Jul 18, 2014

Hagen, Kurth, Perman & Co.

Pradhan

Sabin Pradhan has become an owner at Hagen, Kurth, Perman & Co. in Seattle, joining six current owners in the accounting firm. Pradhan specializes in closely held businesses including partnerships, individuals and corporate businesses in tech and manufacturing.

Seattle Art Museum

Richard Beckerman is Seattle Art Museum's new chief operating officer. He has 30 years of management experience including at the Museum of Flight, Pacific Aviation Museum in Honolulu and as president of his own museum consulting firm. Beckerman replaces Robert Cundall, who is now deputy director and COO at The Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

Clark Nuber

Moses Man recently joined Clark Nuber in Bellevue as a manager in the tax department. Moses spent seven years at Deloitte in the international tax practice, and most recently worked at Taiyo Pacific Partners, a global investment firm, as an assistant controller.

Jul 17, 2014

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Stockton

The Seattle office of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt recently added Joe Stockton as an associate. Stockton focuses his practice on commercial litigation, construction, real estate development and EB-5 financing. He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors and hotel developers. Stockton worked in the construction group at Ashbaugh Beal.

Marten Law

Uhling

Terry Uhling, an agribusiness and natural resources attorney, joined Marten Law PLLC as a partner. He was a senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of J.R. Simplot Co. in Boise. Uhling will work out of a new Marten office in Sun Valley, Idaho, on issues that affect agribusiness, mining, water and natural resources.

Artech

Brad Claypool is retiring as CEO of Artech after 12 years but will remain on the board. Christopher Ross will be the new CEO of the regional fine arts services company. Ross was an executive at City University in Seattle, and a 17-year veteran of Starbucks Coffee.

Jul 16, 2014

Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools has established the Office of Internal Audit and Ethics, which will report to Seattle School Board. It will be managed by SPS Internal Auditor Andrew Medina, who will now also serve as ethics officer. The office will receive and investigate complaints of ethics policy violations and oversee the whistleblower hotline and website. Medina also worked for the Port of Seattle and has 21 years of experience as an internal auditor and auditor.

City University of Seattle

City University of Seattle is launching its third school: the School of Applied Leadership. It will integrate practice, theory and critical analysis, and go through the doctoral level.

Clark Nuber

Clark Nuber, a CPA and consulting firm based in Bellevue, was named a top public accounting firm for women by the Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance and AWSCPA. Firms were chosen for advancing women using the MOVE program: money, opportunity, vital support for work-life and entrepreneurship. The firm said 31 percent of its partners and principals are women.