Jul 24, 1998

Windermere

Windermere Real Estate has added a new sales agent to its Bellingham-area offices. Roy Long Jr. recently joined the agency's Mount Baker office as a new sales associate. Long previously worked for Western Wireless Corp.

Wright Runstad & Co.

Walter R. Ingram has been promoted from vice president to senior vice president at Wright Runstad & Company, and has also been elected to the company's board of directors. Ingram joined the firm 13 years ago after serving as the senior auditor at Touche Ross and Company.

Colliers International

Rich Mermelstein has recently been appointed vice president of Colliers International. Mermelstein is a top producing real estate broker with the company.

Keller Williams Realty

Keller Williams Realty has hired a team leader for its first real estate office in the Northwest, located in Bellevue. Carla Cross, CRB, MA, has joined the company after a 20-year career as a real estate agent, manager, trainer and consultant.

Lynnwood Mortgage Corp.

Matt Johnson has been appointed vice president and senior loan officer at the Northgate branch of the Lynnwood Mortgage Corp. With six years' experience in the mortgage business, Johnson specializes in residential lending and will develop a commercial lending department at the Northgate branch. He spent the last three years as a loan officer for Cambridge Mortgage in Seattle.

Wallace Properties, Inc.

Tim W. Dore has joined Wallace Properties, Inc., as a commercial real estate professional. He will specialize in commercial and investment real estate acquisition, development, property management, sales and syndication endeavors. Dore will also continue to oversee the management of the Bellevue Plaza Shopping Center in downtown Bellevue.

Jul 22, 1998

Starwood Hotels & Resorts

Yogi Hutsen, general manager at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, has been named managing director for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. Starwood recently acquired Sheraton. Hutsen will oversee 11 properties in Washington and Oregon while maintaining his duties as general manager at Sheraton.

Jul 20, 1998

Preston Gates & Ellis

Mary Helen Hemmen has joined the Seattle law offices of Preston Gates & Ellis as an associate specializing in environmental law. Jillian Bruce has joined the Portland office as an associate specializing in municipal and real estate law. Carolyn Sieve has joined the Los Angeles office as an associate specializing in general litigation including environmental, commercial and railroad litigation.