Jun 07, 2016

Seattle 4 Rotary Club

Bobanick

Caroline Bobanick has been named manager of the Seattle 4 Rotary Club. Bobanick was executive director for two local nonprofits. She will support the club's 500 members and produce the weekly meetings. Seattle Rotary is the fourth oldest and one of the largest Rotary Clubs in the world.

Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at WSU has hired two new administrators. Dawn DeWitt is vice dean for student and faculty experience. Luisita Francis is assistant dean for community engagement. DeWitt has been active in medical education leadership in the U.S., Australia and Canada. She is a general internist. Francis is a pediatrician by training, and was executive director of Excelerate Success in Spokane County. The college is preparing for an accreditation visit this month.

Jun 03, 2016

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Middle Market Commercial Banking said Karen Fluegge has been promoted to regional vice president of the Bellevue Middle Market Commercial Banking region, which covers eastern King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan counties. Fluegge succeeds Don Grant, a 39-year Wells Fargo veteran, who is retiring. Her 19-person team serves companies with revenues greater than $20 million. She was senior vice president and head of business development for Middle Market Commercial Banking in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Washington State Fair

Karen LaFlamme is retiring after handling public relations for the Washington State Fair for 30 years. Stacy Howard, formerly with Seattle Public Schools, is the fair's new public relations manager.

Walla Walla Community College

Derek Brandes will succeed current Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle, who is retiring this summer. Brandes is vice president at Green River Community College and was a dean at Columbia Basin College.

Washington Student Achievement Council

Governor Jay Inslee appointed Dr. Rachelle Sharpe acting executive director of Washington Student Achievement Council, effective July 1. She replaces retiring Executive Director Dr. Gene Sharratt. The cabinet-level state agency provides planning, oversight and advocacy on educational issues.

Jun 02, 2016

Lane Powell

Reddy

Vamshi Reddy has joined Lane Powell as an attorney in the litigation practice group. Reddy focuses on securities and complex commercial litigation, data privacy, and white collar criminal and civil defense. She worked for Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services, and was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York.

JND Legal Administration

JND Legal Administration, a business outsourcing firm focused on management and administration of large-scale class action, bankruptcy and mass tort claims, named Amanda Horn senior vice president of client services. Horn has spent more than 20 years in leadership roles at Garden City Group, and Gilardi & Co., and also was an attorney with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro.