Feb 14, 1996

Continental Mortgage Company

Ken Harding and Todd Peterson have joined the Seattle branch of Continental Mortgage Company. Harding and Peterson will both handle a variety of permanent home loan programs. Harding formerly worked at Pediatric Software, a Colorado-based software company. He joined Continental Mortgage as a marketing manager in 1993 and later transferred to Seattle to set up operations in the Pacific Northwest. Harding also previously owned his own contractor business and specialized in home remodeling. Peterson brings a background in the building industry, and most recently specialized in marketing and land acquisitions at First Edition Homes, a Mercer Island builder of luxury custom homes. Peterson joined Harbour Homes in 1989 as a customer service manager. He later moved to Portland and opened the Harbour Homes Portland branch, where he served as regional manager until he joined First Edition Homes.

Davis Wright Tremaine

Labor Lawyer Henry E. Farber, practicing employment and labor law in Washington and California, has been named partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, a national law firm with offices in Seattle, Bellevue,Richland, Portland, and Anchorage. Farber has extensive experience in defending discrimination and wrongful discharge actions, representing employers in National Labor Relations Board cases and arbitrations, negotiating labor agreements, and counseling employers on labor and employment matters. Farber joined Davis Wright Tremaine in 1993 after serving as general counsel for Frederick & Nelson. Prior to joining Frederick & Nelson in 1989, Farber practiced employment and labor law with the law firm of Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp in Los Angeles. From 1977 through 1980, he served as a field examiner for the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles and New York. Farber is the editor-in-chief of The Washington Labor Letter, a monthly publication for human resource professionals.

Federal Home Loan Bank

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle whose mission is to expand housing and economic opportunities in the region, has promoted five employees. Chuck Van Court moves to his new position as vice president/director of information services from that of assistant vice president/applications of development manager. He came to the Seattle Bank in 1986 after working for Chevron Corp. as a computer systems liaison. Todd Aiken, Breton Grassley, and James Mochizuki, three of the Home Loan Bank's regional marketing officers, were promoted to assistant vice president. Before joining the bank's marketing department in 1995, Aiken worked as a financial analyst for Coopers & Lybrand and in sales for World Savings and California Federal Bank. Grassley came to the bank in 1988 and worked with the audit and credit departments before joining the marketing departments. Mochizuki joined the company's marketing staff in 1995 with ten years of experience as a correspondent banker with Security Pacific Bank and Seafirst Bank. Correspondent network services (CNS) manager Rebecca Paul has been promoted to assistant vice president. She joined Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle in 1989 as supervisor of CNS, and was promoted to manager in 1995. Prior to that, Paul was employed at U.S. Bank of Washington for nine years.

Safeco

Safeco directors has announced two promotions. Paul Lowber, assistant vice president of Safeco Corp. responsible for the tax department, payroll, administration of employee benefit plans and external financial reporting, has been appointed vice president of the corporation. Stephen Collier, currently Safeco's tax manager, has been appointed assistant vice president.

Thompson Recruitment Advertising

Seattle-based Thompson Recruitment Advertising, an advertising agency specialized in recruitment, has been renamed JWT Specialized Communications. JWT Specialized Communications is also diversifying its business in health care, business-to-business, financial services, senior marketing and high technology. JWT Specialized Communications is a subsidiary of J. Walter Thompson and has 21 offices throughout the nation.

Feb 13, 1996

Cornerstone Communications Inc.

Seattle-based Cornerstone Communications Inc., a video services company, has added Leslie Crist as writer, producer and director. Previously, Crist was senior producer for Lockert-Jackson and Associates where she wrote, produced and directed medical and occupational safety and health programs.

Pacific Northwest Bank

Pacific Northwest Bank, a community commercial bank with offices in Seattle, Bellevue and Lynnwood, has announced the election of Betty Woods as a member of the bank's board of directors. Woods is president and chief executive officer of Premera, the holding company for Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska and Medical Service Corp. of Eastern Washington. She also serves as president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska. She became chief executive officer of Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska in 1993 and has been with that company for 20 years.

Valley Pontiac Buick GMC Inc.

Valley Pontiac Buick GMC of Auburn has appointed Richard Sims to new car and truck sales manager. Sims brings to Valley 16 years of car industry experience. Most recently, he was general manager of a dealership in Kirkland.

Nile Temple of the Shrine

Frederick H. Oliver has been elected potentate of Nile Temple of the Shrine, a Mountlake Terrace-based temple dedicated to help crippled and burned children. Oliver is president of Fred Oliver Machinery Inc., a company involved in sales of construction and logging equipment. Formerly, he was principal in Clyde Equipment Company in Seattle.

Washington Public Power Supply

The Washington Public Power Supply System has announced changes to the agency's organization to enhance its competitiveness. Reporting directly to managing director Vic Parrish are Al Mouncer as general counsel and four vice presidents. The four vice presidents are: Gerald Kucera, vice president, administration and chief financial officer; Paul Bemis, vice president, nuclear operations; Rod Webring, vice president, operations support/public information office; and Jack Baker, vice president, resource development. Chief nuclear officer responsibilities will remain with Parrish.

Kibble & Prentice

Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice, a financial services firm assisting clients throughout the Pacific Northwest to build net worth and manage risk, has named several people. Joe Strecker and Dallas Otter have been named vice presidents of the Kibble & Prentice investment consulting division. Rex Lund has been named a vice president of the employee benefit division and Dan M. Guy III has been named a senior vice president of the Employee Benefits Division.