New Hires & Promotions

Spokane-based G & S Real Estate Professionals Inc., which does business as Exit Real Estate Professionals, has hired Mary Brown as a real estate broker. Brown previously worked for Re/Max Elite in Snohomish, Washington.

Deer Park-based Knight Wall Systems Inc. has hired Kevin Rogers as eastern regional sales manager. Rogers previously served as national sales manager for Saint-Gobain Adfors America Inc.

Spokane-based LSB Consulting Engineers PLLC has hired Elsa Lewerenz as a graduate engineer. Lewerenz previously graduated from Gonzaga University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.

Joseph "Jake" Hill has been elected president and CEO of North Idaho-based Hill's Resort, located at Priest Lake. Hill previously held the position of director of operations.

Coeur d'Alene-based Compass Property Management LLC has hired Megan Williams as general manager. Williams previously held various financial roles in the North Idaho business community.

The Journal of Business has hired Faythe Lloyd as research coordinator. Lloyd recently graduated from Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon, with a bachelor's degree in creative writing with a minor in journalism.

Awards & Designations

Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation has awarded nearly $750,000 to 13 charitable organizations through its Impact Grant awards, which promote health, wellness, and disease prevention. Awards include $75,000 to Community Health Association of Spokane, or CHAS Health, to support its Lewis-Clark Valley pediatric behavioral health clinic, and $46,800 to Interlink Inc. for its LCV-Spokane senior transportation program.

Artist Trust has awarded 65 recipients 2026 Grants for Artist Projects grants for a total of $162,500 in project-based funding. Spokane County recipients include Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and Frances Grace Mortel  for their visual art, and Bethany 'B.Lyte' Montgomery for performing arts. Each will be granted up to $2,500 for their art projects.