Jul 26, 2017

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates in Woodinville has made more changes to its national sales team. Following the recent promotion of Dan Heller to executive vice president of sales, Raul Perez has been appointed senior vice president and national sales manager. Perez succeeds Heller, who was promoted with the retirement of Frank Genovese. Perez is now vice president for the Eastern region based in Orlando. Keith Gosda, currently vice president for the Midwest, will replace Perez in the Eastern region.

U-Haul Company of Washington

U-Haul Company of Washington said J&J Mini Storage has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer in Puyallup. J&J Mini Storage is at 11809 Valley Ave. E. It is owned by Judi Kitchen.

Jul 25, 2017

EndoGastric Solutions

EndoGastric Solutions of Redmond, which focuses on therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease, added two senior executives to the leadership team: Martin Reid, vice president of sales, and Ted Stephens, vice president of marketing and professional education. Reid has worked in sales, leadership and business development, most recently at Olympus Corp. Stephens has worked in the medical device industry, most recently for Novadaq Technologies.

Stokes Lawrence

Commercial litigator and arbitrator Peggy Williams Rasmussen has joined Stokes Lawrence as of counsel. She was with Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen and also practiced at Heller Ehrman. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation involving contract disputes, antitrust matters, energy, utility regulation, computer software and hardware, environmental litigation, real estate, insurance coverage and intellectual property. Stokes Lawrence has offices in Seattle and Yakima.

Jul 21, 2017

UW Bothell

Shari L. Dworkin was named dean of the University of Washington Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies. Dworkin comes from the University of California San Francisco where she was a professor and associate dean for academic affairs. She was a founding member of the UC Global Health Institute Center of Expertise on Women's Health and Empowerment. Dworkin replaces David Allen who retired in June.

Northwest Kidney Centers

Seattle resident David Junker received the Clyde Shields Distinguished Service Award from Northwest Kidney Centers for his contributions to the welfare of kidney patients. NKC said Junker has visited a dialysis clinic for treatment three times a week for almost 37 years and has helped advance scientific knowledge about kidney disease. Clyde Shields in 1960 became the first person in the world to begin dialysis that would sustain his life long-term.

Jul 20, 2017

KNKX

Dunaway

Mary Dunaway, 88.5 KNKX's executive director of development, won the Development Professional of the Year Award from the Public Radio Association of Development Officers. The honor recognizes her leadership of KNKX's campaign to raise $7 million in less than five months to become an independent, community-licensed entity. Dunaway started at the station as a student worker in 2004 and took her current job in 2013.

BakerHostetler

Larish

BakerHostetler has added Inge Larish as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice and patent litigation team in Seattle. She was with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in San Diego, and has more than 20 years of patent litigation experience with tech companies.