Jun 26, 2003

Richmond Pubic Relations

Natalie Tanner has been promoted to account manager and Luana Hancock has been hired as account executive at Richmond Public Relations. Tanner was previously a senior account executive with the Seattle firm. Hancock was most recently a senior trainer in the professional education and development department at Waggener Edstrom Strategic Communications in Bellevue.

Holland & Knight

Kevin G. Montler has joined the Seattle office of Holland & Knight as an associate. Montler will work in the firm’s alcohol beverage practice area. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Montler practiced at the Seattle office of Graham & Dunn.

Microsoft

Microsoft named Peter Cullen as chief privacy strategist. Cullen, current corporate privacy officer for Royal Bank of Canada, will join Microsoft in mid July. Cullen is recognized as a pioneer in privacy issues. At Royal Bank of Canada, Cullen established a corporate privacy group, a first for a Canadian financial institution. Cullen will report to Scott Charney, chief Trustworthy Computing strategist at Microsoft.

WestCoast Hospitality

Spokane-based WestCoast Hospitality has entered into a franchise agreement to re-brand the former Holiday Inn Lawton, in Lawton, Okla., as a Red Lion Hotel. The property is owned by KR Hotels and managed by KR Management. The Red Lion Hotel Lawton is WestCoast's first property in Oklahoma.

Queen Anne/Admiral Thriftway

The Queen Anne and Admiral Thriftway stores are being renamed Metropolitan Market. Food Markets Northwest is the stores' owner. The company will open three new Metropolitan Markets in Sand Point, Dash Point and Mercer Island within the next two years.

Public Disclosure Commission

Susan Brady was elected chair of the Public Disclosure Commission for the upcoming fiscal year. Brady, commissioner from Seattle, previously headed the five-member commission in 2000. Lois Clement, commissioner from Bellingham, was elected vice-chair, and Earl Tilly, from Wenatchee, was elected secretary. The Public Disclosure Commission was created by initiative in 1972 to provide public access to information about the financing of political campaigns, lobbyists expenditures, and the financial affairs of public officials and candidates.

Jun 25, 2003

Washington Health Foundation

The Washington Health Foundation named its 4th Annual Heroes of Health Care Award recipients at its annual banquet that raised more than $42,000 from sponsors and individuals. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Maxine Hayes, state health officer with the Washington State Department of Health and clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The Leadership Award went to Carlos Olivares of the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic. The Program for Appropriate Health was named for the Innovation Award, and Access to Baby and Child Dentistry was named as the Collaboration Award winner. The Washington Health Foundation connects health care providers, policy leaders and the public through programs, grants and policy leadership.

United Way of King County

United Way of King County appointed Jon Doll as its vice president of community campaigns. Doll is a former Bon Marche executive who joined the United Way of King County in 2001 as director of major gifts and donor relations.

Seattle Foundation

The Seattle Foundation awarded $265,000 in grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County, Camp Fire - Central Puget Sound Council, El Centro de la Raza, Friends of the Children of King County, Girl Scouts - Totem Council, Passages Northwest, Rainier Vista Cambodian Youth Program and YouthForce. The awards, part of 45 grants totaling $1.1 million, were made to demonstrate the foundation's commitment to youth programs. Seattle Foundation's Community Grantmaking Program provides grants to King County nonprofit organizations including the arts, culture and humanities, education, environment and animals, health and human services.

Crowley Maritime

Crowley Maritime of Oakland has been awarded West Coast salvage and worldwide engineering services contracts by the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Office of Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. The contracts call for providing salvage services, harbor clearance, towing and engineering services in support of salvage services and projects. Crowley has held the contracts, with an exception of four years, since 1976.

Aegis Assisted Living

Tracee DeGrande joined Aegis Assisted Living as vice president of accounting. DeGrande was previously chief financial officer for Regency Pacific in Issaquah and was director of finance for Group Health in Tacoma. Aegis is based in Redmond and operates 21 assisted living facilities in Washington, California and Nevada.