Keith Cupp
Gazelles chooses Vancouver president
Keith Cupp is the new president of Gazelles International, the executive coaching arm of Virginia-based Gazelles Inc. Cupp has worked with the company from Vancouver for three years, most recently as executive director. He is an affiliate partner of Seattle-based Executive Mentors and Trainers and worked in Seattle as vice president of sales and marketing of Micropath and as general manager of Voice-Tel. Cupp is a veteran of the United States Naval Nuclear Power Program and received the Navy Achievement Medal. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from Louisiana State University. Gazelles International works with more than 80 coaches worldwide.
Brent Erickson
Chamber executive elected to state board
Brent Erickson, executive director of the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce, was elected to a three-year term on the board of the Washington State Chamber of Commerce Executives. Erickson has led the Camas-Washougal chamber for eight years.
Tim Cross
First Independent promotes professional
Tim Cross was promoted to vice president of Vancouver-based First Independent’s small business banking group. He joined the bank in 2007 as branch support manager and assistant vice president of community banking and has worked for nearly 12 years in business development and cash management.
Kathleen A. Miller Columbia River Bank adds HR director
Kathleen A. Miller joined the Vancouver branch of The Dalles-based Columbia River Bank as vice president and benefits administrator. She has worked for more than 30 years in human resources and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management and communications from Concordia University. She is a certified senior professional in human resources.
Connie Christianson
Businesss association elects board president
Connie Christianson was elected president of the board of directors of the East Vancouver Business Association. She has been branch manager at Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank for 11 years in Vancouver, is on the Vancouver Advisory Council for Portland-based Junior Achievement Columbia Empire Inc. and is a Western School of Banking graduate.
Barbara A. Brace Umpqua Bank gains vice president
Barbara A. Brace has joined Roseburg, Ore.-based Umpqua Bank in Vancouver as vice president and commercial relationship manager. She previously was vice president and commercial relationship manager at Columbia River Bank and First Independent in Vancouver. Brace holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration degree from Pepperdine University.
Lori L. Wick BOCC chooses financial services officer
Lori L. Wick is a financial services officer in the new accounts department at Bank of Clark County. Wick previously worked for 14 years at Wells Fargo in Vancouver. She volunteers for Washington State University’s Master Gardeners, Vancouver School District’s Lunch Buddies and the Fort Vancouver Historical Garden.
Adam D. Roselli
Broker earns certification
Adam D. Roselli earned designation as a Certified Commercial Investment Member from the Chicago-based CCIM Institute. Roselli is an associate broker at Vancouver-based Eric Fuller and Assoc. Inc. and earned certification through a graduate-level curriculum and industry portfolio presentation.
Daniel Bennett Countrywide adds loan consultant
Daniel Bennett joined the Salmon Creek office of California-based Countrywide Home Loans as a home loan consultant. Bennett previously worked for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Vancouver for four years.
Nicki Spike MacKay & Sposito professional passes exam
Nicki Spike of Vancouver-based MacKay and Sposito Inc. passed the Professional Human Resources exam. Spike has worked for the firm nine years as an administrative assistant, in accounting and now as the human resources manager.
Andrew McColley
Skills Center teacher named top chef
Andrew McColley was named chef of the year by the American Culinary Federation’s Chef de Cuisine Society of Oregon. He is an ACF-certified executive chef and a culinary arts instructor and has worked in those positions for 17 years at the Clark County Skills Center. He will assist in catering Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s 2009 inaugural ball.
Brent Dixson Absolute Life chooses chiropractor
Dr. Brent Dixson has joined the staff of Vancouver-based Absolute Life Chiropractic. He graduated cum laude from Western States Chiropractic College and holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Western Washington University.
Jason Hudson Vancouver Hauling Co. names manager
Jason Hudson was promoted to district manager for solid waste and recycling collection services at Vancouver Hauling Co., which is owned by California-based Waste Connections. Hudson was previously district manager of Waste Connections in Portland and St. Helens, Ore., and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management from Oregon State University.
