NEW HIRESAndrea Whitlow has been named manager of STCU’s Queensgate branch in Richland, and Andres Montero will be the assistant manager of the Pasco branch, set to open early next year. Whitlow brings 14 years of financial services experience, including nine years with credit unions. Montero draws on six years...
NEW HIRESDerekO’Konek is the new principal of JeffersonElementary School in Richland. O’Konek joined the district in 2013 and hashelped implement various programs at Jason Lee aimed at building connectionswith the community, creating a positive school culture and improving studentacademic performance. He also was an assistant principal at Badger MountainElementary and...
NEW HIRESAlexandraMickelsen has joined PS Media Inc. inKennewick as a digital account executive. She is a graduate of Washington StateUniversity and has a degree in strategic communication and a minor in business.DaveMcClure has been named PacificNorthwest National Laboratory’s chief audit executive. He has mostrecently been an auditor on PNNL’s Audit Services team....
NEWHIRES•April Castañeda, a seniorexecutive with 20 years of experience leading human resources programs atCaltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been named director of humanresources at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Castañeda joins theDepartment of Energy laboratory after serving as assistant vice president forequity and equity investigations at Caltech in Pasadena,...
NEW HIRESRichland’s RC Engineering and Construction Managementhired Kristin Mensinger as a project manager. Mensinger is a businessmarketing graduate who has been working in the federal contracting industrysince 2009. Mensinger will be responsible for developing new businessrelationships, promoting services and overseeing internal projects to ensureoverall client satisfaction. Founded in 2007, RC...
GRADUATIONSWashington State University Tri-Cities conferred 352 degrees at its commencement ceremony on May 4 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. Among those degrees, 308 bachelor’s degrees were presented, 32 master’s degrees and 12 doctoral degrees. Washington state Sen. Sharon Brown presented the keynote address.Carmen Lynn Marquart of Toyota of Tri-Cities...
Appointments• Gov.Jay Inslee appointed Pasco School District’s Susana Reyes to theState Board of Education. Reyes is Pasco’s assistant superintendent ofoperations and human resources. She has dedicated her more than 20-year careerto serving students and families across all areas of the education system. Reyes joined Pasco School District in September 2017,...
PROMOTIONSKennewick’s Focal Point Marketing & Multimedia has promoted Alma Carrillo from account executive to media buyer. She is a Columbia Basin College graduate.Jodi Henderson of Benton PUD has been promoted to manager of communications and governmental relations. Henderson joined Benton PUD in 2010 and has been a part of the...
PROMOTIONSSergio A. Garcidueñas-Sease of Tamaki Law was named a new partner. Garcidueñas-Sease joined Tamaki Law in 2013 and is a fellow at the prestigious Washington Leadership Institute.Jaime Lee Carson was promoted to executive director of Somerset Counseling Center LLC in Richland. Somerset is an alcohol and drug treatment agency serving...
HONORS & AWARDSSkone Irrigation of Pasco was named one of Reinke’s top five highest-selling dealers in the Northwest territory, as well as a top five parts dealer in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, the dealer received a Diamond Reinke Pride award that notes superior achievement levels.Bin Yang, an associate...
