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BUSINESS NEWS Coast River Business Journal February 2021 • 13 Business in Brief Linh DePledge the new manager of Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa Gearhart — Coast Family Law in Gearhart hired Marco G. Garza, Esq., as an associate attorney in January. Garza will focus on domestic relations matters, including divorce and child custody. After majoring in political science at Syracuse Univer- sity, Garza attended Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, where he was a member of the Hispanic American Bar Association. He has worked with the constitutional cham- ber of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica and did an externship for DLA Piper in Cologne, Germany, working with the Eastern Farm Worker Association. Marco Garza Columbia Memorial Hospital’s Medical Group & Urgent Care hires new staff Nye becomes United Way’s new director ASTORIA— At the end of January, Jennifer Holen stepped down from her fi ve-year tenure as execu- tive director of United Way of Clatsop County. The new executive director will be Kassia Nye, the organi- zation’s former workplace campaign coordinator. Holen left United Way in order to turn her attention toward her family’s restaurant, Nekst, which offers global street food next door to the location of their previous restaurant, Baked Alaska. Holen started volunteering for United Way in 2005, then served on the board of directors for seven years before she became executive director in 2015. During her time in that position, Holen and the board cre- ated the fundraiser Iron Chef Goes Coastal, which has raised more than $750,000 over the years. The Asto- ria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Holen with the 2018 George Award for her commu- nity service. Nye has also raised money for nonprofi t organizations for about 20 years. Nye previously worked with the Columbia Memorial Hospital Foundation, running its annual gifts program before becoming interim director. She is also the president of the Astoria Parks, Recreation and Community Foundation, which raises funds for scholarships for the aquatic center and youth sports, as well as local trails. She started at United Way in October and became the executive director Feb. 1. For more information, visit clatsopunitedway.org. Q: Should I paint the cut surfaces of my trees when I am pruning? based research has found that sealing pruning cuts A: University seals in more pathogens than it keeps out. Trees compartmentalize wounds quite well on their own and do not benefit from pruning sealers. Make your cuts at the best angles to prevent standing water on the wound. Frequently sharpen and disinfect your pruners to protect your trees from disease-causing pathogens. Alcohol or 10% bleach work well. Don’t prune in the rain as that encourages the spread of dormant pathogens. Stop in soon for pruning guides, pruners and saws. 34963 Hwy 101 Bus. • Astoria• 503-325-1562 TRAVEL TRAILER/5TH WHEEL NEW SHOP! LARGER BAYS MORE TECH’S TRUCK CAMPER/TOY HAULERS C E L E B R AT I N G 4 2 Y E A R S ! 1978 - 2020 Linh DePledge SEASIDE — Dr. Whitney Latham, DO, joined Columbia Memorial Hospital Medical Group & Urgent Care in Seaside as a full-time pediatrician. She specializes in newborn care, early childhood development, nutrition and wellness. After Latham earned her doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sci- ence, she worked there as a clinical associate professor of pedi- atrics and provided outpatient and nursery care. She was also a pediatric hospitalist for the St. Francis Children’s Hospital. During her residency in Oklahoma, Latham was an attending physician for Dr. Emily Pirmann, who is now a pediatrician at CMH in Astoria. The hospital has also hired two nurse practitioners for its Whitney Latham urgent care clinics. Kelly Cerutti is a new primary care provider at the Warren- ton Primary Care Clinic. Cerutti worked as a nurse for more than a decade before earning a master’s in nursing from the University of Alaska. She previously worked at Kahuku Medical Center in Kahuku, Hawaii. Michelle Powell is a new provider in the Astoria, Warrenton and Seaside urgent care clinics. Powell has nearly three decades of nursing experience. Most previously, she worked as a nurse practitioner for East Alabama Medical Center. She has also worked as a fl ight and travel nurse. WE ARE OPEN! ASTORIA — Linh DePledge is the new general manager of Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa, a luxury hotel that sits over the Colum- bia River on historic pier pilings. DePledge will oversee all func- tions of the hotel. Vesta Hospitality purchased Cannery Pier Hotel in 2019. Accord- ing to Mark Hemmer, president of Vesta Hospitality, DePledge is an ideal general manager because of her experience, passion, creativ- ity and community engagement. DePledge replaces Don West, who retired after 15 years in the role. DePledge started working for the hotel in 2019 as the director of sales and marketing, leading a rebranding effort and a group sales program. Before that, she gained 20-plus years of executive experi- ence in hospitality, internet services, insurance and real estate. She also oversaw four hotels during her tenure as Adrift Hospitality’s director of operations and marketing. DePledge, of Astoria, is also involved with the Astoria Down- town Historic District Association’s business development com- mittee and the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Lower Columbia Tourism Committee. Marco Garza joins Coast Family Law Right on the Freeway - Right on the Price 1-5 Exit 36 • Kelso, WA • www.UNEEKRV.com • 800-248-6335
