Jun 08, 2018

KAVU

Seattle-based outdoor clothing maker KAVU hired Steve Skidmore as chief finance director and Jeremy Goodman as international sales director. Skidmore spent 12 years working at ExOfficio, a Tukwila-based clothing company. Goodman returns to the company after traveling on a long sabbatical. He was Northwest sales director and is now based in Spain.

Technology Alliance Group

Ianthe Andress is the new executive director at Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington, a Bellingham-based association. Andress has management experience in the military, nonprofit and business sectors. She was a consultant for seven years, and business operations manager at Bellingham tech executive search company Parker Remick.

Puget Sound Regional Council

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier were re-elected to the Puget Sound Regional Council. Somers is president and Dammeier is vice president. PSRC develops policies about regional growth, economic development and transportation planning.

U Village FrogLegs

FrogLegs Culinary Academy will open soon at University Village. FrogLegs offers cooking classes for kids and adults, as well as school break and summer camps. The store will also sell party items, cookies and cookie dough.

Jun 07, 2018

Empower Clinics

Carly Krivanek was promoted to CFO at Empower Clinics, a Seattle-based owner and operator of medical cannabis clinics. Krivanek replaces Alan Rootenberg, who guided the company's finances from its startup days. Empower recently signed a distribution agreement with cannabis wholesaler Nova Paths to sell medical cannabis products to Oregon dispensaries.

MediaPRO Holdings

Frontier Capital has taken a majority equity interest in MediaPRO Holdings, a Bothell-based provider of security, privacy and compliance awareness training software. Tyler Winkler earlier this year became CEO at MediaPRO. Winkler was an executive at The 643 Group and Dell SecureWorks in Atlanta. Frontier is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based growth equity firm focused on tech services companies.

GrowLife

GrowLife, a Kirkland-based indoor cannabis cultivation products and services provider, promoted controller Will Scott to vice president of administration. Scott has been with the company for about three years, and has experience in finance and operations.

Jun 06, 2018

City of Kenmore

Horvath

The city of Kenmore hired Peter Horvath as chief of police. Horvath was interim chief. He is a 26-year veteran of King County Sheriff's Department. Horvath takes over from Cliff Sether, who was the city's first police chief after incorporation in 1998. The city contracts with King County for law enforcement.

Northwest Kidney Centers

McNamara

Northwest Kidney Centers hired Elizabeth McNamara as vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer. McNamara was assistant administrator for patient care services at Harborview Medical Center.

Estate Planning Council of Seattle

Wigen

The Estate Planning Council of Seattle has new officers for 2018-19: Carla Wigen of Wells Fargo Private Bank is president; Ronald Nagle of Peterson Sullivan is immediate past president; Kathryn Garrison of Moss Adams Wealth Advisors is president-elect; Steven Schindler of Perkins Coie is treasurer; and Jolene Cox of Deloitte Tax is secretary. The executive committee includes Margaret Liu of Wells Fargo Private Bank, Dan Halos of The Bailey Group, Lori Rath of Stokes Lawrence, and Ryan Bray of Bader Martin.