Nov 07, 2014

Seattle Bank

Josh Williams was recently hired as executive vice president and chief banking officer for Seattle Bank. He began his career with Norwest Bank in Minneapolis. He most recently worked as vice president and senior global banking consultant for Wells Fargo Bank advising corporate clients on international solutions.

Seattle College District

The Association of Community College Trustees gave Seattle College District its 2014 Charles Kennedy Equity Award. The award recognizes efforts to expand opportunities for women and underrepresented communities.

InvestNextDoor

Outerwall and Points of Light gave the first Outerwall Civic Venture Award to Seattle-based startup InvestNextDoor. The award recognizes entrepreneurs making positive change in local communities. Tabitha Creighton is CEO and co-founder of InvestNextDoor, a crowdlending system that lets individual investors lend money to small businesses in their community.

Nov 06, 2014

Helsell Fetterman

Brandon Gribben joined Helsell Fetterman as a senior litigation associate. He does real estate litigation, commercial litigation, commercial and residential landlord/tenant law, and general real estate law. Gribben spent six years working as a litigation associate at Kucker & Bruh, LLP in New York City.

Western Washington University

Karen Stout has been named to the Bowman Distinguished Professorship in Leadership and will be director of the Karen W. Morse Institute for Leadership at Western Washington University. She is a professor of communication studies.

Nov 05, 2014

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Samuel E. Baker, a partner at Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, has been elected a member of the 2014 class of the National Academy of Construction. Baker is one of 27 people recently inducted at the NAC annual meeting. He represents contractors doing heavy civil, marine, buildings and industrial projects.

Department of Commerce

Washington State Department of Commerce Director Brian Bonlender named Spokane City Councilmember Candace Mumm to the Community Economic Revitalization Board. She is CEO of Smartland LLC, a North Spokane company that builds and rehabilitates homes to make them senior-friendly.

Nov 04, 2014

RW Smith

Pierce

Associated Bond Brokers of Dallas has joined the Bellevue-based fixed income interdealer broker firm of RW Smith. Paige W. Pierce is president and CEO of RW Smith. ABBI's four brokers and founder and CEO Pamela M. Miller will operate under the RW Smith name in Dallas. RW Smith has offices in Los Angeles, Scottsdale, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Tampa and three cities in New Jersey.

F5 Networks

F5 Networks said John McAdam, president and CEO, will retire at the end of this fiscal year. He will remain on the board as non-executive board chair. He joined F5 as president and CEO in 2000.

Snohomish County Superior Court

Snohomish County Superior Court Presiding Judge Michael T. Downes said Marilyn J. Finsen is the new Superior Court administrator, replacing Bob Terwilliger, who plans to retire at the end of 2014. Finsen has worked for Snohomish County for 37 years. In 2003, she became assistant administrator for Superior Court Operations.