May 20, 2008

Summit Law Group

Summit Law Group advanced Maureen L. Mitchell to a member role in the Environmental Practice Group and added J. Chad Mitchell to the Litigation Group. Maureen Mitchell has worked at Summit since 2004. J. Chad Mitchell will open an office in Kennewick. He worked for Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.

Talaris Conference Center

Talaris Conference Center hired Michael O'Dell as director of operations and Brenna Weisser as sales manager. O'Dell was director of operations for a startup company. Weisser worked as sales coordinator at Bell Harbor International Conference Center.

Cruise West

Cruise West, a small-ship cruise line, hired Thomas Kratsch as director of sales. Kratsch was vice president of operations at All-Travel.com.

May 16, 2008

Helsell Fetterman

Helsell Fetterman, a Northwest legal firm, hired Elizabeth Berns as of counsel. Berns will work in the Business Transaction and Estate Planning & Probate groups. She was a principal at the Law Office of Elizabeth J. Berns.

North Seattle Community College

North Seattle Community College hired Steve Miller as executive dean for career/workforce education. Miller was dean of workforce education at Centralia College. NSCC was established in 1970.

Pier Systems

Bellingham-based Pier Systems, a provider of online public information software, hired two new engineers in product and development and quality assurance. Richard Taylor is senior software engineer. He was a software engineer for Attachmate. Kevin Byford is quality assurance engineer. Byford worked at DIS Corp.

Puget Sound Health Alliance

The Puget Sound Health Alliance hired Mary O. McWilliams as executive director. McWilliams has 20 years experience in health care leadership and was president of Regence BlueShield in Washington. She replaces Margaret Stanley, executive director since 2005, who is retiring. The Puget Sound Health Alliance is a non-profit made up of those who provide, pay for and use health care.

May 15, 2008

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Ogden Murphy Wallace said Donald Black has been re-elected as managing member of the firm, Jeffrey Dunbar is chairperson of the litigation department, John O'Donnell is chairperson of the business department and James Haney is chairperson of the municipal department. Ogden Murphy Wallace is a law firm with offices in Seattle and Wenatchee.

Parsons Public Relations

Seattle-based Parsons Public Relations hired Emily Sherry as account coordinator. Sherry was promoted while serving an internship with the company. She also interned with NBBJ and with Bellingham's Lummi Cedar Project.

Northwest Staffing Resources

Northwest Staffing Resources, a Portland-based full service staffing company, hired Mary Ann Murray as branch manager for its Kent and Bellevue locations. Murray has 15 years experience in staffing services and sales, and will oversee a staff of seven.

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center hired Santokh Gill as administrative director of cardiovascular services, Gregg Hatch as administrative director of the department of medicine, and Jessica Shaw as associate director of events for the Virginia Mason Foundation. Gill worked with Group Health Cooperative. Hatch was director of dermatology services at Virginia Mason. Shaw was an event planning manager at the Bell Harbor Conference Center.