Apr 03, 2008

Banner Bank

Banner Bank hired Alex Dorn as assistant vice president/retail branch manager at a new Bellevue branch, set to open this spring. Kathy Crawford, customer service supervisor, and Joan Krona, personal banker, will also work at the new branch. Dorn has 18 years of banking experience. The new Bellevue branch will be on the northwest corner of 108th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Fourth Street.

RBC Wealth Management

RBC Wealth Management in Seattle hired Jerome Bosch as a financial consultant in the Seattle office. Bosch worked with Wachovia Securities as a senior vice president and has 24 years of experience.

Union Bank of California

Union Bank of California, N.A. hired John Calhoun and Chris Merrywell as senior vice presidents in the wealth management group. Calhoun will manage and grow business for personal trust offices in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland. Merrywell will manage private banking relationships and oversee retail branches in Seattle and Bellevue. Both will be based in Seattle. UnionBanCal Corp. is based in San Francisco.

Apr 02, 2008

Tupper Mack Brower

Tupper Mack Brower, a Seattle law firm focusing on land use, natural resources and the environment, hired Lynne M. Cohee as of counsel and Bradford Doll as associate. Cohee has appellate experience in state and federal courts. Doll has worked in the Washington court system as a law clerk and a judicial extern in King County Superior Court.

Shoreline Bank

Shoreline Bank opened a fourth full service branch in Shoreline on Ballinger Way and 19th Avenue Northeast. Staff members at the Ballinger-Lake Forest Park Branch include Manager Joo Sun Choe, Operations Manager Patti Gibbony, and community bankers Joel Phillips, Cate Callahan and Natasha Sorenson. Shoreline Bank is a subsidiary of Northwest Community Bancorp.

Northwest Zoo & Aquarium Alliance

Eight accredited Northwest zoos and aquariums have founded the Northwest Zoo & Aquarium Alliance and hired Cheryl Hummon as conservation director. Hummon has 17 years experience in conservation and will work to protect native Northwest species through public education, projects, research and advocacy. The partnership has been in development for three years. Each member institution has committed to two cents per visitor to fund it. Local members include Woodland Park Zoo, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Point Defiance Zoo and the Seattle Aquarium.

Apr 01, 2008

Fresh Chef Personal Chef Service

Chef Virginia Blashill in Edmonds has launched The Fresh Chef Personal Chef Service, a healthy dining service for those too busy to cook. Blashill also provides catering and cooking classes. She has been a baker, chef and restaurateur in Washington and California.

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline Community College hired Jim Hills as special assistant to the president, communications and marketing. Hills has been publisher of The Enterprise Newspapers since 2000. The position is temporary. The college will conduct a search for the permanent position next year.

Vulcan Sports & Entertainment

Vulcan Sports & Entertainment hired Gary Wright, a Seahawks vice president, as senior vice president of business operations for the new major league soccer team. Wright will oversee all business operations for the club. He joined the Seahawks in 1976 as director of publicity and spent the last 21 years as a vice president.

Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Seattle District Office named Lori Jo Knoles, vice president and relationship manager at State Bank Northwest in Spokane, as the 2008 Washington State Financial Services Champion. Knoles has worked in the field for 20 years.