Jul 15, 2016

Bank of the Cascades

Bank of the Cascades is expanding its Small Business Administration lending into Seattle. The bank has “preferred lender” status and hired Gwen Schaeffer (formerly Lundgren) as vice president and government loan specialist to lead the program here. Schaeffer has nearly 25 years of experience at the SBA, Umpqua Bank, CIT Group and Merrill Lynch. Since 2013, the bank has provided more than $100 million in SBA financing to small businesses in Oregon and Idaho. The bank will acquire Prime Pacific Bank to help serve Snohomish and King counties.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Cairncross & Hempelmann hired Christopher L. Young in the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights practice group. He specializes in commercial bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and supports complex bankruptcy negotiations and settlements. Young held several judicial externship positions.

Jul 14, 2016

Seattle Art Museum

Domenic Morea joined Seattle Art Museum as director of communications, in charge of marketing, advertising, graphic design, public relations, media relations and editorial services. SAM's Cindy McKinley has been promoted to associate director of communications. Morea was with the Oprah Winfrey Network in Los Angeles as director of communications and publicity, and before that worked for Style Network and E! Entertainment Television. Morea has also worked with museums on communications and public affairs. McKinley has been with SAM for six years.

Friends of Youth

Friends of Youth added three new board members: Kristin Reed of Cornerstone Advisors, Dr. Ray Baker of EvergreenHealth Medical Group and Phil Crocker of The Crocker Group, who is rejoining the board after a two-year hiatus.

Jul 13, 2016

Veritus Group

Veritus Group has added Carter Wade as senior client services director, working with partners Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels. Wade has 29 years of experience in direct response marketing and fundraising, most recently with Masterworks, a fundraising consulting agency in Seattle. Veritus Group is a mid and major gift agency serving nonprofits in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Washington Environmental Council

Washington Environmental Council hired a new Puget Sound program director: Mindy Roberts. She was with the Washington Department of Ecology as lead Puget Sound scientist, working on science and public policy issues.

Jul 12, 2016

Corps Walla Walla District

Lt. Col. Damon A. Delarosa has assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District. Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail was the district commander for two years. The Walla Walla District covers 107,000 square miles in six states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Utah, providing hydropower, environmental stewardship, flood risk management and recreation opportunities, and maintaining a commercial navigation channel in the Snake and Columbia rivers. Delarosa was at NATO Joint Forces Command in Brunssum, The Netherlands.

Brown Bear Car Wash

Brown Bear Car Wash has opened a new tunnel wash in Puyallup at 4412 S. Meridian, its 44th location in Washington. Brown Bear now owns and operates seven car washes in Pierce County. The company owns and operates 22 tunnel and 22 self-service car washes in the Puget Sound area and Spokane.