At The Top
-- LEE LEVIN was named vice president, sales, for Raima Corp.
-- Raima also named CHRISTOPHER MUREEN vice president, marketing.
-- ERIC GREENWOOD was promoted to senior vice president of retail banking for Pacific First Financial Corp.
-- Pacific First also announced the appointment of LOUIS MERTES to executive vice president of operations.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-- ADVERTISING/PR/MARKETING
Louis Buren Jr. has joined Redmond-based Advertising Center Corp. as vice president.
John Barnes has joined Goodrich & Snyder Public Relations of Bellevue as account coordinator.
Ogilvy & Mather/West promoted Lisa Bertelsen to account coordinator.
-- ARCHITECTURE
MMA Architecture named Gail Brody, Lita Evans and Jeff Simon to the design staff.
-- BANKING
Geoff Mackey was named senior vice president of human resources for Pacific First Financial Corporation.
Lynda Linse was promoted to vice president of Puget Sound Bank Eastside Commercial Loans.
Ben Shandrow was promoted to vice president and manager of Puget Sound Bank Special Credits.
Al Bernahl was promoted to senior vice president in Puget Sound Savings Bank's Secondary Marketing Department.
Carl Hanson was named chief executive officer of Northwest Audit and Adjustment Co. and president of Check Services Inc.
TeleCheck Northwest has promoted Judy Smith to president.
-- COMMUNICATIONS
US West NewVector Group promoted Jane Palmer to executive director of strategic planning, Julie Dexter Berg to executive director of marketing and Mark Bell to executive director.
-- CONSTRUCTION
Guy Falconer joined Koll Construction as project manager of tenant-improvement projects.
Burnstead Construction promoted Monte Dunn to superintendent of Tuscany neighborhood, Brocklyn Smith has joined Steve Burnstead Construction Co. as project manager, Mike Webb works as a superintendent for Burnstead Homes Inc. and Lawrence Owen was named assistant project manager.
-- DESIGNERS
Philip Kovacevich has joined Phinney Design as a graphic designer.
Hank Lo has re-joined FORMA as senior interior designer.
-- FINANCE
Goodman Management Group has named David Chandler controller.
-- HEALTH
Swedish Hospital Medical Center appointed Jane Anne Wilder media-relations manager.
Beverly Hofferber was named central region associate administrator and regional nurse administrator for Group Health Cooperative and Dorothy Mann, Linda Steinmann, Nancy Ellison and William Conn were elected to the Group Health board of trustees.
-- LAW
Davis Wright Tremaine named Dr. Richard Page managing director and chief operating officer.
-- LODGING
James Lacy was named controller of Doubletree Suites and Doubletree Inn.
The Warwick Hotel has named Andrew Sexton director of catering and Gerald Stotler corporate-sales manager.
-- MEDICAL
Charles Huggins was elected chairman of the executive committee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield National Other Party Liability Group.
The Association of University Radiologists said Albert Moss has been chosen president elect.
-- ORGANIZATIONS
Clydean Zuckerman was named staff vice president for marketing and community resources at United Way of King County.
Marion Woyvodich was elected president of the Washington Gives board of governors.
-- AWARDS
Hartman Public Relations Group received an International Gold Quill award from the International Association of Business Communicators for their work for the Seattle Solid Waste Utility. John Soth of Uniforce Temporary Services won an award for outstanding achievement. The Seattle Repertory Theatre has won a Tony Award. The Residence Inn by Marriott-Seattle North was named hotel of the year. John Davis was named the first director emeritus of the Pacific Science Center Foundation. Robert Byers of Ravenna Volvo won the Dealer of Excellence award for outstanding professional achievement.
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