May 18, 1998

Pacific Lutheran University

Donald Bell will be the new dean of the Pacific Lutheran University School of Business. Bell formerly served as assistant dean at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

Alexis Hotel

Peggy Trott has been appointed executive assistant manager at Seattle's Alexis Hotel. Trott will be responsible for room operations and the implementation of new guest programs.

Graham Steel Corp.

Graham Steel Corp., a Kirkland-based steel fabrication plant, has recently relocated its corporate office to a new headquarters at 11241 Slater Avenue N.E., Kirkland, WA. The mailing address and phone number have remained the same.

Intravision

Intravision, a Kent-based advertising and public relations firm, has opened a West Seattle office at 6053 35th Avenue S.W., Suite 307, Seattle, WA 98126.

Association of Visitor Information Centers of Wash

The Association of Visitor Information Centers of Washington have recently elected new officers, including Roylene Crawford, president; Barb Thompson, vice president; Kathleen Hogan, secretary; and Rebecca Sawyer, treasurer.

Matheny & Stadelman Chiropractic Health Center

Matheny & Stadelman Chiropractic Health Centerhave relocated offices from South King County to downtown Bellevue at 555 108th Avenue NE.

Family Health Institute

Ari Cowan, founder and executive director of the Bellevue-based Family Health Institute, has been awarded "The Broad Street Pump Award" by the Physicians for Social Responsibility. The Physicians for Social Responsibility is the Washington, D.C.-based affiliate of the international physician organization, which received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1985.

May 15, 1998

CB Richard Ellis

Diana Goodwin Shavey has joined CB Richard Ellis as a vice president in the HUD Specialties Group. She is a former regional official with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. At CB, Shavey will work with company offices nationwide on issues related to refinancing, sales, and troubled properties that were financed under HUD 236 and 221 (d)(3) limited dividend programs.

Fisher Properties

Virginia A. Wesley has joined Fisher Properties Inc. as director of property management. A certified property manager, Wesley most recently was senior property manager for Quadrant/KMS Management Services in Bellevue.

Pinnacle

Scott Mencaccy has been named president of the west region of Pinnacle Realty Management Co. A 12-year veteran of California real estate, Mencaccy will manage Pinnacle's growing portfolio of 4,000 multifamily units and 1 million square feet of commercial space in that state. Within 24 months he plans to expand to 20,000 multifamily units and 10 million square feet of commercial space. Pinnacle is an international real estate management and brokerage firm based in Seattle's Pioneer Square. The firm has also expanded into the St. Louis market: since opening an office there under investment manager John Koncki in December, the firm has begun management of 1,800 multifamily units in four states. That figure should reach 2,500 by year's end.

Cushman & Wakefield

Michael V. Shigley has been named an associate director at Cushman & Wakefield of Washington, Inc. He is a member of the firm's Valuation Advisory Services group. Shigley previously was active in the restructuring of the savings and loan industry, handling the underwriting, structuring and sale of several billion dollars' worth of commercial mortgage-backed securities. He has worked at the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., E.F. Hutton and Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate Finance in New York.

The Real Estate Connection

Ken Robins and Angela Whitney have joined the Bellevue office of The Real Estate Connection, a full service real estate firm. Robins is a residential sales agent. Whitney is office manager.

Windermere

Windermere Real Estate has added three new sales agents in its Seattle-area offices. Pearl Eggerud has joined the Federal Way office after working seven years at the General Services Administration. Michelle Acquavella has joined the Wedgwood office. She previously worked as an accountant. And Nancy Miller is new to the Sand Point office after working for Mueller Sports Medicine as vice president of sales.

WAR education conference and trade show

The 1998 WAR education conference and trade show will be held Oct. 1 and 2 at Meydenbauer Convention Center, Bellevue. The event features nationally known speakers and classes on personal financial planning and business psychology. The price is $59 (before June 1) and includes the trade show box lunch. Or, for $75, you can have all of the above plus the keynote lunch. For information, call 1-800-748-7053.

BOMA meeting

The May general meeting of the Building Owners and Managers Association will be held at noon on the 18th in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The speakers will be David Randell, of Pacific Fiber Link Project; Gary Grant, president of the Seattle Port Commission; and Andrea Riniker, director of the Port of Tacoma. BOMA members with reservations pay $25; non-members or those without reservations pay $30. For information or reservations, call (206) 622-8924.

Retail construction at Northwest Landing

Rockmann Development Group of Tacoma is constructing a two-story, 15,800-square-foot building at Northwest Landing in the first phase of retail development there. The site is at Barksdale Station, just off the ramp at I-5 Exit 119. Tenants for the project are Starbucks Coffee, First Tech Credit Union, Teriyaki Bar & Grill, Red Nails Salmon and Arrowhead Dry Cleaner. Opening is set for Labor Day, or thereabouts. The project was designed by Helix Architecture, of Tacoma. The contractor is Rushforth Construction, of Fife; the civil engineer is AHBI of Tacoma. Leasing information is available from Axiom commercial Real Estate, (253) 473-5351.