HIRES/PROMOTIONS
REAL ESTATE
Kidder Mathews in Tacoma has recently added to staff.
Anthony LeMessurier joins the firm’s Tacoma valuation advisory division as an appraiser and consultant. Previously he was the principal appraiser at Aravis, LLC in Gig Harbor.
Jeff Kraft is with the Tacoma brokerage division as a vice president, where he will specialize in retail leasing, development and acquisitions. Previously he worked at Neil Walter Company in Tacoma, where his clients included IGA Grocers, Duke’s Chowder House, Boost Mobile, H&R Block and American Family Insurance.
HEALTH CARE
University Place Care Center has recently added to its staff.
Chris Miller is the administrator of the center. Prior to taking on her current position, she served as administrator at Nisqually Valley Care Center in McKenna.
Registered nurse Ria Javier, is the new director of nursing services. Javier earned her degree in 1995 in the Philippines, is wound-care certified and holds a degree from the University of Washington in nurse management and long-term care. Javier is also a certified rehabilitation nurse with the Association of Rehabilitative Registered Nurses.
Nisqually Valley Care Center in McKenna has hired Caitlin Hinch as its administrator of the short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and memory-care facility. She earned a bachelor’s degree in health management and policy with an option in long-term care. Hinch worked for the Mennonite Home, in Albany, Ore., and completed administrator training and obtained her certified nursing assistant certification.
MARKETING
VSG in Tacoma, has added Che Capili as a graphic designer. He has more than 10 years of experience in visual communication promotions, marketing and design. He studied at Seattle Central Community College, specializing in typography, photography, branding and industrial design. Che was production designer for a publication house in Hawaii and most recently was marketing and media promotions coordinator for Stadium Nissan of Seattle.
Compiled by Mary Anderson, Staff writer
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