
Paul Lineback has been hired as a convention sales manager at the Spokane Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau. He has over 10 years of sales experience and previously worked at Macon Supply.
Idaho Independent Bank has hired Beverly Stamper as deposit production officer in the bank’s Coeur d’Alene branch. She has over 20 years of experience.
Nathan Edminster has been hired as a Web developer in the interactive department of Miller.Whiterunkle. He previously worked at Spokane Teachers Credit Union and holds a degree in management information systems from Eastern Washington University.
Barbara Barnett has been hired as the travel manager at the Southside Senior Activity Center. She has 18 years of experience in the travel industry.
D.A. Davidson & Co. has hired Rick Melanson as a vice president and financial consultant in its Spokane office. He has over 23 years of experience in the financial industry and previously worked at RBC Dain Rauscher and Prudential Securities.
Paulette Fabian has been hired as a sales associate at Windermere Real Estate in Coeur d’Alene.
The American Cancer Society has hired Shannon Morse-Freese as community relationship manager with an emphasis on the SpeakOut program. She holds a degree in communications and recreation/sports management from Eastern Washington University.
Christy Watson has been hired as a Scientist I in method transfer and validation at HollisterStier Laboratories. She holds a master’s degree in plant molecular biology from Purdue University and previously worked as a faculty research assistant at Oregon State University.
Thomas Dean & Hoskins has hired Shawn DesAutel as a project manager. He is a registered civil engineer and mechanical engineer and has 15 years of experience. DesAutel has a master’s in business administration from Gonzaga University.
Michael Rhodes has been hired as the resident professional land surveyor at Thomas Dean & Hoskins. He has over 30 years of experience in the surveying industry.
AtHome America has named Rhonda Fischer as a HomeStyle specialist.
Tara Stefanoff has been named a HomeStyle Specialist for AtHome America.
Bella Design Group Salon & Day Spa has hired Paula Loncon as a licensed cosmetologist. She has over 15 years of experience.
Michael Westfall has been hired as vice president for university advancement at Eastern Washington University. He previously worked as associate vice president for university advancement at Radford University in Virginia.
Telect has hired Greg Juran as a mechanical engineer. He previously worked at Purcell Systems and Hooper Engineering.
Alison Liaboe has been hired at Telect as a project manager. She previously worked as a product manager at Concord Technologies in Seattle.
PROMOTED
Matt Mire has been promoted to branch manager of the Sandpoint office of Mountain West Bank. He has been with the bank since 2005 and is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
HollisterStier Laboratories has promoted Heather Wilson to small volume manager. She has been with the company since 1994 and has worked as a manufacturing and finishing supervisor.
Rockey Hill & Knowlton has promoted Simmi Singh to account supervisor in the technology practice group.
KUDOS
Glenn Baldwin has earned the Certified Financial Planner designation. He is a vice president and financial consultant at D.A. Davidson & Co.
The Washington State Bar Association has given William Hyslop the 2006 WSBA President’s Award.
Dave Thomson has earned the Graduate Realtor Institute designation from the Idaho Association of Realtors. He is a Realtor at Windermere/Coeur d’Alene Realty.
The International Code Council has given the Washington Association of Building Officials a Community Service Award for its contribution to victims in Mississippi of Hurricane Katrina.
Cynthia Imbrogno, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, has received the 2006 Distinguished Judicial Service Award from the Gonzaga University School of Law. She graduated from the school in 1979.