Pinky Vargas hired at PSE
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Puget Sound Energy has hired Bellingham resident Pinky Vargas as a new program coordinator for energy-efficiency services in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties.
Vargas has worked at the Conservation Services Group and will work out of PSE’s service centers in Burlington and Bellingham. Her role will be to inform residential and commercial [...]
Greenfield joins WWU’s Center for Economic Vitality
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Meg Greenfield has been added to the Western Washington University College of Business and Economics’ Center for Economic Vitality as its assistant director of operations.
Greenfield received her master’s in business administration and finance from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. She has taught at the University of Iowa [...]
Marlys Bourm promotes Evan Bourm
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Evan Bourm has been promoted to staff accountant by Marlys Bourm, CPA, PS.
Evan Bourm recently graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is planning on taking the CPA exam later this year.
Marlys Bourm, CPA, PS, provides tax and accounting services to its clients and works with accounting [...]
Merhaut earns short sales and foreclosure certification
Posted on 07. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Rob Merhaut with RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc. has recently earned the Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. Offered by the National Association of Realtors, the certification allow for realtors to better navigate short sales and foreclosures as the demand for expertise in distressed sales grows.
The certification program includes training on how [...]
Jacqueline Rose receives research funding boost
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Jacqueline Rose, an assistant professor of behavioral neuroscience at Western Washington University, has been awarded $391,896 from the National Institute of Health to fund her research into how experiences change the brain.
Rose’s research focuses on how brain cells that are stimulated as a result of experience change on a sub-cellular level. [...]
Olson, Wolfe promoted at Peoples Bank
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Amber Olson and Brandon Wolfe have been promoted at Peoples Bank. Olson was named vice president and credit risk manager and Wolfe was named assistant vice president and credit administrator.
Olson joined Peoples Bank in 2003 and has more than 10 years of financial services experience. She has a bachelor’s degree from the [...]
Keller Williams agents receive sales education
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Bellingham agents of Keller Williams Western Realty recently attended a seminar on short sales conducted by specialists from California.
Kevin Kauffman and Fred Weaver offered tips on this growing trend where homeowners sell a house for less than they owe with a bank forgiving the difference. A $3,000 federal payment to short sellers [...]
Ordanov receives WatchGuard Certification
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Dennis Ordanov, the newly hired network administrator for 3D Corporation, has earned the WatchGuard Certified System Professional Certification. This will allow Ordanov to better use WatchGuard products to protect 3D clients’ networks.
Ordanov also possesses the Cisco Certified Network Associate, Microsoft Certified Professional and CompTIA A+ certifications.
3D Corporation, a locally owned advanced technology [...]
Steve Kelly receives certification
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Steve Kelly with Coldwell Banker Miller Arnason recently completed the requirements to become a Certified Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource. This knowledge will allow Kelly to better assist sellers in distressed situations, as well as buyers looking for a short sale or foreclosure property.
Deborah Frederick practicing again in Whatcom
Posted on 04. May, 2010 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
After three years in Seattle, Deborah Ann Frederick will again be accepting criminal defense and DUI cases in Whatcom County. Frederick has 10 years of experience in criminal defense.
Her firm is located at 2595 Jensen Road in Bellingham, and she can be reached at (360) 961-0774.
