Aug 05, 2015

Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Yeap

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce named Soon Beng Yeap senior vice president of communications and marketing. Yeap's background includes working on Starbucks Coffee's international expansion and as communications counsel to Microsoft while he worked at Waggener Edstrom. The organization recently promoted Kim Lichttenegger to director of marketing and Alicia Teel to director of policy communications.

Carney Badley Spellman

Luke

Lucinda J. Luke was named shareholder at Carney Badley Spellman law firm in Seattle. Her practice focuses on labor and employment counseling, and litigation, municipal and corporate law. Luke also has extensive experience representing municipal entities.

Aug 04, 2015

Crosscut

Hanscom

Crosscut has hired Greg Hanscom as editor-in-chief. Hanscom worked as editor-in-chief of the Colorado-based regional nonprofit site High Country News and Baltimore-based Urbanite magazine. Most recently, he has been an editor at Grist. Hanscom joins other recent additions to the Crosscut team: Executive Director Tamara Power-Drutis and Editor Drew Atkins. Crosscut is a reader-supported, nonprofit electronic journal.

Skagit Bank

Skagit Bank opened a new Ballard office, its first full service bank in King County, at 2410 N.W. Market St. Skagit Bank has 12 offices in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish and King counties. The Ballard bank is managed by Frank Rizo. The Commercial Banking team is led by Robert Salvador and his team includes Keith Dingfield and Bill Morrow. Skagit Bank opened a commercial loan production office in South Lake Union in May 2014.

Seattle Office of Film + Music

The Office of Film + Music said Timothy Lennon, executive director of The Vera Project, has joined Seattle Music Commission.

Jul 31, 2015

Washington State University

Randy Bolerjack joined Washington State University North Puget Sound at Everett as director of communications and public relations. He directed communications and public relations for Mercer Island School District.

Jordan Ramis

Portland-based law firm Jordan Ramis said shareholder Scott S. Anders has been elected president of the Rotary Club of Vancouver. The Vancouver club's major fundraising initiative is The Festival of Trees, which uses proceeds to support Small Children Need Big Friends, NW Harvest South, The Rotary District 5100 Dictionary Project and other causes. Anders is also a member of Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the city of Vancouver's Fire and Building Code Commission.

Jul 30, 2015

Lane Powell

Coffland

Makiko Coffland has joined Lane Powell as an attorney in the Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. She focuses on patent, trademark, copyright and contractual matters, including negotiation, enforcement and defense. Coffland is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and has experience in bio-tech, software and electronics industries.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Geiger

Cairncross & Hempelmann said Susan Wright Geiger has joined the Corporate Finance & Business Transactions group. She has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating commercial agreements, as well as in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and litigation, and will focus on technology and intellectual property transactions. She left the firm in 2007 to pursue other interests, and most recently worked as a technology, software and software services attorney at Snodgrass Annand PLLC.

University of Alaska

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The University of Alaska Board of Regents has named a new university president after a monthslong search for the right candidate.

The university announced that Jim Johnsen would replace retiring University of Alaska President Pat Gamble. Johnsen, who serves as senior vice president of Alaska Communications, will take over as president on Sept. 1.

Johnsen was selected as the sole candidate for the university's top position in June. The board spent a month meeting with various groups across the state as they accepted public comment on Johnsen.