Dec 15, 2022

Curi Bio

Fisher

Curi Bio co-founder and chief business officer Elliot Fisher has been listed as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in healthcare. In its 12th annual 30 Under 30 list, Forbes recognizes a set of young professionals in 20 separate categories, each of which showcase how the leaders are tackling the problems of today. Curi Bio develops platforms to build and measure functional models of human tissues for drug discovery, and aims to reduce reliance on animal models in drug development. Curi Bio is headquartered in Seattle.

Verasonics

Ultrasound research firm Verasonics expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Don Christopher as chief technology officer and Stacy Douthitt as chief business officer. In addition, the company has added Alex Exposito as director of commercial sales. Ken Linkhart,Verasonics' former CTO, is continuing as the organization's first technical fellow. Christopher joined Verasonics in April 2021 as vice president of engineering. He came to Verasonics with 35 years of experience in ultrasound product development and research leadership roles at medical imaging commercial companies including ATL Ultrasound, Philips Medical Systems, Kona Medical, FUJIFILM SonoSite, and Siemens Healthineers. Douthitt is a senior marketing leader with 30 years of experience in commercial strategy and global marketing for medical device and life science firms. Douthitt is also responsible for customer success, product marketing & communications, as well as strategic marketing & alliances. Prior to Verasonics, Exposito was vice president of sales at EchoLight Medical, a developer of bone densitometry solutions. Verasonics is a privately held company founded in 2001, with headquarters in Kirkland. Verasonics is focused on providing researchers and developers with the tools to enable them to develop new algorithms and products used in biomedical ultrasound, materials science, earth sciences, and the physics of acoustics and ultrasonics.

Aduro

Aduro, a SaaS provider of employee well-being solutions, added Amanda Conway to its executive leadership team as chief growth officer. Conway brings more than 10 years of experience in the health technology and digital healthcare industries. She is also a registered dietitian nutritionist, specializing in behavioral and lifestyle changes for healthy living. Prior to joining Aduro, Conway worked as senior vice president of employer strategy and sales at Talkspace, director of enterprise growth for Healthie Inc., and senior dietitian and program advisor at CoachCare. She also currently serves as an advisory board member for Wellory Health. Aduro is based in Redmond, and was chosen this year as a Ragan's Workplace Wellness Hot List winner, honored as among America's top 20 well-being solution providers.

Qumulo

Seattle-based Qumulo, a data storage and management firm, announced that one of its original founders, Aaron Passey, has returned to the company. In his new role, Passey will be a part of the engineering leadership team and work with chief technology officer Kiran Bhageshpur. Passey co-founded Qumulo with Peter Godman and Neal Fachan in 2012 with a shared vision of making data management easier for customers.

CBRE

Arper

Kemp

Moe

Three very experienced brokers have jumped ship to join CBRE, the latter announced last week. The trio is particularly strong in life science. Chris Moe, previously with Kidder Mathews, and Hans Kemp join as executive VPs, and Austin Arper becomes a first VP. The latter and Kemp make the move from Flinn Ferguson. CBRE's John R. Miller said in a statement, “The life sciences sector is one of the Puget Sound region's fastest-growing property types, and these professionals have been the top players in the sector for 20 years. Chris, Hans and Austin merging their practices and adding the breadth and depth of CBRE's global platform to support them creates an unmatched combination in our market.” Citing its in-house research, CBRE says Seattle's third-quarter vacancy rate for life science is just under 7%. It also that 15 unnamed life-science tenants are now seeking 400,000 square feet in that sector

New residential brokerage

Last month a consortium of seven local residential brokers announced they were combining to form a new shop, dubbed Real Residential. Managing partner Nick Glant, previously with Compass (which acquired his NWG group), announced the new venture. “We are extremely excited to get back to our entrepreneurial values of elevating the real estate experience for our clients with Real Residential,” he said. Joining him are partners Brad Cahill, Albert Clark, Steve Curran, Shawn Filer, Jason Foss and Galya Kirstine, also from the same NWG group at Compass. The new firm, totaling 21 employees, will have Seattle and Bellevue offices. It'll also be the exclusive sales partner to MN Custom Homes, the largest luxury builder in Western Washington.

Wetter rises at Conner

Homebuilder Conner Homes announced its recent promotion of Anna Wetter to superintendent of developments in Woodinville and Lynnwood.

Dec 14, 2022

CAST architecture

Stein

Lee

CAST architecture announced two new hires, George Lee and Connor Stein. Lee has worked on a wide variety of projects including residential, commercial, and institutional projects in Seattle, San Francisco, and Singapore. Originally from San Francisco, he received a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a licensed architect in the State of Washington.

Stein is a Pacific Northwest transplant from his native Alabama. After studying ecology and climate change as an undergraduate, he earned his Master of Architecture from the University of Washington where his studies focused on both the practical and philosophical character of dwelling.

PACE Engineers

Brown

Pillsbury

Christofferson

Dodge

Welch

Shauss

Kallstrom

PACE Engineers, Inc. announced nine promotions.

Nick Manusos has been promoted to survey technician V. Manusos joined PACE in 2006 and provides all aspects of field surveying, including topographic, boundary, ALTA, and construction staking. His work has taken him across Washington state, including Yakima, Asotin, Bothell, and Everett.

