Dr. James M. Record began his duties as the dean of Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine on Oct. 1., following a yearlong interim appointment, becoming the institution's second dean to lead the medical school.

Chris Pengra stepped into his role last month as the new executive director of S3R3 Solutions, the West Plains public development authority that encompasses a 9,500-acre area surrounding Spokane International Airport.

Heather Rosentrater is joining the ranks of Spokane's growing ecosystem of female leaders as Avista Corp.'s next president-and the company's first female president in its 134-year history.

In August, Shari Williams-Clarke became the executive director of the Carl Maxey Center, nearly a year after the organization's founder, Sandy Williams-no relation to Williams-Clarke-tragically died in a plane accident.

Darby McLean, president of Spokane-based Spiceology Inc., has been appointed the spice company's CEO as of July, cementing her position as the fast-growing company's highest-ranking officer. She had assumed the role of president in August 2022

Scott Wetzel, CEO, president, and owner of Spokane-based Windermere Mountain West LLC, has been named chief development officer for the Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate. Wetzel retains his present role at Windermere Mountain West, which does

Katie Prugh has taken the helm as the new executive director of the 40-year-old, Spokane-based Wishing Star Foundation. Prior to stepping into this role, Prugh was the director of finance and mission advancement for All Saints Catholic School Spokane.

Rose Noble recently stepped into her role as the new CEO of Visit Spokane, taking the helm from Meg Winchester, who retired at the start of the year. Noble, 40, has been on site at the Visit Spokane offices since May 15, in what she describes as

Earlier this year, Jeri Self-Merritt, most recently a partner with the Spokane offices of Eide Bailly LLP, retired from her decades-long career in public accounting. Self-Merritt, 58, entered the public accounting industry in 1987. Since then, she has

After 26 years as the CEO of Spokane Media Federal Credit Union, Debie Keesee will step down from her post, effective Friday, April 14. Keesee launched her career in the credit union industry in 1978 when she was 19 years old. She attended Eastern