Apr 05, 1999

The Fearey Group

Marie Geiger recently joined The Fearey Group, a Seattle-based public relations agency, as an account executive. Geiger formerly served as an assistant account executive at MWW/Savitt in Seattle.

Public Relations Society of America

Linda A. Crocker, senior public relations specialist for Frank Russell Investment Management Co., Anne E. Devine, editor for Drugstore.com and Patricia Graesser, public affairs specialist for the Seattle District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have been awarded accreditation by the Public Relations Society of America.

Reed McClure

Reed McClure, a Seattle-based law firm, recently added Sherry H. Rogers as a principal representing health care providers and medical institutions in malpractice matters and Dawn M. Gallina as an associate emphasizing corporate law and finance, contracts, securities, mergers and acquisitions and equity investment transactions. Rogers formerly served as a partner at McIntyre, Barns & Rogers in Seattle. Gallina formerly served as chief operating officer of Funding Dynamics in Washington D.C.

Fluke Capital Management

Bellevue's Fluke Capital Management recently committed $50 million dollars of its own funds to its venture capital business unit, recently renamed Fluke Venture Partners. Dennis P. Weston was recently promoted to managing director of Fluke Venture Partners.

Senior Park Ambassadors sought

The King County Park System is accepting volunteers to serve as Senior Park Ambassadors. Senior citizens would volunteer for activities from May to September including park and wildlife research, park stewardship, public outreach and youth involvement. King County Park System is recruiting people 50 and older for the program, but would consider residents who are younger. An informational meeting will be held April 26 at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island. For more information, call (206) 205-8765.

Apr 02, 1999

Harbor Resorts

Harbor Resorts, Seattle-based owner of Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint, Idaho, recently promoted Tom Fortune to general manager of the resort. Fortune previously served as director of operations for the Harbor-owned Stevens Ski Pass in Skykomish.

PhotoDisc

PhotoDisc, the Seattle-based, royalty-free stock photography brand of Getty Images Inc. recently added Toni Marinovich as vice president of marketing. Marinovich formerly served as national sales manager at Apple Computer.

Tim Girvin Design

Seattle-based strategic branding and design firm Tim Girvin Design Inc. has been renamed and will now be called Girvin. For more company information, visit the web site at http://www.girvin.com.

Graham & Dunn

Seattle-based law firm Graham & Dunn recently added Wendy S. Goffe as Of Counsel and member of the firm's succession planning team. Goffe will continue her practice in estate planning and administration and advising non-profit organizations.

Commerce Loan Co.

Spokane's Commerce Loan Co., a division of Bank of Commerce, has promoted Debbie Lawton to business development officer. Lawton formerly served as a small business account officer with the North Idaho region of Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank.

State Chiropractic Association

The Washington State Chiropractic Association recently elected Douglas Nordstrom president. Leslie Dolezal received the Chiropractor of the Year award; Leslie Whitereceived the Outstanding Service award; Joyce Middendorf was recognized for her tenure as 1998 president; and Marc Van Driessche, Kurt Fuhrmeister, Mark van Hemert and Thomas Wellbrook received Distinguished Service awards.

Lee Hecht Harrison

Tiffany Smith was recently promoted to business manager of Lee Hecht Harrison's Bellevue office. Lee Hecht Harrison is a international outplacement firm.

Harbor Properties

Stacy Freeman has joined Harbor Properties to oversee management and leasing of the commercial property portfolio. Freeman formerly managed the Metropolitan Park office towers for Benaroya Capital Co. Harbor Properties manages 1411 Fourth Avenue, the Holyoke Building, 84 Union, the Logan Building and the South Arcade in Seattle.

Broderick Group

Steve Henderson has joined the Broderick Group, an Eastside real estate brokerage firm, as a prinicpal. Henderson, who previously worked for Cushman & Wakefield, has nine years' industrial and high-tech facility leasing and sales experience and has been involved in some of the largest industrial projects on the Eastside. In addition to development-related transactions totaling more than 60 acres, he has completed deals for more than 750,000 square feet of build-to-suit facilities and related transactions.

Colliers International

Cameron Fletcher has joined the Tacoma office of Colliers International as a commercial real estate agent. He specializes in multi-family and investment sales.

Opus Northwest

Opus Northwest has announced the promotion of John Solberg to president. Solberg is currently based in Seattle and serves as vice president of real estate development of Opus Northwest. He will move to Opus headquaters in Minneapolis. "John has quickly become a valued member of Opus' senior management team and we look forward to his expanded contribution in this new role," said Opus Corp. President and CEO Mark Rauenhorst.

Comps.com

Comps.com, a national commercial real estate information service headquartered in San Diego, has acquired the assets of Real Estate Transaction Journal, a Portland monthly. The Journal's real estate sales transaction information will now be provided through Comps' Internet website and CompsLink software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It was Comps' third acquisition in the last five months. The Journal, which covers Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties in Oregon and Clark County, Wash., was sold to Comps by Palmer, Groth & Pietka, a full-service real estate appraisal company in Portland.