MIKE McLEOD
Mike McLeod has been appointed to the position of general manager of the Hilton Vancouver Washington.
In his new role, McLeod will oversee the day-to-day operations of the 226-room hotel and Vancouver Convention Center, which is municipally owned by the Downtown Redevelopment Authority (DRA), a public authority created by the city of Vancouver and managed by Hilton Worldwide.
McLeod served as the general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Spokane City Center since October of 2007, overseeing the 375-room hotel with 175 team members. Prior to coming to Spokane, he was director of sales and marketing for Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, a 782-room hotel in the heart of downtown Portland.
“With three decades of hospitality industry experience and a keen understanding of the Portland/Vancouver market, Mike is a natural choice to lead the operations of this important convention hotel,” said Frank Welton, area general manager Seattle/Northwest Hilton Worldwide. “I am confident that under his leadership Hilton Vancouver Washington will continue to serve as the city’s premiere destination for business and leisure travelers.”
McLeod is a winner of Hilton Worldwide’s “Genius of the ‘And’” award and recent Circle of Leadership graduate. He began his career with Red Lion Hotels and remained with the company through acquisitions by DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Worldwide working at several hotels in the Portland/Vancouver area.
ANGELA WOODWARD
Angela Woodward has joined Vancouver-based Opsahl Dawson as its first senior manager.
A Certified Public Accountant, Woodward has been working with Opsahl Dawson over the past year on a contract basis and decided to join on a more permanent basis. She will be working full-time during tax season and half-time in the off-season.
Woodward has 26 years of experience as a CPA, working with firms in the Northwest and in California. She specializes in partnership taxation, business transactions, high-net worth individuals, research and training staff.
She holds a master’s degree in taxation from the University of San Diego, and has worked as a college professor at Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University and WSU Vancouver.
SCOTT HALLIGAN
John L. Scott Real Estate, a Pacific Northwest real estate company, has hired Scott Halligan as its vice president of Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Halligan has more than 19 years of real estate experience, in both sales and management. He is also the 2015 president of the Central Oregon Association of REALTORS and is a graduate of the Leadership Northwest Institute (Oregon/Washington Association of REALTORS).
“I’m truly excited and honored to be back working for such an innovative, dynamic and family-owned real estate company such as John L. Scott,” said Halligan.
Halligan is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
PEACEHEALTH SW MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
The PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of the medical center, has announced its newest board members:
Kathy Corwin is a business woman and community volunteer. Corwin Beverage is a Ridgefield-based fourth-generation family-owned business actively involved in community affairs since 1941. Corwin and her husband, Joe Pauletto, support numerous causes including the Food Bank and the YWCA.
Jeff Firstenburg is senior vice president of Northwest Equity Holdings LLC. He serves on the board of the Bank of Oswego. Firstenburg chaired the Humane Society Board during its building campaign.
Greg Kubicek is president of Holt Homes Inc. He is a former board member of the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington.
Matt Lee is a CPA at Opsahl Dawson and manages the firm’s Vancouver office. He is active in community events and serves as head of the finance committee for the Vancouver Symphony, treasurer for the Vancouver Rotary Foundation, and treasurer for its annual Festival of the Trees holiday event.
Greg Seifert is president and CEO of Biggs Insurance Services. He served on the school board for Portland Christian Schools for eight years – the last three as chairman. He recently served on the board of directors for LEAD International, a ministry serving the poor in West Arica, the board of Heart of Hope, a ministry to children in Romania and on the board of directors of Hope for Youth Ethiopia, an organization working with boys and girls living on the street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In addition, two new members were recently elected to the Foundation Board’s Planned Giving Committee for three-year terms:
Susan DeRenzo is vice president and wealth strategies advisor for Heritage Bank. Currently, she serves as the vice-chair of Columbia Non-Profit House Board of Directors.
Molly Filbin is vice president and trust operations manager of Wealth Management at Umpqua Bank. Molly is a certified trust and financial advisor and a member of the Estate Planning Council of SW Washington. She recently participated in the 2015 class of Leadership Clark County.
MICHAEL BARTA, ALEXANDER MATARAZZO & KIMBERLY SELPH
HDJ Design Group, a civil engineering firm headquartered in Vancouver, has announced three new hires: Michael Barta, professional engineer; Alexander Matarazzo, professional land surveyor; and Kimberly Selph, civil engineering designer.
Barta began working for HDJ in July. He previously worked for Bussard Williams and the Deschutes County Road Department located in Bend. He also worked for the Washington State Department of Transportation in Vancouver and Kelso as the lead designer on several road projects. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University. He is a co-organizer of the Vancouver IBD Meetup Group.
Matarazzo also began working for HDJ in July. While he currently works in the Walla Walla office, he will move to the company’s Pasco office later this fall. Matarazzo previously worked at MacKay Sposito for almost 15 years in the Tri-Cities. He also worked as a survey technician for Stratton Surveying and Mapping where he worked in the Tri-Cities area for eight years. He received his degree from the Columbia Basin College in Pasco.
Selph was hired to work out of the firm’s Walla Walla office. Prior to HDJ, she worked for the Adams County Public Works as an engineering technician assisting county engineers with projects. She earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from WSU.
