Jul 17, 2019

City of Seattle

Rae

Angela Rae is the new outreach and engagement advisor for the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, where she is focusing on community engagement and organizing around Seattle Department of Transportation projects and the city's Special Events Office. Rae previously worked on special projects at the Seattle Fire Department.

Fraxion

Matt Diamond joined the board of Fraxion, a Seattle cloud-based procure-to-pay solution for business expense management. Diamond is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and media executive with over 20 years of experience in various industries including media, retail and nonprofit.

Spectrum Effect

Kirkland-based Spectrum Effect appointed Dr. John Saw to its board. Saw is chief technology officer of Sprint. Spectrum Effect specializes in radio frequency spectrum analytics, improving reception for mobile networks.

Alliant Insurance Services

Amy Fossum of Alliant Insurance Services received the Top Women in Benefit Advising designation from Employee Benefit Adviser. Fossum, a senior vice president in Alliant's Seattle office, was one of 20 women nationwide to earn the designation. Alliant is based in Newport Beach, California.

Chrysalis Inn & Spa

Hilton added Chrysalis Inn & Spa in Bellingham to its Curio Collection brand. Chrysalis is one of five hotels in the West that are now Curio Collection by Hilton hotels.

U-Haul

St. Johns Storage in Portland signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer of rental trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. The company is at 8190 N. Lombard St. Dawn Tangvald is the owner.

Jul 16, 2019

NHL Seattle

OVG-Seattle and NHL Seattle hired three senior leaders: Kendall Tyson, vice president of strategy and analytics; Eric Jaeger, vice president of arena finance; and Stephany Keeley, vice president of team finance. Tyson led corporate development and strategy for Topgolf Entertainment Group. Jaeger was finance director for Jones Lang LaSalle. Keeley was senior manager of accounting at T-Mobile. OVG-Seattle is the local office of the Oak View Group, which is leading redevelopment and operations of the new arena at Seattle Center.

Bluetooth SIG

In Kirkland, Bluetooth Special Interest Group appointed Haipeng Jin of Telink Semiconductor to its board for a two-year term. Jin co-founded Shanghai-based Telink and leads its research and development team. Bluetooth SIG oversees development of Bluetooth standards and licensing.

Three Girls Media

CV Magazine named Yelm-based Three Girls Media as the top social media marketing firm in the state. Three Girls Media was founded in 2005 in Silicon Valley and moved to Yelm in 2013. Erika Taylor Montgomery is CEO.

Seattle Public Schools

Dr. Mia Williams, principal at Aki Kurose Middle School, received the Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association. Williams was one of 12 recipients nationwide to receive the award.

U-Haul

Security Public Storage of Portland is now a U-Haul neighborhood dealer of trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. The company is at 2088 N.W. Vaughn St. Michael Eisler owns it.