Jan 03, 2018

Mount Rainier National Park

Tracy Swartout was named acting superintendent for Mount Rainier National Park. On Jan. 8, Swartout will take over for Randy King, who will retire after 40 years with the National Park Service. Swartout is deputy superintendent at the park. The search for a new superintendent will begin shortly.

OncoResponse

In Seattle, OncoResponse added Anil Singhal, Ph.D., as chief scientific officer, and Kamal D. Puri, Ph.D., as vice president of research and development. Singhal comes from AbbVie, and Puri from Celgene. Houston-based OncoResponse develops therapeutic antibodies for cancer patients.

Dec 29, 2017

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson

Trivett

Spadafora

Paul J. Spadafora and Shannon L. Trivett are new associates at Seattle law firm Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson. Spadafora is part of the firm's Commercial Litigation group. He served as a judicial clerk for Magistrate Judge David W. Christel, and worked at a civil litigation firm in Florida. Trivett is part of the firm's Labor & Employment group. She worked at a civil litigation firm in Seattle, and as a judicial clerk for Associate Chief Justice Charles W. Johnson.

The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times named Kati Erwert vice president of marketing and public service. She has been director of marketing since 2015. Her new position will combine traditional marketing with public service responsibilities.

Dec 28, 2017

Dorsey & Whitney

Keyes

The law firm Dorsey & Whitney named J. Michael Keyes head of the Seattle office. Keyes is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation group, and his practice focuses on trademark and copyright infringement, unfair competition and false advertising. He replaces Randal Jones, who headed the office for a number of years. Keyes starts his new role Jan. 2.

Pike Place Market PDA

Mary Bacarella will become executive director of the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority. Bacarella was a Space Needle executive and managing director of Seattle International Film Festival. The PDA handles operations, management, preservation and development of the 9-acre market.

Dec 27, 2017

Coordinated Care

Dr. Paul Cunningham joined Tacoma-based Coordinated Care as senior medical director. Cunningham was co-medical director for Jamestown Family Health Clinic, medical director for Sequim Health and Rehabilitation, and medical director for Assured Hospice of Jefferson and Clallam County.

Whitepages

Seattle-based Whitepages, a contact and identity information service, hired Leigh McMillan as vice president of consumer marketing and Heather Glenn Wade as vice president of engineering. McMillan led marketing at ReachNow and was chief marketing officer at online legal services provider Avvo. Wade was director of engineering at tech company Tune and held senior product development and software engineering roles at several other companies.