Nov 05, 2019

SMC/SWC

Karen Lane is the new executive director of Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus. Lane was director of development and interim executive director at SMC/SWC. Prior to that, she was executive director of Theatre Puget Sound.

HomeStreet

Seattle-based HomeStreet Inc., the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, appointed Nancy Pellegrino to the boards of both entities. Pellegrino has 30 years of experience in wealth management and private banking, including executive positions at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Citi Private Bank and Puget Sound Bank.

WSU

Dave Cillay, vice president of Academic Outreach and Innovation at Washington State University, has become the school's first chancellor of its Global Campus. Cillay is maintaining his previous duties while taking on the new role. WSU's Global Campus is home to nearly 3,300 students taking online classes, and offers 19 undergraduate majors, 12 master's degree programs, 20 online certificate programs and two teaching endorsements.

Intercity Transit

Intercity Transit has some surplus vans it would like to give to nonprofit organizations and agencies in the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Yelm, and their urban growth areas. An open house with more details on how to apply will be held 4-5 p.m. Thursday at Intercity Transit's office, 526 Pattison St. S.E. in Olympia. Applications are due Nov. 15. More information is available by calling (360) 786-8800 or by emailing vans@intercitytransit.com.

City of Tacoma

The deadline for students in Tacoma to apply for Student Government Day is Nov. 19. Students in grades 9-12 who live in the city or attend Tacoma Public Schools can apply for the Dec. 10 event. Participants will meet the mayor, council members, executives and staff to gain firsthand knowledge of how the city works. They also will participate in a mock City Council meeting. More information is at cityoftacoma.org/studentgovernmentday; or contact Latasha Ware at lware@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5274.

U-Haul

Portland Storage has become a U-Haul neighborhood dealer of rental trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. The company is at 215 S.E. Morrison St. in Portland. Dawn Tangvald owns Portland Storage.

Nov 01, 2019

NanoString Technologies

Seattle-based NanoString Technologies added Dr. Don Kania to its board. Kania has over 25 years of experience in scientific research and development, global operations and manufacturing. Most recently he was CEO, president and board member of FEI Co. NanoString provides life science tools for research and diagnostic products.

TrueBlue

INvolve named Maggie Lower of TrueBlue to its OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Executives List for 2019. Lower is chief marketing officer at Tacoma-based TrueBlue. This is the second consecutive year that Lower has made the list, which recognizes achievements of LGBT+ people and allies in business. INvolve is a global organization promoting inclusion in business. It has offices in New York City, London and Dublin.

Maven

Journalist Pat Forde joined Sports Illustrated as a senior writer. SI is owned by Seattle-based Maven, an expert-driven group media network platform. Forde's career spans more than three decades with the Louisville Courier-Journal, ESPN and Yahoo! Sports. At SI, he will continue to write his signature columns: Forde-Yard Dash (college football) and Forde Minutes (college basketball).

Skilljar

The SaaS Report recognized Skilljar CEO and co-founder Sandi Lin as a Top Women Leader in SaaS for 2019. This is the second year in a row that Lin has earned the award, which honors 50 women in the software-as-a-service industry. Skilljar is an online training software provider that was founded in 2013 in Seattle.

Mission Support Alliance

The Washington Fire Chiefs Association honored Joshua Wright as the 2019 Washington State Fire Mechanic of the Year. Wright is a fleet services mechanic with Hanford Site contractor Mission Support Alliance. He received the award for ensuring Hanford's firefighting equipment is ready for any emergency.

American Lending Center

Sleep Inn and Mainstay Suites Spokane Airport has opened in Spokane, with funding support through American Lending Center's EB-5 investments. ALC is an EB-5 regional center that helps investors navigate the EB-5 investment and immigration program to achieve green card status.