Advanced Energy Industries Inc., the parent company of Bend based PV Powered, has appointed Yuval Wasserman as president of the company’s Thin Film Business unit and Gregg Patterson as president of its Renewables Business unit, which is now designated the Solar Energy Business unit. Advanced Energy provides power and control technologies for thin-film manufacturing and high-growth solar-power generation. For more information visit www.advanced-energy.com.

Bank of the Cascades announces five promotions and new hires: Taylor Thompson has been named assistant branch manager of the Redmond branch at 154 S.W. Sixth St.; Jeff Skeen is now the branch manager of the South Redmond branch at 2542 S. U.S. Highway 97; Joe Rygg is the vice president and commercial loan officer; Laurie Anderton is the relationship banking officer at the main branch at 1100 N.W. Wall St. in Bend; and Michael Rundle is now the branch manager of the south Bend branch at 61250 S. U.S. Highway 97.

C.J. Ferrari, of Miller Ferrari Wealth Management, a financial services firm in Bend, has been awarded the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation from Fiduciary 360. Fiduciary 360 offers training, tools and resources to promote a culture of fiduciary responsibility, confidence and trust between two or more parties. Ferrari is a co-founder of Miller Ferrari Wealth Management with Mark L. Miller. Miller Ferrari Wealth Management specializes in accumulation and income distribution planning for individuals, businesses and municipalities. For more information, visit www.millerferrariwm.com.

Dru Ezell , the owner of Attitudes Full Service Salon, has completed Pravana Artistic Educator training and is now certified to teach classes on all Pravana services. Pravana is a line of beauty products that includes a full color line, shampoos, conditioners, styling products and hair straightening system.

Camille Scott has joined the Norma DuBois Team at Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty located in the Old Mill District. Experienced in real estate, property management and residential construction, Camille is a licensed broker in Oregon and is the team’s office and marketing manager.

Vista Capital Partners, based in Portland, has promoted Dougal Williams to serve as chief investment officer. Dougal, raised in Sunriver and a graduate of Bend High School, maintains close ties to the region as he serves on the board of the Deschutes Land Trust and leads the investment team that manages the endowment fund for the High Desert Museum of Bend. In addition to his 10 years of experience advising individual and institutional investors, Dougal holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, an internationally recognized credential for investment management and financial analysis.

Central Oregon Mediation, a nonprofit community dispute resolution program, re-elected Susan Agli to serve as president of the organization. Also elected are vice president, Vicky MacRitchie ; secretary, Bryn Hazell ; and Ed Styskel , treasurer. For the board of directors, Charlie Young was elected and Glen Ardt was re-elected. The board liaison for 2011 from the Bend Police Department is Lt. Ken Stenkamp . Central Oregon Mediation conducts mediations in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties for neighbor relationships, workplace conflicts, consumer and business disputes, family and relationship conflicts, landlord and tenant disputes and to support mediation training programs. More information can be found at www.centraloregonmediation.com.

Dr. Michel Boileau, St. Charles Health System chief clinical officer, joins Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center as a board member. Also, Ruby Woock and Caelan Cooney are recognized as the volunteers of the session 3, which represents June through August. Healing Reins provides therapeutic riding programs to children and adults with physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral challenges in Central Oregon.

Dixie Rice , has been named NeighborImpact’s May employee of the month and Anna Young , housing advocate, has been named NeighborImpact’s June employee of the month. Both were selected from an employee population of more than 200 by the Board of Directors. NeighborImpact provides services to help individuals and families meet basic human needs for food and shelter while providing access to increased education and skills.

Holly Williams has joined Volunteer Connect, Central Oregon’s link to volunteer opportunities, as program coordinator. For more information visit www.volunteerconnectnow.org.