Jun 30, 2022

Moss Adams

Moss Adams, one of the largest accounting, consulting and wealth management firms in the nation, announced that it has agreed to combine with Mengali Accountancy, a boutique consulting firm specializing in the real estate industry located in downtown Healdsburg, Calif. Effective Aug. 1, 2022, the Mengali team, including Renee Mengali, its namesake founder, as well as principals Debbie Warren and Keith Hollander, will join Moss Adams. For the past 19 years, Mengali has built a strong referral network and is a streamlined tech-driven firm that has primarily helped small businesses, real estate funds, joint ventures and syndicators, and individuals capitalize on their resources by using outsourced accounting services. The Mengali team will join the existing outsourced accounting practice at Moss Adams, with plans to grow its service offering across a variety of industry sectors.

MolinaCares Accord

The MolinaCares Accord, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Washington, announced a $77,000 grant to Spark, an organization dedicated to providing a career pathway for youth and students to become certified peer counselors in the state of Washington. As of September 2021, just 16.8% of Washington's mental health care workforce need was being met and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the need for behavioral health services. Spark's program works to resolve this shortage by empowering young adults who have dealt with mental health challenges to become certified peer counselors. The grant is just one component of MolinaCares' Behavioral Health Initiative, an over $700,000 philanthropic effort to expand access to behavioral health care across Washington. The funds donated to Spark will go toward the identification, outreach, training, and placement of youth peer supports in the state. Established by Molina Healthcare, The MolinaCares Accord oversees a community investment platform created 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. The company serves members through Medicaid, Medicare and the Health Benefit Exchange programs throughout Washington.

Qumulo

Seattle-based Qumulo, a leader in data storage and management, announced it has been named Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) Global Storage Partner of the Year 2022. The HPE Partner of the Year Awards 2022 recognizes HPE partners who exemplify commitment and success in delivering value to their customers on their digital transformation journey. This recognition has been given to HPE partners who have achieved exceptional results in financial performance, innovative solutions and meaningful business results. During its previous fiscal year (FY22), Qumulo saw its customer base expand by more than 40%, and added over 200 new customers to its roster. In that same timeframe, Qumulo grew its business with HPE by more than 70% in a variety of industries, including media & entertainment, automotive, healthcare, government, and finance. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data.

Strive

Strive, a platform to optimize muscle performance for elite athletes and teams, announced it closed $6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Future Communities Capital, with participation from investors, including SeaChange Fund, SeedtoB Capital, Jas Ventures, Gaingels, Founders First, Macnica Investment Partners, fama Ventures, Biosphere Investment Group, and Thinkuvate. The round also included participation from Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts and former Heisman Trophy Winner quarterback Troy Smith. Future Communities Capital managing director Rohit Gupta has joined Strive's Board of Directors. STRIVE will use the funding to build out sales and marketing to accelerate and scale growth of its athletic and military customers, while helping the company advance efforts in the industrial sector. Founded in 2016, Seattle-based Strive currently works with NCAA, NFL, EPL, and MLS teams, along with the US Military.

Jun 29, 2022

Liberty Bank

Camie Tat has joined Liberty Bank as vice president and credit administrator in the bank's Bellevue office. Tat is an experienced commercial credit analyst and underwriter for business enterprises and commercial banks. In her 20 years in the financial services industry, she has managed client portfolios, conducted financial analysis and credit adjudication. As VP and credit administrator, Tat will assist the chief credit officer in maintaining the integrity of Liberty Bank's credit risk and quality standards and help streamline and oversee the credit process. Previously, Tat worked as a treasurer and risk analyst for Boeing Capital, as a commercial lending underwriter/portfolio manager at HomeStreet Bank in Seattle, and commercial credit adjudicator/analyst at RBC Financial Group in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Tat earned her advanced bachelor of arts degree in labor and workplace studies and a minor in business from University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. She served on the board of the Risk Management Association in Calgary, Canada. Liberty Bank is headquartered in Poulsbo and has an office in Bellevue.

Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera announced Michaella Calzaretta as its new chorus master and head of music staff. Calzaretta will prepare the 36-member Seattle Opera Chorus, which will be featured during the 2022/23 season in The Elixir of Love, Tristan and Isolde, Samson and Delilah in Concert, and La traviata. Additionally, Calzaretta will oversee the company's musical activities. The appointment comes after a search led by Christina Scheppelmann, Seattle Opera general director and Aren Der Hacopian, director of artistic administration & planning. Calzaretta succeeds longtime Seattle Opera chorus master John Keene, who accepted a position as chorus director at San Francisco Opera in January. Calzaretta will step into the role immediately to prepare the chorus for the company's upcoming production of The Elixir of Love, which runs August 6–20 at McCaw Hall. Calzaretta previously served as chorus master and assistant conductor at Utah Opera, where she recently completed her fifth season. She made her main stage conducting debut in October 2020 with performances of The Human Voice and Gentleman's Island. Other conducting credits include Damn Yankees and The Merry Widow with Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Patience with the Indiana University Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Calzaretta is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in choral conducting at Indiana University, and she holds a bachelor of music in vocal performance from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and a master of music in choral conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. 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.

Jun 28, 2022

Washington Trust Bank

Washington Trust Bank has hired Erica Slatt as vice president and Small Business Administration manager in Seattle. Slatt joins Washington Trust with more than 20 years of SBA sales and credit experience. Before joining Washington Trust, Slatt developed SBA and Paycheck Protection Program initiatives across Western Washington for First Federal and First Financial Northwest Bank. Prior to those roles, she was with KeyBank for 15 years, serving as an SBA business sales officer and an agribusiness credit officer, underwriting agribusiness and commercial and industrial loans. Washington Trust Bank is the largest independently owned full-service commercial bank in the Northwest, serving the region since 1902. Headquartered in Spokane, Washington Trust currently has 42 branches and offices in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

Leafly

Seattle-based Leafly Holdings is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000 Index at the conclusion of the 2022 Russell indexes annual reconstitution, according to a preliminary list of additions posted earlier this month. Annual Russell indexes reconstitution captures the 4,000 largest US stocks as of May 6th, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the US all-cap Russell 3000 Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000 Index or small-cap Russell 2000 Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell, a global index leader that provides benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide, determines membership for its Russell indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies.

Sounders FC

On Wednesday, Sounders FC will host the club's first-ever ‘Pups at the Pitch' event during the home match versus CF Montreal. For the first time in club history, fans can bring their dogs to join them at Lumen Field. To attend, specific Pup Pack tickets must be purchased in advance through SoundersFC.com/Pups. The deadline to buy Pup Pack tickets is 3:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, June 28; no walk-up Pup Pack tickets will be sold, and no dogs will be admitted with any other ticket. A $50 Pup Pack ticket includes one human and one dog ticket, seated in a designated section in the upper level available only for this event. Additional human tickets for this section are available for $25. Members of the Pup Pack also receive exclusive entrance to the Pups & Pints beer garden presented by The Farmer's Dog and Michelob Ultra, which will be available in the North Plaza ahead of the day's match. Seattle Humane's MaxMobile will also be on site in the North Plaza, giving fans the chance to meet pups, pick up dog-friendly giveaways and learn more about adoptions, services and ways to get involved with Seattle Humane.