Apr 01, 2009

Foster Pepper

Foster Pepper hired Bill Lynch as of counsel. Lynch worked at Washington Mutual for 26 years where he rose to senior vice president and associate general counsel. At Foster Pepper, he will be working in the firm's Financial Institutions Group, where he will be helping institutions find their way through the current challenging business and regulatory environment.

King County Housing Authority

King County Executive Ron Sims has appointed Michael Brown to serve a five-year term as a King County Housing Authority commissioner. Brown was approved on March 23 by the Metropolitan King County Council and replaces KCHA Commissioner Debra Coates, who has served on the board for two terms. Brown is currently vice president for community leadership at The Seattle Foundation, and has worked with the region's poor for 15 years.

Vadium Technology

Vadium Technology in Tacoma, a provider of easy to use, unbreakable data encryption solutions, hired Dale Miller to the senior executive team as senior vice president sales and marketing. Miller has 30 years of international sales experience and has worked with Global Crossing and AT&T.

Mar 31, 2009

HomeStreet Bank

Kate Hoyt has been hired as a new residential loan officer at HomeStreet Bank. She will originate mortgages through the bank's Customer Service Center.

Seattle Tilth

A former executive with the Camp Fire USA organization, Andrea Platt Dwyer has been named executive director of Seattle Tilth. Dwyer was chief executive officer of Camp Fire USA's Minnesota Council for 10 years, and a Camp Fire field executive in Seattle. Seattle Tilth is a 31-year-old organic gardening education organization.

Resort Society

Kirkland-based Resort Society, a provider of luxury travel and destination club memberships, has acquired the Society Expeditions International brand and other intellectual property. Society Expeditions, which ceased operations in the United States in 2006, was a luxury soft adventure travel company for over 30 years. Included in the acquisition were the Society Expeditions brand, goodwill, other unique operating systems and customer lists of nearly 50,000 past travelers with Society Expeditions.

Mar 27, 2009

The TAS Group

The TAS Group, a Seattle-based sales effectiveness company, hired Matt Close to the newly created position of vice president, global sales. Close joined TAS in 2004 and has served in several sales executive roles for the company.

Campaign for Equal Justice

Paula Boggs and William Neukom will serve as the 2009-2010 co-chairs for the Campaign for Equal Justice. The campaign raises charitable support for the Washington's 25 plus civil-legal aid programs that provide free non-criminal legal assistance to low-income families and individuals. Boggs is the lead in Starbucks' Law & Corporate Affairs Department. Neukom is managing general partner and chief executive officer for the San Francisco Giants.