Business Beat

Banking

Mountain West Bank has appointed Megan Ronk as a director of the company and promoted David Brandi to commercial/small business administration lender. Ronk has served as Idaho Power’s director of business innovation and development since January 2018. Brandi joined Mountain West Bank in 2013 as a credit analyst and assistant relationship manager.

Education

Grace Leaf , director of human resources employment services at Community Colleges of Spokane, has been elected to the board of directors for the Washington state chapter of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

Health

Spokane Digestive Center has hired Scott McShane as an osteopathic doctor. He recently completed a gastrointestinal fellowship at Lankenau Medical Center in Phoenix.

Insurance

Capital Insurance Group has hired Scott Elliott as agency development manager for Central and Eastern Washington based out of the Spokane office. He has 15 years of experience in underwriting and property claims and recently worked as executive sales underwriter for The Hanover Insurance Group in San Francisco.