Mar 31, 2017

Carney Badley Spellman

Haveman

Zachary K. Haveman has joined Carney Badley Spellman as an associate attorney.

Stoel Rives

de Boer

Stoel Rives LLP said Saskia de Boer has joined the Portland office as a partner. She is former managing director and senior program counsel for Casey Family Programs. De Boer focuses on nonprofits and businesses.

REI

In the fall of 2018, REI will open a new 25,000-square-foot store in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the intersection of I-75 and Shallowford Road in the Waterside development. This will be the co-op's third store in Tennessee, with locations in Brentwood and Knoxville.

Mar 30, 2017

El Centro de la Raza

El Centro de la Raza in Seattle is accepting applications for the 7th Annual Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award, to be presented at the organization's Building the Beloved Community Gala Sept. 30 at the Seattle Westin. The award recognizes a woman and a man who have exemplified Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of multi-racial unity and working to eliminate poverty, racism and social inequity. Applications are due by 5 p.m. April 17. Forms are at http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org.

Rover.com

Seattle-based Rover.com, a network of pet sitters and dog walkers, and DogVacay of San Monica, California, an online and mobile pet-sitting community, are joining forces. Together they have a network of more than 100,000 sitters across the U.S. and Canada. The firms say they generated over $150 million in bookings in 2016.

Mar 29, 2017

Washington Newspapers Publishers Assoc.

Collins

Janay Collins joined the staff of WNPA as advertising director. She will assist with the annual convention and Better Newspaper Contest. She has worked at Microsoft as a research manager and at the Port Townsend Leader managing special promotions.

Habitat for Humanity

About 800 people helped Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County raise more than $690,000 at Habitat's 2017 “Beyond the Build” Luncheon on March 14 in Seattle. Funds will go toward home ownership, repairs and community programs. Volunteer Bob Moore won the Community Leadership Award for his long history with Habitat.

Mar 28, 2017

Sound Mental Health

Nelson

SMH has hired Joshua Nelson as chief technology officer, which is a new position. He will oversee tech investments such as the electronic medical record system myAvatar from Netsmart Technologies. Nelson has tech experience at Carney Badley Spellman, Perkins Coie, Swedish Medical Center and the University of Washington. The nonprofit SMH provides mental health and related services in King County.

State Board of Education

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Olympia resident Dr. Alan Burke to the State Board of Education. Burke has served in public education for more than 40 years, including state-level education policy. He fills Position 5 on the 16-member board.