Jan 23, 2018

Northwest Polite Society

Sarah Kinney joined Northwest Polite Society, a Seattle marketing and public relations firm, as publicist and social media manager. Kinney previously was tour publicist and social media manager with Hearth Music. She also has run marketing and publicity campaigns for Northwest Folklife Festival, The Van's Warped Tour, Mike Thrasher Presents and Cascade Tickets.

State of Alaska

Travis Welch, police chief of the North Slope Borough, was appointed to the board that regulates Alaska's legal marijuana industry. Welch takes over the public safety seat on the board, which was vacated by Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik after the U.S. Department of Justice changed its policy on marijuana enforcement. The Alaska Legislature must confirm Welch's appointment.

Jan 18, 2018

Foss Maritime

Sumner

Bryceon Sumner joined Seattle-based Foss Maritime as chief financial officer. Sumner, a CPA, previously was CFO of Academic Partnerships, a Dallas-based educational technology provider. He also has been COO and CFO for public and private companies, and a senior financial officer of a government banking insurance fund.

Skagit County

The Skagit County Board of Commissioners selected Hal H. Hart as director of the county's Planning and Development Services department. Hart has more than 20 years of experience in rural and urban planning, most recently as director of the Anchorage Planning Department. In the past, he was director of Planning and Development Services for the city of Woodinville.

Jan 17, 2018

Phillips Burgess

Zandell

Trevor Zandell was named partner at the Olympia-Tacoma law firm of Phillips Burgess. Zandell has been practicing in the South Sound for more than a decade, focusing primarily on civil litigation with an emphasis on real estate, construction and business law.

Perkins Coie

Steve Bishop and Shannon Bloodworth were named firmwide co-chairs of Perkins Coie's Intellectual Property practice. Bishop, a partner in the firm's Seattle office, and Bloodworth, a partner in its Washington, D.C. office, succeed former co-chairs Paul Parker and Jon James. Bishop previously was the associate general counsel for intellectual property at Amazon. Bloodworth is experienced in complex patent litigation in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Jan 12, 2018

GSA

The U.S. General Services Administration appointed Bruno Kelpsas regional administrator of the Northwest Arctic Region. Kelpsas is responsible for 508 government-owned or leased buildings, and 428 employees in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. He has 16 years of experience in information technology.

City of University Place

The University Place City Council elected Kent Keel mayor for 2018 and 2019. Council member Caroline Belleci will serve as mayor pro tem during the same period. Keel has served on the City Council since 2012 and was its finance committee chair. He is an IT project manager for the Veterans Administration.