Jun 21, 2019

Seattle Metro Chamber

Here are the winners of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's Women in Business and Leadership Initiative Awards: Davis Wright Tremaine, Business of the Year; Graciela Gomez Cowger, CEO of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Female Leader of the Year; and Madeleine Winslow, diversity and inclusion consultant with Mercer, Rising Star. Finalists for Business of the Year were Cortona Cafe and Perkins Coie. Finalists for Female Leader of the Year were Sue Anderson of CenturyLink and Janis Avery of Treehouse. Finalists for Rising Star were Alison Driver of The Trust for Public Land and Sage Ke'alohilani Quiamno of Future for Us.

Port of Astoria

The Port of Astoria's executive director Jim Knight has resigned. Knight came to the Port in 2014 from the Port of Olympia, where he was director of the marine terminal. He was the Port of Astoria's fifth director since 2012. Commissioners have installed Port finance director Will Isom as interim executive director. The commission will discuss the search for a new executive director in July.

Jun 20, 2019

Angel of the Winds Arena

Margolis

Corey Margolis of Spectra Venue Management received a 2019 Generation Next award from the publication VenuesNow. Margolis is general manager of Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. The award is for up-and-coming leaders in the venue industry who are 35 years old or younger.

Maven

Seattle-based Maven is acquiring TheStreet in a $16.5 million cash deal. TheStreet is a 20-year-old financial news and information provider to investors and institutions. Maven is an expert-driven group media network platform. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.

Jun 19, 2019

UW Bothell

Shankar

The University of Washington Bothell appointed Gowri Shankar as interim vice chancellor for planning and administration. Shankar is a longtime faculty member in the School of Business who teaches finance, accounting and economics. He will replace Ruth A. Johnston when she leaves in August to become chief strategic financial officer for the New Mexico State University system.

Alaska Airlines

Nathaniel Pieper will join Alaska Airlines in August as senior vice president of fleet, finance and alliances. Pieper worked for 20 years in aircraft, commercial, financial and strategic roles at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines. He is relocating from Paris.

Jun 18, 2019

BitTitan

Burki

Bellevue-based BitTitan hired Dr. Uzma S. Burki as vice president and chief human resources officer. Burki has over 20 years of business and HR experience. She was an HR executive with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and has held similar roles with Battelle, Amtrak and American Red Cross. BitTitan helps IT service companies automate cloud technologies.

Neighborhood House

In Seattle, Neighborhood House appointed Janice Deguchi as executive director of the social service agency. Deguchi is executive director of Community for Youth. Prior to that, she was COO of Keiro Northwest and executive director of Denise Louie Education Center. Deguchi will start in September, following the retirement of Mark Okazaki, who has led the organization for 19 years.