Business Beat

NEW FACES Jennifer Davis has been hired as an account executive by Spokane County United Way. She previously worked for Wendle Motors.

Kim Malone has been hired as a sales associate at Windermere North Realty. She previously studied commercial advertising photography in California.

Coffman Engineers has hired George Augustini as a mechanical engineer. He previously worked for Garco Building Systems as a project manager/estimator.

Dan Halstrom has been hired by Sterling Savings Bank as a private banker. He previously worked as a representative of Northwestern Mutual Life and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services.

Arron Thompson has been hired as a mechanical engineer at L&S Engineering. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Eastern Washington University and is a Navy veteran.

ALSC Architects has hired Francie Hankins as a draftsman. She holds a degree in architecture from the University of Washington.

Pamela Schultz has been hired as a clinical trial manufacturing associate by HollisterStier Laboratories. She previously worked as a graduate assistant at Washington State University.

Sarah Hamilton has been hired as a registered nurse at Reflections Med Spas and The Laser & Vein Center in Coeur d’Alene. She has five years experience with using injections in treatment of aesthetic conditions of the face.

Blair Archibald has been hired by Global Credit Union as a senior credit analyst. He holds a degree in business management from Brigham Young University.

Tricia Usab has been hired as an associate at Lukins & Annis. She is a graduate of the University of Florida School of Law. Her practice will include real estate development and corporate law.

Heather Folkins has been hired as a sales associate by Windermere North Realty. She attended the University of Washington.

Teri Brownlee has been hired as an administrative assistant/accounts payable by Coffman Engineers. She has 20 years of administrative experience.

MaryAlice Gumaer has been hired as an account executive by Spokane County United Way. She is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.

Steffen Teichmann has been hired as an electrical engineer to manage the new electrical engineering department at Northwest Mechanical Engineering. He previously worked for Casne Engineering.

Shannon Goodrich has been hired by Telect as an administrative specialist in the program management group. She holds a business administration degree from Methodist College in North Carolina and has more than 20 years of administrative management experience.

Hilding Ohrstrom Jr. has been hired as executive director at Powder Basin Associates, an out-patient mental health agency in Coeur d’Alene. He is a licensed clinical professional counselor and is certified as an advanced alcohol and drug counselor. He holds a master’s degree in counseling from Antioch University.

PROMOTIONS Scott MacIntosh has been promoted to chief operations officer at Wilbert Precast Inc. He has been with the company for 23 years.

Heidi Hansen has been promoted to assistant vice president at Sterling Savings Bank. She has been with the bank for 11 years.

KUDOS Miller.whiterunkle has received the 2006 Benefactor Award from the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. The company provides marketing to the nursery at no charge.

Tim Kastning, of Rathdrum, was recently certified as a board certified master arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture.

Brad Spears of Northwest Equity Builders recently earned the certified graduate builder designation by the National Association of Home Builders.

APPOINTED Marty Dickinson has been appointed to the Regence BlueShield board of directors. She is president of the Downtown Spokane Partnership.

Dr. Robert Achterberg, of Valleyford, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Dental Quality Assurance Commission by Gov. Chris Gregoire. He is an oral and maxillofacial pathologist at InCyte Pathology. The commission regulates the competency and quality of dental professionals.

Dr. Christine Guzzardo of Spokane was recently appointed to a one-year term on the Examining Board of Psychology by Gov. Chris Gregoire. Guzzardo is a self-employed clinical neuropsychologist. The board examines candidates for licensing.

NEW BUSINESS Marnie Collins has opened her dentistry practice, Valley Smiles, in Spokane Valley. The business can be reached at (509) 927-CARE.