Aug 16, 2019

Port of Everett

Lefeber

Lisa Lefeber will become the Port of Everett's first female CEO on Oct. 16. Lefeber currently is deputy executive director at the port and was chief of policy and communications for over 13 years before that. She will replace Les Reardanz, who plans to move back to Bellingham to focus on his aging parents and expanded military responsibilities.

Frye Art Museum

Cheng

In Seattle, Frye Art Museum appointed Michelle Cheng to the newly created role of director of education and community partnerships. Cheng was manager of integration-level education programs at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.

Air Canada

Air Canada is planning nonstop daily service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Montreal beginning May 4, 2020. Montreal will become Sea-Tac's seventh nonstop destination in Canada, adding to service to Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria. Montreal is a hub for Air Canada.

Aug 15, 2019

Pemco Mutual Insurance

Clarke

Harris Clarke is expanding his role as vice president of operations at Pemco Mutual Insurance in Seattle to head the company's claims department. Clarke has been a member of Pemco's executive team since 2014 and is experienced in customer-centric project management and technology. Dawn Lee takes over Clarke's responsibility for the underwriting and product departments in the newly created position of vice president of product and underwriting. Lee joined Pemco in 2017 and most recently served as director of product. Prior to that, she developed and executed business plans for Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance.

Seattle Public Schools

Dr. Mia Williams is the new executive director of the Department of African American Male Achievement for Seattle Public Schools. Williams has been an educator at Seattle Schools for 26 years, the last 11 years as principal of Aki Kurose Middle School. The newly created department focuses on the advancement of African American males and elimination of disparities in educational and social outcomes for students.

Swenson Healthcare

Tacoma-based Swenson Healthcare expanded its services to include psychiatric care. The move responds to a growing need for psychiatric services in a post-acute care setting. Dr. Linda Miller, a board-certified psychiatrist with over 30 years of clinical practice, recently joined Swenson to initiate the program. Swenson is a clinical practice group serving patients in a post-acute care setting.

Pike-Pine corridor walking tour

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AIA Seattle will host a walking tour and Urban Design Forum featuring the work of Graham Baba Architects and others along the trendy Pike-Pine corridor. And, appropriately, it'll be led by Jim Graham himself. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of ChopHouse Row (a Graham Baba project). Details and registration: aiaseattle.org.

NAIOP DealMakers gathering

Sept. 10 marks the next DealMakers networking event, to be led by Marc Gearhart of Ryan Companies. The event takes place at 5 p.m. at DLR Group's headquarters (51 University St., Suite 600). Details and registration: naiopwa.org.

New wine bar in SLU

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The new 400 Fairview building in South Lake Union has a new tenant, which opens for business today: Associated Vintners Tasting Room & Wine Bar. The announcement came from Pembroke Real Estate of Boston, which led last year's $338 million sale from Skanska to the new ownership group.

The wine bar joins other food and beverage tenants in the market hall. It'll feature brands also owned by local company Precept Wine. Those include Browne Family Vineyards, Gruet, Waterbrook Winery, Canoe Ridge Vineyard and Cavatappi Winery.

Andrew Browne of Precept said in a statement, “Being in the heart of South Lake Union surrounded by local, innovative businesses was important for us.”

Precept last year opened Browne Family Vineyards' Tasting Room at Hudson Pacific Properties' King Street Crossing complex in Pioneer Square. Other tenants in the 400 Fairview market hall include Bar Harbor, Caffe Ladro, Juicy Cafe, Kai Market, mBar, Meat & Bread, Trophy Cupcakes, Urban Optix and Verde & Co.

Ziemba jumps to JLL

Jones Lang LaSalle that it has hired Sam Ziemba as senior vice president. He'll join the Eastside office. He makes the move from Colliers. JLL's Chris Hughes said in a statement, “Sam is a great addition to the team. His experience representing corporations and institutional clients along with local and regional owners is both dynamic and far reaching.”

Greystar plans upgrades to Shorewood on M.I.

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Two years ago, Greystar paid $210 million to a local group for the 645-unit Shorewood Apartments on Mercer Island, one of that city's first and oldest apartment complexes. It was developed on 44 acres in 1949 by Charles Clise, of the local real estate dynasty. Now the Charleston, South Carolina-based Greystar has announced a major new upgrade effort now underway for the 41 buildings at 3209 Shorewood Drive. The cost wasn't divulged.

Greystar's Karyn Grindstaff said in a statement, “We consider this project a wonderful reinvestment in the property.” The company recently renovated the community clubhouse and is now upgrading the apartments and sports pavilion.

Shorewood is close to Interstate 90, but also around six minutes by bike, or a 20-minute walk, to the park-and-ride lot, where Mercer Island Station will open to light rail service in 2023.