Mar 14, 2008

Davis Wright Tremaine

William L. Weigand, a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine's Seattle office, was elected to the board of Family Services, a Seattle area non-profit committed to helping families and individuals in need.

OMWBE

Vicky Schiantarelli, manager of the State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Seattle King County office, was awarded the 2007 Champion Award by the Northwest Minority Business Council. Schiantarelli has worked for OMWBE since 1996. The agency's mission is to create a competitive and fair environment for contracting and procurement.

Hubspan

Seattle-based Hubspan has appointed Tom St. Onge as vice president of business development. St. Onge has nearly 15 years of experience in customer operations, sales management, business development and product marketing. He was most recently with IBM Global Services. Hubspan provides business-to-business integration solutions.

JobPlex

Seattle-based JobPlex hired Joe Strain as executive vice president in the Seattle office. He was a senior member of the Amazon.com executive search team specializing in global recruiting for executives. He also founded LightningRod, a Seattle search firm.

Mar 13, 2008

Municipal League

The Municipal League of King County named seven people and one organization as winners of its 49th annual civic awards for their contributions to the community. Lisa Macfarlane is Citizen of the Year. Connie Marshall is Public Official of the Year. Dwight Dively is Public Employee of the Year and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle is Organization of the Year. David Postman won the Governmental News Reporting of the Year award, and John Stanton and Norm Rice won the James R. Ellis Regional Leadership award. Sandra Driscoll won the Mary Skelton Memorial Volunteer award.

DNA Brand Mechanics

DNA Brand Mechanics, a Seattle brand planning and marketing firm, recently added several people to the staff. Gretchen Lockhart, account executive, will oversee major accounts. Brooke Fennerty, account executive, joins DNA after working for a large advertising agency. Chris Zeffreys, account director, will lead client campaign development. Allison Khoury, copywriter, most recently worked in Minneapolis and New York. Ivie Matthews, accounting and media assistant, will focus on media buys. Jelyn Jones, office manager, will be the first point of contact for clients.

Entellium

Entellium, a Seattle-based developer of on-demand customer relationship management software, has formed a new customer experience design team to focus on small business customers' needs. The goal is to use a variety of techniques, from quantitative analysis to observing customers in their environment, to find ways to make business applications more usable and fun. The team leader is Paul Graves, vice president of customer experience design. He has worked in public, private and non-profit sectors for more than 20 years.

Countrywide

Calabasas, Calif.-based Countrywide has added Devin Stubblefield as sales manager in the Seattle office. He was vice president of community development initiatives for Countrywide's House America unit in Southern California. The Seattle office is at 315 Fifth Ave.

NAIOP South Sound meeting

The National Association for Industrial and Office Properties will meet Friday for the South Sound breakfast to talk about the end of the state legislative session and issues that impact commercial development. The session ends today. Greg Hanon, NAIOP lobbyist, will give an overview of the session. Pierce County Councilmember Calvin Goings will talk about issues affecting the Pierce County Planning and Land Services Department. The event will be held at the Tacoma Club, 1201 Pacific Ave., from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. To register go to http://www.naiop.com.

GVA Kidder Mathews

GVA Kidder Mathews was ranked number three among large companies in Oregon Business Magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon. They are ranked on benefits and compensation, work environment, decision-making and trust, performance management, and career development. GVA Kidder Mathews has seven offices in Washington, Oregon and California.

REAPS: Building Wealth by Buying Notes

The monthly program of REAPS (Real Estate Association of Puget Sound) is on the topic of “Building Wealth by Buying Notes” with guest speaker Donna Bauer of The NoteBuyer, Inc., who is an author, investor and consultant. The meeting is Thursday, March 27, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus. Reservation can be made online at http://www.reapsweb.com and cost $15 for non-members. It is free for members.