Business Beat

NEW FACES Coffman Engineers has hired Siri Ashworth as a structural engineer. She holds a degree in civil engineering from Gonzaga University. She previously worked at Red Diamond Construction..

Mathew Canterbury has been hired as a real estate loan officer at Global Credit Union’s Home Loan Center..

American Home Mortgage has hired Monica Lay as a loan officer..

Heidi Wynn has been hired by Kiemle and Hagood’s Commercial Management Division as a management assistant.

Gordon Ray III has been hired as a survey manager at Taylor Engineering..

Dr. Connie Emerson has been hired as a radiologist at Inland Imaging Associates. She holds a medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. Previously she was the director of women’s imaging for the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis..

Chris Cox has been hired as a sales executive in the Commercial Insurance Division of Moloney O’Neill. He previously was an attorney with Dunn and Black.

Shelley Pedersen and Michelle Stansberry have been hired as real estate agents at the Liberty Lake office of Century 21 Beutler and Associates.

Dr. Tabitha Danley has been hired as a doctor of osteopathy at Associated Family Physicians. She is board certified in family medicine and holds a degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Connie Langford has been hired as a physician’s assistant-certified at Rockwood Clinic. She holds a degree from Eastern Washington University and attended the physician assistant program at the Medical College of Georgia.

Stephen Reichard has been hired as an executive director at Cancer Care Northwest. He previously operated Reichard and Associates. He holds a master’s degree in African History from Northwestern University and studied health policy and administration at Washington State University.

PROMOTIONS Martin Derrig has been promoted to senior vice president and eastern area executive at Sterling Savings Bank. He has been with the bank since 2004..

David Flowers has been promoted to senior manager of business development at HollisterStier Laboratories. He has been with the company since 1993 and previously a manager of business development..

Kimberly Kamel has been made a principal with Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport and Toole. She has been with the company since 2000 and practices employment and labor law..

KUDOS Horizon Air has been named the Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine. The award recognizes the company’s customer service and leadership.

The Armed Services Committee of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce recently awarded Patriot Award to four local organizations for their support of employees serving in the military. The awards were given to Jerry Lueck of American Medical Response, Dave Klatt of Sterling Savings Bank, Angelina Malmsten of Action Mortgage and Sgt. Steve Barbieri of the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals recently gave Land Expressions of Mead two WALP Environmental Landscape Awards. The awards were given for the designing/building of Aspen Creek Lodge and the renovation of the Holms residence.

Rick Martin of W&H Pacific has been named the 2006 Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers, Oregon Section. Martin has been W&H Pacific since 1989 and in the Spokane office as the director of land management since 2006..

ELECTED Jeff Berglund of Morgan Mortgage has been elected to the Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers board of directors. He is the owner of Morgan Mortgage and has 12 years experience in the mortgage industry.