Mar 13, 2003

Woodland Park Zoo

Mimi Haley is the new marketing director and Damian T. King was named human resources director at Woodland Park Zoo. Most recently, Haley was vice president, public affairs, for PacifiCare Health Systems. King previously served on the staff of the Boeing Engineering Employees in Aerospace and worked for the attorney general of Washington and for the city of Seattle.

Seattle Goodwill

Seattle Goodwill named two members to its board of directors: Shellie Sadr, senior vice president and Northwest region market leader for Bank of America's transaction services, and Susan Byrnes, vice president for the Seattle office of GMMB, a Washington, D.C.-based, issue-focused communications firm.

Coal Creek Utility District

The board of commissioners of Coal Creek Utility District elected new officers: Vic Carpine as president, Pam Martin as vice president and Ric Anderson as secretary. Carpine has served the board since 1990. Martin joined the board in 1993 and also serves as treasurer with the East King County Regional Water Association, King County director for the Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts, and planner for Foster Wheeler Environmental. Anderson, who joined the board in 1998, is a police officer with the city of Renton and participates in the Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts. Coal Creek Utility District provides water and sewer service to customers in Newcastle, south Bellevue, Renton and King County.

Restaurants Unlimited

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will give Restaurants Unlimited its 2003 Living and Giving Award. Restaurants Unlimited has helped raise $100,000 for diabetes research in the past year through events at its Seattle-area restaurants. The Seattle-based company owns and operates 30 restaurants in 13 states.

Preston Gates & Ellis

Preston Gates & Ellis added 15 intellectual property attorneys and technical specialists primarily located in its Washington, D.C., office of Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meed. The group includes partners Don Pelto, Jeff Schwartz and Dr. John Wallen III; and of counsel Dr. Lawrence Sung and Mary Webster. Also joining the group are associates Karen Borrelli, Guido Galvez and Richard Girards; and tech specialists Peter Flanagan and Andrea Tiglio. The group joins Preston from the law firm of McKenna Long.

Mar 11, 2003

Metropolitan Improvement District

The Metropolitan Improvement District named Peggy Emerson field operations manager. Emerson's previous experience in operations and facility management includes positions with Amazon.com, Benaroya Co., Microsoft, Pike Place Market PDA and Seattle First International Bank. The Metropolitan Improvement District is a special initiative to improve the Seattle metropolitan environment financed by a self-imposed assessment on properties and managed by the Downtown Seattle Association.

Who’s Calling

Fred Wright, president of Kirkland's Who’s Calling, has been named the company’s chief executive officer. Wright has led the company as president and chief operating officer since before the company opened in 1998. Who's Calling provides customer capture solutions using call measurement and monitoring services.

Tideworks Technology

Seattle-based Tideworks Technology software has been selected by the Port of Tacoma to manage its intermodal rail facilities. Tideworks' Spinnaker Planning Management SystemT software will be used to manage over 300,000 containers a year in the port's north and south intermodal yards.

Eastside Adult Day Services

Eastside Adult Day Services has changed its name to Elder and Adult Day Services. The change follows the company's addition of an adult day health program in Bremerton to its current operations in Issaquah and Bellevue. The company also plans to open a new center in Des Moines in 2004. Elder and Adult Day Services provides structured therapeutic activities, health monitoring for chronic medical conditions, and caregiver support services for frail elderly and impaired adults over age 18.

KMS Financial Services

KMS Financial Services of Seattle has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with GlobalBridge, Inc. to add GlobalBridge's account programs and services to its clients. GlobalBridge, based in Minneapolis, provides investment programs to high net worth clients through a 235-member network of independent financial advisors and insurance professionals.