Nov 02, 2016

SLS Seattle

Stephenson

Levar

Paperd

sbe, a Los Angeles-based hospitality company, named Tawny Paperd director of sales and marketing, Leah Levar director of human resources, and Gavin Stephenson executive chef and director of food and beverage for SLS Seattle. The 189-room hotel is set to open next year in The Mark office tower at Fifth and Columbia. Paperd worked at Sheraton Seattle, Salish Lodge & Spa, Hotel 1000 and Four Seasons Hotel Seattle. Levar worked in human resources at the Olympic Hotel since 1994. Stephenson was executive chef at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel and worked at the Ritz Carlton Chicago.

National Association of Women Judges

Seattle Municipal Court Presiding Judge Karen Donohue was awarded the 2016 Justice Vaino Spencer Leadership Award by the Honorable Lisa Walsh, past president of the National Association of Women Judges. Donohue joined the group in 2011 when she was elected to Seattle Municipal Court. Donohue is serving her first term as presiding judge.

Nov 01, 2016

Stoel Rives

Lin

Stoel Rives LLP said two female attorneys — Sallie Lin and Alyssa M. Petroff — have joined the firm as OnRamp Fellows in Portland and Seattle. Stoel Rives is one of 29 law firms in the U.S., Australia and the UK involved in this re-entry program for women in the legal and financial services industries. Participants get education, training and one-on-one coaching with career experts. OnRamp Fellowship was created to close the gap between female and male lawyers in leadership roles. Lin focuses her practice on real estate law in Seattle. Petroff is in Portland and focuses on business law.

Pike Place Market Foundation

Pike Place Market Foundation said that it has raised $6 million for Pike Up!, including recent donations from Pike Place Chowder, Microsoft and The Norcliffe Foundation. The $9 million capital campaign was launched to help fund MarketFront on Western Avenue, adding a public plaza, retail, senior housing and a neighborhood center. The deadline for donations is Jan. 31, 2017, if you want to get a Market Charm or Bronze Hoofprint installed by the grand opening next June. Go to http://www.pikeup.org.

Oct 28, 2016

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Loberstein

Kaai

Bornemann

Pacific Northwest law firm Miller Nash Graham & Dunn hired three associates in Seattle. Kalin Bornemann joins the business team with several years’ experience. George Kaai joins the real estate and land use team, and Katie Loberstein joins the litigation team. Kaai and Loberstein are first-year associates. Bornemann practiced at Harlowe & Falk in Tacoma.

Oct 27, 2016

King County Metro

Interim Metro General Manager Rob Gannon has been named to the position permanently. Gannon has been interim general manager since March and was Metro deputy general manager from 2013-2016, and human resources manager for King County Department of Transportation from 2011-2013. His salary will be $193,634. The agency's proposed 2017-2018 budget is about $2.5 billion to operate transit service across King County.

Redmond Ridge Self Storage

U-Haul Company of Washington said Redmond Ridge Self Storage has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer in Redmond. It is located at 23060 N.E. 102nd St., and will offer U-Haul trucks, towing equipment and pick-up for boxes. It is operated by Patrick Reilly and Lorin Christean.

Oct 26, 2016

Seattle Art Museum

Griswold

Geneva Griswold has joined SAM's conservation department as associate objects conservator. She will focus on conservation and preventive care of pre-modern collections. Her first major assignment will be preparing the Asian Art Museum collection to move when the museum temporarily closes for a renovation and expansion beginning in 2017. Griswold has worked at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Walters Art Museum and Getty Conservation Institute.

Bellevue Chamber Foundation

The Bellevue Chamber Foundation, established in 1992 to fund education programs, has announced a new annual scholarship: The M. Gail Ryder Scholarship, sponsored by Inslee Best, where Ryder has been an attorney for 44 years. It will award $2000 annually to a local high school senior with an interest in entrepreneurialism.