Dec 16, 2014

State Attorney General's Office

Attorney General Bob Ferguson named Peter Lavallee communications director for the Washington State Attorney General's Office. He was director of internal and external communications for the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia and handled press relations as administrator of the Clinton Legal Expense Trust.

Schwabe

DeMuro

Health care attorney Paul DeMuro has joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt's Seattle office as co-chair of the Healthcare Information & Technology practice. DeMuro is a postdoctoral fellow in a Ph.D. program at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine and also holds an MBA, a J.D. and is a certified public accountant. He was previously in Schwabe's Portland office.

Western Washington University

David Davidson has been named interim director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University. He was associate director from 2005 through July. Longtime director Don Alper is retiring at the end of the year. Davidson was the city administrator in Sumas.

Dec 12, 2014

Novinium

Pfeiffer

Auburn-based Novinium hired Wade Pfeiffer as senior vice president of sales and marketing. He was president and CEO of Safeharbor Knowledge Solutions. Novinium offers technology to solve circuit owners' infrastructure problems that save energy and resources, and reduce greenhouse gases. It has a patented process to extend cable life.

Washington State University

Don Barbieri has been appointed to the Washington State University Board of Regents, succeeding Connie Niva of Everett. He was chairman of Red Lion Hotels, chair of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce and president of the Spokane Chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association. He now works on Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund, which is focused on reducing poverty and expanding affordable housing.

Tree Top

Tree Top, Inc. hired Keith Gomes as its new president and CEO. Gomes has more than 30 years of food industry experience including Dairy Farmers of America and the Global Dairy Products Group. Current CEO Tom Stokes is retiring after 15 years and Gomes starts Jan. 5.

Dec 11, 2014

Kenwood Inn and Spa

Michael Collins is the new general manager of Kenwood Inn and Spa in Sonoma Valley, California. He was manager of The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, and has worked at hotels in California and Las Vegas. Kenwood Inn is part of the Seattle-based Columbia Hospitality chain. Columbia has more than 100 hospitality projects worldwide.

Dow Hotel Co.

The Dow Hotel Co. of Seattle named Mark J. Mathews general manager of the 353-room Hilton Hotel-Bellevue, which is undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation to upgrade guest rooms, meeting space and public areas. Mathews has worked in management at a number of hotels including Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Sheraton Tacoma Hotel, Vintage Plaza in Portland and Bedford Hotel in San Francisco.