Jul 17, 2015

Envelop VR

Furness

Envelop VR, a Bellevue software company focused on virtual reality, hired Dr. Tom Furness as senior scientific advisor. He is a professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Washington, and received a lifetime achievement award for his work in virtual reality and augmented reality at Augmented World Expo. Furness worked as a scientist in the Air Force developing advanced cockpits and virtual interfaces, and has also worked on medical diagnostics, training and security.

Alpine BioVentures

Alpine BioVentures, a Seattle-based venture capital firm focused on health care, said Jay Venkatesan, M.D., has joined as a managing partner. He was executive vice president and general manager of Oncothyreon, which he joined after it was acquired by Alpine Biosciences. He also founded Ayer Capital Management and was a director at Brookside Capital Partners, a hedge fund group affiliated with Bain Capital.

Jul 16, 2015

Sound Cities Association

Wilson-Jones

Ellie Wilson-Jones joined Sound Cities Association as a policy analyst. SCA represents 36 cities in King County. She has worked as a lawyer and reporter, and for government agencies including the city of Seattle.

Ida Culver House Ravenna

Peterson

Ida Culver House Ravenna hired Brittany Peterson as executive director. She was with a senior living community in Burnsville, Minnesota. Era Living operates several communities including Aljoya Mercer Island, Ida Culver House Broadview, The Lakeshore, University House Issaquah and University House Wallingford.

KCTS 9

KCTS 9 announced the 2015 Board of Directors: Chair Stephen G. Welch, former CEO of Todd Shipyards Corp.; Vice Chair Mary Snapp, deputy general counsel, Microsoft; Treasurer Steve B. Loeb, former president and CEO of Alaska Distributors; and Secretary L. Michelle Wilson, director at Zendesk.

Jul 15, 2015

McKinley Irvin

Rusch

McKinley Irvin, a Seattle-based family law firm, hired Deanna Rusch as an associate attorney in the Vancouver office. Her practice focuses on complex divorces, and inter-state and international custody issues, as well as business and financial issues.

Lane Powell

Bowe

Rachel M. Bowe joined Lane Powell as an attorney in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Bowe has defended clients against race, age, gender, and disability discrimination and retaliation claims as well as business tort disputes, and has experience in complex litigation and class actions. Lane Powell has 200 attorneys in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and London.

King County

The Metropolitan King County Council confirmed Julie Wise as deputy director of the Department of Elections. Wise has worked with the department since 2003 and has been a Certified Election Administrator since 2008.