Mar 06, 2018

City of Tacoma

Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards was appointed vice chair of the National League of Cities' 2018 Council on Youth, Education and Families. Woodards became mayor in January and was on Tacoma City Council for seven years. The NLC council fosters peer learning and networking for municipal leaders, and elevates the voices of young leaders.

Gersh Academy

Gersh Academy, a school for autistic children, hired Christine Domschot as executive director of its new location in Issaquah called Gersh Academy at Cougar Mountain. Domschot has 25 years of experience in private and public schools, and private practice. The Issaquah school is the first on the West Coast for Huntington, New York-based Gersh.

Title Boxing Club

Title Boxing Club wants to expand into the Seattle market with 18 clubs, and is looking for a regional franchise developer. The Overland Park, Kansas-based fitness studio offers boxing and kickboxing classes. It says it has more than 170 clubs across the country and another 250 in development.

Mar 02, 2018

Central Washington University

Former Boeing CEO Ray Conner was appointed to a six-year term on Central Washington University's board of trustees. Conner is a 1979 graduate of the school. He worked at Boeing for 40 years, starting as a mechanic, before retiring in December. CWU plans to expand its aviation program with 10 new Piper Archer aircraft.

Woodland Park Zoo

In Seattle, Woodland Park Zoo hired Peter Zahler as vice president of conservation initiatives. Zahler was director of training and capacity building at Wildlife Conservation Society, the nonprofit that operates the Bronx Zoo and other zoos in New York. He has more than 30 years of experience in conservation leadership.

Symetra Financial

Jacqueline M. Veneziani on April 1 will become senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Symetra Financial in Bellevue, where she will oversee the Law and Compliance departments. Veneziani has been with the company for 20 years and will succeed David Goldstein, who is retiring after more than six years as general counsel.

Papa Murphy's

Vancouver-based take-and-bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's appointed Laura Szeliga chief marketing officer. Szeliga was senior vice president and general manager for Provide Commerce's ProFlowers brand. She also worked at Timex, Dean Foods, Kraft Foods and Gillette.

Mar 01, 2018

Keiretsu Forum

McDonald

Brianna McDonald is now president of Keiretsu Forum's Northwest region. McDonald has been a leader and angel investor with the Seattle chapter of Keiretsu Forum since its formation in 2005. San Francisco-based Keiretsu, a community of early stage investors, has more than 50 chapters around the world.

Hinds-Bock

Middleby Corp. bought Hinds-Bock, a Bothell-based company that develops equipment for industrial baking, food processing and other specialty areas. Middleby is a manufacturer of commercial cooking equipment headquartered in Elgin, Illinois.

Andersen Tax

Brandon Nett joined Andersen Tax in Seattle as commercial managing director. Nett has experience in mergers and acquisitions, as well as taxes affecting technology, health care and mining. He was a tax partner at Grant Thornton in Seattle.

Orion Industries

Auburn-based Orion Industries received its eighth consecutive Boeing Performance Excellence Award for suppliers. Orion uses its aerospace manufacturing division to teach job skills to people who face barriers to employment.