Oct 18, 2016

Intellectual Property Owners

The Intellectual Property Owners association (IPO) has recognized its Copyright Law and Anti-Piracy Committee, on which Lane Powell Shareholder Katherine C. Spelman serves as vice chair, for the 2016 “Outstanding Committee of the Year Award.” The award has been given in recognition of outstanding service in promoting reliable, effective and up-to-date intellectual property systems since 2003. Committee members are appointed by the IPO president. Spelman is a member of Lane Powell's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group and has more than 30 years of experience providing strategic advice, design and implementation counsel for companies on copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent matters.

Demarche Consulting Group

Demarche Consulting Group has been selected for the 2016 Washington Excellence Award by the American Economic Institute (AEI). Each year the AEI conducts business surveys and industry research to identify companies that have achieved demonstrable success in their local business environment and industry category. The firms are recognized as having enhanced the commitment and contribution of small businesses through service to their customers and community.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Smoke

Bloom

Dunleavy

Taganna

Kirby

Ditzenberger

Swanson

The Seattle office of Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Jordan Swanson to project manager and Josh Ditzenberger to assistant safety director; and hired Keith Kirby as senior project engineer, Leroy Taganna as BIM detailer, Dede Dunleavy as accounting assistant, and Toby Bloom and Alex Smoke as project engineers. Swanson has been with Lewis for three years. He started in construction in 2006 and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. Ditzenberger has been with Lewis since 2014 and holds a bachelor's degree in safety and health management from Central Washington University. Kirby is an engineer-in-training with experience as both a project engineer and superintendent. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Davis. Taganna spent three years in the architectural/engineering drafting field. He earned a bachelor's degree in architecture at Eastern Visayas State University in the Phillippines, then completed his BIM training at North Seattle College. Dunleavy is working in accounts payable and is experienced in human resources, accounting and sales. She holds an associate's degree in business from North Seattle College. Bloom interned at Lewis last year and earned a bachelor's degree in construction management from the UW. Smoke is a former Navy submarine officer who holds a bachelor's degree in earth systems from Cornell University.

Eastside Rock Products

Tardiff

Eastside Rock Products hired Richard Tardiff as sales manager for the newly opened rock quarry in Fall City, which caters to the residential and commercial markets. Tardiff has been in sales for the aggregate industry for more than 18 years in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington Women in Trades

Washington Women in Trades announced its 2016 Tradeswoman awardees. The winners are: Tradeswoman of the Year to Saskia Brown, carpenter foreman at Sellen Construction; Lifetime Achievement to Lori Frey, shipyard production superintendent at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Lee Newgent, executive secretary of the Washington State Building Trades; Active Advocate to Leanne Guier, political director of United Association Local 32 and Mayor of Pacific; Workplace Leader to Hope Honeywell, assistant product line manager at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; Union Activist to Christina Daniels, inside wireman at JH Kelly/IBEW member, and Evelyn Shapiro, director of labor compliance/instructor at United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters; Tradeswoman of Tomorrow to Marquia Wooton, forklift operator apprentice on the SR 520 Bridge project; Peggy Cook Apprentice Award to Ashley Jones, heavy mobile electrician apprentice at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; and Woman of Courage to Milissa Corrigan, electrician with Seattle City Light. Winners and nominees will be honored at the 10th annual Dream Big Dinner on Nov. 12 at the Ballard Elks Club, 6411 Seaview Ave. N.W. More information is at http://www.wawomenintrades.com.

Oct 14, 2016

Riddell Williams

Riddell Williams said Laura Hansen has joined the Litigation Practice Group. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Benjamin H. Settle of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Paseo

Ryan Santwire said he will open Paseo Capitol Hill at 925 E. Pike St., in a space next to the music club Neumos that used to be Pike Street Fish Fry. Paseo Capitol Hill will offer Caribbean-infused food. Santwire recently opened Paseo SoDo at 1760 First Ave. S. Paseo Fremont is at 4225 Fremont Ave. N.

Oct 13, 2016

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Ogden Murphy Wallace has added Andrew Sachs as a member. He is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, who worked as a TV news reporter before going to law school. Sachs handles complex commercial cases for tech companies, consumer products firms and financial institutions. He also was president of QLaw, the GLBT bar association for the state of Washington.

Clark Nuber

Clark Nuber promoted four principals: Shelly Archuleta, Joe Haberzetle, Jennifer Mace and Christie Streit. The accounting firm also promoted five senior managers: Victoria Kitts, Moses Man, Bryce Rassilyer, Kaman Shiu and Mandy Statz.

Washington State Housing Finance Commission

Photo courtesy Alec Miller

From left: Michael Mirra, Stephen Norman, Betsy Hunter, Marilee Roloff and Chris Lowell.

The Seattle-based nonprofit WSHFC honored six people as Friends of Housing at the recent Housing Washington conference in Tacoma. They are: Stephen Norman, executive director of King County Housing Authority; Joanne Quinn, asset manager for the Seattle Office of Housing; Betsy Hunter, deputy director for Plymouth Housing; Chris Lowell, executive director of the Housing Authority of Thurston County; Marilee Roloff, founder of the Spokane teen shelter Crosswalk; and Robert Rozen, a Senate staffer who helped U.S. Sen. George Mitchell develop of the 1986 federal legislation that created the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Also honored was Michael Mirra, who leads the Tacoma Housing Authority. He received the Margaret M. Sevy Affordable Housing Lifetime Achievement Award.

Phillips Real Estate

Gessel

Phillips Real Estate has a new CEO: Elizabeth Gessel, previously chief operating officer at Bellevue's AGM Commercial Real Estate. She was a founder of AGM, where she spent 18 years in investment and asset management. Phillips and AGM have partnered in the past. Seattle-based Phillips manages nearly 10,000 apartment units in the region.

NAIOP

Kondracke

Wondering who'll win the presidential election and what it'll mean to business? NAIOP is hosting veteran political writer and commentator Morton Kondracke for a breakfast talk on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Not coincidentally, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have their third debate that evening. The breakfast is at Grand Hyatt Seattle at 7 a.m. Tickets $40-$70. Register at naiopwa.org.

Dunn & Hobbes

Photo courtesy Myra Lara/Sundberg Kennedy Ly-Au Young Architects [enlarge]

Chophouse Row

The mixed-use Chophouse Row complex at 1424 11th Ave. on Capitol Hill has two events this week. Tonight, from 6-9 p.m., dance troupe Breaks and Swells will perform. Pop-up retail vendors will include Knuckle Kiss Jewelry, Seidr Studio, T-Dub Customs, Theo Chocolate and Moorea Seal. On Sunday, Oct. 16, from noon-4 p.m., portions of Pike Street will be closed for Seahawks CiderFest. Local cider makers will vend their wares, and there will be a pumpkin-carving contest, with the squash provided by Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch.