Jun 01, 2016

Skagit Bank

Wyman

Skagit Bank hired Teresa Wyman in the Ballard office as vice president and commercial loan officer. She has been in banking for 12 years and lives in Ballard. Skagit Bank also opened a new loan production office at 5704 Evergreen Way in Everett and plans to expand in Snohomish County. The office vice presidents and commercial loan officers are Kathy Klier, Jason Shirley and Jim Calderon. The residential real estate loan officer is Matt Barber and the credit analyst is Anthony Galvan. This is Skagit Bank's fourteenth office.

Skagit County

Hayley Thompson is the new Skagit County coroner. She replaces Daniel Dempsey, who retired in March. Thompson's appointment runs through the end of the year. She must run for reelection in November.

May 27, 2016

Helsell Fetterman

Daniel Findley has joined Helsell Fetterman in the Business & Estate Planning groups. He has almost 20 years of experience in business, tax, real estate and intellectual property matters, and was of counsel at Mills Meyers Swartling in Seattle.

Tourism Sun Peaks

Tourism Sun Peaks said Arlene Schieven is the new president and chief executive officer of the marketing organization for Canada's second largest ski resort. She is currently president and chief marketing officer of Sun Valley Marketing Alliance in Idaho, and replaces Christopher Nicolson who now heads Canada West Ski Areas Association.

May 26, 2016

Stoel Rives

Torgerson

Stoel Rives said James E. Torgerson, firm managing partner, won the Jay Rabinowitz Public Service Award from the Alaska Bar Foundation. Torgerson joined Stoel Rives in 2008 and founded the Anchorage office.

Conlon Dart

Boden

Bryan

Conlon Dart named two new partners: Rick Bryan and Joe Boden. Bryan joined the firm in 2006, and leads financial planning efforts and is on the investment committee. Boden joined in 2013 and focuses on investment research. Conlon Dart is a Seattle-based, fee-only wealth management firm.

May 25, 2016

University of Washington Tacoma

The University of Washington Tacoma named Dr. Howard L. Smith the Gary E. and James A. Milgard Endowed Dean of Milgard School of Business. Smith was dean at the University of New Mexico for its Anderson School of Management and School of Public Administration, and spent six years at Boise State University. Smith also was founding dean of Pacific University College of Business in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Seattle University

Seattle Youth Traffic Court won the 2016 Spirit of Community Project Award by Seattle University's Center for Community Engagement. The program is a partnership of Seattle Municipal Court, Seattle University Law School, Garfield High School and Seattle Police Department that lets eligible teen drivers opt to have their case heard by a court of their peers. Youth participate as judges, jurors, defense attorneys and prosecutors in an actual courtroom. Teen drivers must help restore the harm their violation caused through community service, apology letters, research and participating in future Youth Traffic Court cases.