Feb 28, 2001

Washington Trust Bank

Katherine Thompson, Sean Brennan and Rod MacRae recently joined the Washington Trust Bank office in Seattle. All three join the bank as vice presidents and relationship managers. Thompson and Brennan have more than 13 years of banking experience, MacRae 12 years of banking experience, all in the Seattle area.

Dain Rauscher

Rachel MacDuff and Rich MacDuff have joined Dain Rauscher as investment executives in the securities firm's Silverdale office. As investment executives, they will assist individual and corporate clients in selecting investments including stocks, taxable and tax-exempt bonds, options and mutual funds. They will also help clients develop retirement and money management programs.

Integra Telecom

Integra Telecom of Washington, a Kent-based communications provider, has promoted RoseAnn Brandner to manager of customer care where she will train and support all Washington field-based customer care representatives. Brandner joined the company as customer account manager in August 2000. Prior to joining Integra, she was the customer sales and marketing manager at Darwin Networks.

King County

King County Executive Ron Sims announced that Kathi Oglesby, his labor relations' liaison, will also assume the interim role of director of labor relations. Oglesby served as a union representative for 20 years prior to joining Sim's staff when he assumed office in 1997. She will manage the County's Labor Relations Division and will assume responsibility for negotiating and implementing the county's more than 50 collective bargaining agreements.

The Miller Group

The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council announced the recent appointment of Marjorie Miller for a two-year term. An attorney and CPA, Miller is principal partner of The Miller Group, a national tax consulting practice specializing in research tax credits, headquartered in Portland. Miller was vice-chair of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Citizen Advocacy Panel, created as part of the Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. IRSAC was established in 1953 as a national policy and issue advisory committee.

Feb 27, 2001

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs has added Daniel Ferm and Jeff Wolf as of counsel and Diana Moller and Matt Wojcik as associates in its Seattle law office. Ferm's practice emphasizes state and federal appeals, briefing in complex commercial and products liability litigation, and employment litigation. Wolf concentrates his practice on product liability litigation and commercial litigation. Moller's practice emphasizes labor and employment law. Wojcik focuses his practice on the creation, protection and enforcement of intellectual property interests.

Delta Computer Systems

Timothy Gessner has joined Delta Computer Systems, a Vancouver-based motion controller manufacturer, as a software development engineer. Gessner has more than 11 years of software engineering and management experience that includes policy and procedure manual writing, management team creation and departmental supervisory duties.

EvergreenBank

Gerald Hatler, president and CEO of EvergreenBank, announced that its board of directors has approved the formation of a bank holding company. As a result of the corporate reorganization, the bank will become a wholly owned subsidiary of EvergreenBancorp. No changes will occur in the staff as a result of the reorganization.

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center

The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Wasco County Historical Museum, located in The Dalles, Ore., recently appointed Kenneth Karsmizki as curator of history. Karsmizki comes from Bozeman, Mont., where he was curator of historical archaeology at the Museum of the Rockies.

Esurg

Seattle-based Esurg Corp., an online provider of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supplies and information for physician group practices, added Dr. William Portuese to its advisory board. Portuese spent the last 15 years specializing in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Pierce County Airport

The Pierce County Airport (Thun Field) was named Airport of the Year by the Washington State Aviation Division. The award is the airports second during the past year. Thun Field was presented an Achievement Award from the Federal Aviation Administration's Northwest Mountain Region last May. The airport was cited for "enthusiasm and perseverance in improving the safety and capacity of general aviation facilities.