Jun 19, 2015

Sound Cities Association

Kuciemba

Katie Kuciemba joins Sound Cities Association as a senior policy analyst. SCA represents 36 cities in King County. She worked for Sound Transit and managed outreach for a $3.6 billion extension of light rail, and also worked for Snohomish County managing state and federal government relations.

Sound Mental Health

Sound Mental Health, a nonprofit that provides mental health and related services in King County, hired Tresa Thomas Massiongale as its new community development officer. She has more than 20 years of nonprofit experience in California, New York and Arizona, and has raised more than $32 million to date. She will oversee communications, marketing, community relations and fund development.

Jun 18, 2015

Tacoma Public Utilities

The American Public Power Association appointed Tacoma Public Utilities Director and CEO Bill Gaines to the executive committee of its board of directors. APPA represents more than 2,200 public power utilities.

Washington Appleseed

After six years as executive director, Katie Mosehauer will leave Washington Appleseed at the end of the month and join the Council of State Governments Justice Center as project manager for justice reinvestment. Washington Appleseed focuses on justice issues through education, legal advocacy and policy expertise, with the help of private practice attorneys and community organizations. One current project is a guide for people moving from prison back to the community.

Jun 17, 2015

HomeStreet

Bartels

HomeStreet, the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, named Melba Bartels as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Aug. 3. Bartels will oversee all aspects of financial management for the $4.6 billion institution. She was with JPMorgan Chase as CFO of Auto Finance and Student Lending and also worked for Washington Mutual and Ragen Mackenzie.

Northeastern's College

Gorton

Dr. Ian Gorton will join Northeastern's College of Computer and Information Science's Seattle campus as director of computer science. Gorton has 25 years of experience in the software industry, academia and government labs in the United States and Australia.

Jun 12, 2015

Issaquah Law Group

Hunter

A. Troy Hunter has joined Issaquah Legal Services as a full equity partner. The firm will now be known as Issaquah Law Group. Hunter is a personal injury defense attorney. The firm focuses on business formation, transactions and litigation. The office will be in the Braunston Building at 410 S.E. Newport Way N.W.

Western Washington University

Bruce Shepard, president of Western Washington University in Bellingham, will retire at the end of the next academic year. He has been president since 2008, and was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay from 2001 to 2008. He served as provost of Eastern Oregon University.

D.A. Davidson & Co.

D.A. Davidson & Co., an employee-owned investment firm based in Great Falls, Montana, hired Steve Condon as co-director of wealth planning, April Zee as associate director of wealth planning and Daryl Geffken to manage the wealth planning resource group.