Jan 10, 2019

Carney Badley Spellman

In Seattle, lawyers Parker R. Keehn and Christopher A. Wright were named shareholders at Carney Badley Spellman. Keehn joined the firm in 2012 and Wright came on board in 2017. Both focus on construction law.

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Attorney John Sharp joined Miller Nash Graham & Dunn's Seattle office. Sharp focuses on real estate and business transactions related to ownership, management, acquisition, disposition and leasing.

City of Tacoma

Jacques Colon was named strategic manager of Tacoma 2025, a strategic plan for Tacoma's future. He was health equity coordinator for five years at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Prior to that, he was a middle school science teacher in Miami and a policy analyst in Washington, D.C.

U-Haul

Stan's Restaurant Annex 2 in Portland has become a dealer of U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment and moving supplies. Stan's is at 1417 N.W. 20th Ave. Kevin Donohoe owns Stan's.

Jan 09, 2019

Lane Powell

Fox

Lane Powell attorney Gregory R. Fox was elected to the American Law Institute for his work in commercial finance law. Fox is a shareholder at Lane Powell in Seattle and chairs the Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Team. ALI's mission is to clarify and simplify the law to further the administration of justice.

Children of the Nations

Paul De Pree is the new executive director of business operations at Children of the Nations, a Silverdale-based nonprofit helping orphaned and destitute children in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. De Pree worked for 35 years at Dow Chemical Co. in Michigan, recently retiring as global facilities program director.

Neighborhood House

Mark Okazaki, executive director of Neighborhood House, will retire this fall after 18 years with the social service agency. Applications for a replacement are being sought until Feb. 17, and the agency's board plans to have a new leader in place before Okazaki retires. Neighborhood House serves over 14,000 immigrants, refugees and low-income people at 36 locations in King County.

City of Tacoma

Tacoma City Council wants to fill three positions on the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board: one at-large, one with experience in construction or development of affordable housing, and one licensed real estate broker. Applications are due Jan. 17. More information is at http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Jessica Jenkins at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org.