Sep 18, 2009

Barking Frog

Barking Frog, a restaurant at Willows Lodge in Woodinville, hired Trena Costello as pastry chef. Costello will oversee the dessert menu at Barking Frog, including the creation of all dessert and pastry items. She was previously the pastry chef for Langham Hotel in Boston.

Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker

Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker hired Renea Saade as of counsel in the Anchorage office. Saade specializes in employment law and commercial litigation. She will also serve clients in the firm's Seattle location.

Open Satellite

Open Satellite, a contemporary art exhibition hall for the Seattle metropolitan area, has chosen Yoko Ott as interim director in charge of all operations, following the departure of current director of exhibitions Abigail Guay. Guay is moving to a new position at the Henry Art Gallery. Ott was curator of Seattle University's Hedreen Gallery and deputy director of 826 Seattle.

Sep 17, 2009

Lane Powell

Portia Moore, a shareholder at Seattle law firm Lane Powell and member of the Labor and Employment Group, was recently selected as a member of the 2009 DirectWomen Board Institute, a program designed to identify and promote qualified women lawyers to serve on corporate boards of public companies. The institute is an initiative of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section and Catalyst.

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center hired Jim Cote as vice president of clinics. He will have responsibility for Virginia Mason Federal Way, Laboratory Services, Clinic Information Technology, the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and surgery sections. Cote has worked in health care for 25 years and was recently with Children's Hospital Boston.

Parker, Smith & Feek

Parker, Smith & Feek, an insurance brokerage, hired Jim Chesemore as chief operating officer. Chesemore will take on new duties while maintaining his current responsibilities as both an account executive and as the firm's insurance marketing manager.

James Real Estate Group

The James Real Estate Group, a real estate advisory team, named Jeff Jaeger vice president of client relations. He played football at the University of Washington and in the National Football League.

GVA Kidder Mathews

Tony Miltenberger joined the South Seattle office of GVA Kidder Mathews as an industrial properties specialist. He has 13 years of experience in commercial real estate, most recently as a principal with Nicholson Investment Properties, where he developed Rite Aid stores in Washington and California.

Wallace Properties

Robert C. Wallace has been elected to the board of directors of Premera Blue Cross. He is CEO of Wallace Properties in Bellevue.

Regency Centers

Regency Centers, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers, recently named Mac Chandler managing director of the Pacific Region. He will be responsible for acquisitions and development projects in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, and will be based in Los Angeles.

Metro Property Services

Phillips Real Estate Services and Northwest Commercial Real Estate Services have merged their commercial property management divisions to create Metro Property Services. Both Phillips and Northwest will handle their multi-family properties independently. Metro Principal Morris Groberman said the company will specialize in office, retail, commercial and industrial property, as well as consulting, opinions of value, brokerage and owner representation. Kevin McNulty manages business operations. He was with Madison Marquette in Seattle. Groberman has been in the commercial real estate business for over 23 years.

Keller Williams Realty

Andrea Barnett joined the Keller Williams Realty Seattle Metro West Market Center office. She has been in the real estate industry for a little over a year. The office is at 4452 California Ave. S.W.

Housing Washington 2009

HUD Deputy Secretary Ron Sims, a Spokane native, will give a keynote address on the second day of the 16th annual Housing Washington conference Sept. 29 and 30 at the Spokane Convention Center. The opening keynote speaker is political commentator Donna Brazile on “How the New Administration Can Give Hope Back to the People Seeking to Increase and Build Affordable Housing.” For more details and registration go to http://www.wshfc.org.

NAIOP Night of the Stars

The Washington State Chapter of NAIOP released a list of finalists for its annual awards for excellence in real estate development. Winners will be announced on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue at the 2009 Night of the Stars awards gala. The list of finalists is available in full at http://www.naiopwa.org.