Apr 19, 2011

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce named Chris Strow executive director of the Northwest Regional Office. Strow will maintain legislative, political and grassroots resources in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Alaska. He was principal economic policy analyst at the Puget Sound Regional Council.

KeyBank

Todd Crosby is manager of KeyBank's new branch in Wallingford. The former location of Hollywood Video at 1700 N. 45th St. is being remodeled for the branch, which opens May 16. Crosby started at Key in 2006 at the Totem Lake location as a licensed personal banker.

AAA Washington

Kirk Nelson is president and CEO of Bellevue-based AAA Washington, a provider of roadside assistance in Washington and northern Idaho. He replaces Charlie Liekweg, who retired after 14 years. Nelson comes to AAA Washington from Qwest Communications, where he was Washington president since 1999.

Turner Construction

The Seattle office of Turner Construction made promotions and organizational changes, with vice president/construction executive Scott Holbrook now directing the health-care and research sector, and Corey Ketchum directing the mission critical sector. Promotions include: Michelle Bungay from purchasing manager to operations manager for the Special Projects Division; and Dan Kahn, Gus Sestrap, Cliff Lindgren and Rich Teddy to project executives in the private and public sectors.

Luke Electric

Seattle's Luke Electric launched a website to help homeowners with electrical safety and home improvements. Future plans include guides on selecting an electrician and professional advice from local experts. The site is www.lukeelectricseattle.com.

Apr 15, 2011

Bureau of Land Management

Daniel Picard is Spokane district manager of the Bureau of Land Management. Picard will return to the Pacific Northwest from Utah where he was superintendent for the Uintah and Ouray Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs since December of 2007.

Seattle Art Museum

Nicole Chism Griffin has left her post as associate manager of public relations at the Seattle Art Museum to focus on personal writing projects. Calandra Childers will be taking over as associate manager of PR at SAM. Childers has worked at the museum for five years.

Small Business Development Center

The Washington Small Business Development Center hired Katerina Korish as an international trade specialist for the Spokane Export Center. Korish recently relocated to Spokane from Madison, Wis., where she owned a gourmet wholesale business involved in importing Asian products for food co-ops and private enterprises.