Aug 28, 2009

5th Avenue Theatre

Marilynn Sheldon, managing director of the 5th Avenue Theatre since 1988, will be stepping down by the end of this year to retire. She will continue to advise the board and management until her current contract expires at the end of 2010. Sheldon began working at the theatre in 1980 as a box office treasurer, then became general manager before becoming managing director.

Seattle Hotel Association

The Seattle Hotel Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes Seattle's hospitality industry, announced its 2009-2010 board of directors. Julia Schroeder, managing director of Hotel Andra, is president; Howard Cohen, vice president/general manager of Clise Properties' hotel division, is vice president; Don Dennis, general manager of Hotel Deca, is treasurer; and David Sullivan, general manager of the Pan Pacific Hotel, is secretary.

Aronson Security Group

Aronson Security Group promoted Mike Kobelin to vice president of sales and marketing. Kobelin has been in the security market for 25 years and helped lead a merger between Aronson and Selectron in 2008.

Aug 27, 2009

Hodgson/Meyers

Kirkland-based Hodgson/Meyers, a marketing communications agency, hired Clare Chapple as project manager. Chapple has worked in production management, creative services management, and project management at Nordstrom, Stimson-Lane and Attachmate.

City University of Seattle

City University of Seattle is expanding its international presence in Asia with the recent signing of seven articulation agreements with partner institutions in China, the Philippines and Thailand. The articulation agreements are with the University of International Business and Economics, Macau University of Science and Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangdong University of Business Studies and Shenzhen Polytechnic. CityU gives students the opportunity to transfer to CityU in Bellevue to complete their undergraduate and/or pursue graduate studies.

Integral Technologies

Integral Technologies of Bellingham hired Mohamad Zeidan as a consultant. Zeidan has 25 years of experience in automotive engineering and engineering management. He worked at Lear Corp. and Hybrid Engineering.

Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association

The next SMBA dinner meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Broadmoor Golf Club with three speakers: Deb Bortner and Scott Jarvis from the Department of Financial Institutions will discuss how new rules and regulations impact SMBA members, and Rob Story Jr., president and CEO of Seattle Financial Group and the incoming chairman-elect of the Mortgage Bankers Association, will discuss legislation at the national level. The event starts with a social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30. Cost is $60 for members and $100 for non-members. To register call Lisa Miller at (425) 673-8277, or (206) 271-2050 or send an email: LMiller@GolfSavingsBank.com

Home inspector licensing

OLYMPIA — A new law requiring Washington state home inspectors to be licensed goes into effect Sept. 1. The goal is to improve consumer protection and oversight of the industry. Home inspectors must take an approved training course, complete 40 hours of field training and pass a state exam. A licensing board will advise the department on professional conduct standards.

Coast Real Estate

Frank Linkous has joined Commercial Property Maintenance, part of the Coast Real Estate family of companies, as general manager. CPM offers maintenance, repair and construction services to commercial property owners in the region. He has more than 20 years of experience in construction, development, project management and real estate sales.

BRE Properties

San Francisco-based BRE Properties named John A. Schissel executive vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Edward F. Lange Jr. as CFO. Lange will continue to serve as COO. Schissel worked at Wachovia, Columbia Equity Trust and Carr Properties.

Appraisal Institute

Whitney Haucke will be awarded the MAI designation for appraisers involved in the valuation and analysis of commercial real estate by the Appraisal Institute. Haucke received her training at Schueler, McKowan & Keenan, and joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2006 as an appraiser. She was named an associate director in 2008.

NBS Financial Services

NBS Financial Services Executive Vice President Mike Wood has arranged $2.6 million in financing for Underwood Gartland 216, a 71,750-square-foot warehouse/distribution building in Woodinville. Symetra Life Insurance was the lender, and Underwood Gartland 216 LLC was the borrower. Underwood Gartland 216 was built in 1999. It was 65 percent leased at the time of the loan.

NAR green courses

The National Association of Realtor's Green Designation Course will be offered Sept. 9 and 10. This 16-clock-hour class covers green building principles in housing, commercial property and communities. Attendees will be encouraged to advocate for green principles. The Residential Elective Course will be offered Sept. 11. This 7.5-clock-hour class covers how to help buyers buying and retrofit green homes, and help sellers with listing and marketing green properties. Students who complete all 22.5 hours will be qualified for the NAR Green Designation. Contact the Seattle King County Association of Realtors' Claudia Crowell at (425) 974-1011 or see the Web site at http://www.nwrealtor.com.