Jun 27, 2019

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Twitchell

The law firm of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn added Brenton Twitchell in its Seattle office and Max Forer in its Portland office. Twitchell focuses on corporate transactional law, with clients in the biotech, technology, food and beverage, manufacturing, real estate and banking industries. Forer focuses on corporate, real estate and construction matters.

The Seattle Times

Sharon Pian Chan, vice president of innovation, product and development at The Seattle Times, is leaving the paper to join The New York Times. The Seattle Times says it is reorganizing Chan's role, adding product responsibility to Kati Erwert and promoting her to senior vice president. Business intelligence, formerly under Chan, has been assigned to Curtis Huber, senior director of audience. The paper is also seeking a vice president of development for community funding of public service journalism. Chan joined the Times in 1999 as a reporting intern.

Ryder System

Ryder System opened a 16,000-square-foot maintenance facility at 3919 88th St. N.E. in Marysville. The facility has nine work stations, two mobile maintenance units, an exterior covered truck wash bay and a rental counter for commercial vehicles. Ryder provides commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation and supply chain solutions.

Ernst & Young

Winners of 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Pacific Northwest are Jordan Allen of Stay Alfred, Madeline Haydon of Nutpods, Alissa Leinonen of Gourmondo Co., Chris Moore of Concord Technologies, Kyle Stavig of Myers Container, Karl Siebrecht of Flexe, Rajeev Singh of Accolade and Jessie Woolley-Wilson of DreamBox Learning. All are eligible for the program's national awards. Ernst & Young is the program's founder.

Jun 26, 2019

Dorsey & Whitney

Dong

Lawyers of Color named Nelson Dong of Dorsey & Whitney to its Nation's Best list for 2019. Dong is a senior partner in the Seattle office and head of the firm's National Security Practice Group. The list recognizes 100 lawyers of color who have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Mercer

Mercer, a global consultant in health, wealth and career, appointed Dan McMahon as the Spokane office business leader for health. McMahon has over 25 years of insurance industry experience. Prior to joining Mercer, he was a sales executive at PayneWest. Mercer is a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies.

The Everett Clinic

The Council of Accountable Physician Practices elected Dr. Alka Atal-Barrio of The Everett Clinic to its board. Atal-Barrio is chief medical officer for The Everett Clinic. CAPP is a coalition of medical groups and health systems advancing multi-specialty medical group physician practices.

Sea to Sky Rentals

Vacasa, a Portland-based vacation rental company, announced it will buy Seattle-based Sea to Sky Rentals, which manages 85 rental properties in Seattle and the North Cascades. The deal is expected to close next month and will increase Vacasa's inventory in Washington state to over 650 properties. Michelle Acquavella founded Sea to Sky in 2003.