Business Beat
NEW FACES Searri Shipman has been hired as an accounting manager at Desautel Hege Communications. She holds a degree in accounting from Eastern Washington University and has 16 years of accounting experience.
Tucker Freeman has been hired by HollisterStier Laboratories as a scientist I. He holds a degree in biology from Whitworth University.
Margaret Salts has been hired by Asuris Northwest Health as a sales technician II. She has eight years of experience and previously worked for Group Health.
John Langenheim has been hired by the Small Business Development Center as a NxLeveL Entrepreneurial Business Training Program adviser and state master trainer. He previously taught business planning in Montana for nine years.
Cornerstone Property Advisors has hired Sheri Morrow as a senior property manager.
Linda McIntosh has been hired by Inland Northwest Health Services as the director of “health@work,” a health and wellness program. She was previously a corporate account executive for Fisher Healthcare.
Windermere/North Realty Inc. has hired Tony Thelen as a sales associate. He was previously a co-owner of EPCON Sign Co. in Spokane.
Elizabeth Moore has been hired as a small-volume parenteral specialist at HollisterStier Laboratories. She previously worked as a cell culture supervisor at Stryker Biotech in New Hampshire.
Kristen Paul has been hired as an account assistant at Desautel Hege Communications. She holds a degree in public relations from Gonzaga University.
Grayling Love has been hired as a business analyst at Telect. She holds a degree in finance from Arizona State University and previously worked for Capital Partners of Arizona.
PROMOTIONS Bob Boone has been promoted to manager of integrated services at Asuris Northwest Health. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Eastern Washington University.
Jenny Blaylock has been promoted from assistant operations manager to construction manager of the Palouse region for Avista. Blaylock has been with the company for 10 years and holds a master’s degree in engineering project management from Washington State University.
Mike Drew has been promoted from controller to director of finance at Telect. He has been with the company since 2000.
KUDOS Rex and Barbara Reed, owners of the Sir Speedy location on Fancher Road, recently received the Sir Speedy Century Club Award. The award recognizes the top 100 centers by sales.
Dr. Sandra Harding, of Spokane, has been named to a three-year term with the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Steering Committee by Gov. Chris Gregoire. She is the medical director of pediatric emergency medicine and an emergency medicine physician at Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. The committee reviews requirements for pre-hospital emergency and ambulance services in Washington and other duties related to emergency medical services.
Douglas Heyamoto, of Spokane, has been reappointed to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs by Gov. Chris Gregoire for a three-year term. He is an associate principal architect at Northwest Architectural Company. The commission looks at issues regarding Asian Americans and makes recommendations about needed policies.