Business Beat
NEW FACES
Mark White has been hired as marketing business consultant for Sirti. He previously worked as marketing manager for Silverwood Theme Park. He has 16 years of marketing experience and holds a marketing degree from Eastern Washington University.
H2E Inc. has hired Fred Lind as an electrical/power engineer. He previously worked for Agilent Technologies.
North Idaho College has hired Jay Lee as vice president for instruction. He had worked as dean of career and technical education at Rochester Community and Technical College since 1997. He has 20 years experience working in higher education and holds a juris doctorate degree from the University of North Dakota and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Moorhead State University.
Jamie Albertini has been hired as a commercial loan officer for AmericanWest Bank in downtown Spokane. He has more than 10 years of banking and lending experience.
Cornerstone Property Advisors has hired Michael Dullanty as a commercial real estate agent. He is a graduate of the University of Washington. Also, Shawn Nichols has been hired by Cornerstone Property Advisors as a commercial real estate agent. He has extensive experience in adaptive re-use and redevelopment of historic properties.
Boyd Lusarreta III has been hired as a project architect for Madsen Mitchell Evenson and Conrad. He previously worked as a senior architect with Rencorp LLC.
AmericanWest Bank has hired Rich Johnson as residential lender for the company’s downtown Spokane office. He has more than eight years of mortgage loan origination experience.
Eve Duncan has been hired by Windermere Real Estate/City Group Inc. as a sales associate for the company’s Spokane office. She previously worked for Century 21 Beutler and Associates.
North Idaho College has hired Mary Gustafik as coordinator of the NIC Ponderay Center. She previously worked as a therapist and psychosocial rehabilitation specialist at A New Hope Social Services in Sandpoint. She holds a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Idaho and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina.
H2E Inc. has hired Denise Balston as an electrical drafter. She holds a drafting and design degree from Spokane Community College.
Karen Fairlee has been selected as postmaster for the United States Postal Service in Spokane. She is the first female postmaster in Spokane and has 26 years of related experience.
PROMOTIONS
DCI Engineers has promoted David Giordano from senior project manager to associate.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Idaho, is a licensed structural engineer in Washington state, and has over nine years of project management experience. He has been with the company since 1998.
Patricia McRae has been promoted to president of KHQ Inc. She previously worked as vice president and general manager and has been with the company since 1993.
Desautel Hege Communications has promoted Nick Lawhead from account assistant to account coordinator. He has been with the company since June 2007 and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications with minors in sociology and English from Eastern Washington University.
Jim Roletto has been promoted by David Evans and Associates Inc. to office manager for the company’s Spokane and Coeur d’Alene offices. He has been with the company since August 2007. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Gonzaga University and is a registered civil engineer in Idaho.
The Spokesman-Review has promoted Yome Hong to IT systems manager for the IT/Business Systems department. He previously worked as systems support coordinator and has been with the company since 1994. He holds degrees in general management, human resource management, and management information systems from Eastern Washington University and has a Microsoft Certified Professional accreditation.
Barry Hughes has been promoted to senior vice president of distribution and marketing for Red Lion Hotels Corp. He previously worked as vice president of distribution and marketing since 2002 and has more than 15 years of hospitality industry experience.
DCI Engineers has promoted Wade Gelhausen to associate within the company’s civil department. He has 10 years of civil engineering design experience, holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Gonzaga University, and is a professionally licensed engineer in Washington State. He has been with the company since 2003.
KUDOS
Larry Bryant and Erika Neff have received Spotlight on Excellence Awards from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association for outstanding achievement in cooperative communication. Both individuals work for Kootenai Electric Cooperative’s communications team.
Make Mine a Million $ Business, a nonprofit business program, has selected Mary Eberle as one of five female entrepreneurs from the Inland Northwest to win the Micro to Millions awards package. Eberle and her husband, Nathan Eberle, run aNeMonE Paper Flowers company.
John Tisthammer has been named the No. 5 inaugural bank investment consultant in a national ranking of program managers by PrimeVest Financial Services. He works for Washington Trust Bank in Spokane and is a member of PriveVest’s Advisory Council.
APPOINTED
Inland Northwest Health Services has appointed Tom Newbury to the INHS Foundation Advisory Board. He works as general manager for Time Warner Telecom Spokane.