Dec 30, 2025

Capstone Accounting and Tax

Capstone Accounting and Tax has partnered with North Star Tax & Accounting, further expanding Capstone's presence in Washington with locations in Snohomish and Lynden. Capstone's acquisition of North Star aligns with its strategy to expand its footprint into new geographies by partnering with local firms. While North Star Tax & Accounting will integrate its operations under the Capstone brand, clients will continue to receive local service from the professionals they have come to know and trust. David Romano and Sheena Frenzel, leaders of North Star, will continue their practices as partners within Capstone. Founded in 2004, Capstone Accounting and Tax is a full-service accounting firm providing tax, accounting, and advisory services to businesses and individuals across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West regions. Capstone is actively seeking to invest in small and mid-sized accounting, tax, bookkeeping and HR advisory practices nationally. Founded in 2008, North Star Tax and Accounting provides a full suite of tax and accounting services.

Phosio

Phosio named Andrew Grenville, former CEO of Inpria, to its board of directors. Grenville is a recognized leader in advanced materials and semiconductor innovation, with deep experience guiding materials platforms from early-stage development through manufacturing scale-up and strategic acquisition, including the successful sale of Inpria to JSR Corporation. As CEO of Inpria, Grenville led the commercialization of metal-oxide photoresist materials critical to next-generation semiconductor manufacturing. His leadership helped transform cutting-edge R&D into large-scale industrial adoption and a strategic exit. Joe O'Keeffe, executive chairman of Phosio, said, “Andrew's ability to bring breakthrough technologies to market and navigate strategic partnerships will be instrumental as Phosio accelerates customer engagement and commercialization.” Phosio, headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, develops advanced lens coating materials that enable immersive visual experiences through lightweight AR eyewear.

Dec 24, 2025

John A. Martin & Associates

Nissen

Pacheco

John A. Martin & Associates recently announced the opening of a new office in downtown Seattle and the team members who will lead it.

Principal Kim Pacheco now manages the Seattle office. Her project experience covers a wide range of sectors including healthcare, education, telecommunications, aviation, civic, forensic investigation and commercial structures. Pacheco's vision for the Seattle office centers on applying the firm's national experience to benefit Pacific Northwest clients, and grow the firm's presence in the region.

Longtime Seattle resident John Nissen has practiced in the area for 30 years and is a principal at the firm. Nissen is a veteran structural engineer who brings creative expertise to everything he does. He manages a range of projects for long-term clients, including international telecommunications companies and information suppliers, among others. He serves as a mentor, sharing project approaches, advice and feedback on technical, career, and development questions.

Mayer/Reed

Warmouth

Drew

O'Brien

Simms

Landscape architect Shannon Simms has been promoted to principal at Mayer/Reed. In this role, she co-leads the firm's urban design and landscape architecture group alongside Principal Jeramie Shane. Simms is experienced in public open space design with particular expertise in multimodal streetscapes. She is currently engaged in efforts to reimagine downtown Portland as a livable neighborhood and strengthen its relationship with the Willamette River. Her recent projects include the Green Loop Concepts and West End Street Plazas in Portland, and the Riverwalk in St. Helens, Oregon.

Landscape architect Michael O'Brien has been promoted to associate. With more than 30 years of professional experience, O'Brien brings design and management expertise and is valued for his mentorship of emerging landscape architects. He focuses on site context, ecological function and human experience. O'Brien's recent projects include Oregon Health and Science University's Children's Hospital expansion and Errol Heights Park in Southeast Portland.

Senior visual communications designer Margaret Drew has been promoted to associate. Drew approaches planning and designing wayfinding systems with an eye to being inclusive and to informing, guiding and connecting people across differences in language and ability. Her recent work includes leading signage standards for Multnomah County Library's 15-branch system.

Content coordinator/editor Stefanie Warmouth has been named associate, in recognition of her vital role in quality control, and promoting Mayer/Reed's story and culture by providing copyediting and communications expertise. Warmouth's recent initiatives include managing the firm's social media presence, and project-managing its 2025 Portland Winter Light Festival installation at Mill Ends Park.

Washington DECA

Washington DECA is looking for business and community members to volunteer as judges at the 2026 Washington DECA State Career Development Conference, taking place Feb. 26–27 in downtown Bellevue. Nearly 6,000 high school students from across the state will convene to demonstrate their skills in more than 50 DECA competitive events spanning business, marketing, finance, hospitality, and entrepreneurship.

