Jul 26, 2019

TrueBlue

Schweihs

Staffing Industry Analysts named Carl Schweihs of TrueBlue to its 40 Under 40 list. Schweihs is president of TrueBlue's PeopleManagement division. The list recognizes workforce staffing leaders who are innovative and have strategic vision and operational excellence. Tacoma-based TrueBlue provides specialized workforce staffing.

Point B

Seattle-based Point B named Duncan James as chief growth officer. James was a vice president and partner at IBM Services, a global client leader at Dentsu Aegis Network and executive growth officer at WPP. Point B is a management consulting, digital studio, venture investment and real estate development firm.

Pierce County

Heather Moss is the new human services director for Pierce County. Moss was deputy secretary of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families. Prior to that, she was director of the Washington State Department of Early Learning.

City of Lynnwood

The Association of Washington Cities awarded a Certificate of Municipal Leadership to Lynnwood City Council President Benjamin Goodwin. Those who earn the certificate are committed to continuous learning and a desire to bring new ideas to their communities. Goodwin completed more than 30 hours of training credits to earn the distinction.

Seattle's Safest Driver

Scott Hogan, a professional semi-truck driver from Seattle, is the city's safest driver. Hogan won that title in a safe driving contest backed by the Seattle Department of Transportation and Pemco Mutual Insurance. Contestants used a mobile phone app that measured five key factors: rapid acceleration, harsh braking, sharp turns, speeding and phone distraction. Michael Phillips won second place and Viviana Espindola came in third.

Jul 25, 2019

Physicians Insurance

Carlson

In Seattle, Physicians Insurance appointed Dr. David Carlson as board chair and Dr. Jordana Gaumond as a board member. Carlson is chief physician officer and senior vice president of provider enterprises at MultiCare Health System. Gaumond is a board-certified general surgeon at The Oregon Clinic in Portland, where she has practiced since 2015 and serves on its board. Physicians Insurance provides medical liability insurance and other services to over 8,500 members in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Alaska.

Columbia Bank

Singer

Tacoma-based Columbia Bank hired Jeff Singer as senior vice president and regional manager for the Eugene, Oregon, market. For the past 23 years, Singer held multiple positions at Umpqua Bank, most recently as senior commercial relationship manager. He takes over for Denise Ghazal, who will retire in early 2020. Columbia Bank has branches throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

SDOT

Estey

Mike Estey of the Seattle Department of Transportation won the 2019 Parking Professional of the Year award from the International Parking & Mobility Institute. Estey manages parking programs for SDOT's Transit and Mobility Division. He helped expand the city's on-street paid parking program, implement a parking guidance system, and develop food truck permitting and business shuttle programs.

Porch

Seattle-based Porch acquired San Diego-Based HireAHelper.com, a moving services company. Terms of the deal were not announced. Porch is an online home improvement network connecting homeowners with qualified professionals. HireAHelper connects people with independent moving companies.