Apr 20, 2016

Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development

Mirick

Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association said Grant Mirick will lead all seafood operations for the vertically integrated companies. Grant has experience in the fishing industry in Alaska and Washington, and sales in China, Japan and Thailand. He worked at Welmar Pacific as vice president of operations.

Sprint

Sprint named Jerry Gallegos president of the West Area. Based in Phoenix, he will be responsible for sales, service, network oversight, marketing and operations in 14 western states including Oregon and Washington, with nearly 1,170 retail stores.

Seattle Chamber WIBLI Awards

Seattle Chamber's first Women in Business and Leadership Initiative Award winners were announced. Moss Adams won WIBLI Business of the Year for advancing gender equity in the workplace. Patricia (Patty) Bedient, business EVP and CFO of Weyerhaeuser, was named WIBLI Female Leader of the Year for creating diverse teams. Ruchika Tulshyan, freelance journalist and author, won the WIBLI Rising Star Award for her new book: “The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality in the Workplace.”

Apr 19, 2016

Seattle Colleges

Pan

Dr. Shouan Pan is the new chancellor for Seattle Colleges, replacing Chancellor Jill Wakefield, who is retiring June 30 after 40 years with Seattle Colleges. Wakefield was appointed in 2009, and will be the longest-serving chancellor in the district's history when she retires. Pan is president of Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona. He was born and raised in Mainland China, and has over 25 years of teaching and administrative experience in higher education. Seattle College District has nearly 50,000 students.

Sound Mental Health

Sound Mental Health named Patrick C. Evans the new chief executive officer, replacing Dr. David Stone, who is retiring after 26 years as CEO. Evans has been president and CEO of Behavioral Healthcare Partners of Central Ohio for 14 years.

PRCN Foundation

The PRCN Foundation, the funds development organization for Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest, named George Twiss executive director. Twiss has worked in both the corporate (Xerox, Prodigy, Seattle Film Works) and nonprofit (Northwest Center, University of Phoenix, Senior Services) sectors.

Apr 15, 2016

Lane Powell

Tredway

Kara A. Tredway has joined Lane Powell as an attorney in the Litigation Practice Group. She represents health care, long term care and senior housing providers, and clients in defense of complex, catastrophic injury and workplace matters.

GSI

The Seattle-based international senior living research and advisory firm GSI hired senior housing executive David Knight as managing director. Knight was with Covenant Retirement Communities, and has experience in strategic planning, project development, merger and acquisition, and troubled-project advisory services.