Jan 22, 2004

Financial Planning Association

John T. Carr of Lake Oswego-based Carr & Schwartz was appointed to the Financial Planning Association's 2004 Government Relations Committee. Carr will review and provide guidance on public policy in Congress, state legislatures and before regulators that affect the financial planning profession. FPA is a Denver-based membership organization for the financial planning community.

Seattle Goodwill

Seattle Goodwill, a private not-for-profit organization that provides employment training and basic education to low-income individuals, named Ken Colling president/CEO. Colling comes to Goodwill from Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals in California where he was senior vice president, operations resource services. He also served as chair of the San Diego County United Way Campaign.

Richmond Public Relations

Richmond Public Relations, based in Seattle, promoted Hamilton McCulloh to senior vice president. Lori Meyers and Jason Hamilton were promoted to vice president positions.

Hydro Environmental Resources

Hydro Environmental Resources appointed Mark Shmulevsky interim CEO to replace David Rosenberg, who recently resigned. Shmulevsky is currently the chief information officer and treasurer of the company. HERI is based in Vancouver and holds the rights to the electrical chemical hydrogen fuel reactor, which eliminates the need for an outside energy source to produce a pure commercial-grade of hydrogen at low pressure.

Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield won the property management assignment at the 189,000-square-foot Quadrant Lake Union Center in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. The Washington Capital Management property houses the world headquarters of Getty Images and three small retail shops. William Durslag, senior managing director of Cushman & Wakefield, says the deal is one of a growing list of management contracts.

Windermere

Seattle-based Windermere Real Estate has opened an office in the Las Vegas area. Windermere Prestige Properties in Henderson, Nev., will focus on residential resale, new construction and the burgeoning second-home market. Robyn Yates, the office's founding partner and managing broker, says the office has 20 full-time agents and plans to more than double that number in the coming months. Darci Severns has joined Windermere's Queen Anne office in Seattle as a sales associate. She previously held the same post with Frank & Dunya in Seattle.

Capital Direction: Northwest Investment Strategies

Cushman & Wakefield and KeyBank Real Estate Capital are hosing a symposium, Capital Direction: Northwest Investment Strategies, at 8 a.m. Feb. 12 at The Harbor Club, 777 108th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue. Featured speakers are Mike Scott of Dupre + Scott, Doug Pedersen of Conway Pedersen Economics, Tracy Edgers of KeyBank, Greg Laycock of Cushman & Wakefield and Scott Matthews of Vulcan. For more information and to sign up go to www.capital-directions.com or telephone Amy McCain at (206) 521-0279.

Continuing Education Seminar

A March 1 and 2 continuing education seminar at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel will explore how to structure, negotiate and document major commercial property sales. Seminar rates are $347.50 for students and $695 for others. To register, call (206) 567-4490, write registrar@lawseminars.com or go to www.lawseminars.com.

John L. Scott Real Estate Educational Conference and Trade Show

The 11th-annual John L. Scott Real Estate Educational Conference and Trade Show will be March 4 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Sponsorship opportunities are available, at rates ranging from $595 per booth to $5,000 for lead convention sponsor. For details, call Lauren Eagle at (206) 230-7694 or write laurene@johnlscott.com.