Jun 13, 2024

McGuireWoods

Scoville

McGuireWoods hired seasoned trial attorney Michael Scoville. He joins from Perkins Coie, where he was a partner in the firm's Seattle office. Scoville, who will continue to practice in Washington State, represents clients in product liability matters, commercial disputes and arbitrations involving the aviation, aerospace, defense contracting, telecom and automotive industries. He also conducts risk assessments and investigations involving the False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Scoville previously served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Western District of Washington, prosecuting cases involving drug trafficking, immigration crimes, child exploitation, identity theft and financial fraud. He also clerked for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Scoville is one of 10 former U.S. Supreme Court clerks in McGuireWoods' litigation practices. Scoville earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and served as a notes editor on the Harvard Law Review. McGuireWoods is an international law firm with 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide.

Kidder Mathews

Gurry

Dahl

Veteran brokers Dan Dahl and David Gurry have left Colliers after 17 years with the firm. Kidder Mathews announced its talent raid last week. Gurry said of the post-pandemic market, “After the events of the last four years, we are prepared to capitalize on a market that stabilizes and recovers.” Dahl added, “We are excited to join Kidder Mathews and be part of the firm's collaborative team of veterans, recognized in the industry as best in class.” KM says that, “despite the current choppy environment in commercial real estate,” it has added 26 new brokers to our region since January 2023. At the same time, the brokerage says it recently signed a new 10-year lease at Two Union Square, where it will move this summer to a lower level, consolidating operations on one floor with slightly less space. KM has been in the building for some three decades.

Capital One provides $47M for White Center project

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Community Roots Housing and the White Center Community Development Association broke ground last month on their White Center Community HUB, which is to include 76 affordable units, plus services provided by local partners. Now follow some financial details from Capital One, which provided a $23.4 million construction loan. It also made an equity investment of $23.2 million via the federal low income housing tax credit program, or LIHTC. The bank's James Chase said in a statement, “Financing the creation of new affordable housing is an important part of advancing King County's goal of reducing housing cost-burden among low-income households.” From Community Roots, Chris Persons added, “This development embodies our vision to provide stable, affordable housing and supportive services for residents across this community.” Units will be affordable to households earning in a range from 30% to 60% of area median income. Marpac is the builder of the midrise project, and Side x Side Architects the designer. The goal for completion is autumn 2025.

Kidder Mathews

French

Erin French has been promoted to president of asset services at Kidder Mathews, the firm announced this week. She's been with the firm for two dozen years, and will now oversee a division spanning most of the West Coast. That portfolio encompasses about 800 buildings with 55 million square feet, including the Amazon-leased 555 Tower in Bellevue. French said in a statement, “Kidder Mathews has always prioritized a client-centric approach, and that has driven our growth.” KM's Bill Frame added, “Her strategic insights and client-focused approach have consistently delivered exceptional results, and we look forward to her continued impact as president.”

CBB names new broker

Coldwell Banker Bain announced that Jarred Mahon will join its Lake Union office. He makes the move from Malsam Tsang Structural Engineering. He formerly served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and graduated from Seattle University with magna cum laude honors in civil engineering.

Suquamish Tribe

Kernan

The Suquamish Tribe announced that Dr. Casey Kernan is the latest physician to join the professional team at the Healing House, the tribe's health clinic serving Suquamish families, other American Indians and Alaska Natives, and families across Kitsap County. Kernan completed his undergraduate studies at Oregon State University, and earned his medical degree at Kansas City University. After completing his residency at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Kernan launched a small clinic in East Bremerton during the COVID-19 pandemic, where he cared for people at all stages of life, with a special focus on the needs of LGBTQIA patients. Kernan joins Dr. Kristine Ewing, medical director at Healing House, and a board-certified family physician, and Dr. Alex Kraft, a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist. Healing House focuses on providing high-quality, culturally appropriate care to underserved communities, including tribal families and those on Medicaid. The Healing House's “integrative” approach means patients can access conventional treatment along with naturopathic care, nutritional guidance, herbal medicine, and acupuncture at the same facility. The Tribe's health clinic staff collaborate closely with the Tribe's community health team and with the Suquamish Wellness Center, which offers mental health counseling and treatment for substance abuse disorders.

Jun 12, 2024

Heliotrope Architects

Bao

Loeffler

Morrison

Heliotrope Architects has three new employees. Sara Morrison has joined the firm as a designer, Ben Loeffler joins as an architect/project manager, and Jie Bao comes onboard as an intern.

Morrison has a Master of Architecture from Montana State University and works on residential projects. Loeffler holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and also works in the residential space. Bao has a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and at Heliotrope has worked on both commercial and residential projects.

WSP

Rubstello

Patty Rubstello has joined WSP as a national transportation strategic advisor.

In her new role, Rubstello, who served more than 33 years with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) in a variety of roles, provides leadership and strategic direction to project teams working to identify, develop and deliver multimodal and tolling initiatives for clients nationwide.

Based in Seattle, Rubstello most recently served WSDOT as assistant secretary of Washington State Ferries, where she oversaw a budget of more than $1.25 billion, a fleet of 21 vessels, a workforce of nearly 2,000 people and more than 17 million customers annually.

She was a driving force behind efforts to convert the largest vessels in the fleet to hybrid electric and design new vessels capable of running nearly 100 percent on battery power. She also oversaw the replacement of the ferry terminal at Seattle's Colman Dock.

Rubstello is credited with forming and managing Washington State's Urban Mobility and Access office, which included the toll division, regional transit coordination division and the management of mobility division.

Her industry associations include active membership in the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), where she founded the Women in Tolling Council in 2020. She earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from IBTTA in 2023.

Sound Credit Union

Wilkerson

Sound Credit Union has named Stacey Wilkerson as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Wilkerson brings 25 years of experience in finance, including leadership roles with large, community-centered credit unions. As CFO at Sound, Wilkerson will lead financial reporting and forecasting, balance sheet management, budgeting, revenue growth, liquidity and investment management, pricing strategies, and deposit growth initiatives. Wilkerson has spent the past five years as CFO at Tucson Federal Credit Union. Before joining TFCU, she directed advisory services for nearly 30 credit unions at the financial services firm ALM First. Wilkerson holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Texas Tech University and a master's degree in finance and financial management services from the University of Dallas. Wilkerson joins Sound as the organization continues to expand its membership and service. Earlier this year, Sound announced an acquisition agreement with Washington Business Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Olympia. Sound Credit Union was founded in 1940, and has 26 full-service branch locations throughout the Puget Sound area.

Tanium

Kirkland-based Tanium, a provider of Converged Endpoint Management, appointed two new board members, Rani Johnson and Tim Millikin. Johnson is the chief information officer of Workday, a provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money, where she is responsible for the company's global IT function. Johnson will bring over 25 years of IT and cybersecurity experience with her, including IT leadership roles at Cloud Software Group, TIBCO, SolarWinds, Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin Energy, Ventyx and NASA. Millikin is a partner at TPG, with more than 15 years at the global alternative asset management firm. Millikin co-leads the firm's investment activity in software and enterprise technology. Millikin has served as a board member or observer in several high-profile TPG investments, such as McAfee, Everfox, Ellucian, and Elite Technologies. Johnson and Millikin join other Tanium board members that include founders David Hindawi and Orion Hindawi; Mark Fields, former CEO of Ford Motor Company; David Rowland, former executive chairman of Accenture; Jim Whitehurst, former president of IBM; Maggie Wilderotter, former CEO of Frontier Communications; and Scott Kupor, partner at Andreessen Horowitz.