Jun 19, 2012

Stoel Rives

Reed

Seattle law firm Stoel Rives hired Bart Reed to its Seattle office as of counsel in the real estate and construction group. Reed was partner and shareholder at Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Flatt in Atlanta. Stoel Rives is a full-service law firm with 400 attorneys and 11 offices in seven states.

University of Oregon

The Oregon State Board of Higher Education hired Michael Gottfredson as president of the University of Oregon to begin Aug. 1. Gottfredson was a professor of criminology, law and society, and worked as senior administrator at the University of California, Irvine for 12 years.

Oregon Public Utility Commission

Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Susan Ackerman chair of the Oregon Public Utility Commission. The three-member commission regulates customer rates and services for investor-owned electric, natural gas and telephone utilities. Ackerman is joined by commissioners John Savage and Stephen Bloom.

Jun 15, 2012

PRR, Inc

UW Department of Communications announced Rita Brogan, president and chief executive officer of PRR, Inc. as the 2012 Distinguished Alumna. Brogan purchased PRR, Inc. in 1989 and expanded it into a national practice with corporate offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C. Prior to joining PRR, Brogan was superintendent of Public Transportation Development at Seattle Metro and served as chief land use advisor to King county executive Randy Revelle. PRR, Inc. is a communications and marketing agency advancing the environment, community and human health. Brogan delivered the keynote address at the UW Graduation Ceremony.

Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason

Jack Nagan, JD, executive director of Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and vice president for Research at Virginia Mason Medical Center has announced his retirement effective June, 30, 2012. Nagan's career spans 40 years of leadership positions in biomedical research institutes and medical centers. Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is an international leader in immune system and autoimmune disease research.

Jun 14, 2012

Riddell Williams

Letey

Seattle law firm Riddell Williams announced the election of Erin Joyce Letey as the chair of the Business Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association. Letey is a partner at Riddell Williams and is a member of the Corporate Transactions and Finance practice group where she focuses on business owners and senior executives with corporate initiatives and transactions. Riddell Williams provides a full-range of business and litigation services to regional and national clients.

Starbucks Coffee

Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee appointed Blair Taylor as chief community officer. Taylor is president and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, an affiliate of a leading civil rights organization. He will lead Starbucks community, government relations, diversity and global responsibility teams and serve as a member on the board of directors.

Jun 13, 2012

Allen Institute for Brain Science

Seattle-based Allen Institute for Brain Science hired Lance Stewart, Ph.D., M.B.A. as senior director of Alliance. Stewart co-founded the biotechnology company Emerald BioStructures in 1998, became CEO in 2009 and has 15 years experience in life sciences. The Allen Institute for Brain Science is a non-profit medical research organization dedicated to understanding the human brain.

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Bellevue-based Symetra Life Insurance Company hired Lou Ascanio, Jake Brower, Mark Crisler and Carl Perry as regional sales executives to support group life and disability income insurance in the following territories: Ascanio in North Carolina; Brower in Indianapolis; Crisler in Seattle and Perry in Washington D.C. Symetra life Insurance Company is a diversified financial services organization.

F5 Networks

Seattle-based F5 Networks promoted Dave Feringa as executive vice president of Worldwide Sales. Ferigna has been with F5 Networks since 2004 and has worked as regional vice president of North America and promoted to senior vice president of Americas Sales in January 2012. Feringa has 20 years experience in senior sales and business development in the technology industry and was regional sales manager and sales director at Cisco Systems. F5 Networks is a networking appliances company with marketing offices worldwide.