People in Business
Jason S. Martel, an investment adviser for Martel Wealth Advisors Inc., 2001 S.E. Columbia River Drive, Suite 100, recently earned a Certified Financial Planner certification. The credential is considered a high standard in financial planning. It requires training and experience, and holds planners to rigorous ethical standards, according to a news release. Martel, son of founder Mark S. Martel, has worked in the financial services industry for three years. He earned his bachelor’s degree at University of Washington and his master’s degree at University of San Francisco. Martel’s sister, Ann L. Martel, recently passed exams for the Chartered Financial Analyst credential, which she’ll receive after completing work experience. A Vancouver native, Ann is a financial analyst for Amazon Web Services in Seattle. For more information about the firm, visit MartelWealthAdvisors.com.
Brian Teegardin was hired by Columbia Credit Union as a wealth management investment adviser available through CUSO Financial Services, L.P., a registered broker-dealer and Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment adviser. The local credit union contracts through CUSO Financial Services to make nondeposit investment products and services available to members. Teegardin, a Clark County resident for 25 years, will help members with their savings, insurance, estate and retirement-planning needs. Columbia Credit Union has 14 locations — 13 in Clark County with one in Portland — and an operations center at 200 S.E. Park Plaza Drive. Find out more at ColumbiaCU.org
Patrick Neise was hired by RealWear Inc. as its chief information security officer. The company, which has headquarters at 600 Hatheway Road, Suite 105, bills itself as a “knowledge transfer company providing in-situ information and in-the-field training with software and hardware to help people improve safety and increase productivity at work.” Previously, Neise was a cyber-security professional at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. He also supported the U.S. Department of Defense and government security efforts while the director of Red Team Mission, a part of the U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber Protection Teams. He is a retired Navy Lieutenant Commander and received a doctorate of engineering. Find out more about RealWear at RealWear.com
Vancouver-based PeaceHealth hired Tim France as chief development officer of its Oregon network starting April 19. He’ll oversee all aspects of fundraising, including executing new programs to address priorities at their four Lane County, Ore., locations. The nonprofit Catholic health system serves communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
