NEW HIRESThe East Benton County Museum in Kennewick has hired Cathryn Tames as its new executive director/administrator. Tames, the former executive director of the Children’s Development Center in Richland, brings more than 35 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Christy Watts, the former executive director, has retired.• Michael D....
NEW HIRESHAPO Community Credit Union has hired Ashley Ward as the credit union’s new SVP/chief information officer. Ward comes to HAPO with more than 18 years of experience in her field and previously held the title of chief information officer for Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, the prime contractor for the...
APPOINTMENTSKenneth Cole, a licensed clinical psychologist, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Washington State Psychological Association for a three-year term. He provides a wide variety of forensic assessments and psychological services for individuals, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and fire districts. His practice is located at...
NEW HIRES Tony Howard, assistant superintendent for human resources at the Richland School District, has accepted a position as senior associate vice president of Washington State University’s Human Resources Department and will leave the district at the end of April. He worked for the district for 15 years. District leaders...
CERTIFICATIONMaria Alleman, convention sales manager of Visit Tri-Cities, earned her certified faith-based meeting professional credentials through the Religious Conference Management Association in October. The association’s certification program is designed to equip meeting professionals in the essentials of faith-based meeting planning. Certification is valid for five years, after which time, those...
NEW HIRESChris Musick has been named the deputy project director for Bechtel at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. He has more than 30 years of engineering, procurement, construction and operations experience. He has a broad range of management experience with an emphasis on nuclear waste processing, including technical...
RETIREMENTCarbitex, the Kennewick manufacturer of flexible carbon fiber composites, recently announced the retirement of its CEO Ron Boninger. Carbitex appointed footwear industry veteran Rob Langstaff as CEO. With over three decades of experience in the performance footwear industry, Langstaff began his career working for more than sixteen years at Adidas,...
NEW HIRESProsser Memorial Health has hired Steve Peters, a licensed mental health therapist, at its Benton City Clinic. He received his master’s of science in clinical mental health counseling/forensic counseling specialization from Walden University and his bachelor’s in business studies in applied psychology from Regent University. He is a member...
Awards & HonorsFour scientists, Dick Kouzes, Ljiljana Paša-Tolić, Jon Schwantes and Katrina Waters, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been selected to join the Washington State Academy of Sciences.They will join other scientists and engineers from across the state being recognized for outstanding scientific achievement...
APPOINTMENTSGov. Jay Inslee appointed Jacqueline Stam to the Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court. She will replace Judge Carrie L. Runge, who is retiring July 30. Stam currently serves as a Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court commissioner, a position she has held since 2011. In that role, she presides...
