FEATURED MOVER: GLORIA CAMPBELL
West Coast Bank employee receives Caring Heart award
Gloria Campbell, a senior loan assistant at West Coast Bank in Vancouver, is the recipient of the Development Caring Heart Award from Innovative Services NW, a Vancouver nonprofit organization that helps adults and families who have disabilities or other disadvantages.
Campbell is a member of the Innovative Services NW Development Advisory Board, serving as Chair for the group's silent auction. She is trained as a juvenile respite caregiver in order to help with her developmentally-disabled granddaughter. Campbell also developed "General's Closet," providing clothing for underprivileged youth at Marshall Elementary-a program which was subsequently adopted by the Vancouver School District.
West Coast Bank regional president Dave Hansen said, "Employees like Gloria truly exemplify the Bank's core values and commitment to the communities we serve."
PAM MARINI
Pam Marini has joined Ridgefield-based Corwin Beverage Company as office manager of administration staff. In addition, she will work closely with the Corwin Beverage Leadership Team on special projects and implementation of office efficiencies.
Marini was previously assistant vice president and branch manager of Columbia Credit Union's Ridgefield branch for six years. She has 30 years experience in the financial industry. A Battle Ground resident for more than 30 years, Marini actively participates in community events in the Ridgefield and Battle Ground area.
BRADLEY CARLSON
Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation, which raises funds to support the programs and services of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, named a new chairman of its board of trustees last week.
Bradley Carlson, a Salmon Creek Hospital Foundation trustee since 2007, was reelected for his second term and is the new chair. Carlson is the president and general manager of Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Funeral Chapel in Vancouver.
Carlson is a past president of the Washington Internment Association, now called the Washington Cemetery and Funeral Association. Carlson is also a past president of the Vancouver Executives Association and is on the advisory board for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.
JON COLASUONNO
MOJGAN KASRAEI
First Independent Bank has hired two new Vancouver-based team leaders in its branch banking network. Jon Colasuonno and Mojgan Kasraei will manage First Independent's Heights and Minnehaha branches, respectively.
Most recently, Colasuonno was branch manager at Advantis Credit Union in Portland. Earning a Bachelor's degree from Linfield College and a Master's in management and organizational leadership from Warner Pacific, he has worked in various financial services positions.
Kasraei has 15 years of experience in financial services companies, most recently as a branch manager at Lacamas Community Credit Union. Prior to that, she was responsible for opening and managing the first in-store branch of Columbia Credit Union in Battle Ground.
News Briefs
Washington expands credit union powers
Gov. Chris Gregoire (D-Wash.) signed legislation last week that allows public units to deposit funds in credit unions.
The bill adds 70 Washington state credit unions to the list of 105 public depositaries, allowing for more community-based banking choices for the state's public units. The new law also strengthens the safety of those public dollars by diversifying risk at a time of escalating bank failures and unscrupulous behavior by financial institutions, according to Gregoire.
The legislation is scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2011.
Two new tax benefits to aid employers
Two new tax benefits are now available to employers hiring workers who were previously unemployed or only working part-time as part of the federal Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which was enacted into law on March 18.
Employers who hire unemployed workers this year (after Feb. 3 and before Jan. 1, 2011) may qualify for a 6.2 percent payroll tax incentive, in effect exempting them from their share of Social Security taxes on wages paid to these workers after the date of enactment.
In addition, for each worker retained for at least a year, businesses may claim an additional general business tax credit, up to $1,000 per worker, when they file their 2011 income tax returns.
