May 07, 2013

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Tucker

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park named Scott Tucker the new superintendent. Tucker is manager of President's Park in Washington, D.C., and has more than 15 years of federal government experience. Lewis and Clark park sits at the mouth of the Columbia River, with sites in Oregon and Washington.

Umpqua Bank

Portland-based Umpqua Bank hired Elise Fortin as senior vice president and market leader in the Puget Sound region. Fortin was senior vice president at Wells Fargo Private Bank.

Les Dames d'Escoffier

Les Dames d'Escoffier, Seattle chapter, selected five women as new members: Amanda Bevill, Renee Erickson, Marie-Eve Gilla, Kari Leitch and Lynn Woll. Les Dames d'Escoffie is a society of women in the food, beverage and hospitality fields. Its mission is education, advocacy and philanthropy.

Women in Business Champion of the Year

The Small Business Administration's 2013 Washington state Women in Business Champion of the Year is Whitney Keyes, founder of Whitney Keyes Productions in Seattle. Keyes is a fellow for the Center for Strategic Communications at Seattle University and manages her own consulting practice. She was invited by the Department of State to deliver a country-wide program for women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. The award recognizes her efforts to increase small business opportunities for women. Keyes also worked at Microsoft and American Express.

May 03, 2013

thenewBlank

Leonard

A Seattle-based company called thenewBlank hired Tom Leonard as director of business development. Leonard was in business development for Digital Kitchen and will work out of the Chicago office. ThenewBlank specializes in conceptual design, from television commercials and film title sequences to interactive projects, large scale environmental displays and interactive media.

Sustainable Floors

The U.S. Small Business Administration honored Dana Pittman as the 2013 Washington state Minority Small Business Champion of the Year. Pittman is president of Sustainable Floors, headquartered in Fife. Sustainable Floors does business as Sustainable Interiors, and is a commercial interiors contractor specializing in federal and state government and commercial contracting. It is a member of SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program, and Pittman is on the state Capital Projects Advisory Review Board Small Business Task Force, which looks at ways that capital projects and construction industries can increase opportunities for minority and African American-owned small businesses.

May 02, 2013

Cairncross & Hempelmann

LeVeque

Seattle law firm Cairncross & Hempelmann appointed Krystal LeVeque director of business development. LeVeque was with Perkins Coie and previously worked as marketing director for Core Health Care.

Seattle Office of Arts and Culture

The Seattle City Council confirmed Randy Engstrom as permanent director of Seattle's Office of Arts and Culture. Engstrom had been interim director since October 2012. Engstrom was founding director of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, co-chaired the Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee and was chair of the Seattle Arts Commission.