Jan 15, 2014

Riddell Williams

Mohr

DeYoung

Bomotti

Gena Bomotti, Mindy DeYoung and Hilary Bramwell Mohr were elected to principal at Riddell Williams. Bomotti is chair of the Women Attorneys' Group and a member of the Labor and Employment group. DeYoung is the chair of the Diversity Committee and a member of the Litigation and Environmental and Natural Resources groups. Mohr is a member of the Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights and the Litigation groups.

Cruise Specialists

Annie Scrivanich has joined Seattle-based Cruise Specialists, a world and luxury cruise agency, as senior vice president. She was with Cruise Advisors, Inc. in Alaska. Cruise Specialists also has an office in Novato, Calif.

Alaska Regional Hospital

Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage has a new chief executive officer: Julie Taylor. She replaces Annie Holt, who retired last month. Taylor was CEO of West Valley Medical Center, a 150-bed hospital in Caldwell, Idaho.

Jan 14, 2014

Northwest Kidney Centers

Ross

Austin T. Ross is vice president of planning at Northwest Kidney Centers, responsible for facilities development and capital projects. He also will supervise compliance, risk management and operations at its facilities, including 15 dialysis centers. Ross worked at Virginia Mason Medical Center for 21 years.

Short Cressman & Burgess

Hixson

Seattle-based Short Cressman & Burgess named Gregory T. Hixson a partner in the law firm. He focuses on environmental matters and litigation, including Superfund and natural resource damage claims, and has experience in construction law, tribal water quality and brownfields programs.

Lane Powell

Duffy

Lane Powell said shareholder Barbara J. Duffy is chair of the American Health Care Association's Legal Committee. Duffy focuses on complex, commercial, health care and regulatory disputes.

Jan 10, 2014

Foley & Mansfield

The national law firm of Foley & Mansfield has added attorney J. Scott Wood to its equity partnership. He joined the Oakland office in 2007, and founded the Seattle office in 2010. Wood is managing partner in Seattle and has a practice in California. He focuses on commercial litigation, real estate, construction, liability and toxic torts.

Riddell Williams

Riddell Williams added a new attorney, Alessandra Allen, as an associate in the Real Estate and Environmental practice groups. She was a legal intern at the Northwest Defenders Association and a summer associate at Riddell Williams in 2012.

Columbia Basin Development League

Milton Johnston of Ellensburg was re-elected chair of the Columbia Basin Development League, with Orman Johnson of Othello re-elected vice chair, Jake Wollman, Jr. of Warden as treasurer and Jeff Schibel of Odessa as secretary. Ron Fode of Moses Lake continues on the board as past chair. The league promotes the extension of irrigation infrastructure in the Columbia Basin Project.