Movers and Shakers April 20, 2011
Hanna and Associates adds three employees to its staff
Coeur d'Alene-based marketing communications company Hanna and Associates Inc. has recently added three employees to its staff, according to President Dayne Hanna.
Serving as art director will be Joe Preston.
Prior to joining Hanna, Preston served as an art director for a number of Northwest firms. He studied graphic design at Spokane Falls Community College and at The Art Institute of Seattle.
Hanna, located at 1100 E. Lakeshore Drive, also hired Krista Yep as a copywriter.
Yep previously was a freelance writer in the San Francisco area.
She attended Miami Ad School in San Francisco.
Finally, Carly Chandler joined the Hanna staff as an administrative assistant.
Hanna and Associates, founded in 1977, is a full-service marketing communications firm working with regional and national clients located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, northern California and Virginia.
The firm helps clients develop marketing programs and specializes in brand development and management, traditional and digital advertising and promotion, interactive design and development, website design and programming, and media planning and purchasing.
Father-daughter duo join Beutler and Associates team
Patrick and Nicole Hall, a father-daughter real estate team, recently joined Century 21 Beutler and Associates' Coeur d'Alene office.
Patrick Hall began his real estate career in Southern California before moving to Coeur d'Alene in 1989. He eventually became an associate broker and part owner of two local real estate companies.
Nicole Hall is a 2001 graduate of Coeur d'Alene High School.
Century 21 Beutler and Associates specializes in residential, fine homes and estates, waterfront and commercial sales and commercial property management throughout the Inland Northwest.
Abate to begin caring for patients at Dirne this week
Dirne Community Health Center announced that Dr. Joseph Abate will be a staff physician for family practice at 1006 Ironwood Drive.
Abate recently stepped aside from his position on the Dirne CHC board of directors to begin caring for patients.
He begins his practice this week, and will be transitioning to the chief medical officer as Dr. Gayle Smith clears time for her expected child.
"Dr. Abate is an amazing physician with a huge heart," said Mike Baker, chief executive officer of Dirne CHC.
"We see the impacts of budget cuts and shifting priorities every day. Our community is sick, and Dr. Abate is one more person willing to break from the traditional system and join us as we care for our neighbors and friends without access to health care."
Abate has 27 years of private practice as a cardiologist, and studied medicine at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. He worked as the director of cardiology at Geisinger Medical Center in Allentown, Pa., for three years before moving to the Arizona Heart Institute, in Phoenix, for 17 years.
"I imagine a future in which Dirne Community Health Center is the cornerstone of a true community solution to health care," Abate said. "Not only will we be known for the quality and affordability of our health care for all patients, but we can be a strong partner in the treatment of mental illness, substance abuse and a champion of healthcare for the homeless and the uninsured."
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