Apr 02, 1999

Harbor Resorts

Harbor Resorts, Seattle-based owner of Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint, Idaho, recently promoted Tom Fortune to general manager of the resort. Fortune previously served as director of operations for the Harbor-owned Stevens Ski Pass in Skykomish.

PhotoDisc

PhotoDisc, the Seattle-based, royalty-free stock photography brand of Getty Images Inc. recently added Toni Marinovich as vice president of marketing. Marinovich formerly served as national sales manager at Apple Computer.

Tim Girvin Design

Seattle-based strategic branding and design firm Tim Girvin Design Inc. has been renamed and will now be called Girvin. For more company information, visit the web site at http://www.girvin.com.

Graham & Dunn

Seattle-based law firm Graham & Dunn recently added Wendy S. Goffe as Of Counsel and member of the firm's succession planning team. Goffe will continue her practice in estate planning and administration and advising non-profit organizations.

Commerce Loan Co.

Spokane's Commerce Loan Co., a division of Bank of Commerce, has promoted Debbie Lawton to business development officer. Lawton formerly served as a small business account officer with the North Idaho region of Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank.

State Chiropractic Association

The Washington State Chiropractic Association recently elected Douglas Nordstrom president. Leslie Dolezal received the Chiropractor of the Year award; Leslie Whitereceived the Outstanding Service award; Joyce Middendorf was recognized for her tenure as 1998 president; and Marc Van Driessche, Kurt Fuhrmeister, Mark van Hemert and Thomas Wellbrook received Distinguished Service awards.

Lee Hecht Harrison

Tiffany Smith was recently promoted to business manager of Lee Hecht Harrison's Bellevue office. Lee Hecht Harrison is a international outplacement firm.

Apr 01, 1999

Davis Wright Tremaine

Ward E. Buringrud, commercial finance, Bradley L. Fisher, litigation, Monica Brown Gianni, federal and international tax, R.Z. Margaret Lu, business/corporate, employment law and international business transactions, Jonathan M. Michaels business/corporate, mergers and acquisitions and health law, Martin R. Morfeld, tax and health law, and Jeffrey B. Oster, intellectual property, patents and technology-based business law, were recently named partners in law firm Davis Wright Tremaine's Seattle office.

Betts, Patterson & Mines

Paul D. McFarlane recently joined Seattle law firm Betts, Patterson & Mines as an associate in the insurance defense and transportation practice areas.

Everett Mutual Bank

Everett Mutual Bank recently announced plans to convert from a mutual savings bank to a stock savings bank while reorganizing as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed holding company, enabling the bank to diversify its financial services. Shares of common stock in the holding company will be offered to current and certain former depositors and borrowers of Everett Mutual Bank and, if any shares remain, to the general public.

The Rockey Co.

John Giese recently joined the Seattle office of The Rockey Co., a public relations and public affairs consulting firm, as a principal and senior manager. Giese formerly co-founded Paragon in 1988.

Law Fund

Law Fund recently received its largest leadership gift, $100,000 in donated funds, from Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe. Law Fund is a Seattle-based non-profit fundraising and education organization supporting the provision of civil legal services for 1.2 million poor and vulnerable people in Washington state through civil legal services like Columbia Legal Services, Northwest Justice Project, and the statewide Equal Justice Coalition.

Northwest Flyer

Tacoma-based Northwest Flyer Inc. recently purchased The Southern Aviator, a Raleigh, N.C.-based monthly regional aviation newspaper. Northwest Flyer also publishes the Flyer, a bi-weekly nationally distributed newspaper serving the general aviation niche.