DICK MICHALEK
Riverview Community Bank promotes Michalek to senior commercial team lender
Riverview Community Bank recently announced the promotion of Dick Michalek to senior commercial team leader in charge of loan production, and a member of Riverview’s executive management team.
In his new capacity, Michalek is responsible for all Riverview loan production, the company said.
Michaelek is an 11-year Riverview employee with 40 years of banking experience. He earned an MBA degree from Seattle University and is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School.
“Dick is a valuable member of our team and I am extremely pleased to make this announcement,” said Riverview President Ron Wysaske. “His many years of business experience and leadership have proven invaluable, and will continue to serve the bank and our customers as we expand products, services and outreach throughout the region.”
JAMES HOWSLEY
Jordan Ramis PC recently announced that shareholder James Howsley has been appointed to the Building Industry Association of Washington’s (BIAW) Legal Committee for 2012.
The committee is made up of industry lawyers who convene throughout the year to discuss legal issues including land use, permitting, environmental law, and general business matters.
Howsley moved from Miller Nash’s Vancouver office to Jordan Ramis PC at the beginning of this year.
STEVE MACK
Steve Mack has joined Coldwell Banker Commercial Jenkins-Bernhardt Associates as the sales manager and an investment property sales specialist in the Vancouver/Portland Metropolitan Area.
With more than 23 years of experience in commercial real estate, Mack’s experience includes the sale of office buildings, retail shopping centers, NNN leased investments, multi-family, manufactured home communities and mini-storage facilities, the company said.
Prior to entering commercial real estate, Mack owned and managed the Perris Valley Skydiving Center in Perris, California. The business was ranked fourth-largest in the world based on the annual number of skydives made.
MAGGIE DAVIS
Greater Portland Inc., the Portland-Vancouver regional economic development partnership, recently announced the hiring of Maggie Davis as vice president of marketing and communications.
Davis joins Greater Portland Inc. with more than 15 years of marketing experience. In her new role, Davis will be responsible for marketing support to the business development work of the organization, managing the organization’s communications, brand and collateral needs and providing overall strategic direction to the regional brand.
“Greater Portland Inc. has built a results-oriented team to shape our region’s economic future,” said Sean Robbins, CEO of Greater Portland Inc. “Maggie’s experience and entrepreneurial spirit will be a tremendous complement to the new team here and key to moving the region’s brand and messaging forward.”
Davis has a bachelor of science in management and finance as well as a master’s degree in marketing from the University of Oregon.
2012 CREDC OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS
The Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) recently elected its 2012 officers: William Dudley (Landerholm P.S.) as chair of the board; James Short (WaferTech) as vice-chair; John McDonagh (Vancouver Business Journal) as secretary; and Lisa Goecke (Perkins & Co.) as treasurer. Eric Fuller (Eric Fuller & Associates) will serve as the organization’s immediate-past chair of the board of directors for 2012-2013.
The following individuals were voted in for first term positions as CREDC Board of Directors for the years 2012-2014:
• Robert Baker, Tetra Pak Materials president
• Dave Bennett, Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery CEO
• Joe Foggia, Christensen Yachts president/managing partner
• Steve Horenstein, Horenstein Law Group managing member
• Bill Hutchinson, Harder Mechanical Contractors VP
• Andrew Jones, PacTrust VP
• Ralph Parker, Underwriters Laboratories VP
• Kathleen Sego, Sego’s Herb Farm
• Victor Winkler, MetroMetals Northwest president
Additionally, JH Kelly Senior VP Mark Fleischauer and Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas President John Marck were voted in for second term positions as CREDC Board of Directors for years 2012-2014.
MATT LEE (REVISED)
Matt Lee is the newest shareholder at Opsahl Dawson Certified Public Accountants. Lee was incorrectly listed as the firm’s owner in the January 20 edition of the Vancouver Business Journal. Lee joined Opsahl Dawson in 2010 as manager of its Vancouver office.
EMILY SULLIVAN
Emily Sullivan has been named development director for Columbia Springs, an environmental education center in Vancouver.
As development director, Sullivan will be responsible for developing strategies and campaigns that promote individual and corporate giving. She will also work to increase the public’s understanding of and support for Columbia Springs through community building and outreach.
Sullivan has spent the last nine years in the Northwest working for several nonprofits serving children and protecting the environment. She has degrees in geophysics and environmental engineering.
ROB PALENA (not pictured)
MacKay and Sposito Inc. recently announced that Rob Palena (not pictured) has been invited to join the firm’s partnership group.
As MacKay & Sposito’s vice president of construction management and inspection, Palena leads a team of 24 highly qualified and diverse individuals, the firm said.
“Rob has demonstrated to us that he has that rare blended balance of expertise, marketing ability, business acumen, along with sincere empathy for our employees and clients that will both sustain and strengthen this firm,” said Tim Schauer, president of MacKay & Sposito. “Rob is an asset to our firm and to this community and we are pleased to have him join our partner group.”
Palena joined MacKay & Sposito in 1999. Not long after joining the firm, he headed to the company’s Wilsonville operation, supporting the city of Wilsonville to design and manage numerous transportation and water resources projects for the city’s growing infrastructure needs. He also spent time serving the city of Sherwood managing several construction projects.
Palena now works out of MacKay & Sposito’s Vancouver corporate office.
