Sep 22, 2009

Garvey Schubert Barer

Garvey Schubert Barer hired Emily Studebaker as of counsel in its Seattle office. Studebaker's practice focuses on health care, physician groups and ambulatory surgery centers.

SonoSite

SonoSite, the Bothell-based hand-carried ultrasound company, hired John Bowers as senior vice president of strategic development and patient safety innovations. Bowers has 20 years of experience in the medical technology industry and was recently president and CEO of Northstar Neuroscience.

Horizon Air

Horizon Air hired Mark Eliasen as vice president of finance. Eliasen has 25 years of corporate and consulting experience. He recently practiced in the Puget Sound area as an independent corporate finance consultant in the technology, manufacturing and service industries.

Sep 18, 2009

Barking Frog

Barking Frog, a restaurant at Willows Lodge in Woodinville, hired Trena Costello as pastry chef. Costello will oversee the dessert menu at Barking Frog, including the creation of all dessert and pastry items. She was previously the pastry chef for Langham Hotel in Boston.

Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker

Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker hired Renea Saade as of counsel in the Anchorage office. Saade specializes in employment law and commercial litigation. She will also serve clients in the firm's Seattle location.

Open Satellite

Open Satellite, a contemporary art exhibition hall for the Seattle metropolitan area, has chosen Yoko Ott as interim director in charge of all operations, following the departure of current director of exhibitions Abigail Guay. Guay is moving to a new position at the Henry Art Gallery. Ott was curator of Seattle University's Hedreen Gallery and deputy director of 826 Seattle.

Sep 17, 2009

Lane Powell

Portia Moore, a shareholder at Seattle law firm Lane Powell and member of the Labor and Employment Group, was recently selected as a member of the 2009 DirectWomen Board Institute, a program designed to identify and promote qualified women lawyers to serve on corporate boards of public companies. The institute is an initiative of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section and Catalyst.

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center hired Jim Cote as vice president of clinics. He will have responsibility for Virginia Mason Federal Way, Laboratory Services, Clinic Information Technology, the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and surgery sections. Cote has worked in health care for 25 years and was recently with Children's Hospital Boston.

Parker, Smith & Feek

Parker, Smith & Feek, an insurance brokerage, hired Jim Chesemore as chief operating officer. Chesemore will take on new duties while maintaining his current responsibilities as both an account executive and as the firm's insurance marketing manager.