Dec 11, 2025

Skagit County Superior Court

Skagit County Superior Court Judge Thomas L. Verge will retire on Dec. 31st, culminating a 37-year legal career. Verge served a total of 21 years on the bench in three different court systems throughout his legal career. He first spent 10 years in private practice in Mount Vernon focusing on criminal defense, civil law, and family law. He was elected as the Skagit County Prosecutor in 1998 for a four-year term ending in 2002. He then spent two years as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Whatcom County before serving as a Whatcom County Superior Court Commissioner for 11 years. In 2016 Verge was appointed and then elected as a Skagit County District Court Judge, serving a total of five years. He was elected as a Superior Court Judge in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. Verge earned his bachelor's degree from Western Washington University and J.D. from University of Puget Sound School of Law. A retirement celebration will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 at the Skagit County Courthouse in Courtroom 2. In November, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the appointment of Skagit County Superior Court Commissioner Mary Crandall to Skagit County Superior Court Judge. Crandall will fill the vacant seat left by Verge after his retirement.

Milliman

Seattle-based Milliman Inc., a global consulting and actuarial firm, has acquired MorVest Capital, a provider of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) analytics, risk management, and advisory services. This move reinforces Milliman's commitment to delivering comprehensive analytical solutions to the mortgage sector and expands its capabilities with MSR valuation, financing, hedging, and brokering. MorVest Capital, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Dallas, is recognized for its industry insights and client-centered approach to MSR strategy. The acquisition brings together Milliman's analytic and consulting capabilities with MorVest's MSR expertise, creating a comprehensive offering for lenders, servicers, and investors. MorVest's platform will be enhanced with Milliman's expertise in mortgage behavior models, hedging strategies, data analytics, and software development. With the addition of MorVest, Milliman now provides a full set of risk management solutions to mortgage originators, servicers, and capital providers. Founded in 1947, Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around the globe.

Dec 10, 2025

PCS Structural Solutions

Greissl

Rumann

Dragovich

Bowen

PCS announced the promotions of four structural engineers: McKell Bowen to associate principal, Jared Dragovich to senior associate, Rebecca Rumann to associate, and Jaycob Greissl to project manager.

Bowen has 10 years of experience in structural engineering and is currently working on the Swedish First Hill Medical Center North Tower, the Vancouver Washington Temple, and the North Thurston Public Schools Young Child Family Center projects.

Dragovich has eight years of experience and brings expertise in educational environments serving as a K-12 market lead. Dragovich is currently working on the Issaquah School District's Issaquah High School, Bremerton School District's View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy, and the Lower Columbia College Center for Vocational and Transitional Studies projects.

Rumann has 13 years of experience focusing on best-fit designs for new construction and solutions for existing buildings. Rumann is currently working on the Seattle Public Schools' View Ridge Elementary seismic upgrade.

Greissl brings seven years of experience to the role of project manager and as a dedicated ACE Mentor. Currently, Greissl is working on the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District's Bonney Lake High School Addition, the Vancouver Washington Temple, and the Mason General Hospital Master Planning projects.

TrueBlue

Tacoma-based TrueBlue appointed William Greenblatt and William Seward to its board of directors. Greenblatt founded Sterling Infosystems in 1975 and built the company into a globally scaled background-screening services provider. Under Greenblatt's leadership as chief executive officer and chairman of the board, Sterling transformed the hiring practices of employers worldwide, leading to acquisition of a majority interest by Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking Division in 2015. Greenblatt returned to his role as chief executive officer in 2018 to advance growth and customer value. Today, he serves as chair and co-founder of Montague Street Capital, where he provides long-term capital and strategic expertise to help small and mid-sized business accelerate growth.

Seward is a global executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience spanning logistics, supply chain and global operations. He currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Vestis Corp., a $2.2 billion provider of uniforms and workplace supplies. Prior to Vestis, he spent over three decades at United Parcel Service, where he held senior leadership roles including president of UPS Supply Chain Solutions and president of the Americas region.

Two existing TrueBlue directors are expected to step down from the board at or before the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Following the meeting, the board is expected to consist of nine directors, eight of whom are independent. These appointments and planned retirements reflect TrueBlue's ongoing commitment to evolving the composition of its board to strengthen operational oversight, accelerate growth and transformation, and incorporate shareholder feedback. Barclays is serving as financial advisor to TrueBlue, and Sidley Austin is serving as legal counsel. TrueBlue connects job seekers with opportunities while delivering scalable workforce solutions worldwide.

