Sep 16, 2009

Art Anderson Associates

Attorney Michael B. Savage joined Art Anderson Associates, a Bremerton-based engineering firm, as program manager and general counsel. He will support all aspects of the marine and facilities engineering tasks and construction management projects, as well as provide guidance on legal matters. He was managing director and general counsel for a Tacoma development group, and chief attorney prosecuting felonies for the Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office.

Otak

Graphic designer Marissa Charguala joined Otak's Landscape Architecture and Planning Group in Kirkland. She is working on the National Park Service's Cape Lookout National Seashore passenger ferry study in Morehead City, N.C.; Woodinville-Duvall Road widening for the city of Woodinville; and the National Interagency Fire Center master plan in Boise, Idaho, for the Bureau of Land Management. Otak is an urban design, architecture, planning and engineering firm specializing in transportation infrastructure, water/natural resources, and landscape architecture.

City of Bothell

The city of Bothell hired Bob Van Horne as fire chief. Van Horne has worked with the city of Renton since 1981 and is Renton's deputy fire chief of safety and support services.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo hired Roland King as district manager for the Downtown Seattle District. King will lead 120 team members and 11 downtown Seattle branches. He has worked at Wells Fargo for 13 years and was recently northern Washington district manager.

Coinstar

Bellevue-based Coinstar said John Harvey, its chief financial officer, has decided to leave the company because of the time his position required away from his family. Harvey was appointed CFO in June and has been commuting between Bellevue and Chicago weekly. Harvey will continue as CFO though November while Coinstar searches for a replacement.

Sep 15, 2009

Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee Co. hired Annie Young-Scrivner as global chief marketing officer, Michelle Gass as president of Seattle's Best Coffee and John Culver as president of global consumer products and food service. Young-Scrivner has 20 years of global marketing strategy experience, and was with Quaker Foods and Snacks. Gass is a 13-year veteran of Starbucks and helped form its partnership with (Product)Red.

Chambers Bay

Ryan Moore, a Pierce County native and professional golfer, will serve as honorary chairman of the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship at Chambers Bay. Moore won the U.S. Amateur in 2004 and has hosted two charity golf events at Chambers Bay. He grew up in Puyallup.

Accountability Services

Accountability Services, an accounting, tax and consulting firm, has opened a new office at 5508 35th Ave. N.E. in suite 105. The company was founded by Elizabeth Mance in 1997.

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.

Doug Chadwick was promoted to executive vice president at Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. in Monroe. Chadwick oversees sales, marketing and customer service, as well as areas of continuous improvement, product engineering and development, purchasing and materials. For the past 10 years, he has been vice president of sales and marketing at the firm. He has 35 years of industry experience.

AGC of America

Student groups at three universities — Boise State, Kansas State and Cal State Chico — won Outstanding Student Chapter awards from the Associated General Contractors of America. Boise State was selected as the top student group, largely for its work overseeing a complex project to relocate one of the oldest Abraham Lincoln statues west of the Mississippi. For its efforts, the school's Construction Management Association will receive $1,500.

MBA of Pierce County

The Master Builders Association of Pierce County received Awards of Excellence in the following categories from the National Association of Home Builders: Best Political Action Program Administered, Best Education Plan Implemented, Best Service Delivered to Members, Best Community Service Project Conducted, and Best Communication — Update Publication. The association's executive officer is Mike Crowley.