Beller named president of St. Joseph’s community council [The Bellingham Herald, Wash.]

May 23--Joan Beller, a retired accountant and member of St. Joseph hospital's Community Council, has been selected president of the council.

Beller also serves PeaceHealth as a patient representative to the medical executive committee. She has a history of local volunteer service to the community, including membership on the Industrial Credit Union board, Whatcom County Relay for Life committee and the City of Ferndale Planning Commission.

The Community Council provides advisory support to St. Joseph in matters involving relationships between the hospital and the community. Members learn about healthcare issues, offer input and feedback and use networking to help St.Joseph remain close to matters that affect health services.

St. Joseph hospital, a not-for-profit full-service hospital sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, is part of the PeaceHealth system with hospitals in Alaska, Washington and Oregon.

CENTURY 21 BAY NAMES TOP ASSOCIATES

Steve Brimmer, Jen Freeman, Steve Mason, Sandra Mulhern, and Theresa Reavis were the top five producing sales associates for Century 21 Bay Properties in 2009.

The five agents were honored at a recent team meeting and received an engraved award as well as a gift certificate from the firm.

BAILEY JOINS BEVERLY HILLS LAW FIRM

Attorneys Dylan F. Pollard, formerly of Los Angeles based Khorrami Pollard Abir LLP, and Matt C. Bailey, a Whatcom County native and former Khorrami Pollard senior associate, have launched of Pollard|Bailey, a boutique civil litigation practice in Beverly Hills.

Pollard|Bailey will provide representation in plaintiff-side complex civil litigation, with a focus on catastrophic personal injury and class action cases.

Bailey, who now resides in Los Angeles, has dedicated his career to complex litigation, prosecuting class action cases throughout the country on a wide variety of legal issues, including consumer fraud, wage and hour, and product liability. Bailey is also the author of the Bailey Class Action Daily (www.BaileyDaily.com), a legal blog focusing on current developments in class action law. He can be reached at [email protected].

STANDOW JOINS GOLF SAVINGS BANK

Liz Standow has joined Golf Savings Bank, bringing more than 10 years experience in both the mortgage and banking side of the industry.

Standow specializes in all types of residential financing, including first-time homebuyers and new construction.

Standow will be at the Barkley Village branch.

WHITTLE JOINS MILLON DOLLAR ROUND TABLE

Holly Whittle of Bellingham, a Financial Consultant with the Chuckanut Group of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, has earned membership in the 2010 Million Dollar Round Table.

Whittle qualified for this honor based on her sales, client service, ethical conduct and professional knowledge in 2009. The MDRT is an international, independent association of leading life insurance and financial services professionals.

Whittle is associated with Thrivent Financial's Pacific Northwest Regional Financial Office.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.6 million members achieve financial security and give back to their communities.

FARMER'S DYRLAND IS 'TOP CLUBBER' AGENT

Local Farmers Insurance agent Erik Dyrland has qualified as a "Topper Club" Agent -- an honor given to Farmers agents obtaining consistently high levels in sales volume of auto, home, life and business policies, plus high client retention, service and profitability.

Dyrland, now in his 23rd year with Farmers, has earned Topper Club designation 22 of those years in business.

For more information on Erik J. Dyrland Insurance Agency, visit dyrlandinsurance.com or call 734-5072.

CENTURY 21'S REAVIS EARNS DESIGNATION

Theresa Reavis, sales associate with Century 21 Bay Properties in the Blaine office, recently added the Accredited Buyer Representative Designation to her professional offerings.

Reavis successfully completed the ABR Designation, which is geared towards agents who wish to enhance their buyer representation skills and provides proof to prospective buyer-clients of their proficiency at servicing the special needs of buyers.

KINVILLE IS NEW CAPTAIN FOR FOREST SERVICE

Kim Kinville is the new patrol captain for the Forest Service's Northwest Washington Zone.

She will oversee law enforcement personnel on the Olympic and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and work out of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest supervisor's office in Everett, Wash.

She came from the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont where she was a K9 handler.

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