Apr 25, 2012

Garvey Schubert Barer

Keeler

Seattle law firm Garvey Schubert Barer added William Keeler Jr. as an owner of the Portland office. Keeler has spent 35 years practicing estate and trust law. Garvey Schubert Barer is a business law firm with emphasis on the Pacific Northwest.

Community Service Areas

Executive Dow Constantine named Alan Painter manager of the Community Service Areas program for unincorporated King County. He was director of the Department of Human Services for Seattle. Community Service Areas serve 280,000 residents who live outside city boundaries.

Crowly Maritime

Florida-based Crowley Maritime promoted Julia Shemesh to vice president and deputy general counsel for the Seattle office. Crowley Maritime provides transportation and logistics services for domestic and international markets.

Apr 24, 2012

Stoel Rives

Goffe

Seattle law firm Stoel Rives hired attorney Wendy Goffe to the estate planning practice. Goffe was shareholder at Graham & Dunn and attorney at Bogle & Gates. Stoel Rives is a business law firm.

State Department of Revenue

The State Department of Revenue's deputy director Vikki Smith won a leadership award from the Washington D.C.-based Federation of Tax Administrators. Smith started at the Department of Revenue in 1970 as a clerk. The award recognizes people who improve and contribute to their agencies.

Pierce County

The Pierce County Department of Emergency Management has appointed fire inspector Warner Webb to fire marshal for the Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau. Webb was fire marshal for Whatcom County for 15 years.

Seattle Public Schools

The deputy superintendent of Seattle Public Schools Noel Treat said he is leaving the post to be deputy city manager of Mercer Island. Treat said his last day with the district will be May 21.

Apr 23, 2012

King County

The Department of Development and Environmental Services awarded John Starbard, director, as public employee of the year by the Municipal League of King County. Starbard instituted reforms to improve efficiency, reduce fees, and shortened permit processing.

NanoString

Seattle-based NanoString Technologies hired Joseph Beechem as senior vice president of research and development. Beechem worked as vice president of Life Technologies. NanoString is a researcher and developer of molecular diagnostics.

Top Pot Doughnuts

Seattle-based Top Pot Doughnuts will open a new cafe near Third and Columbia this summer. Top Pot Doughnuts was founded in 2002 and has eight cafes in the Puget Sound region.