Feb 28, 2018

T-Mobile

In Bellevue, T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert joined the company's board of directors. T-Mobile hired Sievert in 2012 as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. The board increases to 12 directors with Sievert.

Chihuly Foundation

Seattleites Quenton Baker and Paul Rucker won 2018 Arts Innovator Awards of $25,000. Baker is a poet and educator. Rucker is a visual artist, composer and musician. The awards recognize innovative Washington artists, and are funded by the Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation.

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Entries for the 29th Annual Eastside Business Awards are due March 2 to Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. Categories are: Eastside Business of the Year, Eastside Small Business of the Year, Innovative Product or Service of the Year, and Entrepreneurial Spirit — Startup of the Year. Go to http://www.bellevuechamber.org/EBA2018.

Spokane Superior Court

Michelle Szambelan was appointed to Spokane County Superior Court. Szambelan replaces retiring Judge Linda Tompkins, who has served on the bench for 20 years. Szambelan has been a judge in Spokane Municipal Court for nine years, and was assistant city attorney and acting city prosecutor for Spokane.

Feb 27, 2018

DSC Capital

Thrower

Seattle-based DSC Capital promoted Jennifer Thrower to partner. Thrower joined DSC in 2016 as vice president. Before that, she was a senior loan originator in the Commercial Term Lending group at JPMorgan Chase. DSC is a commercial real estate mortgage banker.

Seattle Municipal Court

Gregory

McKenna

Seattle Municipal Court selected Ed McKenna as presiding judge and Willie Gregory as assistant presiding judge. McKenna replaces Karen Donohue, who was appointed to King County Superior Court. Gregory replaces McKenna, who was serving his second term in that role. The presiding judge leads the judicial branch of Seattle city government. The assistant presiding judge fills in when the presiding judge isn't available. Both serve two-year terms.

Bellevue Chamber

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce appointed eight new board members: Marc Berekja of REI, Jim Blundell of T-Mobile, Gary Guenther of Kidder Mathews, J. Michael Marsh of Overlake Medical Center, Chris Morgan of Grant Thornton, Greg Russell of Peterson Russell Kelly, Tyler Tonkin of GLY Construction and Kevin Wallace of Wallace Properties.

Feb 23, 2018

Perkins Coie

McComb

Devin McComb joined Perkins Coie's Seattle office as a partner in the Real Estate & Land Use practice. McComb comes from Stoel Rives, where he was a partner. His practice includes transactional real estate law, with a focus on acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing and development of commercial, industrial and agricultural properties.

Staypineapple

Bellevue-based hospitality company Staypineapple hired Troy Longwith as regional director of operations. Longwith was general manager of The Heathman Hotel Kirkland, and also has worked at Tulalip Resort Casino, Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle and Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Staypineapple represents eight privately owned and managed hotels in Seattle, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Chicago.

Washington Winegrowers Association

Washington Winegrowers Association honored several people at its annual convention and trade show in Kennewick. Mike Andrews, owner of Coyote Canyon Vineyards and Winery, won the Erick Hanson Memorial Winegrape Grower of the Year; Tom Waliser, owner of Beresan Winery, won the Industry Service Award; Paul Champoux, former owner of Champoux vineyards, won the Lifetime Achievement Award; and Rick Small, owner of Woodward Canyon Winery, won the Grand Vin Award.