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Education

 Vincent Alfonso has been named the dean of the Gonzaga University School of Education. Previously, Alfonso was a professor and administrator in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University in New York City.

 Lewis-Clark State College has appointed Rocky Owens as the director of the Coeur d’Alene outreach center. Owens first joined LCSC as the coordinator of student services 13 years ago.

Engineering

 Randy Jones has joined Storhaug Engineering, Inc. and Durtschi & Associates as an engineer-in-training and AutoCAD designer.

Finance

 Inland Northwest Bank has promoted Mike Wilson to vice president/commercial loan officer at the Coeur d’Alene branch. Wilson has been with INB for more than three years.

 The Board of RiverBank and RiverBank Holding Co. have appointed Cajer Neely to president and director of RiverBank. Neely has more than 34 years of commercial banking experience. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Spokane Sports Commission, the Krista Foundation, the YMCA of the Inland Northwest and the Gonzaga University Business School Advisory Board.

 Nathan Vore has joined Numerica Credit Union’s business services department as a professional services, small business and SBA program manager. Previously, Vore was the chief credit administrator at Syringa Bank in Boise.

Marketing

 The digital advertising firm, Unleashed Online Media, has relocated to 1227 W. Summit Parkway in Kendall Yards.

Miscellaneous

 Embassy Management LLC has hired Sherry Pelo and Michelle Wilson. Pelo is a credentialing/billing specialist with more than 20 years of experience in health insurance. Wilson is a billing manager with more than 30 years of experience in home health, hospice, and private duty homecare.

 McKinstry has hired Mark Bargloff as the business and development manager for healthcare operations in the Spokane, Eastern Washington and Idaho offices. Bargloff has 19 years of experience in healthcare management operations.

Nonprofit

 Eric Robison has been selected as executive director of the Dishman Hills Conservancy. Robison is the first executive director and will work with stakeholders to build support for conservation efforts.

 Mia Seshiki has been appointed as academy/artistic director at Festival Dance & Performing Arts. Seshiki has more than 26 years of dance experience and has been the ballet mistress for the Festival Dance Academy since 2006.

 The Inland Northwest Development Council has announced the 2013-2014 Executive Council as follows: Jackson Williams, president; Nickie White, vice president of programs; Heather Beebe-Stevens, vice president of communications; Kim Kelly, vice president of membership; Jillian Bell, treasurer; Sharon Robertson, secretary; Kristine Ruggles, past president; and Katelyn Ludlow, member-at-large.

 Mike Roberts, an electric utility professional with Inland Power and Light Company, has become a certified loss control professional. Roberts has been with Inland Power for three years and has more than 46 years of experience in his field.