Jan 07, 2010

Port of Tacoma

The Port of Tacoma hired Erin Galeno as chief financial officer. Before joining the Port, Galeno spent 23 years with Weyerhaeuser, most recently as controller for corporate support functions.

Verdiem

Seattle-based Verdiem, a PC power management software company, hired John Scumniotales as vice president of engineering to lead the product development organization. Scumniotales was vice president of products at Serena Software where he defined and delivered Serena's Agile Project and Portfolio Management products to Fortune 500 customers. VJerry Barber has assumed the role of chief technology officer. Barber had served as vice president of engineering.

Washington State University

Washington State University Professor Kerry Hipps has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society. The APS allows only half of one percent of its members to be named as fellows. It has a total membership of 46,000 with about 230 members worldwide elected as fellows each year. Hipps has been the chairman of the chemistry department at WSU since January of 2007. He is also past chair of the materials science program.

Guild Mortgage

Guild Mortgage, an independent mortgage banking company, named Dan Rivisto district manager for the Northwest. Barry Horn, senior vice president, said he will guide efforts to open new retail branches in the Northwest. Rivisto was a district manager for W.J. Bradley and an area manager for JPMorgan Chase. Guild was founded in 1960 and is based in San Diego.

GVA Kidder Mathews

GVA Kidder Mathews has added four commercial real estate brokers and two associates to its Olympia office to form a forestland specialty group. The team, all formerly with Colliers International, specializes in timberland sales and consulting for development and timberland investments in Washington, Oregon and California. Services include management plans, timber cruising, acquisition, property management, feasibility, advocacy and entitlement. The team will be headed by Mike Flanagan. He is joined by brokers Bruce Krieg, Paul Bialkowsky and Tom Shay, along with their support team. Colliers is closing its Olympia office, where the forestland professionals were headquartered.

Seattle King County Realtors

Nine people got awards from Seattle King County Realtors for their achievements in 2009: Jason Watabe, Realtor of the Year; J. Lennox Scott, Realtor Champion; Brenda Courtade Realtor Cultural Awareness; Kristen Greenlaw Realtor Achievement; Catherine Clayton, Affiliate of the Year; Claudia Wicks, Instructor of the Year; Bob Richards and Dave Paremski, Community Service; and Vernon Cook, Governmental Affairs Volunteer of the Year.

NAIOP

Richard Kendall was given the 2009 Member of the Year award by the Washington State Chapter of NAIOP. Kendall, who is with the communications firm Frause, shared the award with Mariann Stuart, director of business development at Affiliated Engineers Inc. They co-chair the chapter's communications committee, and publish a monthly and quarterly newsletter.

NAIOP meeting on FEMA maps

The NAIOP Sustainability Development Committee is holding a meeting Jan. 21 to discuss how natural disasters, specifically flooding and the associated updated flood maps, affect the Green and Puyallup river valleys. The updated flood maps have a significant impact on the commercial real estate market. The event will look at changes being proposed, flood insurance, and implications for property values and development. The panel will include John Graves of FEMA, Grant Degginger of Cascade Water Alliance, Molly Lawrence of GordonDerr and John Pietromonaco of Hill-Raaum-Pietromonaco. It will run from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the The Miller/Hull Partnership offices, 71 Columbia St. The event is free but reservations are required. Go to www/naiop.wa.org.

Homebuyer tax credit workshop

The Home Realty Everett South Office is holding a free workshop at 12811 Eighth Ave. W., C201, in Everett on Thursday, Jan. 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tom Lasswell, a certified lending advisor and regional instructor, will explain tax credits available in Snohomish County and answer questions. Call Denise at (425) 931-8497 to reserve a seat.