Jun 12, 2008

UW Bothell

The University of Washington Bothell hired Richard Penny as vice chancellor for advancement and external relations. Penny has 12 years experience in advancement at the director level. He was interim executive director for advancement at the Seattle Community College District and executive director of fund development at South Seattle Community College at the same time.

ATG Stores

Kirkland-based ATG Stores hired Mark Mills as vice president of retail operations and Michael Pinkowski as director of marketing. Mills has 20 years experience and recently led Mills Music, a music retail chain with 12 store locations. Pinkowski was chief operating officer at iFLOOR.com. ATG Stores is the parent company of 22 home furnishings related e-commerce sites and 12 showrooms in the state.

First Sound Bank

First Sound Bank hired Sean Biermanski as a vice president and relationship manager. Biermanski has 18 years experience in sales, insurance and banking. He was a regional leasing manager with Key Equipment Finance in Seattle and Tacoma.

Woodstone Credit Union

Federal Way-based Woodstone Credit Union said Human Resource Manager Jane Parker has been appointed to the Human Resource Steering Committee of the Northwest Financial Association Trust.

Frause

Seattle-based communications firm Frause made two promotions and five new hires. Nicole Phelan was promoted to account executive. Josh Chaitin was promoted to vice president/sustainable practice lead. New employees are Nichole Shell, Laura Gese, Christina Starr, Sarah Murphy and Laura Brown.

Williams Marketing

Bryon Ziegler has been named vice president at Williams Marketing as part of the firm's effort to expand services to builders of condominiums and resorts. The firm has focused on sales, marketing and consulting to developers of condos and townhomes for more than 25 years. Ziegler was an urban designer and principal at Mithun Architects before joining Williams in 2005.

Colliers International

The Tacoma office of Colliers International added three associates: Hugh Winskill, Dominic Temmel and Hillary Bridge. Winskill is back in his home city after a decade of living and working in Seattle and Bellevue. He has been with Colliers since 2001, specializing in commercial leasing and sales. Temmel is new to commercial real estate. He will focus on downtown Tacoma office and retail leasing. Bridge is a recent graduate of Washington State University and will specialize in office and mixed-use leasing and sales, with an emphasis on the Gig Harbor area.

Quadrant Homes

Cascara at the Villages, 156 new residences for active adults, is Quadrant Homes' latest addition to the Villages at Redmond Ridge. Quadrant has opened an interest list for duplexes in Cascara. Buyers' income will be verified with 2007 tax documents and paycheck stubs. Interested homebuyers should visit the Cascara Web site, quadranthomes.com/cascara. Homebuyers can also call (866) 78HOMES and register with Quadrant's Homebuyers Club. Sales of the 1,100-to 1,600-square-foot homes will start this summer.

Seminar on green building appraisals

The Appraisal Institute is offering a seminar called “An Introduction to Valuing Green Buildings” June 24 in Austin, Texas. It is designed for appraisers, developers, investors and other real estate professionals. It will address sustainable building practices from design principles to cost-benefit analysis to implications for the valuation process. Participants will receive seven hours of Appraisal Institute continuing education credit as well as seven hours of state continuing education credit. “Appraisal Challenges: Declining Markets and Sales Concessions” will also be offered on that date to help residential real estate appraisers with depreciating property values. The cost for each one is $250. To register, visit http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/more_info.aspx?id=9057 or call (312) 335-4140.

REAPS meeting on bank-owned property

The Real Estate Association of Puget Sound will hold its monthly program on “Bank Owned Property: Buy Low, Rent Smart, Sell High” with Andy Heller, co-founder of Regular Riches LLC and co-author of “Buy Even Lower: The Regular People's Guide to Real Estate Riches.” It will be Thursday, June 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus. The cost is $15 and it is free to REAPS members. For information see http://www.reapsweb.com or call (425) 458-4797.