Dec 09, 2005

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The Seattle law firm of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Daheim has added three new associates in the Tacoma office: Jason P. Amala, Erik R. Grotzke and M. Lorena Gonzalez. All of them attended Seattle University School of Law. Amala's focus is personal injury law. Grotzke specializes in complex commercial litigation. Gonzalez's practice focuses on personal injury law.

Mobilisa with pic

Mobilisa named Terry Thiele as director of sales, a new position. Thiele brings more than 18 years of sales and management experience, the last eight in the high-tech arena. The company is based in Port Townsend, and provides mobile and wireless systems for devices such as Pocket PC, Palm, cell phones, smart cards, and RF tags.

5th Avenue Theatre

Former Governor Gary Locke has joined the board of directors of the 5th Avenue Theatre. He is a partner in the Seattle office of Davis Wright Tremaine and co-chair of the firm's China Practice and Governmental Relations Practice.

The Children's Museum of Tacoma created two new management positions,

associate director and director of product development. Sara Inveen is the new associate director and long-time employee Debbie Kray is director of product development.

Dec 08, 2005

Kibble & Prentice

Seattle-based Kibble & Prentice, an insurance and financial services firm, promoted Ellen Boyer to chief operating officer, adding to her position of chief financial officer, which she has held since she joined the company in 2002.

Washington Mutual

Washington Mutual hired Sari L. Macrie as senior vice president of corporate communications. Macrie will be responsible for internal and external communications for the firm and its more than 55,000 employees. She was senior vice president of corporate communications for Cardinal Health and also owned a communications consulting firm.

Everett Area Chamber of Commerce

The Everett Area Chamber of Commerce named Eric Christensen, Snohomish County PUD assistant general counsel, as Employee of the Year for his work in the PUD's legal battle with Enron. The chamber said he helped uncover tapes and documents that proved Enron defrauded consumers. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) won a Service to Business award for helping boost the local economy and for her role in the PUD's legal battle with Enron.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

The law firm Cairncross & Hempelmann of Seattle added Susan Wright Geiger and Brian W. Pease to the firm. Both will be in the Corporate Finance & Business Transactions Group.