Dec. 4, 2008 at 11:00am

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

Tacoma City Manager Eric Anderson announced that Michelle Lewis-Hodges will be the new director of the Information Technology Department. Lewis-Hodges was appointed the acting interim IT director, overseeing three divisions within the department, following the appointment of Rey Arellano as deputy city manager in May. She has worked for the city's IT department in various capacities since 1999, most recently as the assistant director and the information systems operations manager.

Warrick Holfeld has recently been hired as a staff accountant for Brantley Janson Yost & Ellison Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors in Federal Way. The firm also hired Jamie Miller as a staff accountant.

SiteCrafting has announced the addition of Kirk Solar to its Web development team.  As a web application developer, Solar's responsibilities include site development, as well as support for site design and maintenance. Solar is a recent graduate of Clover Park Technical College, where he studied Web design and open source development as well as media and graphic design.

CBRE Puget Sound Brokerage Group is pleased to welcome Dave Douglas, first vice president, and Dave Goodsell, associate. Douglas and Goodsell will be covering primarily industrial properties in the South Puget Sound region. Both come from local competitor GVA Kidder Mathews.

Chris Nye, founder and president of MLS4owners.com, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors.

Susan Bartels has announced the opening of her certified public accounting practice, Susan A. Bartels CPA, PS, located at 315 39th Ave. SE in Puyallup. The practice provides financial statement and tax return preparation as well as business consulting. Bartels has nearly 30 years of public accounting experience.

Sticks & Stones Custom Cabinetry has opened a new showroom in Lakewood. The company opened earlier this year with owners Mike Bradshaw and Teresa Keich.

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital is pleased to announce that the Good Samaritan Sleep Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. MultiCare Health System offers sleep medicine services in Puyallup and now South Hill, as well as Covington, Gig Harbor and Tacoma. The South Hill clinic is the most recent addition to MultiCare's sleep medicine locations.

United Way of Pierce County has been awarded Charity Navigator's highest rating: four stars. This is the non-profit's fourth consecutive year of a four-star rating.  According to Charity Navigator, only 6 percent of the thousands of charities they rate have achieved that standard for the past four consecutive years. Of the 1,400 United Way organizations spread throughout the nation, United Way of Pierce County is one of the highest-rated United Ways of its size. Only four other United Ways have achieved four consecutive years of four-star ratings. Those United Ways are: United Way of Central Alabama; United Way of Central Iowa; United Way of Central New Mexico; and United Way of Greater Milwaukee.

The Lacey Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2008 Business Awards at the December Forum Luncheon on Dec. 3 at Saint Martin's University. Awards were presented to:

Corporate Business of the Year: Harborstone Credit Union
Medium Business of the Year: 94.5 ROXY Radio
Small Business of the Year: Pints & Quarts Pub
New Business of the Year: Charlie's Safari – The Family Fun Center
Volunteer of the Year: Tom Carroll, Network Communications International
Ambassador of the Year: Shon Brewster, Costco Wholesale - Lacey

Special Recognition Awards were given to: Dr. Jim Koval, retiring superintendant, North Thurston Public Schools, and Dr. William Ehlers, charter chamber member
 
The Lacey Chamber of Commerce 2009 Board of Directors was also announced:
 
Board Officers:

President: Patrick Davidson, Versata Home Loans
President Elect: Jeff Powell, Prime Development Group
Vice-President: Jerry Farmer, 94.5 ROXY RADIO
Secretary: Carlene Joseph, Harborstone Credit Union
Treasurer: Alice Gaugler, Heritage Bank
 
Board members:

- Chris Lester, Chris Lester Insurance Services;
- John Grantham, Budd Bay Embroidery & Specialties;
- Al Eckroth, Virgil Adams Real Estate;
- Dr. Mike Beehler, South Puget Sound Community College;
- Casey Cochrane, Puget Sound Energy;
- Lowell Gordon, The Creative Office;
- Wendy Mitkowski, Nationwide Insurance;
- Felix Peguero, Edward Jones Investments-Hawks Prairie;
- Mike Harris, Columbia Bank; and
- Renee Sunde, Thurston EDC.

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