Dec 09, 2025

Boise Cascade

Strom

Jorgensen

Boise Cascade announced that Nate Jorgensen, chief executive officer, plans to retire effective March 2. The board of directors has unanimously appointed Jeff Strom, chief operating officer, to succeed Jorgensen. Jorgensen will continue to serve as a director on the company's board after his retirement. The company does not plan to backfill the chief operating officer role after the transition. “This is a planned transition and part of the company's deliberate and long-term succession planning process to ensure stability and continued momentum in our strategy and operations,” said Tom Carlile, chair of Boise Cascade's board. Strom has been in the building materials industry for over 34 years. He joined Boise Cascade in 2006 and has served in several key roles and progressive leadership positions during his 19 years with the company. Prior to his current role as the chief operating officer, he was the executive vice president of the company's building materials distribution (BMD) division. Prior to that, he was the vice president and general manager for the BMD Eastern Region. Strom holds a bachelor's degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He also serves on the board of trustees for the Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity.

Nintex

Finer

Bellevue-based Nintex appointed Tad Finer as chief revenue officer. Finer brings more than 20 years of experience leading revenue and sales strategy and operations for high-growth software and technology companies. Finer has held senior sales leadership roles across global technology organizations with a focus on cloud and software-as-a-service platforms in both public company and private equity environments. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer of Prophix, where he led the company's go-to-market functions. Prior to Prophix, he held leadership roles at EagleView, Workiva, HyperGrid, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Software AG. Finer was an alumnus of the University of Idaho and The George Washington University School of Business. Nintex helps organizations unlock the power of agentic business orchestration by combining process intelligence, workflow orchestration, low-code development, and agentic AI to build solutions designed for their unique business challenges.

Dec 05, 2025

State Broadband Office

Arnold

Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Jordan Arnold to serve as director of the state Broadband Office within the Department of Commerce. She will lead the WSBO as it works with other state agencies and private partners to develop and implement high-speed internet across Washington. “High-speed internet is a necessity for modern life,” Arnold said. “Connectivity means the difference between exclusion and opportunity in jobs, health care and education. No community should be left behind.” Arnold previously served in the Biden-Harris White House as a senior policy advisor on the Infrastructure Implementation Team within the Office of the Chief of Staff, where her focus was leading the $65 billion broadband portfolio, including implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, the Digital Equity Act programs, and the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program. Arnold also covered the economic development portfolio, supporting efforts to spur growth in distressed communities. Before her White House appointment, Arnold's work centered on expanding broadband access and economic opportunity through nonprofits, government, and direct service. She has authored multiple internet policy reports for the nonprofit Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. Arnold is pursuing a Master of Public Affairs degree at Princeton University's School for Public and International Affairs, where she studies economics and domestic policy.

Dorsey & Whitney

Kanady

Shane Kanady has joined Dorsey & Whitney as of counsel in the Mergers & Acquisitions group in Anchorage. Kanady represents companies across industries in various transactions, providing business-focused counsel. His experience includes negotiating deal terms, preparing purchase and sale agreements, reorganization and bankruptcy, financing, and managing entity restructurings. Kanady returns to Dorsey from Koniag Inc., where he was an associate general counsel after first practicing at Dorsey as an associate. He received his J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law and his B.A. from University of Washington, Foster School of Business. He also completed clerkships with both the Alaska Superior Court and Alaska Supreme Court. Dorsey & Whitney has locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Data I/O

Redmond-based Data I/O Corp. announced changes to its board of directors. Edward Smith, who has served on the Data I/O board since 2022, has been appointed chair of the board. Steven Waszak has joined the board of directors, and Sally Washlow will remain on the board and assumes the position of independent director and chair of the Compensation Committee. The appointments increase the size of the board from five to six members, and increase the number of independent directors on the board from four to five Smith was appointed a director of Data I/O in 2022. Currently he is serving as the executive chairman of the board of SMTC Corp. Previously he served as the president and chief executive officer of SMTC and president of Avnet. Smith is the founder and currently runs the We Will Never Forget charitable foundation. Waszak is the chief financial officer of SMTC, with a manufacturing footprint in the United States, Mexico and Asia. He joined SMTC while it was a publicly traded company and served as its CFO until the company was acquired by H.I.G. Capital. Waszak began his career as a member of Deloitte's Emerging Business Services group, and has more than 30 years of experience as a technology executive across corporate finance and strategic development roles.