In addition to competition, the conference will offer over a dozen industry-led workshops, hands-on financial literacy simulations, and opportunities for students to earn industry-recognized credentials, providing a comprehensive, real-world learning experience.

The conference will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue and the Meydenbauer Center, creating an environment where students engage directly with professionals and community volunteers while applying classroom learning to practical business challenges.

To learn more or sign up as a volunteer judge for the Washington DECA State Career Development Conference, visit http://www.wadeca.org/judge. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Dec 23, 2025

Hard Hats with Heart

Chang

The American Heart Association in Washington announced Marjorie Chang, director of business development at Hoffman Construction, as the 2026 chair for its Puget Sound Hard Hats with Heart initiative. As chair, Chang will work alongside fellow industry leaders to champion action-oriented conversations about employee health, engage tradespeople in healthy lifestyle activities and raise lifesaving funds for the American Heart Association. The Hard Hats with Heart initiative was designed to address the disproportionately high risk of cardiovascular disease that construction workers face compared to employees in other industries. This elevated risk stems from a combination of factors, including long work hours, high stress, poor nutrition, tobacco use and a lack of heart-strengthening exercise. More than 343,000 construction workers, or roughly 1 in 25, are already living with cardiovascular disease. The Hard Hats with Heart accomplishments will be celebrated at an annual event scheduled for May 21 at Block 41 in Seattle. For sponsorship information or to join the leadership team, contact Julia.Martin@heart.org. For more information about Hard Hats with Heart in the Puget Sound, visit http://www.heart.org/PugetSoundHHWH.

DexCare

Seattle-based DexCare named Rakshay Jain chief product officer. Jain brings product leadership focused on helping health systems treat more patients with existing resources as they continue to face physician shortages, growing demand, and rising costs. Jain has extensive experience leading product strategy, design and management, most recently overseeing a portfolio that grew 10 times over six years at Innovaccer, saving customers billions of dollars in healthcare spend. Over the past two years, he's launched multiple artificial intelligence copilots and agents to accelerate value transformation for healthcare systems. At Innovaccer, Jain led a major product portfolio and supported enterprise growth across dozens of health systems. He brings more than 15 years of experience in healthcare technology and consulting, including product leadership and advisory work with Guidehouse and PwC. DexCare is infrastructure for patient navigation. The platform connects scheduling data across EMRs, workflows, and access points so health systems can route patients to available care.

Dec 19, 2025

NW Natural Holding Co.

Saathoff

MardiLyn Saathoff, general counsel for NW Natural Holding Co., announced her intent to retire on April 1, after nearly 18 years of service to the company. The board of directors has appointed Megan H. Berge to succeed Saathoff as SVP and general counsel, as well as chief compliance officer and corporate secretary. Saathoff will serve as chief legal officer for the company and will retain responsibilities for regulation, business continuity and corporate security until her retirement next year. Saathoff joined the company in 2008 and served as chief governance officer and corporate secretary. During her tenure, she oversaw other legal, risk, compliance and regulatory matters. She has served as general counsel since 2015. Saathoff's career included legal roles at Tektronix, Danaher Corp. and Stoel Rives. Saathoff also spent four years with the Oregon Department of Justice and the administration of Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski. Berge joined NW Natural Holdings in March 2025 as deputy general counsel and corporate secretary, as well as general counsel of NW Natural, after a career with the international law firm Baker Botts, where she was a partner. Her practice included extensive rulemaking and advocacy work related to federal and state environmental law and civil litigation. NW Natural Holding Co. is headquartered in Portland, and has been doing business for over 166 years. It owns Northwest Natural Gas Co., SiEnergy Operating, NW Natural Water Co., and NW Natural Renewables Holdings.

XBOW

Seattle-based XBOW has appointed Ron Gabrisko, chief revenue officer of Databricks, to its board of directors. Gabrisko brings decades of operating experience in scaling enterprise software, data platforms, and global go-to-market organizations, which will be influential for XBOW's mission to accelerate the adoption of autonomous offensive security in defense of AI-powered attacks. As CRO of Databricks, a Data and AI company, Gabrisko has been instrumental in accelerating the company's growth across industries worldwide. His expertise in enterprise sales, revenue strategy, and organizational leadership will play a key role in guiding XBOW through its next phase of expansion. Gabrisko's appointment comes at a time of accelerated momentum for XBOW, which is backed by Sequoia Capital and Altimeter. Gabrisko's expertise in technical sales, enterprise adoption, and global market strategy will support XBOW as it scales its commercial operations and educates the market on the future of AI-enabled attacks and defense.