NEW FACES
Jeff Wilcox has been hired as vice president and commercial loan officer at Wheatland Bank. He has 13 years of banking experience and previously worked at Bank of Hawaii.
The Glen Walker Law Firm has hired Kerwin Bennett as an associate. He is a 1985 graduate of Gonzaga University Law School and previously worked in the Kootenai County prosecutor’s office. Bennett is a court-certified mediator.
Alan Scharton has been hired at Farmers and Merchants Bank as vice president of builder banking. He has 30 years of experience in real estate development, sales and finance.
Keller Williams Realty, Coeur d’Alene, has hired Jennifer Jenkins as a real estate agent. She attended Washington State University and the University of San Diego. Jenkins previously worked at Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole.
John Beck has been hired as an insurance and financial services agent at Farmers Insurance Group. He also recently opened an office in Spokane Valley.
The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery has hired Lucinda Kay as director of development and public relations. She previously worked as a news anchor and reporter at KXLY News Four. Kay holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Lewis and Clark College in Portland.
Audrey Danals has been hired as a sales associate in the Spokane Valley office of Windermere Real Estate. She previously worked as a sales associate at Keller Williams Spokane Valley.
ALSC Architects has hired Lesa Webb as an interior designer. She has over 10 years of experience and attended El Centro College in Dallas.
Potlatch Corp. has hired William Dereu as vice president, land sales and development. He previously worked as director of land asset management services at Plum Creek Timber Co.
Henry Miller has been hired as executive vice president, finance and senior general counsel at Idaho General Mines. He has 25 years of management experience and previously worked for Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold.
PROMOTED
Michelle Palm has been promoted as a mortgage account executive in the consumer real estate division of Bank of America. She has worked for the bank for the last eight years.
D.A. Davidson & Co. has promoted Bruce Pedey to associate vice president, financial consultant.
Brent Fetsch has been promoted to senior vice president, community lending at Northwest Farm Credit Services. He is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School and Oregon State University.
Idaho Independent Bank has promoted Steve Jungen to vice president and manager of the Hayden branch of the bank. He has been with the bank since 1995 and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Washington State University.
Craig Burkhart has been promoted to senior vice president at Idaho Independent Bank. He has been with the bank since 1995 and has over 28 years of experience in the banking industry.
Idaho Independent Bank has promoted Paul Montreuil to senior vice president and cashier. He has been with the bank since 1995 and has over 20 years of accounting experience.
KUDOS
Dave Milbrath, a vice president, financial consultant at D.A. Davidson & Co., has earned the designation of Chartered Retirement Plan specialist.
The North Idaho Insurance Professionals have recognized Stacey Gerry as the National Association of Insurance Women Region IX Rookie of the Year. Gerry is a commercial customer service representative at Blaine and Co.
Michelle Follger of Follger Photography, has been awarded the Best Advertising Image, Best Overall Commercial Image and the Judges Choice Award at the Professional Photographers of Washington State convention.
The Health Promotion division of Panhandle Health has been recognized for its “outstanding performance and lasting contribution to the Bureau of Community and Environmental Health.”
Mark Fuller, a professor at Washington State University, has been named the holder of the Philip L. Kays Distinguished Professorship in management information systems.
The Washington State Dietetic Association has awarded Annie Fredrick the Outstanding Dietician of the Year award. Fredrick works at LifeCare Solutions, the Newport Public Hospital and Long Term Care and Hospice of Spokane.
Donny Biagi has earned his residential real estate appraisers license. He works at Sharp Real Estate Appraisal and is a graduate of Central Washington University.
RETIRING
John Pargman has retired from Garco Building Systems. He was the vice president of manufacturing and had been with the company since 1986.
NEW LOCATION
Humanix Corp. has moved its corporate headquarters to 15920 E. Indiana, suite 200.
Windermere City Group has moved to 908 N. Howard, suite 101. The company can be reached at 323-2323.
NEW BUSINESS
Melissa Hawley has become a Taste of Home Entertaining direct sales representative. She can be reached for home parties at 290-3644, by e-mail at melissaghawley@yahoo.com, or for more information about Taste of Home Entertaining, visit www.tasteofhomeentertaining.com.