Cascade Bank moves Doerfel to assistant VP
Cascade Bank, the principal operating subsidiary of Cascade Financial Corp., has promoted senior human resources generalist Regina Doerfel to assistant vice president. Doerfel joined Cascade Bank’s human resources team in 2009.
“In the time she has been with Cascade Bank, Regina has been an integral and dedicated part of the human resources team,” said Debbie Bronson, senior vice president and human resources director.
Prior to joining Cascade, Doerfel was a human resources manager for HTI Technologies. She earned a masters of business administration in human resources management from the University of Phoenix in 2006.
Outside of work she spends time working with Volunteers of America and volunteers with Girl Scouts and the YWCA. She enjoys tennis, reading and quilting.
Gomez is UW Bothell MBA Programs’ winner
The University of Washington Bothell MBA Programs announce Juan Camilo Gomez, Ph.D., an assistant business professor, as the 2010 MBA Professor of the Year.
Gomez was selected by a vote of the 2010 MBA graduating class. Student Nathan Smith said, “Few things illustrate the captivation and enthusiasm exuded by Dr. Gomez more than the fact that 37 students regularly looked forward to his cconomics lectures each week, despite the fact that they were held between 8 and 10 at night.”
Upon accepting the award, Gomez said, “I believe success in the classroom is impossible without challenging students. Coupled with my passion for teaching, my approach is to expose students to complex economic models and a higher level of quantitative proficiency. But an even greater challenge is to go past the equations and gain economic intuition: make the material applicable to the everyday decisions a manager must make.”
Gomez earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota with minor fields in game theory and financial economics.
Perteet hires CFO and community planning manager
Crystal Donner, CEO of Perteet Inc., an employee-owned consulting firm specializing in engineering, planning, environmental and survey projects, announced the recent appointments of George Schmidt as chief financial officer and Jason Walker as environmental and community planning manager.
With more than 20 years of financial and operational knowledge Schmidt has provided leadership across a wide range of financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, reporting and strategic business planning. He was most recently CFO-principal for SE Group in Bellevue. He has a bachelor in business administration from the University of New Mexico.
Walker is a landscape architect and highly versatile planner and environmental permit coordinator with more than 18 years of local project experience. He has partnered with private and public stakeholders to successfully permit residential, commercial, institutional and utility projects and has extensive experience in obtaining federal environmental determinations and permits associated with marine, aquatic and land resources. He graduated with a bachelor of science in landscape architecture from Arizona State University.
Snohomish County Red Cross names officers
The Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross has named LeAnne Harrington, Cascade Bank, as chairman of its 2010-11 board of directors.
Harrington has been the executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Cascade Bank since 2001 and is a lifelong resident of Snohomish County.
Other officers include:
“Because of our stagnant regional and national economy, we expect this board to face a challenging year,” said Chuck Morrison, Snohomish County Chapter executive director. “But we hope to extend our streak to eight consecutive years of balancing our budget. Our donors expect us to do so, and our goal is always to do so while providing exceptional services for the citizens of Snohomish County.”
First Heritage Bank hires new credit officer
First Heritage Bank president and CEO Cathy Reines announced the appointment of James Brekke as chief credit officer.
Brekke has more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of credit, including special credits, credit administration and loan growth management. Prior to joining First Heritage, he acted as chief credit officer for a large credit union and a community bank and was in a credit administration capacity at several large national banks.
Deaconess exec tapped for children’s panel
Chanelle Carlin, Deaconess Children’s Services vice president of programs, was recently appointed to serve as a commissioner on the Snohomish County Children’s Commission.
The Snohomish County Children’s Commission was originally created in response to the basic needs of children in the community. The 25-member commission works to link research with practice; help identify the priorities of the county’s residents regarding our children; provide a clearer picture of existing gaps and needs; and to track federal, state and local programs and activities relating to children.
DFI announces new director of securities
The Washington state Department of Financial Institutions has named Bill Beatty as the agency’s new securities administrator, replacing Mike Stevenson who retired earlier this year.
Beatty has been with the Securities Division since 1986, most recently serving as a program manager and general counsel. He started in the position July 16.
Beatty is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and the Seattle University School of Law. He joined DFI in 1986 as a staff attorney. He has since served as a financial legal examiner, associate legal counsel, general counsel and program manager.
Moss Adams Everett office has promotions
The Everett office of Moss Adams LLP announces the following promotions:
Moss Adams’ Everett office has 15 partners and more than 90 employees providing audit, tax and consulting services to private and public companies in a variety of industries.
Network Home Loans adds nine employees
Network Home Loans has added nine additional members to its ranks.
