AL MUMA & JEFFREY WALKER
ilani, the $500 million casino project under construction near La Center, has added two new members to its executive team: Al Muma as vice president of human resources and guest services, and Jeffrey Walker as vice president of gaming.
Muma brings 20 years of human resources experience to Ilani and more than 15 years of experience in the casino industry. Most recently, he served as executive director of human resources at Snoqualmie Casino in Washington. Previously, Muma worked as director of human resources at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Minnesota and at Little River Casino Resort in Michigan.
As vice president of human resources and guest services at Ilani, he will focus on hiring and building the internal infrastructure for the casino, which is slated to open in spring 2017. Muma holds an MBA in human resource management from Baker College in Detroit.
Walker, who also brings two decades of experience to his role at Ilani, most recently worked at Mohegan Sun Pocono as vice president of table games. Walker was an original team member at the Mohegan Sun flagship property in Connecticut, where he served as table games manager. His depth of experience will be an asset to Ilani as he focuses his efforts on training table games employees and developing the 100,000 square feet of gaming space at the new property. Walker attended State University of New York at Geneseo.
“It is critical to the success of Ilani that we hire the best casino and gaming professionals,” said Kara Fox-LaRose, general manager and president of Ilani. “Both Al and Jeff have worked at some of the top properties in the country, and we know their experience and expertise will be invaluable as we move toward the opening of Ilani.”
TODD HILLYARD & DAVID NEIL
Dr. Todd Hillyard and Dr. David Neil of Adventure Dental have both been named to the topDentists 2016 list of outstanding pediatric dentists. This distinction is the result of a peer-selection process by other dental professionals.
This is the third year in a row that Hillyard has been on the topDentists list. He earned his DDS from the University of Texas San Antonio, with magna cum laude honors. He completed a specialty residency in Pediatric Dentistry at UCLA, and is board certified. He is also an active member of local, state and national dental societies.
Neil has been on the topDentist list for the past two years. He earned a BS degree from Brigham Young University, his DDS at Northwestern University in Chicago, and completed an AEGD (Advanced Education in General Dentistry) program in Virginia. Neil completed his residency at UCLA where he earned specialty certificates in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. He is a board certified pediatric dentist, board eligible orthodontist, and is an active member of the AAPD, AAO, ADA, WSDA and Clark County Dental Society. He also served three years as a dentist in the U.S. Navy.
Adventure Dental is located at 900 NE 139th Street in Vancouver.
SAMUEL COLLIN
McKinley Irvin recently announced that attorney Samuel R. Collin has joined the firm’s Vancouver office.
Collin has a diverse legal background, providing him with knowledge in matters that often present in divorce or other family law cases, including real estate, bankruptcy and immigration. He previously worked with the domestic violence bureau of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn.
McKinley Irvin’s Vancouver office is located at 1111 Main Street. The team celebrated its grand opening earlier this year and serves clients in Vancouver, Portland and surrounding areas.
MISTY RUSHING, SAM BOATRIGHT & LINDA TOMOR
ALMEA Insurance Inc., which was formed when A.L. Insurance Group Inc. in Vancouver and Clackamas-based Majestic Eagle Agency merged in July, recently announced a group of hires and promotions.
Misty Rushing was hired in May as an account executive within the firm’s business insurance division. With more than 30 years of experience, Rushing is a resource in the risk set-up, placement and management of large-scale commercial insurance.
Promoted to the position of account executive is Sam Boatright. Boatright previously ran his own business and joined A.L. Insurance six years ago as a business insurance customer account manager.
Linda Tomor, customer account manager, also joined the newly-formed company.
