Sep 26, 2014

Port Blakely Companies

Gary Buchanan has joined Port Blakely Companies as chief human resources officer. He has over 25 years of experience in HR in public and private sectors, and was director of human resources and development at the Port of Seattle and prior to that worked in HR at Milgard Windows. He replaces Lindsay Geyer, who retired in August. The Seattle-based company owns and manages operations in forestry, forest products and development.

Community Attributes

Community Attributes of Seattle hired Alison Peters as principal researcher. She worked for 12 years as owner of Alison Peters Consulting doing market research for businesses, public agencies, nonprofits and community organizations. Community Attributes uses demographics, economic data, geographic information systems and other tools to help clients make decisions.

Artist Trust

Artist Trust hired Shannon Roach Halberstadt as executive director starting Oct. 14. She was executive director of Spokane Arts, and was executive director of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Recording Academy (the Grammys) and managing director of the Vera Project. Artist Trust has given $10 million in grants and funding to state artists since 1986.

Sep 25, 2014

KeyBank

Scheuermann

Jill Scheuermann has been promoted to lead KeyBank's commercial banking in western Washington. Scheuermann has been acting manager of commercial banking in Greater Seattle since April. She has worked for 23 years in financial services at U.S. Bank, Sterling Savings and Key.

Intellicheck Mobilisa

Intellicheck Mobilisa, a Port Townsend-based firm focused on identity solutions and wireless security systems, named its COO William H. Roof to be president and CEO effective Oct. 1. Roof will replace Nelson Ludlow, who is retiring. Bonnie Ludlow will retire as senior vice president. Roof has more than 30 years of engineering and leadership experience in civilian and military sectors.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

The state office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness hired a new executive director: Lauren B. Simonds. She has over 25 years of nonprofit experience as executive director of an HIV/AIDS housing and support service organization, as well as working with NARAL Pro-Choice Washington and the Seattle Section of the National Council of Jewish Women. NAMI's mission is to improve the quality of life for people affected by mental illness.

Former Mastro project sells for $22M

Northshore Townhomes is an 86-unit project at 7000 N.E. 186th Place in Kenmore that was developed as condos in 2009 by Mastro Properties and later converted to rental units.

It just sold for $22.1 million to JB Matteson Inc. of San Mateo, California.

The seller was Grosvenor Americas USA Inc. Grosvenor bought the complex for $15.8 million in 2010 from a bank that seized the property from Mastro.

Jon Hallgrimson and Frank Bosl of CBRE managed the marketing and sale.

JB Matteson has been buying properties in major West Coast markets over the last few years, including a 124-unit apartment complex in Columbia City called Greenhouse and the 134-unit Langara apartments in Issaquah.

Corkins now Marcus & Millichap VP

Corkins

Marcus & Millichap promoted Larry Corkins to associate vice president of investments. Corkins has been with Marcus & Millichap since 1995. He was promoted to associate in 1998 and senior associate two years later. Marcus & Millichap was founded in 1971 and has more than 1,300 employees working in the U.S. and Canada. In 2013, the firm closed more than 6,600 transactions valued at approximately $24 billion.