Nov 14, 2007

Garvey Schubert Barer

The Seattle office of law firm Garvey Schubert Barer hired Brian DeSoto and Jamal N. Whitehead as associates in the litigation group. DeSoto has done pro bono work for the King County Bar Association's neighborhood law clinics. Whitehead is a board member of the Northwest Defender Association.

Providence Marianwood

Providence Marianwood, a nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation center in Issaquah, hired Catherine Endicott as director of the Marianwood Foundation. Endicott was development director for FaithTrust Institute.

Nov 13, 2007

Hadley Green Creates

Seattle-based Hadley Green Creates, a marketing agency, hired Loren Mader and Erica Woodburn. Mader is a designer. She worked with Blue C Communications in Newport Beach, Calif. Woodburn is the receptionist. She worked for Red Robin and Maggiano's Little Italy.

Hotel & Lodging Association

The Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association named Suleiman Dalmar Outstanding Lodging Employee of the Year. Dalmar is a valet parking attendant at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center.

Nov 09, 2007

Pacific Retirement Services

Medford, Ore.-based Pacific Retirement Services, a developer and manager of retirement communities, hired James Munn to be executive administrator of Mirabella Seattle, a continuing care retirement community under construction in South Lake Union. Munn is executive administrator of Cascade Manor, a PRS project located in Eugene, Ore. He will administer both.

Helsell Fetterman

Helsell Fetterman, a Northwest legal firm, promoted Nathan H. Watson to firm administrator. Watson was finance manager.

Ascentium

Bellevue-based Ascentium Corp., an interactive, marketing and technology consulting firm, hired Kimberly Eiring as chief financial officer. Eiring has 20 years of financial leadership experience and worked with Wild Tangent, The Cobalt group and Two Degrees. With her hiring, former CFO Randy Lieber moves into a strategic business role leading the company's mergers and acquisitions efforts.

Nov 08, 2007

Chambers Bay

Chambers Bay, the links-style golf course developed by Pierce County, has been rated by Golfweek as the Best New Golf Course for 2007 and Best New Daily-Fee and Municipal Course for 2005-2007. It ranks No. 2 on Golfweek's list of Best New Courses of all types, including private and resort, for 2005-2007. Golfweek's course rankings are based on input from 400 raters.

BSquare

Bellevue-based BSquare, a provider of mobile solutions to the global embedded community, hired Rajesh Khera as vice president of products. Khera was director of mobile solutions at RealNetworks.

Banner Bank

Banner Bank promoted Gregory Foxx to vice president/Seattle middle market lending team leader. He was vice president/client manager on the Seattle middle market lending team. Foxx joined the bank in 2004. It has 82 branch offices and 13 loan offices in 27 counties in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.