Aug 21, 2013

Attorney General's Office

Attorney General Bob Ferguson named David Horn, assistant regional director for the Federal Trade Commission and former assistant attorney general, his chief deputy, starting in October. Horn worked in the Attorney General's Office for more than 18 years and frequently worked with the AGO at the FTC. He recently helped the AGO coordinate enforcement against timeshare resale scams.

Voip-Pal.com

Voip-Pal.com of Bellevue said board member Dr. Thomas E. Sawyer has been named chairman of the board and CEO of Voip-Pal. Dennis Chang will remain as a director. Sawyer has more than 40 years of technical and managerial experience including NACT Telecommunications, Global Light Telecommunications and Sacred Circle Health Care. He also was an advisor to presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

Southern Wine & Spirits

Southern Wine & Spirits of the Pacific Northwest said Phoenix Wine & Spirits of Salt Lake City is joining Southern Wine & Spirits of Utah to create the largest wine broker in the state. The deal will close this month and joint operations should start in September. Southern has operations in 35 markets including Washington state.

Aug 20, 2013

The Fearey Group

Cogswell

Fernandez

The Fearey Group, a Seattle public relations and public affairs agency, hired Heather Fernandez as senior account executive and Anthony Cogswell as account coordinator. Fernandez was an account executive at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, working with Microsoft. Cogswell was an intern at Fearey and graduated from Central Washington University in 2012.

Peace for the Streets

A Seattle-based group called Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets, or PSKS, has hired Susan Fox as executive director. Fox has more than 20 years of nonprofit, for-profit and government experience, and was executive director of Jubilee Women's Center on Capitol Hill. PSKS helps homeless and at-risk youth and young adults with advocacy, education, employment and basic needs.

Aug 16, 2013

Banner Bank

Johnson

Banner Bank hired Dianna Johnson to the residential lending team in Redmond. Johnson has 11 years of experience in the mortgage industry, specializing in first-time buyers, purchases and government loans. Banner Bank has 86 locations in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

School Administrators

The Washington Association of School Administrators picked Michelle Price as president-elect for 2013-2014. Price is superintendent of the Moses Lake School District and will assume her position in July 2014, following the term of current president, Michael Nelson, superintendent of the Enumclaw School District. The association focuses on developing high quality education through professional leadership.

Aug 15, 2013

Bank of Washington

Steele

Lynnwood-based Bank of Washington named Martin A. Steele president and chief executive officer. Steele was president and CEO of Charter Bank. He has more than 30 years of banking experience and held management positions with The Commerce Bank of Washington, Windswept Capital and Bank of America.

First Financial Northwest

Renton-based First Financial Northwest named Richard P. Jacobson chief financial officer. Jacobson was named chief administrative officer and chief operating officer in July 2013.

Kona Medical

Bellevue-based Kona Medical hired Jim Gilmore as senior vice president of research and development. Gilmore was a founding member and senior vice president of research and development for Fujifilm SonoSite and has 25 years of experience at GE Medical Systems, ATL Ultrasound and Diasonics.