Oct 29, 2010

Foster Pepper

Law firm Foster Pepper hired Vandana Harris in its Seattle office as of counsel. Vandana was formerly a senior associate with Jones Day in New York and will work in the international, investment management, business and tax practice groups.

Life Care Center of Federal Way

Life Care Center of Federal Way, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, hired Executive Director Erin Doss. Doss was executive director at Park West Care Center in West Seattle. She is a licensed nursing home administrator and has 15 years of experience in long-term care. She is also a member of the American College of Health Care Administrators.

Hydrogen Advertising

Hydrogen Advertising hired Deborah Taylor as vice president and director of account management. Taylor was recently marketing director at Starbucks Coffee Co., supporting sales and marketing efforts in the U.S.

Oct 28, 2010

Tulalip Resort Casino

Tulalip Resort Casino hired Juan Echevarria as marketing director. Echevarria will be responsible for all Tulalip Gaming Organization properties, including Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Creek Casino. He has seven years of marketing experience and worked with Tulalip Data Services.

Clark Nuber

Clark Nuber, a CPA and consulting firm in Bellevue, announced a number of people earned promotions. They are senior manager Kathryn Ong; managers Cynthia Doyle, Victoria Kitts, Jennifer Mace, Jeff Meier, Kaman Shiu and Sarah VanderPloeg; seniors Garret Brown, Bryan Dean, Colleen Raklios, Matthew Sutorius, Chloe Veltkamp, William Wilson, Jason Woon; Lisa Duong, business analyst for administrative services; and Lizzie Rahm, senior human resource generalist for administrative services.

Association of Fundraising Professionals

The Association of Fundraising Professionals' Washington chapter will honor six philanthropists at its 22nd anniversary National Philanthropy Day luncheon Nov. 18. McKinstry Co. was chosen outstanding philanthropic corporation; Matt Griffin and Evelyne Rozner are outstanding philanthropists; Delivery Express is outstanding small company; Whatcom Community Foundation is outstanding philanthropic organization; the Moles Family is outstanding family; and Madeleine Colvin and Grace Grubb are outstanding young philanthropists.

State Housing Finance Commission

Bill Hobson, executive director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center in Seattle, was award a lifetime achievement award by the state Housing Finance Commission. DESC, a nonprofit that serves Seattle's homeless, and Sea Mar Community Health Centers, which offers health and human services to diverse communities, also were honored. Cathie Griffith of ARC Spokane, Maureen Howard of Habitat for Humanity of Washington State, and Paul Lambros of Plymouth Housing Group in Seattle received achievement awards.

LIHI, Matrix Real Estate

Nova, a 15-unit townhouse project in South Seattle, has sold out. The Low Income Housing Institute developed Nova and Matrix Real Estate marketed the property. Buyers had to be first-time buyers and make no more than $55,000. The units cost $272,800. Matrix's Carrie DeBruler, an agent, and Steve Snider, a developer agent, worked with project partners to keep buyers' loans moving ahead. The units all sold in two months.

GVA Kidder Mathews

Marjorie O'Neill, vice president and corporate controller for GVA Kidder Mathews, earned her certified public accountant designation.

Jones Lang LaSalle

Real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle formed an alliance with a tax services company called Ryan to help clients manage real estate tax budgets, which usually comprise 4 percent to 6 percent of a company's overall real estate budget. Jones Lang LaSalle has a Seattle office.

Kinzer Real Estate Services

Kinzer Real Estate Services of Seattle has launched a new website: Kinzer.com. It includes case studies about some of the company's largest deals, including Starbuck's and Russell Investments headquarters, the Gates Foundation and Safeco Field.

Seattle King County Realtors

Forty volunteers from the Seattle King County Realtors participated in a work project at Seward Park in Seattle. They removed ivy and blackberries, and planted more than 400 native plants.

GMA conference Nov. 3-4

The 19th annual Growth Management Act Conference will be Nov. 3-4 at the state convention center in Seattle. The program will look at whether it's time for lawmakers to tweak or rewrite the landmark act. The conference is for attorneys, real estate professionals, government officials and others involved in development. Continuing education credits are available. Law Seminars International is the host. Register at lawseminars.com.

Hara to address rental housing group

The Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound said King County Assessor Lloyd Hara will talk to the group about property tax issues at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Millionair Club, 2515 Western Ave., Seattle. Register at rha-ps.com, or e-mail hclausen@rha-ps.com or call (206) 905-0605.