Nov 15, 2017

City of Bellevue

St. Germain

Joy St. Germain has been appointed Bellevue's human resources director. Bellevue has about 1,300 full-time employees. She was human resources director for Tacoma for 10 years, and also worked for Ecology as human resources director. Bellevue's previous human resources director, Kerry Sievers, retired in June.

Central Washington University

Kaykayoglu

Central Washington University has selected Ediz L. Kaykayoglu to serve as executive director of CWU's Office of International Studies. Kaykayoglu was director of education abroad at Kent State University, and has worked in higher education since 2003. He has a master's in computer technology from Kent State University.

Nov 14, 2017

Housing and Urban Development

McMorris

The Trump administration named Jeffrey McMorris of Issaquah regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Region X, which covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state. He started the job Monday. McMorris has served as chief of staff to King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert. HUD annually oversees about $1.4 billion in funding for housing.

Small Business Development Center

Kathy Rupert, an entrepreneur with more than 30 years' experience in small business accounting and finance, has joined the Washington Small Business Development Center. She will focus on clients in Snohomish County, offering help with financing, profitability, marketing and business systems. Taryn Hornby, a former banking executive, has joined SBDC at Green River College to help entrepreneurs start, grow or transition businesses. SBDC is a network of advisors and trade specialists.

Nov 09, 2017

U.S. Bank Wealth Management

U.S. Bank Wealth Management named Mark Castelin portfolio management managing director for U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management in Seattle. Castelin was director of investment advisory services at CTC|myCFO investment firm in Seattle, and was with Russell Investments prior to that.

Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell

Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell said litigator Brendan Winslow-Nason has joined the firm as of counsel. He was a partner in the Seattle office of Cozen O'Connor focused on complex insurance litigation and representing developers and general contractors in construction litigation.

Nov 08, 2017

Ingram Micro ITAD

Irvine, California-based Ingram Micro ITAD, a provider of IT asset disposition (ITAD), onsite data destruction and e-waste recycling services, is expanding into new markets and has opened a satellite facility at 2108 B St., N.W., Suite 120, in Auburn to serve clients in Seattle, Portland, Spokane and the Pacific Northwest. Ingram Micro ITAD was formerly CloudBlue.

Zymergen

Zymergen, a molecular technology company based in Emeryville, California, is expanding in Seattle with a new office at 1624 Fourth Ave. Zymergen has employed a small team here since late 2015, and plans to continue hiring here. It was founded four years ago and now has more than 350 employees in two offices. The 4,770-square-foot Seattle office has six employees, with space for another 30. The firm said it focuses on improving the performance of materials and discovering new molecular products for everything from agriculture to pharmaceuticals.