Stephanie Welch, PE, is now a project engineer. Welch has seven years of civil engineering experience and specializes in stormwater management design for WSDOT design-bid-build and design-build projects. Her recent experience includes providing drainage designs for WSDOT's SR 509 project, which is part of the Puget Sounds Gateway program.

Russ Dodge is now a survey technician V. Dodge has 20 years of land surveying experience. During that time, he has worked for various private and public agencies. His recent notable experience includes surveying the Clinton Trail in Island County.

Tyler Christofferson, PE, has been promoted to senior project manager. Christofferson is a civil engineer with over 16 years of experience. Since joining PACE in 2012, he has become one of PACE's lead engineers for street, site development, pedestrian improvement, and utility projects. Christofferson has been busy working on two major projects: Terrace Station in Mountlake Terrace, a project nominated for NAIOP's Night of the Stars awards, and the Covington Connector.

Brandon Northrop has been promoted to survey field technician I. Northrop joined PACE in March of 2022. He has worked on numerous projects with just a few months of experience, including the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Asotin Wildlife, Seattle Public School's Sacajawea Elementary School, and Everett School District's Jackson Elementary School projects.

Matt Pillsbury is now tech services manager. Pillsbury has been the industry for over 25 years. His experience includes drafting, design, and documentation and working on large-scale projects. Pillsbury manages PACE's drafting team and provides technical support, drafting, and modeling to the structural engineering team.

Wyatt Brown is now a survey technician IV. After joining PACE in 2019, he has become a vital part of the firm's Wenatchee surveying group.. He is active in the community, volunteering at a local high school's engineering class to teach and share the surveying profession. Brown's recent projects include the WDFW Asotin Wildlife Area, Panghorn Airport General Aviation Building, and on-call services for the City of Leavenworth.

Josh Kallstrom has been promoted to engineer I. Kallstrom joined PACE in 2020 after graduating from the Oregon Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Kallstrom is skilled in predicting stormwater behavior to prevent flooding and enhance water quality. He is working on several WSDOT projects, including I-90/SR 18 Interchange and Widening and SR 522 Tributary to Evans Creek.

Karen Schauss, LIST, has been promoted to project surveyor. Schauss joined PACE in 2020 with over 30 years of experience. She recently provided construction surveying for the Cle Elum Dam Fish Passage project for Garco Construction, Inc. She played a vital role in the project to ensure the precise measurement of construction materials, so the new dam operates correctly.

Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera has selected Shannon Rolbiecki, a seasoned development professional and Certified Fundraising Executive, as its new director of development. As a classically trained singer and opera performer, Rolbiecki brings a musical background to Seattle Opera. Rolbiecki previously served as senior director of advancement for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, where she was responsible for a portfolio of more than $3 million dollars in annual contributed revenue, as well as the $139 million A Grand Future campaign. Most recently, she was the director of development, marketing, & communications at the Tacoma Art Museum, where she oversaw the development and marketing strategy and led a team of eight in spearheading operational functions. She also guided the museum's $10 million dollar Imagine More campaign. Established in 1963, Seattle Opera is committed to serving the people of the Pacific Northwest through music, storytelling, and programs for people of all ages.

Bank of America

Bank of America named Jim Morehead president of Bank of America Seattle. The company also announced that Alex Yang will become Seattle market executive, replacing Jeremey Williams who was recently promoted to community relations manager (CRM) executive. As president, Morehead is responsible for connecting the banking and investment resources offered through the bank's eight lines of business to people and companies across King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties. He will also lead the effort to deploy Bank of America's resources to address social concerns, strengthen economic opportunity, and build strong communities, as well as support the health, safety and engagement of local employees. In addition to his responsibilities as Seattle president, Morehead will remain global commercial banking market executive for the Western Washington & Pacific Rim market at Bank of America. Morehead joined the bank in 2016, and throughout his banking career, he has held client facing and leadership roles in multiple lines of business. He currently serves on the boards of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Special Olympics Washington, and he will be taking a position on the Washington Roundtable board. Yang will work in partnership with the Seattle president and leadership team directing local market strategy, employee engagement, business integration and investments that help to drive and respond to community and economic development and needs across King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties. Yang joined Bank of America in 1997, and most recently served in the company's Global Transaction Services group. After serving as Seattle market executive for three years, Williams has accepted a national role as CRM Executive. In his new role, Williams is responsible for 49 CRMs across the company's Local Market Organization. Williams has been with Bank of America for more than 15 years, holding a variety of leadership positions.

Oregon Pacific Bank

Oregon Pacific Bank announced the hiring of a new commercial banking team as the bank expands into the Portland market. The bank has existing branch locations in Coos Bay, Florence, Eugene, Medford, and Roseburg. Joining Oregon Pacific Bank in the Portland market are: Kyle Baisch, Portland market president; Eric Deisler, senior vice president/commercial lending team leader; Stephanie Cannon, senior vice president/relationship banking officer; and Christina Evans, vice president/portfolio manager. The new commercial banking team will join Oregon Pacific Bank before the end of December. The Bank intends to secure an immediate temporary office space in the general SW metro area. Oregon Pacific Bank is committed to a full-service banking model and will proceed with the regulatory approval required to convert the temporary office to a commercial banking branch. Once the regulatory application process has been completed, the bank's full suite of lending, deposit and online treasury management services will be made available immediately, with the ability to accept in-branch deposits.