Nov 05, 2013

City of Fife

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada said Fife won the Distinguished Budget Award Presentation. Documents are rated for policies, financial plans, operations guides and communications to receive the award. Carol Parvey is the city's financial services manager.

52 Limited

52 Limited of Portland added four people to the Portland office staff. The firm is a creative resource and staffing company. The new hires are Deborah Arce chief financial officer, Lydia Mazer talent manager, Ami Vo account manager and Joshua Heineman talent coordinator. The company unveiled a new design for http://www.52ltd.com produced by The Brigade of Portland. 52 Limited says it has more than 5,000 marketing, design, interactive and communications professionals nationwide and connects them clients.

Nov 01, 2013

Frause

Heidemann

Frause, a Seattle communications firm, has hired Karin Heidemann as senior art director. Heidemann worked overseas in Berlin and later worked with large design agencies in the Midwest. For the past 10 years Heidemann has worked independently.

Wells Fargo

Hatfield

Steve Hatfield has been named Wells Fargo's Northwest Washington area president. Hatfield will oversee four banking districts from North Seattle to the Canadian border, with 40 stores and about 400 team members. He is an 11-year Wells Fargo veteran, and was Seattle Community Banking district manager.

SNBL USA

SNBL USA, an Everett company involved in primate research, named Alan Breau, Ph.D., director of laboratory services. Breau was COO and co-founder of CRO Biologics Development Services.

Oct 31, 2013

Ryan Swanson & Cleveland

The Seattle law firm of Ryan Swanson & Cleveland added Stephen L. McDonald as an associate in the Tax and Business Groups. He has experience with tax law, business formations, investments, transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and succession planning, and is an adjunct professor in accounting at the Seattle University Albers School of Business. Brenton Twitchell was added as an associate in the Litigation and Business Groups. He joined the firm in September and was a clerk for Justice James M. Johnson on the State Supreme Court.

Skagit State Bank

Russ Lee will become president and chief operating officer of Skagit State Bank on Nov. 5. He has worked as a bank loan officer, mortgage lender, chief financial officer, president and chief operating officer, and has an MBA from Western Washington University. Cheryl Bishop continues as CEO.

Oct 30, 2013

Live Life Tours

Leslie Womack is the founder of Live Life Tours, a boutique tour company in Seattle. She has been a travel professional for 28 years and worked with the Washington D.C. Convention & Visitors Bureau, Aramark Parks and Resorts, Lake Quinault Lodge and Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle. The company offers small group tours that focus on food and wine, art and history, adventure and nature.

Leopold Ketel

Leopold Ketel, a marketing agency in Portland, added Lea Anne Clifton as an account manager. She was with Mutt Industries of Portland and also worked as project manager/digital producer at Nike.com and project manager at MTV.

Western Washington University

Kathleen Kitto has been named vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School at Western Washington University. Kitto has been acting vice provost for research and acting dean of the Graduate School since March 2012.