Jun 03, 2008

JayRay

Shari Campbell, senior advisor at Tacoma-based JayRay, recently became a shareholder in the firm. Campbell has 20 years experience in marketing and communications. She joins shareholders Kurt Jacobson, Jerry McLaughlin and Kathleen Deakins.

Foster Pepper

Foster Pepper announced Christopher Alston, member in the firm's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Group, has been awarded the United Way of King County's Volunteer of the Year Award. Alston has been a volunteer for UWKC for several years and has served on its Youth & Family Impact Council.

PivotLink

Bellevue-based PivotLink, a provider of on-demand business intelligence solutions, hired Quentin Gallivan as president and CEO. Former CEO Frank Fulton returns to his role as senior vice president of operations and services. Gallivan was CEO at Postini where he led its acquisition by Google for $625 million.

HipCricket

Kirkland-based HipCricket, a mobile marketing company, hired Greg York as vice president of engineering. York was vice president of engineering at VoiceBox, a voice-led mobile search company.

May 30, 2008

El Gaucho Tacoma

El Gaucho Tacoma hired Tony Capra as general manager. Capra has worked in the hospitality industry for 20 years at restaurants including Salty's on Alki and Ivar's Salmon House on Lake Union.

GA Creative

GA Creative in Bellevue, a graphic design and marketing firm, named Jeff Welsh as its first-ever design director. Welsh was senior designer and has worked at GA since 1999. He will now oversee the work of graphic design teams.

Small Business Development Center

The Washington Small Business Development Center presented three certified business advisors with the Ron Battles Excellence Award. They are Kathleen Purdy of the Olympic Peninsula SBDC, John Rodenberg of the Tacoma SBDC and Zev Siegl of the Highline Community College SBDC. All three provide no-fee, confidential advising to clients on aspects of business.

Club Cielo

Club Cielo, a new private club in Seattle, hired David Cecil as general manager. Cecil will manage the 25,000-square-foot members only club, which will be located in the new Escala condominium tower at Fourth Avenue and Virginia Street. Cecil worked at the Washington Mutual Leadership Center at Cedarbrook.