Mar 29, 2013

Short Cressman & Burgess

Seattled-based law firm Short Cressman & Burgess hired Marjan F. Disler as associate in its environmental and litigation practice. Disler worked as a law clerk for the honorable David F. Bauman on the New Jersey Superior Court.

Washington State University

The Washington State University board of regents said it will rename a building, The Murrow College of Communication Addition, after Kathi Goertzen in honor of the late KOMO television anchor and WSU alumnus. She passed away last year at the age of 54. The building will now be named the Kathi Goertzen Communication Addition. Goertzen spent her career at KOMO-TV in Seattle earning a number of top honors including the Edward R. Murrow Award.

Cornish College of the Arts

Cornish College of the Arts President Nancy J. Uscher appointed Moira Scott Payne as provost and vice president of academic affairs effective Oct. 1. Payne is program director of art and media at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland.

Mar 28, 2013

Banner Bank

Albertsen

Walla Walla-based Banner Bank hired Jac-e Albertsen as real estate loan officer in Everett. Albertsen was a loan officer for Whidbey Island Bank. Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank with 86 locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Washington State Fair

The Washington State Fair in Puyallup sold naming rights for the ShowPlex exhibition center to Sleep Country USA. For the next 10 years, the 122,000-square-foot facility will be called the Sleep Country ShowPlex. Kent Hojem is CEO of the Washington State Fair.

Natural Molecular Testing

Renton-based Natural Molecular Testing Corp. named Michael H. Kalnoski, MD the laboratory director. Kalnoski started a FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) laboratory, and most recently worked as a medical director at several regional hospitals and laboratories in Washington and Alaska. Natural Molecular Testing is privately owned.

Mar 27, 2013

King County

Michael Jacobson, deputy director of performance and strategy in King County's Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget, won the Harry Hatry Distinguished Performance Measurement Practice Award. The award is given by the American Society for Public Administration's Center for Accountability and Performance.

King County District Court

The Metropolitan King County Council appointed Ketu Shah as judge in the Northeast Division of King County District Court. Shah has been practicing law in Washington since 1995 and as a judge pro tem in King County since 2007. She is the first judge of East Indian descent in Washington.

Schwartz Brothers Restaurants

Bellevue-based Schwartz Brothers appointed Peter Coulter as corporate executive chef. Coulter will oversee Daniel's Broiler, Chandler's Crabhouse, Spazzo Italian Grill, Schwartz Brothers Bakery and Gretchen's Shoebox Express.