May 02, 2012

Soundview Consultants

Soundview Consultants hired Kuuipo Ceridon as office manager, Railin Peterson as an environmental scientist and Jason Robinson as a network specialist. Ceridon has more than more than six years of office management experience. Peterson has a background in fresh water and marine ecology. She has experience in fisheries management, assessing marine, shoreline, stream, and wetland systems. Robinson will manage infrastructure at the firm and assist Peterson in expanding Soundview's GIS data management capabilities. The firm provides environmental, natural resource, and land use consulting, specializing in aquatic assessments, permitting and regulatory compliance.

GA Creative

Welsh

Patillo

Burke

Axtell

Bellevue-based GA Creative promoted Karen Axtell, Julie Burke, Sara Patillo and Jeff Welsh to principals. GA Creative is an integrated branding and advertising agency.

Bullivant Houser Bailey

Seattle law firm Bullivant Houser Bailey announced the return of E. Penn Gheen to the litigation practice in the Seattle office. Gheen works in liability, personal injury and catastrophic claims. Bulliver Houser Bailey specializes in complex insurance coverage, commercial litigation and product liability.

Red Arrow

Issaquah-based Red Arrow CEO Liz Lasater was named 2012 Washington state exporter of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Red Arrow provides logistics and transportation services to Fortune 100 companies.

May 01, 2012

KeyBank

Vaughn

Ohio-based KeyBank hired Heather Vaughn as retail leader to manage the operations of 11 branches throughout Whatcom, Skagit and Island counties. Vaughn has 20 years of retail banking experience. KeyBank is a full-service bank with 165 branches in Washington state.

Western Washington University

Western Washington University hired Karen Dade as associate dean for Wooding College of Education. Dade was scholar-in-residence and executive director of the Multicultural International Development Company.

Point B

Seattle-based Point B promoted EJ Blanchfield to chief operations officer. Blanchfield works in recruiting, compensation, people management and human resources. Point B is a management consulting and venture capital firm.

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.

Nicolaisen

Rudder

Webb

Monroe-based Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. added Steve Webb to its British Columbia sales team, and John Rudder and Alan Nicolaisen to its East Coast sales team. Webb is based in Kelowna, B.C. He has more than 35 years of industry experience, from operations to sales, and most recently owned a cabinet shop. Rudder has more than 25 years of experience in the kitchen and bath industry, and Nicolaisen has nearly 38 years of experience in the building products industry.

Holaday-Parks

Malaspino

Joe Malaspino joined the energy team at Holaday-Parks. Malaspino, a former senior real estate manager for CB Richard Ellis, is working with Holaday-Parks' clients to make their buildings run more efficiently. He has more than 25 years of experience in the mechanical system industry. Holaday-Parks specializes in design, fabrication, installation, controls and service for commercial mechanical systems.

Lafarge North America

The Portland Cement Association recognized Lafarge North America's Seattle cement plant with a Chairman's Safety Performance Award. PCA honored plants in three categories, designated by the number of hours employees collectively worked in 2011, for achieving superior safety records. The Seattle plant was in the “less than 179,000 employee hours” division.