Jul 02, 1997

Helsell Fetterman

John Kydd has joined the Seattle law firm of Helsell Fetterman as of counsel. Kydd specializes in family law and children's rights, and will head the firm's Family Services Group, an integration of attorneys from the firm's Family Law Department and Business Department.

AFLAC

AFLAC has promoted Kimberly Jane (Kim) Moger of the Kirkland office to the position of district sales coordinator.

Design Intelligence

Seattle-based Design Intelligence has hired Clent Richardson as vice president of strategic relations.

Primus

Seattle-based Primus, a developer of problem resolution software and services, announced that Nortel (Northern Telecom), a global supplier of digital telecommunications equipment, has purchased and begun deployment of Primus SolutionBuilder. SolutionBuilder is problem resolution software that makes it easy for support analysts to capture and share solutions.

Esterline

Robert George has been appointed treasurer and controller of Esterline Technologies. Located in Bellevue, Esterline is a manufacturer of engineered products for the commercial aircraft, aerospace and defense industries; automated equipment for the production of printed circuit boards and metal fabrication; and instrumentation for quality control.

Western Bank

Western Bank, the commercial banking division of Washington Mutual, has promoted Mark Schoonover to senior vice president and regional manager for its Metropolitan Business Banking Center teams in Bellevue, Seattle and Kent, Todd Leber has been promoted to manager of its Seattle Business Banking Center.

Washington Dept. of Natural Resources

Charles Baum has been appointed Supervisor of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). He replaces Kaleen Cottingham who has been appointed Deputy Commissioner for DNR.

Mountaineers Books

The Mountaineers Books, a publisher of outdoor books, has made the following additions to its staff; Janet Kimball, marketing manager; Alison Koop, publicist; Jennifer Shontz, production editor; Richard Bishop, sales coordinator to the book trade.

Westin Hotels & Resorts

Diana Oreck has been named vice president of franchise administration for Westin Hotels & Resorts. She will be based in Seattle and act as a liaison between all franchise hotels and Westin's corporate office. Westin Hotels & Resorts owns, manages, franchises and represents over 100 hotels and resorts in 23 countries worldwide.

Study of the Internet and medicine

The potential for using the Internet in medical care will be evaluated through a three-year project, "From Bench to Bedside and Beyond." Researchers will build and test an integrated medical information network for physicians in cities, small towns and suburbs across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. The network will connect remote physicians to the University of Washington academic medical center, for them to interact with colleagues on patient care, transmit diagnostic images, receive public health alerts and consult with experts via videoconferencing. The study is funded by the National Library of Medicine.