Jan 23, 2019

Stoel Rives

Shapiro

Santa Lucia

Osborn

Nelson

Kuntz

Fandel

Delaney

Clark

Thirteen attorneys from Foster Pepper have agreed to join the real estate and land use practice groups of Stoel Rives' Seattle office. They are: partners Beth A. Clark, Joe Delaney, John A. Fandel, Michael Kuntz, Colm Nelson, Chris Osborn, John Santa Lucia and Sabina L. Shapiro; of counsel attorneys Alexandra Kleeman, W. Adam Coady and Nathan Luce; and associates Hunter Jeffers and Emily Kelly. They represent investors, owners and developers in acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing and financing. The group will start Feb. 1 at Stoel Rives, which operates 10 offices in seven states and D.C.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

John W. Gregory is a new partner at Seattle-based Cairncross & Hempelmann. Gregory joined the firm in 2015 as an associate in Corporate Finance & Business Transactions.

Tilth Alliance

In Seattle, Tilth Alliance appointed its officers and board for 2019. Officers are: Nancy Tosta, president; Jim Baird, vice president; Ben Page, treasurer; and Liza Turley, secretary. The board is Elaine Chang, Lee Ann Johnson, Mike Lufkin, Miles Ventura McEvoy, Cynthia Nims, Anne Schwartz and Tim Gruner. Tilth supports sustainable farmers and urban gardeners.

Green Sports Alliance

Roger McClendon is the new executive director of Green Sports Alliance. McClendon was chief sustainability officer at Yum Brands. He also led the development of Blueline, a sustainable design guide for restaurants built on the LEED certification program. Portland-based Green Sports Alliance uses sports to promote healthy, sustainable communities throughout the world.

Jan 18, 2019

City of Kenmore

Loutsis

Greathouse

The Kenmore City Council named Suzanne Greathouse and Nathan Loutsis as planning commissioners. Greathouse recently retired from AT&T as senior technical director, and serves on the Kenmore Heritage Society and Northshore Senior Center boards. Loutsis is student body treasurer at Inglemoor High School, and a volunteer sergeant with King County Sheriff's Explorer Program.

Madrona Venture Group

Cochran

Venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group promoted Hope Cochran to managing director, Troy Cichos to COO and partner, and Jennifer Chambers to administrative partner. Cochran joined Madrona two years ago as a venture partner. She has more than 25 years of experience and was CFO of King Digital, the creator of Candy Crush. Cichos, previously CFO and administrative partner, joined the company in 1999. Chambers was director of fund administration and has been with Madrona since 1997.

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines has three new vice presidents: Constance von Muehlen, Ron Calvin and Jenny Wetzel. Von Muehlen is senior vice president of maintenance and engineering. She has nearly 30 years of industry experience, most recently as COO of Horizon Air. Calvin, a 32-year veteran at Alaska, is vice president of inflight operations. He had been managing director of inflight since 2012. Wetzel is vice president of labor relations. She comes from Kaiser Permanente/Group Health, where she was vice president of employee and labor relations since 2015.

USG Insurance Services

Kelsi Chambers was promoted to producer/broker in the Seattle office of USG Insurance Services. Chambers has 12 years of insurance experience, six with USG. She will help with USG's Northwest expansion, including support for the Sandpoint, Idaho, branch.

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Principal dancer and artistic director Jonathan Porretta is retiring from Pacific Northwest Ballet at the end of the season. Porretta has been with the company for 20 years. He ruptured his Achilles tendon last year, leading to his decision to retire. His final performance will be June 9.