Jun 16, 2016

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland named Dr. Donald L. Tuski its new president. Tuski has been president and a professor of anthropology at Maine College of Art. PNCA recently moved to center its campus on the North Park Blocks and launched the Center for Contemporary Art & Culture.

Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools hired JoLynn Berge as chief financial officer, filling the position vacated by Kenneth Gotsch. Berge will oversee the department of finance: budget, payroll, grants, accounting, purchasing and contracts as well as audit response. She will also be involved with financial matters related to human resources. She was with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction as CFO and assistant superintendent.

VRstudios

VRstudios in Bellevue named Kevin Vitale executive vice president of international operations. He has worked at tech companies in Silicon Valley and Seattle, and been CEO for emerging companies as well as global organizations serving the Fortune 500. VRstudios offers VR services for entertainment and commercial enterprises.

Jun 15, 2016

Washington State Library

Secretary of State Kim Wyman has appointed Cindy Aden director of the Washington State Library. Aden is a former president of the Washington Library Association and has worked at Amazon, Corbis and community newspapers. The state library also operates the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library in Seattle, and libraries in state prisons and mental hospitals.

The Point Casino & Hotel

Noo-Kayet Development Corp. and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe hired David N. Malone to direct hotel operations for The Point Casino & Hotel when it opens late this year. He has decades of experience in management at Holiday and Marriott, including new properties and struggling hotels. He worked for Shee Atika Inc., the urban Native corporation for Sitka and was executive director for the Port of Kingston. The 94-room in North Kitsap County will be adjacent to The Point Casino.

Jun 14, 2016

OfferUp

OfferUp, a Bellevue-based mobile marketplace for local buying and selling, hired Peter Wilson as vice president of engineering. Wilson has led engineering teams for Facebook and Google in Washington. OfferUp recently hired its 90th employee, up from 30 this time last year.

Seattle Center

Joe Paganelli has been named manager of Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. He has over 20 years' experience in the entertainment business starting in San Francisco in the early 1990s at Bill Graham Presents, now Live Nation. He was coordinator/manager of Sony Pictures TV Music Group and worked for the ticketing company Flavorus. McCaw Hall had 344 events last year.

Jun 10, 2016

U-Haul

U-Haul Company of Washington said Tacoma Towing LLC signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Lakewood community. Tacoma Towing is owned by Brain Paige and is at 9118 39th Ave. S.W. It will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and in-store pick-up for boxes.

CliftonLarsonAllen

Chuck Morgan, formerly of Jackson, Morgan & Hunt, has joined the professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen. The firm provides wealth advising, outsourcing and public accounting services, and now has a staff of more than 100 people in Seattle.