Jul 18, 2025

Seattle Animal Shelter

Harrington

The city of Seattle has selected Ashley Harrington to serve as the new executive director of the Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) following a comprehensive and competitive national search. Her first day will be July 30. Harrington brings nearly 10 years of animal welfare experience to the role and most recently served as director of Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control. While there, Harrington led a multifaceted team across shelter operations, customer service, veterinary services and field services. Harrington was instrumental in developing programs to improve adoption outcomes, expand community outreach, and ensure regulatory compliance. She previously held positions with MAB Community Services in Massachusetts and the Davidson County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee. Harrington also brings a strong foundation in public communication, having served as a spokesperson for media and public inquiries. She studied sociology at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell. SAS is the city's only open-admission shelter, meaning it cares for every animal, every time, regardless of age, species, behavior, or medical condition. Each year, SAS supports over 6,500 animals through its adoption and foster programs. It also operates spay/neuter services, free and low-cost vaccination and exams, crisis surgery, foodbank services, shelter options for unhoused pet guardians, pet training and behavior management, and other critical services.

State of Washington

Jones

Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Matt Jones as Washington's new director of the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). Jones has served as acting director since Jan. 15. During his 18-year public service career at DES, Jones also served as the assistant director of capitol security and visitor services, supporting stewardship on the capitol campus. Prior to state service, Jones worked in the information technology sector for the Olympia School District and several Fortune 100 companies, including Nike, IBM Global Services and Russell Investments. He attended Pacific Lutheran University.

Pacific Crest Savings Bank

Pacific Crest Savings Bank named Melody Arunga to the position of senior credit analyst. Arunga brings more than 20 years of retail and commercial lending experience to the role, previously serving in various lending positions with other Michigan and Northwest financial institutions and credit unions In her role, Arunga will work closely with the bank's commercial lending team to analyze borrowers' creditworthiness, with the goal of helping clients secure favorable terms that help their business grow. Prior to joining Pacific Crest, Arunga worked in retail lending, transitioning to the commercial side after 10 years. Originally from Kenya, Arunga moved to Michigan for college and later settled in Washington. Founded in 1984, Pacific Crest Savings Bank is a local and independently owned community bank headquartered in Lynnwood.

Jul 17, 2025

Compass Construction

Do

Aguilar

Jeske

McGraw

Landis

Kirkland-based Compass Construction recently promoted Justin Landis, Chris McGraw, Jacob Jeske, Jerman Aguilar and David Do. Landis has been promoted from field superintendent to superintendent and is currently on the Bryant Manor affordable housing project in Seattle. Landis was hired at Compass in 2015 as a punch lead, was promoted to assistant superintendent in 2016, and later promoted to field superintendent in 2024. McGraw has been promoted from labor foreman to assistant superintendent. He was hired with Compass as a laborer in 2017 and promoted to a labor foreman in 2019. He joins Landis on the Bryant Manor project. Jeske has been promoted from estimating engineer to estimator. He joined Compass in 2014 as a project engineer and transitioned into estimating in 2020. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management and minors in structural engineering and business administration from Washington State University. Do has been promoted from controller to finance director. He joined Compass in 2016 as a staff accountant and payroll manager and was later promoted to assistant controller and then controller in 2019. Do holds a bachelors' degree in accounting from the University of Maryland.

PCL Construction Services

Fernandez

PCL Construction Services has promoted Andrew Fernandez to district manager of its Seattle office. Fernandez has more than 17 years of experience at PCL. As district manager, he will lead PCL's Northwest-based projects, including the newly announced shared-use lounge at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. A Washington State University graduate, Fernandez comes back to the region after serving as operations manager for Nordic PCL Construction in Hawaii. Additionally, after several years leading the Seattle office, Tyler Kautz has been appointed vice president, data centers, and will lead PCL's national Mission Critical Center of Excellence from Seattle. PCL's Mission Critical division has delivered more than 120 data center and infrastructure projects valued at over $3 billion. PCL is a group of independent construction companies that operates throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Australia, serving clients in the buildings, civil infrastructure, heavy industrial and solar markets. (Photo by Devon Potts, Ventrai)

Jul 16, 2025

Compass Construction

Kirkland-based Compass Construction has hired Victoria Scott, Marija Magoc-Pobric, Mike Vos, Paul Roth, Jacob Treen and Troy Bushmeyer.

Scott has joined the Simon Northgate project team as a project engineer. She was originally hired in the summer of 2024 as a project engineer intern and recently graduated from Washington State University with a B.S in Construction Management.

Magoc-Pobric has joined Compass as a project manager. She has 10 years of experience in the construction industry, primarily working on multifamily mixed-use residential and preconstruction projects. She graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S in Construction Management.

Vos brings over two decades of experience in the construction industry, having progressed from laborer foreman to assistant superintendent, with a strong focus on safety management and field operations. He joins as a field superintendent.

Roth is an experienced construction professional with a strong background in project and field operations management. A U.S. Navy veteran, he also holds certifications in emergency medical services and fire officer training. He joins the Tanager project in Seattle as a field superintendent.

Treen has joined Compass as a project engineer. He previously worked in roles ranging from project estimator to coordinator, supporting large-scale commercial projects. He's been assigned to the Trace-Nitze Stagen project in Seattle.

Bushmeyer has rejoined Compass as a superintendent, bringing over 15 years of combined field and construction management experience. He was originally hired in 2017 as an assistant superintendent. He holds a Construction Management Certificate from Renton Technical College.

Jul 15, 2025

State of Washington

Kay

Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Cindy Kay as Washington's new executive director of the Board of Accountancy. Kay, a Certified Public Accountant, will lead the board following more than 15 years of work in state government and more than 20 years in the private sector. Most recently, Kay served for one year as a Board of Accountancy board member, contributing to regulatory oversight and policy advancement. She is also the co-chair of the Washington State Financial Management Advisory Council and has served as president of the Washington State Association of Government Accountants. Kay began her accounting career in Tucson, Arizona. with a Big Five accounting firm, followed by six years at a smaller CPA firm in Washington, where she honed her expertise in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles compliance and fraud accounting. She later transitioned into the private sector, serving within high-level financial reporting, budgeting and internal controls roles at various publicly traded companies. Kay then transitioned to public service, joining the Washington State Department of Transportation with her most recent role as the director of the Accounting and Financial Services Division. She earned a bachelor's degree in business management with an emphasis in accounting at Saint Martin's University in Lacey.

Amperity

Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appointed Grigori Melnik as chief product officer. With more than 25 years of experience leading platform innovation across high-growth startups and global enterprises, Melnik will lead Amperity's product strategy and execution during a period of rapid growth and industry transformation. Melnik has held leadership roles at Microsoft, Splunk, MongoDB, Tricentis, and most recently Cribl, where he expanded the company's multi-product strategy and drove significant market growth. Melnik holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Calgary. He also serves as a board director and strategy advisor to startups and private equity firms including Insight Partners and Warburg Pincus. Founded in 2016, Amperity operates globally with offices in Seattle, New York City, London and Melbourne.