Jul 22, 2005

Davis Wright Tremaine

Bradley R. Duncan joined Davis Wright Tremaine as a partner in the law firm's Seattle office. Duncan has more than 15 years of bankruptcy and related litigation experience, and will work in the bankruptcy and creditor's rights practice group. He was with law firms in Washington, D.C.

Aeromedia Network

Lisa Marinkovich has joined Aeromedia Network to lead marketing efforts as director of sales. Marinkovich has 18 years of marketing and sales experience, including work at Clear Channel Communications and Ackerley Communications. Aeromedia is a Seattle-based in-flight advertising company.

City of Renton

Mike Bailey was appointed as the city of Renton's new finance and information services administrator, subject to confirmation by the Renton City Council. He would plan and coordinate the city's budget, data processing and telecommunications. Baily was finance director for the city of Lynnwood.

Jul 21, 2005

Prudential Northwest Associates

Occupancy rates and average daily rates at Northwest hotels and motels are increasing, according to Stephen Comstock, a hospitality specialist with Prudential Northwest Associates in Federal Way. The latest numbers rival those recorded before 9/11. This has brought buyers back to the table, says Comstock, with more 1031 tax-deferred transactions occurring as owners seek to invest in better properties.

Lion

Lion, a Seattle-based online mortgage service provider, has hired Kristi Angell to run Mortgage 101. Sern Clementson has been promoted to president of Tuttle Risk Management Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lion. He replaces Anthony Berris, who left Tuttle to pursue personal interests. Tuttle provides mortgage pipeline risk management services and tools for financial institutions. Clementson will also head the company's capital markets business segment, which includes Lion's proprietary risk management software, Pipeline Tools. Angell most recently directed and operated ServiceMagic's mortgage unit, now a division of LendingTree. She will develop strategies to increase online traffic to Mortgage 101.

John L. Scott Real Estate

The John L. Scott Foundation presented a check for $25,000 to Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center during KOMO 4 TV's "Miracle Makers Telethon." In addition, the company helped raise more than $132,000 toward the total of $6.4 million by matching callers' pledges.

New sales associates at John L. Scott are Tonya Antonio and Jessica Randall in the Redmond office. Other new sales associates are Jennifer Buck, Diane Clements and Sarah Nelson, Downtown Bellevue; James Legnell and Cary Porter, Bellevue South; Josette Goarin and David Williams, Kingston; Teresa Selbach, Monroe; Cedar Paddock, Gig Harbor; Michelle Charlton and Kristine Soule, Kirkland; Jenny Douglas and Matthew Jensen, Sammamish; Donita Winsworth, Port Orchard; James Johnston, James Sagona and Kamal Tumber, Kent; Sharon Crane and Cord Mance, Lynnwood; Robert Glenn, Seattle Lakeside; Sondra Hazim, Lee Morales and Richard Pabillon, Seattle Center; and Kurtis L. Sellers, Seattle North.

Urban Land Institute

For the first time, the Urban Land Institute is bringing portions of its workshop series to Seattle next month. The programs are designed to provide real estate professionals with the latest best practices. Alan Razak of The Razak Co. of Philadelphia will teach "Construction Fundamentals for Development Professionals." Richard Haney Jr. of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University will teach "Pro-Forma Modeling Using Excel." Both workshops will be Aug. 8-9 at the Grand Hyatt Seattle. Register at http://www.uli.org or call (800) 321-5011.

Honda of Seattle

Fleishmann

Ward Fleishmann was promoted to general sales manager at Honda of Seattle. Fleishmann leads a 20-person sales team at the downtown Seattle dealership.

DNR

Eklund-Grayum

Commissioner of Public Lands Doug Sutherland appointed Michael Eklund-Grayum as the agency's legislative liaison. Eklund-Grayum was a legislative assistant, a state legislative policy intern as well as a Congressional intern to Congressman Norm Dicks.

Fannie Mae

Pasadena, Calif.-based company Fannie Mae named Joseph A. Grimes, III vice president of risk and underwriting for the company's Western Business Center. Grimes will oversee credit-risk and transaction management. He has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, and was most recently at Aames Investment Corp.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Thomas E. O'Donovan will take command of the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A change of command ceremony will be held today at 3 p.m. at Bonneville Lock and Dam. O'Donovan succeeds Richard Hobernicht, who is retiring after 26 years with the Army. The Portland District is responsible for the Corps' water resource activities in western Oregon and southwestern Washington, including fish and wildlife protection, hydropower production, navigation, flood damage reduction and recreation.