Leslylee Kelledes, Pattie Bigford, John Blake, Grace Dyer, Alla Strok, Joseph Chik and Elvira Hernandez have joined the company as senior loan consultants along with senior loan processor Jill Moon and loan coordinator Joy Blodgett.
Kelledes, of Mill Creek, brings 30-plus years of mortgage experience to her role with the company and will work in the Lynnwood home loan center.
Bigford, of Allyn, is a 29-year industry veteran. She joins the company’s Silverdale home loan center.
Joining the Everett home loan center, Blake brings eight years mortgage experience and has held origination positions with Chase, Washington Mutual Bank and Financial Advantage.
Dyer, Strok, Chik and Hernandez join Network Home Loans as part of the company’s acquisition of Resilient Mortgage, where Dyer was the owner and branch manager.
Dyer began her mortgage career in 1985 with Alaska Mortgage Co. She founded Resilient Mortgage in 2007. She specializes in first-time homebuyer education.
Strok began her mortgage career in 2004, with local mortgage banker Pacific Crest Savings Bank. She later worked for Countrywide before joining Resilient Mortgage in 2009.
Chik is a 13-year industry veteran and began his career in 1997 with Great Northwest Mortgage.
Hernandez has seven years of industry experience starting with Irwin Mortgage in 1993.
Moon will work at the Lynnwood home loan center. She previously worked for Mortgage Market, Homestead Mortgage and Harborside Lending Group.
Blodgett rejoins Network Home Loans after a 3½ year hiatus. She will serve as a retail loan coordinator at the Everett Home Loan Center.
Snohomish County residents elected to Women in Communication board
The newly elected board of the Seattle chapter of the Association for Women in Communications includes several Snohomish County residents:
Connie Mennie of Stanwood (president); Cathy Stevens of Bothell (vice president, finance); Lin Berryman of Edmonds (secretary); Teresa Wippel of Edmonds (vice president, professional development); and Laura Figueroa of Edmonds (vice president, membership).
The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is dedicated to leading progressive change in communication professions through information exchange, leadership, professional development and technology. For more information, go to www.seattleawc.org.
Ballard is Lynnwood Rotary’s new president
The Rotary Club of Lynnwood inducted Andrew Ballard as the 2010-11 president on July 1 at Edmonds Community College. District Governor John Matthews was present to swear Ballard in with the presidential oath.
Ballard has been a member of the Lynnwood Club since June 2004 and was sponsored by Grant Dull, Public Facility District. Ballard owns Marketing Solutions Inc. and has held the position of secretary, vice president and president-elect in Lynnwood Rotary.
Ballard was appointed in 2008 as chairman of the fundraising research committee, which resulted in the first Lynnwood Rotary rummage sale on June 26 at Meadowdale High School. The proceeds from the sale will be allocated to scholarships and local charities. Not only did the sale raise funds for charity, the function served many local families in need with items that will support their households.
Lynnwood Rotary meets at Edmonds Community College in Woodway Hall 202, Thursdays at noon. For information on visiting or joining the club, contact Barbara Earl, Membership Director at barbara@betsconsulting.com.
Reed named Trinity College president
Trinity Lutheran College has named John Reed its new president. An inauguration ceremony is planned for Oct. 16.
“We are pleased that John Reed will be Trinity’s next president,” said board chair Ernie Fosse. “The combination of his gifts, passion and experience will provide the type of guidance our college needs.”
Reed, who has been serving as Trinity’s chief executive officer since September, was chosen from among four finalists after a nationwide search. He was unanimously elected by the college’s board of directors on May 20. He replaces Dr. John Stamm, who retired last summer.
“I am thankful, honored and humbled to be Trinity’s next president,” Reed said. “I understand the importance of the position at this point in the college’s history.”
Prior to joining Trinity, Reed worked with the college for two years as a marketing and student recruitment consultant through Noel-Levitz, an enrollment management consulting firm.
He also served as director of enrollment management at Whitworth College (now University) in Spokane and was vice president of enrollment management at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore.
Columbia Bank adds to Everett presence
Columbia Bank has a new commercial banking team with three executives in Everett. The team was developed to further the availability of Columbia Bank’s expertise in commercial banking to the north Puget Sound region.
Steve Hoekstra, senior vice president and team leader in Everett, has held commercial banking positions in the north Puget Sound region for more than 30 years. He manages vice president and customer relationship manager Dennis Carlin, who will manage clients’ commercial banking needs, and credit analyst Amy Phan, who will leverage her eight years of banking in the region to support the efforts of the team.
Call the Everett branch at 425-293-1606.
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