Jacob Rooksby, new dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law, says he's looking forward to finding ways to make the school more innovative and to integrate it more fully into the Spokane and Gonzaga communities. Rooksby was hired in June as dean

After having begun his professional career in Seattle and on the East Coast, Christopher Malde, owner of Malde Capital Management LLC, says living in Spokane is a dream come true. Malde, 36, grew up in Ellensburg, Wash., and attended Washington State

Last year, employment and public records attorney Emily Arneson knew she needed a new line of work even though she enjoyed what she was doing for a Spokane law firm. 'I really hated having to bill people for the work I was doing,” Arneson says. 'I

Most of us view music as entertainment or a hobby, but for Spokane Symphony executive director Jeff vom Saal, it's a way of life. 'I've always enjoyed music,” he says. 'As a young person, I liked it and was good at it and just kept gravitating

Deanna Tiemann created Squishy Peanut Marketing LLC six years ago out of her desire to have both a career and a healthy family life. 'I really wanted to create a company where I could do good work for clients while having a family life,” Tiemann says

Ramsey Pruchnic, 31, describes himself as both a creative thinker and a serial entrepreneur, having established two new businesses in Spokane-an online marketing company and a donut shop-within less than a year. Pruchnic says that for him, being a

Christina VerHeul, communications director at Washington State University's Spokane-based Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, says she doesn't take a moment for granted since returning last year to Spokane. 'It has been one of the most rewarding

Brandon Haugen began working as a valet at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in early 2008, when the casino and hotel were in the midst of a massive $275 million expansion. A decade later, the casino is undergoing another expansion, but this time Haugen

Scott Isaak, owner of real estate holding company 5D Holdings LLC and owner of the Spokane's Sweeto Burrito chain, describes 34-year-old real estate agent Jordan Tampien as a cross between "Mr. Rogers, your favorite life insurance salesman, and your

In her 12 years of working at Next IT Corp., now a part of customer engagement company Verint Systems Inc., Jen Snell says she's never once been bored. The 38-year-old vice president of product marketing for Verint's intelligent self-service business