Feb 16, 2017

WGU Washington

Cummins

Western Governors University said Dr. Richard Cummins, who has been president of Columbia Basin College since 2008, will lead WGU Washington as chancellor, effective April 10, succeeding Jean Floten, who retired last month. WGU Washington, established by the state legislature in 2011, has 10,000 students, and offers online bachelor's and master's degrees.

Jones Lang LaSalle

Heitstuman

Weatherly

Allen

JLL announced the hiring of Ray Allen as a managing director in the Seattle office. Previously with Marcus & Millichap, Allen will specialize in debt financing for JLL. JLL's David Young said Allen's financing experience helps position the firm as a market leader in the Pacific Northwest. JLL said analyst Valerie Weatherly and associate Drew Heitstuman have joined the firm's capital markets division.

Coldwell Banker Bain|Seal

Kim Gray has been promoted from director to VP of human resources at Coldwell Banker Bain|Seal. She joined CBBS in 2011. She is responsible for 31 branches in Washington and Oregon, as well as Rainier Title and Escrow Professionals.

Northwest Multiple Listing Service

Deely

Northwest Multiple Listing Service has elected a new chairman and two new board members. Coldwell Banker Bain's John Deely is chairman. He is based in Pierce County and has almost 30 years of experience in the field. New to the 15-member board are Jason Wall, a broker and owner of Seattle's Lake & Company Real Estate; and Robert Wasser, from Seattle-based Prospera Real Estate. NWMLS has a membership of nearly 2,100 offices and over 25,000 individual brokers. It publishes sales reports and statistics.

AIA Seattle

The Seattle chapter of AIA will hold an urban design forum next week on HALA and the so-called “grand bargain” that seeks to create affordable housing in exchange for allowing taller buildings. Speakers will be Rick Mohler of Mohler + Ghillino Architects and Marty Kooistra, executive director of the Housing Development Consortium. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Center for Architecture & Design, 1010 Western Ave. RSVP for the free event at aiaseattle.org.

Meyers Research

The national real estate advisory group Meyers Research has announced a new local hire at the vice president level. Analyst Deanna Sihon moves over from Land Advisors, bringing 16 years of experience in the field. She'll be based in Seattle while reporting to Meyers' Beverly Hills headquarters. Meyers is part of the publicly traded real estate investor Kennedy Wilson.

Lasher Holzapfel

Phillips

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson named Robin Williams Phillips its new managing principal. She leads the Employment & Labor Practice Group and has been a principal of the law firm since 1991. Phillips replaces Tara Richardson.

City of Kent

Kent named IT technical support specialist Marta Gonzales 2016 Employee of the Year. Hired as a temporary employee in August 2006, Gonzalez worked for four city departments before landing her IT job providing technical and network support for city employees. She was nominated and selected by her peers.