Oct 25, 2005

BNBuilders

Hildebrand

Kurt Hildebrand has joined BNBuilders' senior management team. Hildebrand has 31 years of construction experience, most recently with Lease Crutcher Lewis. His new responsibilities include managing the Seattle office, working as a senior member of the firm's construction teams and mentoring its staff. BNBuilders also has an office in the San Francisco Bay area

EvergreenBank

EvergreenBank promoted Bob Jennings to senior vice president and district sales manager. Jennings, who has 20 years of banking experience, will manage retail sales. EvergreenBank is a subsidiary of EvergreenBancorp, a bank holding company based in Seattle.

Banner Bank

Skye Belline is an assistant vice president and commercial loan officer at Banner Bank's Alderwood Commercial Lending Center. Banner Corp. is the parent company of Walla Walla-based Banner Bank.

Bellevue Downtown Courtyard

Marriott International will open a hotel called Bellevue Downtown Courtyard in December. The five-story property will be located at 11010 N.E. Eighth St., and have 243 guest rooms. For more information, call (425) 454-5888.

UW Business School

Steven Hatting will be an assistant at University of Washington Business School. Hatting will direct stewardship, alumni relations and communications projects. He has more than 13 years of fundraising experience in higher education, and was most recently executive director of relations at University of Minnesota's management school.

Oct 24, 2005

Berk & Associates

Zitarelli

McGinness

Tralee McGinness has joined Seattle's Berk & Associates, a public policy and management consulting firm. McGinness is office manager. Paul Zitarelli is a finance and economics analyst, and will work on fiscal modeling and policy research.

Owen Media

Owen Media named Brandon Sanford account coordinator. Sanford was an intern with Owen Media and a marketing assistant for Central Washington University's Career Services. Seattle-based Owen Media provides public relations consulting to high-tech companies.

InfoSpace

Kieve Huffman is vice president of content for Bellevue firm InfoSpace, a provider of mobile content and infrastructure. Huffman has 15 years of music licensing and marketing experience. Stephen Davis is president of mobile media.

Bastyr University

Julie Tall is chair of the board of trustees at Bastyr University. The Kenmore university focuses on natural health sciences. New board officers are Robert Martinez, vice chair, Linda Nordstrom, secretary, and Donald Murphy, treasurer. New board members are Derek Hall of Univera, Treuman Katz of Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, and Elissa Mullen, a student representative.