Jul 31, 2019

GameWorks

Spence

In Seattle, GameWorks promoted Kelli Spence to vice president of people and culture. Spence has been with the company for three years, most recently as senior director of people and culture. She has nearly 20 years of human resources-related experience, with stints as corporate manager of human resources at Lowe Enterprises/Destination Hotels and director of human resources at ModernHealth Holdings.

ExtraHop

Bill Ruckelshaus is the new CFO at ExtraHop, a Seattle-based provider of enterprise cyber analytics. Ruckelshaus has nearly three decades of experience working with high-growth companies, both internally and as a financial advisor. He was CEO and president of Blucora, and held CFO and COO positions with Expedia and AudienceScience.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill the public transportation position on the Planning Commission. Applicants must be a city resident and preferably have some knowledge in the transportation field. Applications are due Thursday at cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact Jessica Jenkins at (253) 591-5178, servetacoma@cityoftacoma.org

Jul 30, 2019

Port of Everett

Reardanz

Port of Everett CEO Les Reardanz will leave the agency in October to move back to Bellingham to focus on his aging parents and expanded military responsibilities. Earlier this month, President Trump nominated and the U.S. Senate confirmed moving Reardanz to the reserve list for promotion to Rear Admiral in the Navy Reserve Judge Advocates General Corps. Reardanz plans to work at a private legal firm in Bellingham focusing on port and municipal issues. Reardanz will likely be replaced by Lisa Lefeber, the port's deputy executive director.

Pemco Insurance

In Seattle, Pemco Insurance hired B. Maurice Ward as diversity and inclusion manager for its Office of Diversity, which oversees internal and external communications and initiatives. Ward has over 15 years of experience in building inclusive programs and partnerships that benefit youth, families and communities. He worked at DSHS-Rehabilitation Administration, Multicultural Counseling Services and Cardinal Consulting.

DSA

Marilyn Boss is the new board chair and Kathy O'Kelley is the new vice-chair of the Downtown Seattle Association. The group also brought on 10 new board members: Tim Brown of Wells Fargo; Serena Carlsen of Perkins Coie; Graciela Gomez Cowger of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt; Dr. Guy Hudson of Swedish; Michelle Merriweather of Urban League of Seattle; Tom Pozarczki of Washington Federal; Rico Quirindongo of DLR Group; Mike Ruhl of BioMed Realty; David Watkins of The Sound Hotel; and Becky Witmer of ACT Theatre.

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.