Area business happenings

Names and Faces

Deb Wetherelt of Florence has been named director of the Women and Children's Center at St. Peter's Hospital. She has held management and nursing positions at hospitals in Douglas, Wyo., Bend, Ore., Boise, Idaho, and Odessa, Texas. She earned an associate degree in nursing at Miles City Community College.

Laura Littleton has joined Rocky Mountain Credit Union as vice president in charge of branch sales and service, responsible for guiding managers at the credit union's three branches as well as facility security and operations.

Mark Esponda has joined American Federal Savings Bank as assistant vice president/

commercial loan officer at the Prospect Office. He has four years of banking experience in the Helena area and holds a bachelor's degree in business from Carroll College.

Doug Teders has been promoted to office manager for Surety Title. He has been with the company for two-and-a-half years and was previously escrow officer. He holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University.

Dave O'Meara has joined Morrison-Maierle Systems Corp. as an application development manager. He brings 30 years of experience as a technical consultant and certified database administrator, most recently at Idaho National Laboratories where he developed Web applications for the Department of Energy. He holds a master's degree in applied economics from Montana State University.