• Chris Piper, a Certified Advertising Specialist in Bend, was selected as a committee member on the Promotional Products Association International Public Relations Committee and as a certified advocate for the trade association. Piper has been involved in the promotional products industry for 20 years.
• Karol Aldrich, Peggi Schoning and Kyle Boeddeker have joined Prudential Northwest Properties in Bend.
• Carolyn Bostwick, Nancy Hoover and Linda Williams have joined HomeSmart Central Realty in Bend as Team11Northwest. Bostwick was previously the managing broker of Sunriver Realty’s Bend office. Hoover worked as director of development for the High Desert Museum and the Deschutes Land Trust in Bend. Williams is co-owner of RiverRim homebuilder Tamarack Homes.
• Bea Leach of John L. Scott Real Estate in Redmond was the top listing agent for her office for the fourth quarter of 2012.
• Autumn Kirkwood has joined Attitudes Salon in Bend.
• Scott Steele, of Steele Associates Architects in Bend, was invited to and attended the Governor’s Cutting Edge Communities Symposium. The focus of the event was to learn about ways the governor plans to work with communities across Oregon on energy efficiency, renewable energy, infrastructure and transportation projects.
• Rocco Villano has joined Hydroo Flask in Bend as the new senior operations manager. In this role he will be responsible for overseeing the Hydro Flask warehouse and making sure customers receive shipments on time. Villano has 16 years of experience in operations management, most recently at Ruffwear Inc. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Idaho State University.
• Jeanette Brunot of John L. Scott Real Estate in Redmond has been elected as the secretary for the Women’s Council of Realtors for 2013.
• David Rosell, President of Rosell Wealth Management in Bend, has been invited to speak at the International Million Dollar Round Table annual meeting in Philadelphia. More than 4,000 financial professionals representing 79 countries will be attending.
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