Feb 02, 2022

Molina Healthcare

The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Washington, recently partnered with Operation Warm to provide 400 warm winter coats to children at Mint Valley Elementary in Longview. Following the coat giveaway, partnering organizations provided additional resources to the larger community. Care-A-Van distributed COVID-19 vaccinations, while Food Lifeline provided food boxes. The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation was established in 2020 by Molina Healthcare to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged populations by funding meaningful, measurable, and innovative programs and solutions that improve health, life and living in local communities. Molina Healthcare of Washington has been providing government-funded health care for over 20 years.

SeekOut

Bellevue-based SeekOut, an AI-powered Talent 360 platform, has hired Kristin Scott as its first chief revenue officer. Scott joins SeekOut after nearly a decade working at Appian, a low-code automation platform. As vice president of North American sales, Scott led Appian's new customer acquisition, expansion and renewal business across North America. Prior to her time at Appian, Scott held a variety of roles at CEB Gartner, where she advised Fortune 500 executives on best practices and thought leadership. In her new role, Scott will be responsible for developing, implementing, and driving SeekOut's sales strategy and execution as the company scales beyond a single-product, to a multi-product, multi-channel company supporting enterprises across different segments and industries. SeekOut also named Elissa Fink as a new, independent board member. For over a decade, Fink was the CMO for Tableau Software where she helped grow the company from a startup with $5 million in annual revenue to a public company with over $1 billion in annual revenue. Fink also currently serves on the boards of Qumulo, Dataiku and Pantheon. Founded in 2017, SeekOut has raised $189 million in funding, is backed by Tiger Global Management, Madrona Venture Group, Mayfield, and Founders Circle Capital and is valued at $1.2 billion.

Avangrid Renewables

Avangrid Renewables announced the appointment of Ken Kimmell as vice president of development for offshore wind. He will lead the company's offshore wind development team focusing on permitting, stakeholder relations and project development. Kimmell has experience in the private, government and NGO sectors and has spent the majority of his 30-year career dedicated to energy and environmental issues. He joins Avangrid Renewables from the Union of Concerned Scientists where he served as president, championing federal and state policies to promote clean energy. Prior, Kimmell was commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Avangrid Renewables, headquartered in Portland, is a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. and part of the Iberdrola Group.

Feb 01, 2022

MultiCare

Lynch

MultiCare Health System has named Tim Lynch its new senior vice president of clinical services. Lynch joined MultiCare in 2019 and previously served as the regional health system's vice president of clinical services and chief pharmacy officer. In his new role, Lynch will lead MultiCare's clinical services strategic vision, while providing oversight and direction. While at MultiCare, he has played a critical role in implementing systemwide pharmacy supply chain management and ensuring the success of program objectives. Prior to joining MultiCare, Lynch led pharmacy, clinical and ancillary support services at CHI Franciscan Health, Catholic Health Initiatives and Common Spirit. Lynch is a member of the Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission and immediate past chair. Lynch graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in pharmacy science as well as a pharmacy PhD. He also received a master's in healthcare administration management from Troy University.

Seattle Kraken

WSECU, a not-for-profit credit union open to all Washington residents, announced that as part of a broadcast sponsorship with ROOT SPORTS, it is donating $250 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington state for every regular season goal made by the Seattle Kraken. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington state make it their mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential. They serve 75,000 participants at more than 150 locations across Washington. WSECU has a history of partnership with individual Boys & Girls clubs, especially those in Thurston and Spokane Counties. This new, expanded relationship with the statewide organization will help provide even more support across the network of clubs. In addition to a donation-per-goal, the season-long sponsorship with ROOT SPORTS will include a new television commercial for the credit union, WSECU's first. The Kraken average just under three goals per game prompting over $25,000 in donations from WSECU. Maintaining this average, the credit union estimates that Kraken goals will mean over $56,000 in donations for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington.

HomeStreet

HomeStreet, the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, announced it has appointed Joanne Harrell to the boards of directors for both HomeStreet and HomeStreet Bank. Harrell brings extensive experience in executive roles within the high-tech, telecommunications and non-profit sectors. Most recently, Harrell worked for Microsoft for 20 years where she led teams in the sales, marketing and services disciplines focused on enterprise, public sector and original equipment manufacturing customers and partners. Prior to Microsoft, Harrell was president and chief executive officer of United Way of King County. She holds a bachelor's degree and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington, and has served as a regent for the University of Washington since 2009. HomeStreet is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Seattle, serving consumers and businesses in the Western United States and Hawaii. Its principal subsidiaries are HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital.

Jan 28, 2022

Stoel Rives

Spaith

Stoel Rives announced that Jennifer Spaith has joined its Intellectual Property practice group in Seattle as a partner. Spaith's practice focuses on serving companies and individuals pursuing robust IP strategies including complex patentable technology, as well as providing IP counsel in transactions in which intellectual property plays a significant role. She joins the firm from Dorsey & Whitney where she was a partner. Spaith represents companies at every scale developing technologies, including virtualized software systems, electronics, wireless communication systems, artificial intelligence and neural networks, artificial and virtual reality systems, LiDAR sensing systems, and clean or renewable energy technologies. She also conducts patent due diligence and post-transaction title transfer in diverse fields from optical systems to wireless communications, medical devices and treatments; prepares licenses and other agreements supporting IP transfers; and counsels clients on patent strategies, including expedited examination techniques, provisional applications, development of a global portfolio footprint, and preparation for patent assertion and defense. Spaith graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.

Tacoma Venues & Events

Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli has appointed Adam Cook to the position of director, Tacoma Venues & Events (TVE), effective January 31, 2022. The Tacoma City Council confirmed the appointment on January 25. Cook has been interim department director for Tacoma Venues & Events since September 2021, leading the department through the re-opening of the Tacoma Dome, ongoing events at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center, transitioning management at the city of Tacoma-owned theaters, and oversight of special events, the office of Arts & Cultural Vitality, and Tacoma Creates. As the city of Tacoma's director for TVE, Cook will be responsible for leading the operations and management of the city of Tacoma's public assembly facilities, including strategic partnerships to improve community access to diverse and creative citywide programming. Cook joined the city of Tacoma in 2019 as deputy director for Tacoma Venues & Events. He has more than 20 years' experience in venues and events, most recently as vice president of operations for Seafair.

Alaska Power & Telephone

Alaska Power & Telephone announced it has received environmental approvals for the SEALink fiber optic project undertaken by its subsidiary AP&T Wireless (APTW). In December of 2021, the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Services (RUS) provided the SEALink project with environmental clearance, authorizing construction. Shortly after RUS environmental approvals, APTW executed a contract with Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke, a German subsidiary of the submarine cable manufacturer Prysmian Group, for supply and installation of the submarine fiber optic cable in 2022 – two years ahead of the project's original schedule. The SEALink project will create a 214-mile submarine fiber optic cable from Prince of Wales Island to Juneau, with an overland crossing on Mitkof Island through the community of Petersburg. The project also involves terrestrial network build-outs in the communities of Coffman Cove and Kasaan, which currently lack broadband service. The project is funded by a $24.5m grant from USDA Rural Utility Services, and over $7m in matching funds from APTW. Meanwhile, APTW has been making arrangements to begin constructing SEALink's terrestrial project features in 2022. It anticipates boring on Mitkof Island will begin in the coming weeks, followed by development of Mitkof-based aerial transport fiber. After that, AP&T will begin fiber-to-the home build-outs in the communities of Kasaan and Coffman Cove. Improved residential service should begin to become available in 2023.