Feb 01, 2022

MultiCare

Lynch

MultiCare Health System has named Tim Lynch its new senior vice president of clinical services. Lynch joined MultiCare in 2019 and previously served as the regional health system's vice president of clinical services and chief pharmacy officer. In his new role, Lynch will lead MultiCare's clinical services strategic vision, while providing oversight and direction. While at MultiCare, he has played a critical role in implementing systemwide pharmacy supply chain management and ensuring the success of program objectives. Prior to joining MultiCare, Lynch led pharmacy, clinical and ancillary support services at CHI Franciscan Health, Catholic Health Initiatives and Common Spirit. Lynch is a member of the Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission and immediate past chair. Lynch graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in pharmacy science as well as a pharmacy PhD. He also received a master's in healthcare administration management from Troy University.

Seattle Kraken

WSECU, a not-for-profit credit union open to all Washington residents, announced that as part of a broadcast sponsorship with ROOT SPORTS, it is donating $250 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington state for every regular season goal made by the Seattle Kraken. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington state make it their mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential. They serve 75,000 participants at more than 150 locations across Washington. WSECU has a history of partnership with individual Boys & Girls clubs, especially those in Thurston and Spokane Counties. This new, expanded relationship with the statewide organization will help provide even more support across the network of clubs. In addition to a donation-per-goal, the season-long sponsorship with ROOT SPORTS will include a new television commercial for the credit union, WSECU's first. The Kraken average just under three goals per game prompting over $25,000 in donations from WSECU. Maintaining this average, the credit union estimates that Kraken goals will mean over $56,000 in donations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington.

HomeStreet

HomeStreet, the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, announced it has appointed Joanne Harrell to the boards of directors for both HomeStreet and HomeStreet Bank. Harrell brings extensive experience in executive roles within the high-tech, telecommunications and non-profit sectors. Most recently, Harrell worked for Microsoft for 20 years where she led teams in the sales, marketing and services disciplines focused on enterprise, public sector and original equipment manufacturing customers and partners. Prior to Microsoft, Harrell was president and chief executive officer of United Way of King County. She holds a bachelor's degree and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington, and has served as a regent for the University of Washington since 2009. HomeStreet is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Seattle, serving consumers and businesses in the Western United States and Hawaii. Its principal subsidiaries are HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital.

MCA of Western Washington

Boyer

Timmons

Campbell

Leonard

White

Johnson

Newly elected 2022-2023 officers for the Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington are: Stacy Johnson of Auburn Mechanical, president; Jeff White of Holmberg Mechanical, vice president; Frank Leonard of Key Mechanical, secretary/treasurer; and Mark Webster of MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions, immediate past president. The rest of the board includes Matt Campbell of General Mechanical, Geno Timmons of Enviromech and Maria Boyer of MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions. MCA's members are union-signatory plumbing, piping and HVAC contractors throughout western Washington.

Trico Companies

Healey

Boland

Somers

In Burlington, Trico Companies hired Brian Somers as superintendent, Catherine Boland as controller and Jacob Healey as project engineer. Somers has over 20 years of experience in residential and commercial construction. Boland has over 30 years of accounting experience, and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the University of Washington. Healey has five years of experience in land surveying as a field technician and project manager. He holds a bachelor's degree in project management from Colorado State University.

Structurlam

Drace

Penticton, B.C.-based Structurlam Mass Timber added Paul Drace as vice president of sales for construction, east division and industrial North America. Based in Wisconsin, Drace is driving regional sales efforts by promoting and expanding the company's mass timber work. He has an extensive background in engineered wood, with experience working with major suppliers including Trus-Joist, Weyerhaeuser, RedBuilt and SmartLam. Structurlam provides mass timber for construction and industrial markets in Canada and the U.S. It has supplied mass timber products to several Northwest projects, including the Eastside Community Center in Tacoma, Founders Hall at the University of Washington and Bellevue First Congregational Church.

Jan 28, 2022

Stoel Rives

Spaith

Stoel Rives announced that Jennifer Spaith has joined its Intellectual Property practice group in Seattle as a partner. Spaith's practice focuses on serving companies and individuals pursuing robust IP strategies including complex patentable technology, as well as providing IP counsel in transactions in which intellectual property plays a significant role. She joins the firm from Dorsey & Whitney where she was a partner. Spaith represents companies at every scale developing technologies, including virtualized software systems, electronics, wireless communication systems, artificial intelligence and neural networks, artificial and virtual reality systems, LiDAR sensing systems, and clean or renewable energy technologies. She also conducts patent due diligence and post-transaction title transfer in diverse fields from optical systems to wireless communications, medical devices and treatments; prepares licenses and other agreements supporting IP transfers; and counsels clients on patent strategies, including expedited examination techniques, provisional applications, development of a global portfolio footprint, and preparation for patent assertion and defense. Spaith graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.

Tacoma Venues & Events

Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli has appointed Adam Cook to the position of director, Tacoma Venues & Events (TVE), effective January 31, 2022. The Tacoma City Council confirmed the appointment on January 25. Cook has been interim department director for Tacoma Venues & Events since September 2021, leading the department through the re-opening of the Tacoma Dome, ongoing events at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center, transitioning management at the city of Tacoma-owned theaters, and oversight of special events, the office of Arts & Cultural Vitality, and Tacoma Creates. As the city of Tacoma's director for TVE, Cook will be responsible for leading the operations and management of the city of Tacoma's public assembly facilities, including strategic partnerships to improve community access to diverse and creative citywide programming. Cook joined the city of Tacoma in 2019 as deputy director for Tacoma Venues & Events. He has more than 20 years' experience in venues and events, most recently as vice president of operations for Seafair.

Alaska Power & Telephone

Alaska Power & Telephone announced it has received environmental approvals for the SEALink fiber optic project undertaken by its subsidiary AP&T Wireless (APTW). In December of 2021, the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Services (RUS) provided the SEALink project with environmental clearance, authorizing construction. Shortly after RUS environmental approvals, APTW executed a contract with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke, a German subsidiary of the submarine cable manufacturer Prysmian Group, for supply and installation of the submarine fiber optic cable in 2022 – two years ahead of the project's original schedule. The SEALink project will create a 214-mile submarine fiber optic cable from Prince of Wales Island to Juneau, with an overland crossing on Mitkof Island through the community of Petersburg. The project also involves terrestrial network build-outs in the communities of Coffman Cove and Kasaan, which currently lack broadband service. The project is funded by a $24.5m grant from USDA Rural Utility Services, and over $7m in matching funds from APTW. Meanwhile, APTW has been making arrangements to begin constructing SEALink's terrestrial project features in 2022. It anticipates boring on Mitkof Island will begin in the coming weeks, followed by development of Mitkof-based aerial transport fiber. After that, AP&T will begin fiber-to-the home build-outs in the communities of Kasaan and Coffman Cove. Improved residential service should begin to become available in 2023.