May 18, 2016

First Sound Bank

First Sound Bank said Jon C. Shelton has been promoted from executive vice president and chief credit officer to president and chief operating officer. Shelton has over 46 years in community banking and worked at Washington Trust Bank in Spokane as chief lending officer, and manager of the Commercial Banking Division before going to Frontier Bank in Everett where he managed the Western Region.

Russell Investments

Russell Investments has formed a new team within its investment division: Global Client Strategy & Research, which is charged with integrating asset allocation expertise across regions and businesses. Kevin Turner, a 21-year veteran of Russell Investments, will lead the new team.

May 17, 2016

Central Washington University

O'Hare

Central Washington University named Sharon O'Hare vice president of enrollment management. O'Hare is associate vice president for enrollment management and student success at University of Montana. She will focus on retention and recruitment activities, financial aid policy and administration, and enrollment programming, and oversee the Office of Admissions, and the departments of Student Financial Services and Enrollment Communications. Last fall CWU experienced a 21 percent increase in freshmen enrollment. She also worked for Missoula Housing Authority and as a city planner.

QuoteWizard

QuoteWizard, an online insurance comparison marketplace based in Pioneer Square, has opened an office in Denver. This is the first external office for the 10-year-old company, which now has 180 employees in Seattle. The Denver office is in the LoDo district. QuoteWizard has a network of more than 8,000 local agents in 50 states focused on home, auto, life and health insurance. Scott Peyree is co-founder and CEO.

May 13, 2016

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Walton

Duggan

O'Brien

Palmer

Seattle-based Miller Nash Graham & Dunn hired four attorneys in Seattle: Alyson Palmer, Connor O'Brien, Drew Duggan and Amalia Walton. Palmer is an associate on the employment law and labor relations team, and was an associate at Stoel Rives. O'Brien and Duggan are litigation associates, and Walton joins as counsel working on environmental and land use issues. O'Brien was a judge advocate in the Marine Corps, and senior defense counsel in Afghanistan. Duggan was a clerk at the Pentagon and King County Prosecutor's Office. Walton has worked with a variety of regulatory agencies.

HomeStreet Bank

HomeStreet Bank said it has an agreement to acquire two branches in Lake Oswego, Oregon, from The Bank of Oswego later this year. This will give HomeStreet five retail branches in the Portland metro area.

May 12, 2016

The Rainier Group

McCracken

The Rainier Group in Bellevue said Rachel McCracken has joined as portfolio manager. She has 15 years of experience in private wealth management in New York and Seattle. Rainier Group works with clients on business transition, succession and wealth management with offices in Bellevue, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Rad Power Bikes

The Seattle electric bike company Rad Power Bikes has opened a flagship store in Ballard at 2622 N.W. Market St. that sells bikes for utilitarian as well as recreational riding, with its two street legal models: RadRover and RadWagon. RadRover is a mountain bike style fat bike. RadWagon is a cargo bike with room for passengers and gear. The co-founder and president is Mike Radenbaugh. The company started in California in 2007.