Apr 08, 2014

Clipper Vacations

Bowers

Clipper Vacations named David E. Bowers chief financial officer. He is a certified public accountant with a BA and MBA from the University of Washington and recently worked for Possible Worldwide. The transportation provider includes Clipper Navigation based in Seattle and Clipper Navigation, Ltd. In Canada.

Freight Mobility Board

Karen Schmidt, executive director of the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board, will retire July 31. Schmidt was the first director to manage the program as an independent state agency. She has facilitated completion of 48 freight projects, leveraging $150 million in FMSIB funding for a total investment of $639 million, and serves on the National Freight Advisory Committee.

American Marine Ingredients

American Seafoods Group named John Cummings president of the subsidiary American Marine Ingredients. Cummings will lead development of marine ingredients derived from fisheries in Alaska and the Northwest for use in foods, supplements and pharmaceuticals. He was president of American Pride Seafoods.

Apr 04, 2014

Central Washington University

George Clark, Central Washington University's vice president for finance and business services/chief financial officer, will join the finance and audit committee for Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Palo Alto, Calif. The world's longest particle accelerator has helped discover some of the building blocks of matter. Clark has been instrumental in helping move CWU toward a new budgeting model.

Pacific Continental

Pacific Continental Corp., the holding company of Pacific Continental Bank, said Michael Dunne has joined as public information officer and will work from the headquarters in Eugene, Ore. The bank has 14 offices in Oregon and Washington, and a loan production office in Tacoma.

Artist Trust

Margit Rankin has resigned as executive director of Artist Trust after two years but will continue to work in the nonprofit sector. Artist Trust Board President Susan Wagner said the board is analyzing the structure of Artist Trust and intends to hire a new leader this fall. The not-for-profit's mission is to support and encourage individual artists.

Apr 03, 2014

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Roth

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker said Howard W. Roth joined the firm as of counsel in Seattle. Roth, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, will focus on government contracts, including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, intellectual property and maritime contracts. He was legal counsel for construction of more than 50 buildings in seven states and advised a team developing an IT data center.

North Seattle College

Brown

Warren J. Brown, an administrator at community colleges throughout Western Washington, is the next president of North Seattle College, starting July 1. Brown is executive vice president for instruction and student services at Seattle Central College and an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University. He has a doctor of education degree in higher education. North Seattle College serves more than 15,000 students a year.

Bullitt Foundation

Amy Solomon is stepping down from her position at the Bullitt Foundation in May and the foundation has hired Rashad Morris as the new energy, industry and technology program officer. Morris was the principal staff member on climate and energy for Washington Environmental Council and worked as legislative assistant to Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien. Solomon plans to reopen her consulting practice.