Jennifer Lutz has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Inland Power & Light. Her career in the utilities business started as a communications specialist, after leaving the banking industry in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

The Journal sat down with Colleen Dixon, the new CEO of Spokane-based Selkirk Pharma Inc., to discusswhat the company has been up to in the last couple of years and what Dixon is focused on accomplishing in her new post. 

Melissa Green has become the Davenport Collection's vice president and area managing director, following a 26-year career in hospitality. In her new role, she hopes to staff the five-hotel collection to its pre-pandemic levels by 2025. 

Kurt Walsdorf spent his entire 40-year career with Bank of America serving the community was born and raised in. While he's retiring from his role as president for the Spokane/Boise market, he still plans to stay involved. 

After 40 years of leading a design studio that has developed over 500 logos and branding campaigns, Rick Hosmer is settling into retirement and looking back at his career. 

Gonzaga University has appointed a new dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, Jacqueline Van Hoomissen, a neuroscientist who has had a 22-year career at the University of Portland. 

Kevin Rasler looks back on his 39-year career at Inland Empire Paper Company and the people who inspired him in his work. 

Kelly Fukai has taken the helm at Washington Technology Industry Association following a career that began in accounting at Washington Water Power Co. that piqued her interest in policy and regulation. 

Jenni Martin has been selected as president of Spokane Community College following a yearlong interim period in which she was the acting president. 

Brian Behler is set to retire in June ahead of Skils'kin's merger with Skookum. The Journal recently sat down with Behler to discuss the upcoming union, the many adventures of his four-decade career, and what he plans to do in retirement.