Mar 12, 2001

Oregon DOT

Bruce Warner is the new director of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Warner was nominated for the position by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. Previously, Warner was the regional manager for ODOT's Portland metropolitan area from 1993 to 1997. He will manage the agency of 4,800 people and a biennial budget of $1.7 billion.

AppliedTheory

AppliedTheory has added five senior account executives to its northwest division - Ron Ballen, Amy Cleary, Kevin Kosiancic, Doug Robertson, and Alex Smith. AppliedTheory specializes in web development solutions and managed hosting for firms throughout the Northwest.

Advanced Radio Telecom

Advanced Radio Telecom, a Bellevue-based provider of broadband Internet services, announced that Arlene Trent will join the company as senior vice president, marketing. Trent will be responsible for all marketing and communications and for market planning, business development and real estate activities.

NWPPA

Kate McCleary has joined NWPPA, an international association representing locally controlled utilities in the Western U.S. and Canada, as clerical support for the National Utilities Training Services project in Richland. McCleary joins the staff from the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons Local No. 478, where she was a secretary for seven years.

Java Trading Co.

Java Trading Co., a Seattle-based coffee roasting company, recently appointed David Hartman CEO and Gellert Dornay president. Hartman is also chairman of the company’s board of directors. He will be responsible for overseeing the international expansion of the Java Trading Co. brand. Dornay began his career with the company in 1993. He will oversee the company's quality control and customer service

Mar 09, 2001

The Unity Group

Tom Cox has been hired as commercial lines manager for The Unity Group, a Bellingham-based insurance company. Cox has more than 15 years of commercial insurance experience with Fireman's Fund Insurance and Kemper National Insurance Co.

Heller Ehrman

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe announced the addition of Warren Rheaume as a lateral shareholder in its Seattle law office. Rheaume, former chair of the intellectual property litigaiton practice group at Foster Pepper & Shefelman, brings more than 17 years of intellectual property litigation experience to Heller Ehrman. His practice focuses on commercial litigation emphasizing trademark, copyright and trade secret issues.

Mar 08, 2001

Country Companies

Foster

VanPatten

Cari Foster and Loree Anne VanPatten have been named agents for the Country Companies, an insurance agency, and will be practicing from the agency's Everett office. Both Foster and VanPatten recently completed the firm's new agent school.

Dewaard & Bode

Sizemore

Kim Sizemore, credit manager at Bellingham-based credit services company Dewaard & Bode, was recently named a certified credit executive by the National Association of Credit Management(NACM). Sizemore is a board member of the NACM that services Western Washington and Alaska with credit information and accounts receivable management services.

Aegis Assisted Living

Stuart Ostfeld has been promoted to executive director for Aegis of Laguna Niguel. Ostfeld, the former assisted living director of Aegis at Shadowridge, will oversee the management and day-to-day operations of the Laguna Niguel location. Aegis Assisted Living is a Redmond-based company that has been recognized as a leader in assisted living as well as Alzheimer's and related dementia programs.

Perkins Coie

Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie announced that Theodore Collins has rejoined the firm, where his practice will focus on corporate governance and commercial litigation. Collins had been serving as general counsel and senior vice president, law and contracts, for The Boeing Co. He held the position with Boeing from 1986 until November of last year.

Branch, Richards & Co.

Branch, Richards & Co., a Seattle-based CPA firm, announced that Ben Shull has been named a lead auditor in the firm's governmental and non-profit audit division and Brandy Reinke has been added as a staff auditor.