Aug 01, 2012

GA Creative

Nanstad

Bowman

Bellevue-based GA Creative hired Joe Bowman as business development director, and Kemie Nanstad as marketing coordinator and social media specialist. Bowman has 12 years of business development experience in finance, health care, nonprofit and technology; Nanstad worked for a children's product manufacturer, managing social media campaigns. GA Creative is a branding and advertising agency.

The Fearey Group

Seattle-based Fearey Group promoted Drew Symonds to senior account executive. Symonds has been with The Fearey Group since 2010. He created a “social media backpack” with satellite and solar technology for Swedish Medical Center's organ donation awareness climb on Mount Rainier, and climbed with surgeons to broadcast live from Mount Rainier. Feary said the campaign reached more than 600,000 people. Fearey is a public relations and public affairs firm.

Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools superintendent Jose Banda, appointed Kim Whitworth and Carmela Dellino as executive directors. Whitworth has been principal at Eckstein Middle School since 2007 and will be director for schools in the Northeast region. Dellino has been principal at Roxhill since 2008 and will be director for West Seattle. Both appointments begin in August.

Jul 31, 2012

Athena Marketing

Seattle-based Athena Marketing International opened a representative office in Shanghai, China. This is the second international office, with the opening of an office in Japan two years ago. Athena Marketing is an export marketing and consulting firm specializing in U.S.-based food and beverage brands.

Americans for the Arts

Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit advancing art and arts education, will present Paul Allen with the Eli & Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts. Allen is now a philanthropist, and started Microsoft with Bill Gates. Americans for the Arts recognizes his arts and cultural efforts, which includes a lifetime giving of more than $1.5 billion.

Nyhus Communications

Seattle-based Nyhus Communications hired Karen Sung as director of public relations and Jonna Bell as account manager of marketing. Sung has 15 years in public relations and communications and worked at Callison, an architecture and design firm. Bell, also from Callison, led marketing and content strategy and has more than 10 years of marketing communications and new media experience. Nyhus Communications provides strategic counsel for global companies.

Jul 27, 2012

Columbia State Bank

Howlett

Tacoma-based Columbia State Bank promoted Lisa Howlett to senior vice president professional banking officer for its Portland offices. Howlett has 30 years of experience and was a vice president commercial loan officer at US Bank. Columbia is a Washington state-chartered bank with 102 offices in Washington and Oregon.

Crosscut

Crosscut Public Media, a nonprofit that publishes the online news site Crosscut.com, hired Greg Shaw as publisher/CEO to replace Crosscut founder David Brewster, who is stepping down in September as editor in chief and publisher. Shaw is a former journalist and has worked in marketing, philanthropy, advertising and public relations, including at Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Brewster will continue to write for Crosscut and serve on the board.

Wonderland Developmental Center

Shoreline-based Wonderland Developmental Center hired Lee Trevithick as executive director. Trevithick has 25 years of leadership experience and was executive director at a nonprofit in Snohomish County. Wonderland offers early intervention services to infants and toddlers with special needs and their families.

Air Van Moving

Air Van Moving relocated its headquarters to Bellevue. Air Van specializes in consumer and corporate household moving, transportation services, commercial warehousing and fulfillment services, with locations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.