Dec 21, 2012

AAOA Healthcare

Kirkland-based AAOA Healthcare won the Family Business Best Practices Award from Seattle Business magazine. AAOA Healthcare was founded in 2002 by Pat Chestnut, president and CEO. AAOA Healthcare provides employee benefit services to small and mid-size employers.

Red Lion Hotels

Red Lion Hotels is opening a franchise in Cathedral City, Calif., at 69151 E. Palm Canyon Dr. The new hotel has 97 rooms and is managed by Sang Chae and Connie Chae of WR Management Co. in Bellevue. Red Lion Hotels owns, operates and franchises hotels.

Terwedo Financial Services

Edmonds-based Terwedo Financial Services hired Michael Richardson as business development coordinator. Terwedo is a financial planning and wealth management company.

Dec 20, 2012

First Sound Bank

Hayes

Seattle-based First Sound Bank hired Winslow Hayes as senior vice president of commercial banking. Hayes was vice president and relationship manager at Core Business Bank. First Sound Bank is a locally owned commercial bank.

KPLU/Pacific Public Media

KPLU/Pacific Public Media hired Erik Nycklemoe as general manager, succeeding Paul Stankavish effective Feb. 4, 2013. Nycklemoe worked at American Public Media Group in St. Paul. KPLU provides local and National Public Radio news on 88.5.

Network Architects

Bellevue-based Network Architects named Steve Gilbert vice president of strategic operations; Todd Reed senior systems engineer; and Isaac Lassiter junior network/systems engineer and help-desk technician. Network Architects provides computer networking for businesses.

Dec 19, 2012

Intellicheck Mobilisa

Port Townsend-based Intellicheck Mobilisa appointed Mark Armstrong as senior vice president of sales. Armstrong was senior business development specialist at Mortgage Advisory Group in Everett and national business development/sales manager at American Reporting Co. in Bothell. Intellicheck Mobilisa is a global leader in access control and wireless security systems.

Seattle City Council

The Seattle City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee appointed Angelique Davis to the civil service commission. Davis is a former assistant city attorney and Seattle University professor of political science.

HomeStreet Bank

Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank hired Martin Steele as executive vice president and chief commercial banking officer. Steele has 31 years of commercial banking experience and was CEO of Charter Bank, now Boston Private Bank & Trust Co.