May 12, 2015

Dorsey & Whitney

The law firm Dorsey & Whitney said Elizabeth Deckman has joined the Benefits & Compensation Group in Seattle as a partner. Her practice focuses on advising companies regarding employee benefits and ERISA. Deckman was a partner with Davis Wright Tremaine.

Children of the Nations

The Silverdale-based group Children of the Nations named Cheryl Cuthbertson international director of sustainable practices. She will oversee programs in Africa and the Caribbean focusing on water, agriculture, sanitation, renewable energy, technology and microfinance. COTN has offices in Tustin and San Diego, California, as well as Orlando, Boston and Seattle.

Provenance Hotels

Provenance Hotels hired Thomas Pavlik as general manager of Hotel Murano. He was director of operations at Le Meridien New Orleans and oversaw its $29 million renovation and repositioning, and also worked at Starwood. Portland-based Provenance focuses on urban boutique hotels including Hotel 1000, Roosevelt Hotel and Hotel Max in Seattle.

F5 Networks

F5 Networks named Kristen Roby Dimlow to lead global human resources as an executive vice president. She has 30 years of experience in global business and worked at Microsoft for 18 years as well as Walt Disney Studios.

May 08, 2015

JayRay

Leacy

Kacie Leacy has returned to JayRay in Tacoma after working with the Seattle digital agency Rational Interaction on marketing and demand-generation campaigns, including social media. She will be an advisor and digital strategist for online advertising, content strategy, social media marketing and search advertising.

KuKuRuZa Gourmet Popcorn

Grant Jones, owner of KuKuRuZa Gourmet Popcorn in Seattle, has been named this state's U.S. Small Business Administration Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Jones and his wife, Ashley, opened their first popcorn store in Bellevue in 2009 and have opened 16 stores since, including three in the Seattle area and 12 overseas.

Itron

Itron, Inc. in Liberty Lake said John Holleran, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will leave at the end of the year and a search has started for candidates to fill the position. Holleran joined Itron in 2007 as senior vice president and general counsel.

May 07, 2015

UW Medicine

Carena, a telemedicine provider, said UW Medicine is one of four new health system partners that will provide 24/7 care via phone, tablet or computer to a total of 13 million people. The virtual clinics connect patients with board-certified clinicians, with fees that range from free to approximately $50.

Nordic Heritage Museum

Nordic Heritage Museum's collection manager, Fred Poyner IV, won the 2015 AKCHO Virginia Marie Folkins Award for historical publications with his recent book, “The First Sculptor of Seattle: the Life and Art of James A. Wehn.”

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie said Dr. Lucrezia Colonna, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Rheumatology/Medicine at University of Washington, received the $20,000 Perkins Coie 2015 Award for Discovery for her work in the prevention of lupus autoimmunity. Lupus affects more than 5 million patients worldwide and there is no definitive treatment. Perkins Coie's grants honor innovation and creativity.

Blue Box

Blue Box, a Seattle-based provider of cloud solutions, has opened a London cloud data center. TelecityGroup is its data center partner in London. This expands Blue Box to four locations: Seattle, Ashburn (Virginia), Zurich and London. Steve Charnock has been hired as commercial director EMEA for Blue Box.