Jun 26, 2019

Dorsey & Whitney

Dong

Lawyers of Color named Nelson Dong of Dorsey & Whitney to its Nation's Best list for 2019. Dong is a senior partner in the Seattle office and head of the firm's National Security Practice Group. The list recognizes 100 lawyers of color who have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Mercer

Mercer, a global consultant in health, wealth and career, appointed Dan McMahon as the Spokane office business leader for health. McMahon has over 25 years of insurance industry experience. Prior to joining Mercer, he was a sales executive at PayneWest. Mercer is a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies.

The Everett Clinic

The Council of Accountable Physician Practices elected Dr. Alka Atal-Barrio of The Everett Clinic to its board. Atal-Barrio is chief medical officer for The Everett Clinic. CAPP is a coalition of medical groups and health systems advancing multi-specialty medical group physician practices.

Sea to Sky Rentals

Vacasa, a Portland-based vacation rental company, announced it will buy Seattle-based Sea to Sky Rentals, which manages 85 rental properties in Seattle and the North Cascades. The deal is expected to close next month and will increase Vacasa's inventory in Washington state to over 650 properties. Michelle Acquavella founded Sea to Sky in 2003.

Jun 25, 2019

Monetate

Lisa Kalscheur is the new chief marketing officer at Monetate in Seattle. Kalscheur has led marketing at several high-growth technology companies, including NewsCred and AppNexus. Monetate develops e-commerce personalization software for retailers such as QVC, Newegg, Timberland and The North Face. Monetate is based in Pennsylvania.

Know Labs

Larry K. Ellingson joined Seattle-based Know Labs' medical, scientific and regulatory advisory board. Ellingson has over four decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device markets, and is principal of Global Diabetes Consulting. He was an executive for 30 years at Eli Lilly and Co. Know Labs directs structured light or radio waves through substances to capture molecular signatures used for identification, authentication and diagnosis.

Leafly

Leafly, a Seattle-based cannabis technology company, hired Yoko Miyashita as general counsel, Tracie Wurlitzer as vice president of human resources and Laura Morarity as vice president of corporate affairs. Miyashita was senior vice president and general counsel for nearly 14 years at Getty Images. Wurlitzer has over 25 years of HR experience at companies such as LivePerson, Amazon, BP, Hewlett-Packard and Red Digital Cinema. Morarity was a communications lead at Sonos and Avvo.

Data I/O

Anthony Ambrose, president and CEO of Redmond-based Data I/O, was appointed as an independent director of Cipherloc, a data security solutions company in Texas.