May 30, 2013

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Seattle named Steve Milles senior business banking relationship manager. Milles was a financial consultant for Wells Fargo's Business Banking Group.

NAMI Snohomish County

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Snohomish County elected new officers: Keith Binkley, president; David Hall, vice president; Laurie Ummel, secretary and Tena Kibbey, treasurer. NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for people affected by mental illness.

May 29, 2013

Lane Powell

Harrington

Regional law firm Lane Powell hired Michael Harrington as counsel to the labor and employment practice group. Harrington was executive director of labor relations for Group Health Cooperative.

Bartell Drugs

Seattle-based Bartell Drugs said it has purchased two pharmacies in Everett and Marysville from The Everett Clinic. The pharmacies will be operated by Bartell Drugs effective June 10. Founded in Seattle in 1890, Bartell Drugs owns and operates 60 locations in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.

May 24, 2013

Western Washington University

Shillam

Casey Shillam was named director of Western Washington University's new bachelor's program in nursing. The nursing program is offered through the Woodring College of Education and begins this fall. Shillam is assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore.

State Attorney General

Attorney general Bob Ferguson hired Alison Dempsey-Hall as deputy communications director. Dempsey-Hall was communications specialist and public policy analyst for the Washington State Senate.

Olalla Recovery Centers

Olalla Recovery Centers, a substance abuse treatment provider in the Puget Sound area, named Christine Lynch executive director. Lynch has been with Olalla for 13 years and replaces Kevin Merrick, who is retiring after 18 years as chief executive.

May 23, 2013

Keller Rohrback

Swope

Ruiz

Seattle law firm Keller Rohrback elected Isaac Ruiz as partner for the individual plaintiff's litigation group, and Karin Swope as partner for the firm's complex litigation group. Ruiz was judicial law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Denver, CO. Swope joined the firm in 2007.

Stephen James Associates

Stephen James Associates, a Maryland-based staffing firm that specializes in recruiting accounting and finance professionals, said it is moving into three new markets: Seattle, Orange County, Calif., and Austin, Texas, as part of a nationwide expansion. The firm said it uses a referral-based approach to find people. It offers staff on a contract, consulting or contract-to-hire basis.