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• Deana Jones , of Juniper Insurance, is now affiliated with Focus1 Insurance Group.

• Senior mortgage bankers Robb Thomas and Anthony Fletcher recently opened a local office for Cobalt Mortgage, a national residential mortgage company based in Washington.

• Samantha Pohler recently joined BBT Architects as an architectural intern. Prior to joining BBT, Pohler worked as a junior designer/intern architect in Bend. She earned her Master of Architecture from California State Polytechnic University and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington.

• Matthew Guthrie recently joined BBT Architects as a job captain. Guthrie has 11 years of experience in the field and has worked on commercial, recreational and educational facilities. He earned his Master of Architecture from the University of Washington and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puget Sound.

• The La Pine Chamber Toastmasters club elected the following officers for 2014-15: President, Rex Lesuer , president of Bancorp Insurance; Vice President Education, Mary Chisholm , vice president of operations and marketing for MicroRidge Systems; Vice President Membership, Patti Starkey , Medicare agent and health specialist with Bancorp Insurance; Vice President Public Relations, Tammy Lesuer , marketing at Bancorp Insurance; Secretary, Megan Roe , guest relations manager at Sunriver Resort; Treasurer, Mary Thorson , owner of Thorson Bookkeeping & Accounting; Sergeant at Arms, Jeremy Johnson , owner of Integrity Auto Services.