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New Faces

Dr. Ingrid Lintmaer has been hired as a hospitalist for Kootenai Medical Center. She is a graduate of Carol Davila University of Medicine in Bucharest, Romania, and she completed an internship at St. Pantelimon Hospital and a three-year internal medicine residency program with Internal Medicine Residency-Spokane.

Coldwell Banker Northwest Group has hired Dave Spencer Crimps as a sales agent. He previously worked for KZZU-KXLY Broadcast Group for the past 19 years.

Chad Greif has been hired by BIAS Accounting as a professional services accountant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and a master’s degree in business administration/accounting from Gonzaga University.

Promotions

Blue Water Technologies Inc. in Hayden has promoted Jennifer Kean to chief financial officer.

Jim Womble has been promoted to director of sales for Cascade Windows in Spokane. He has been with the company since 1990.

Kudos

The Professional Golfers Association of America has named Circling Raven Golf Club “Merchandiser of the Year” for the Northwest Section for the second consecutive year.

TESH Inc. in Coeur d’Alene has earned a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

The American Diabetes Association presented CHER Diabetes Education Center with an Education Recognition Certificate for providing high-quality education services.

Anderson Mraz Design received three gold and three silver awards, a Best of Division award and a “Designer’s Chair” award for best print/creative overall during the Spokane Advertising Federation’s 2010 ADDY Awards competition.

BHW1 advertising agency won Best of Show in the ADDY Awards competition. The firm also received three best-of-division, six gold and eight silver ADDY Awards.

Elected

Colleen O’Brien of KXLY4 Broadcasting and Brad Stark of UBS Financial Services have been elected as advisory board members of The Salvation Army of Spokane.

Appointed

Lake Spokane Community Dental Clinic in Nine Mile Falls has appointed Dr. Jon Sok as a provider. Dr. Sok is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and previously worked as a consultant for a Department of Defense contractor, and as a combat medic instructor with the U.S. Army Reserves. He also operated a private practice.

David Peden has been appointed to the Washington State Building Code Council by Gov. Chris Gregoire to serve a three-year term. Peden is a structural principal for Coffman Engineers Inc. in Spokane.