Jan 28, 2020

State of Washington

Gardow

Hix

Burgess

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Shiloh Burgess and Henry Hix to the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board, and reappointed Kathryn Gardow of Seattle to a second term on the board. Burgess is executive director of the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce and served on the 2014 Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation. Hix is chief of natural resource enforcement for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The board awards about $250 million in grants every biennium for the development of parks, trails, boating facilities and other outdoor recreation opportunities.

WSU

Borjesson

Washington State University selected Dr. Dori Borjesson as the new dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Professor Borjesson is chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She also is a clinical pathologist and is active in clinical service and laboratory test development. She starts at WSU on July 20 and replaces Dr. Bryan Slinker, who will retire.

HomeStreet

Seattle-based HomeStreet Inc., the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, appointed James R. Mitchell to the board of both entities. Mitchell has over 40 years of commercial banking experience. He was founder, president and CEO of Puget Sound Bank in Bellevue, which was sold two years ago.

F5 Networks

Seattle-based F5 Networks completed its acquisition of privately held Shape Security of Santa Clara, California. Shape protects banks, airlines, retailers and government agencies against fraud — including “credential stuffing attacks,” where cybercriminals use stolen passwords from third-party data breaches to take over other online accounts. The deal was valued at $1 billion in cash.

AskNicely

Portland-based AskNicely opened an office in Amsterdam to meet growing demand in Europe for its customer experience software and its new app, which uses real-time feedback to coach employees. Kyle Bolster, vice president and general manager, is leading the expansion and plans to hire up to a dozen employees at the new location.

Jan 24, 2020

BlueVolt

Ertischek

Portland-based online sales training firm BlueVolt appointed Benjamin Ertischek as its new president. Ertischek has over 25 years of strategic, financial management and executive experience that includes roles at Deloitte, Xerox and Viewpoint Construction Software. BlueVolt focuses on the construction industry.

US Post Acute Care

In Tacoma, newly formed US Post Acute Care announced its leadership team: Dr. Darren Swenson, founder and CEO; Marcie Matthews, COO; Dahan Pham, CFO; and Elizabeth Cooley, vice president of risk and compliance. Swenson has over 20 years of experience as a physician executive and is triple board certified. Matthews was vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Riverchase Dermatology. Pham is a CPA with over 20 years of management experience in accounting, finance and IT in health care and other industries. Cooley is an RN and health care attorney. She was chief compliance officer for medical device company ERMI. US Post Acute Care provides management services for post-acute clinics.

Clark Nuber

Bellevue CPA and consulting firm Clark Nuber promoted Megan Ryan to principal, Angela Oakley to senior manager/talent advisor and Jocilyn Sayler to project manager. Ryan specializes in tax compliance and planning, Oakley works in human resources and Sayler is in the audit and tax department.