Business Beat: A collection of regional advancement and achievement
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Education
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University has named Dawn DeWitt as vice dean for student and faculty experience and Luisita Francis as assistant dean for community engagement. DeWitt has more than 20 years of experience in medical education. Francis was previously the executive director of Excelerate Success.
Barbara Petty has been named director of extension at the University of Idaho. Petty previously worked as the interim director since 2014.
Engineering
Angela Comstock has joined J-U-B ENGINEERS Inc. as a transportation group project engineer. She recently contributed to the Greensferry overpass project in Post Falls. Comstock serves as the state president for the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers.
Finance
Numerica Credit Union’s Home Loan Center has hired Chris Blotsky as assistant vice president and Jeff Berglund as external sales supervisor. Blotsky was previously with Banner Bank and has more than 10 years of financial experience. Berglund, a recipient of the Fitzgerald Distinguished Loan Officer award from the Washington Association of Mortgage Brokers, has more than 22 years of lending experience.
Human resources
Local recipients of the When Work Works Awards, presented by the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management, have been announced. The awards honor employers who have created effective workplaces based on criteria such as: autonomy, work-life fit, supervisor support, satisfaction with earnings, benefits and more. Recipients of the award were: BDO USA LLP, Career Path Services, Community-Minded Enterprises, Humanix, Moss Adams LLP and Valley Gastroenterology.
Insurance
Moloney O’Neill has hired Karen Bradley as an account manager in the commercial insurance division. Bradley has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry.
Law enforcement
Sheriff Ben Wolfinger, of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, has earned the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Executive Certificate, the highest certificate awarded to peace officers in Idaho. Wolfinger joined the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office in 1983 and was elected sheriff in 2012.
Miscellaneous
Robert Farrell has opened the food delivery service companies SBC Delivery Corp. and Firehouse 1 Delivery. Courier and ride sharing services are also offered through SBC Delivery. For more information on these new businesses, visit www.sbcdeliverycorp.com.
Nonprofit
Kristine Meyer, executive director of the Avista Foundation, has completed the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation’s AgForestry Leadership Program. This program helps to develop critical leadership skills for individuals associated with Washington state’s natural resource industries.