Jul 27, 2010

King County

King County named Hillman Mitchell director of the Office of Emergency Management. Mitchell will supervise 18 employees at the Emergency Communications and Coordination Center in Renton, 11 employees at the Emergency 9-1-1 office in South Seattle, and oversee a budget of $23 million. Mitchell will replace Robin Friedman, who resigned to pursue other professional opportunities. Mitchell is Tukwila's emergency management coordinator.

Arboretum Foundation

The Arboretum Foundation hired Andrea Myers as director of development. Following the departure of the part-time director of major gifts, Julia Maywald, the foundation has created a full-time director's position. Myers was assistant dean of nursing for Advancement & External Relations at the University of Washington, and was director of development at Harborview and UW Medical Centers

Davidson Trust

Davidson Trust Co., an employee-owned trust and wealth management firm, has named two executives to its Seattle office, providing additional services in the Puget Sound area. Bob Newell has been named vice president, director of trust sales and marketing, and Mona Frisk has joined the firm as vice president, trust officer and branch manager.

Jul 23, 2010

Versaire Group

Versaire Group, a Redmond-based woman-owned business specializing in management consulting, named Kim Sklaroff president. Scott Goss and John Roth III have joined the firm as principals and senior consultants.

Rotary Club of Issaquah

The Rotary Club of Issaquah inducted new officers and directors for 2010-11. The president is Greg Tozer, director of operations for Express Construction Co. in Bellevue. He replaces Carl Peterson of Minuteman Press in Issaquah.

GA Creative

GA Creative, a branding and advertising agency in Bellevue, recently added Shiva Neiman to its design team. She has more than five years of design experience and designs for both print and Web.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage added three reverse mortgage loan consultants to serve seniors in the Puget Sound region: Linnea Petrie Halverson, Candy Igou and David van der Werff. The program allows homeowners to use equity in their home to supplement retirement income. Halverson and Igou are based in Seattle, and van der Werff is based in Bellevue.

Jul 22, 2010

Helsell Fetterman

Helsell Fetterman's Estate Planning & Probate Practice Group has added two attorneys: Michael L. Olver and Christopher C. Lee, as of counsel. Olver has more than 30 years of experience as a trial attorney and has a guardianship practice. Lee has litigation experience focusing on trusts and estates with law firms in Seattle and Los Angeles.

Personal Advocate

Jeff Cohen has opened a new personal advocacy business in Portland to help clients resolve issues that do not require an attorney. It will focus on bureaucracy, consumer issues, identity theft and senior issues. For more information, visit http://www.personaladvocate.net.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

Paige Pierce, RW Smith president and CEO, has been elected chair of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority District Three committee. District Three includes Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada. FINRA is the largest independent regulator for U.S. securities firms.

Sterling Life Insurance

David Goltz has been appointed chief financial officer of Sterling Life Insurance in Bellingham. Goltz has over 20 years of experience in financial and management positions in insurance and health care. For the last five years, he has been CFO of Fidelis Senior Care.

NAI Puget Sound Properties

Taylor Hoff and Tyler Springer of NAI Puget Sound Properties were named senior associates. They have been with the firm for three years. Hoff sells and leases office and industrial properties, focusing on the Kent Valley. Springer sells and leases commercial properties in Seattle's Northend.

PREP forms Natural Resources Group

Troy Dana and Jennifer Anglin, formerly of Colliers in Olympia, and Greg Richards, a former chief appraiser with the state Department of Natural Resources, have formed the Natural Resources Group at the commercial brokerage Pacific Real Estate Partners. The Olympia-based group will focus on timberland, conservation easements, conversion/transition land plats and land exchanges. Dana was president and CEO of Hodges, Gilliam and Dana where he represented large land owners. Richards was responsible for valuation of a 5 million-acre portfolio. Anglin was involved in the dispositions of the Olympia Brewery and View Point Tower.

Unico Properties

Unico Properties, a Seattle-based real estate investment and operating company, estimates it has reduced energy use in its 10-million-square-foot commercial portfolio by 12 percent a year by upgrading systems. Unico uses the U.S. EPA's Energy Star Portfolio Manager Tool to measure energy use in 31 properties. The percentage of energy saved in buildings ranges from 3 percent to 29 percent. Significant savings were measured in newer buildings, such as the Seattle Russell Investment Center, which recorded an 18 percent savings. Unico Sustainability Project Manager Brett Phillips said some buildings showed significant savings with small changes.

Cole Real Estate Investments

Robert Micera is the new chief investment officer for Cole Real Estate Investments. Phoenix-based Cole bought City Center Plaza in downtown Bellevue for $310 million. Micera has arranged nearly $7 billion in real estate financing, and worked for Cardinal Industrial Real Estate Services East and First Industrial Realty Trust.