Jun 10, 2003

Davis Wright Tremaine

Duffy

Susan G. Duffy has been appointed partner-in-charge of the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine. She has been with the firm since 1981 and currently serves as chair of the firm's national health law practice group. Duffy replaces Allen D. Clark who will join the firm's Shanghai office in August as partner-in-charge.

Young & Roehr Group

Wold

Wood

Young & Roehr Group, a Portland-based marketing communications company, promoted Todd Wold to senior account executive and named Lindy Wood account coordinator in its Internet marketing department. Wold has been with the company since June 2001. He previously served as account executive at Wave Rock Communications. Wood is a graduate of the University of Idaho and holds a bachelor's degree in advertising and marketing.

Who’s Calling

Steyn

Ian Steyn has been named president of Kirkland's Who’s Calling. Steyn is a 30-year business development veteran, most recently serving as vice president, global business development, for TeleTech Holdings. Who's Calling provides customer capture solutions using call measurement and monitoring services.

Microsoft

Microsoft appointed Marshall C. Phelps Jr. corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for intellectual property. Phelps joins Microsoft after a 28-year career with IBM, where he was vice president for intellectual property and licensing, and played a key role in building IBM's standards, telecommunications policy, industry relations, patent licensing program and intellectual property portfolio development.

Woodland Park Zoo

Steven Haynes has been appointed to Woodland Park Zoo's 44-member board of directors. Haynes is a 20-year veteran of U.S. Bank and currently serves as senior vice president in its Northwest regional commercial banking group.

Jun 09, 2003

Columbia Hospitality

Columbia Hospitality, a Seattle-based hospitality management and consulting company, named Lenny Zilz vice president. Zilz will also serve as general manager for the Washington Mutual Leadership Center at Cedarbrook. The company also promoted Bret Matteson from vice president to chief operating officer, Shelley Tomberg from vice president of marketing to vice president and Bob Taylor and Erik Ruud to project managers.

NetMotion Wireless

Seattle's NetMotion Wireless named Walter R. Boos as its senior vice president of worldwide sales. Most recently, Boos was CEO of Bidpath Corp. NetMotion Wireless develops software that makes wireless data networks reliable and secure.

Country Insurance & Financial Services

Joe Vaz has been named an agent by Country Insurance & Financial Services. He recently completed the company's new agent school and will be based in Lynden.

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

Nicolette L. Pias has been named an associate at Williams, Kastner & Gibbs. Pias is a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law and previously served as a summer associate and law clerk for the firm. She will focus her practice on general litigation with an emphasis on labor & employment issues. She will be based in the firm's Seattle office.