New location
Brent Dodge, owner of Alpine Physical Therapy, has opened an additional location in the North Reserve Business Center, 2825 Stockyard Road, Suite I-3.Relocation
Nelson Personnel, in business in Missoula for 17 years, has moved to 2321 S. Third St. W.New associates
Max Coleman, owner/broker of EXIT Realty Bitterroot Valley Inc. in Hamilton, has become an associate broker for Clearwater Montana Properties, a participant in Cabela's Trophy Properties.
Deborah Doyle McWhinney has been hired as CEO and president of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. McWhinney has a financial services and management background. Mike Halligan, will continue in his role as executive director of the foundation.
Leigh Calandruccio has joined the Partners Creative advertising and public relations agency as public relations assistant account manager. Calandruccio is responsible for media research, completion of reports and managing job schedules for public relations clients. Calandruccio attended Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan., where she earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication. Prior to joining Partners Creative, Calandruccio worked at the Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive.
Heidi Heitmann has returned to Insured Titles in Missoula as manager. She previously spent 10 years as a closing officer with Insured Titles in Missoula and then worked as escrow manager. She moved to Bigfork in February 2007, where she worked as assistant manager of the Insured Titles office in Kalispell. Heitmann received her bachelor's degree from the University of Montana.
Irene Bartow has returned to Insured Titles as a senior closing officer. Bartow had previously worked at Insured Titles as a closing officer and has seven years of experience in the title insurance industry closing real estate transactions.
Leanne Becker has joined the occupational therapy staff at Community Medical Center. She is originally from Canada, where she worked for three years as a mental health occupational therapist in a maximum-security prison. For the last six years, Becker has been employed as an OT in acute care in Baltimore.
Mark Hogan of Sun Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic has joined Health Wise, 1004 South Ave. Hogan offers acupuncture, nutritional counseling, herbal medicine and bodywork. He has a master's degree in acupuncture and Oriental medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Ore., and is licensed with the state.Promotions
Christian Kosena has been promoted to quality assurance adviser at DirecTV.Certification
Maribeth Johnson, a physical therapist at Community Medical Center for 23 years, has become a certified pool operator. Her interest is in aquatic therapy, and she works with a variety of clients from prenatal moms to people with arthritis, chronic pain, neurological disorders and diabetes.
Michael Olmstead has become a certified pool operator. Olmstead has worked at Community Medical Center for eight years and is a therapy technician at Community's Rehabilitation Institute of Montana.
Rachael Wierson, data network engineer at Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, has been certified as a Cisco network associate. As part of a 14-member technical team, Wierson designs, installs and maintains data networking and phone equipment. She has been at Blackfoot for six years and is a graduate of the University of Montana.
Jim Harbison of Gomer's Warehouse Distributing USDieselParts.com has certified by Bosch as a factory-trained technician in the common rail fuel system, the latest technology used in Dodge diesel trucks.
Adele Gibbs, Rosemary Harrison, Rhonda Hunt, Joe Marble, Kerrigan Masters, Kendra Richardson, Kate Supplee and Barbara Wimett-Creveling of Prudential Montana Real Estate have received the Graduate Realtor Institute designation.
Jeanette McKee, Allen Corter and Carolyn Corter of Prudential Montana Real Estate in Hamilton, have received the Graduate Realtor Institute designation in real estate.
Jani Summers, Kayla Clark and Sue Justus of Exit Realty Bitterroot Valley Inc. have received the Graduate Realtor Institute designation.
Douglas L. Martin of Montana Preferred Properties in St. Ignatius has been licensed by the state as a real estate broker. He also has received the accredited buyer's representative and Graduate Realtor Institute designations.
Karla Rosenbaum of Lambros Real Estate ERA has earned the Graduate Realtor Institute designation.Recognition
Partners Creative brought home 36 Addys in the 2007 Montana Advertising Federation Awards. Partners received eight gold awards, 17 silver awards and 11 bronze awards. The company won Addys in every medium, including the best local television, radio and newspaper campaigns. Partners received awards for work created on behalf of Community Medical Center, Dolce Tableware, Ecology Project International, Galena Ridge, Glacier Country Tourism Region, Missoula Water Quality District, Montana Weed Control Association, Rock Creek Alliance, Rocky Mountain School of Photography, Southgate Mall, the University of Montana Foundation, Universal Weather and Aviation Inc., Watson Children's Shelter and the Missoula Family YMCA.The Missoulian wants to publish news about your career or business. We are looking for information about new jobs, awards, business relocations and the election of officers in professional groups. Getting Ahead focuses on awards and workplace change - not conventions or training, unless you earn a recognized professional designation or certification.
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