Karen Koppel has joined Aligned Commercial Real Estate as a broker. Koppel, who has six years experience, specializes in sales and leasing commercial real estate in Central Oregon.

Orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Aaron Askew, Dr. Erin Finter, Dr. Brett Gingold, Dr. Adam Lindsay and Dr. Paul Shultz, have joined The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care center in Central Oregon. Physician Assistants Steve King and Brad Munns have also joined The Center, which has three locations in Bend and Redmond.

Kurtis Lasater has joined Deschutes Title in the Bend office’s title department, which performs title work for Bend, Redmond and La Pine. The company is locally owned and operated by the Schreiner Group.