May 17, 2018

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

David Yang joined Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker as a partner. Yang's practice focuses on government contracts and bid protests. He was a partner at an AmLaw 100 firm in Washington, D.C., and a law clerk for Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. OMR has offices in Seattle, Anchorage and Oakland.

EchoNous

Dr. Michael Blaivas has become chief medical officer at EchoNous, a Seattle developer of intelligent medical tools. Blaivas is focusing on a tool for heart and lung assessments, as well as a tool that improves first-time peripheral IV placement. He is affiliate professor of medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Pivotal Commware

Glenn Lurie joined the board of Pivotal Commware, a Kirkland-based inventor of holographic beam forming, which improves 4G and 5G cellular networks. Lurie is CEO of Synchronoss, a provider of cloud, messaging and digital transformation products. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and wireless industries.

May 16, 2018

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson

Seattle law firm Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson hired estate planning attorneys Jill Fairchild and Konrad Miernowski. Fairchild holds a master's degree in taxation from the University of Washington School of Law, where she was a student attorney representing clients in disputes with the IRS. Konrad also holds a master's in taxation from the UW School of Law, and is a CPA.

City of Kent

Rafael “Raf” Padilla was named chief of the Kent Police Department. Padilla began as an officer with the Honolulu Police Department in 1992, and joined Kent in 1997, rising to assistant chief. He replaces Ken Thomas, who is pursuing other opportunities after 29 years with the department.

Lane Powell

Makiko Coffland, an associate at Lane Powell, was elected to a three-year term on the board of the Japan-America Society of Washington. Seattle-based law firm Lane Powell is a corporate member of the society that fosters trade, business and cultural activities between the state and Japan.

Point B

Russell Stockdale joined the board of Point B, a management consulting, digital studio, venture investment and real estate development firm in Seattle. Stockdale was vice president and general manager of EMC & Dell EMC's Cloud Data Protection unit, and a Microsoft vice president.

May 15, 2018

Alaska Air Group

Tidwell

Max Tidwell was named vice president of safety and security for Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines. Tidwell was the FAA division manager for Air Carrier Safety Assurance, and has held multiple roles at the FAA, including Seattle manager. He is command chief for the Washington Air National Guard, and an Air Force veteran. Tidwell succeeds Tom Nunn, who is retiring in June after 10 years with Alaska Airlines.

UnCruise Adventures

Glass

UnCruise Adventures, a small ship cruise line with offices in Seattle and Juneau, hired Michelle Glass as senior director of global sales. Glass has 25 years of tourism industry experience and was vice president of sales at Alaskan Dream Cruises. She is based at the Seattle headquarters.

Bank of America

Bank of America announced Kerri Schroeder will succeed Anthony DiBlasi as Seattle market president, and Kim Vu was promoted to Seattle market executive. Schroeder has held leadership positions since joining the bank in 1999. Vu has been with the bank for three years, previously as Seattle market manager for enterprise business and community engagement. DiBlasi will become the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management market executive for greater Los Angeles.

Cardiac Dimensions

Cardiac Dimensions, a developer of minimally invasive treatments for patients with heart failure, appointed Dr. Matthew Stark as vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs, and Trevor Moody to the board of directors. Stark has more than 15 years of experience in clinical study design and oversight, most recently as vice president of clinical and regulatory affairs for Terumo Aortic. Moody is managing director at M.H. Carnegie & Co. and has more than 25 years of experience in medical technology. Cardiac Dimensions has operations in Kirkland, Sydney and Frankfurt.