Kristin Alexander

I use the power of words to help brands like Avalara, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Palo Alto Networks share, sell and soar. Applying years of experience in marketing, strategic communications and journalism, I write engaging, on-point content that delivers results.

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Press Releases

Quantivate • 06/30/2023

Quantivate & RiskScout enter strategic partnership to enable banks and credit unions to confidently enter higher-risk markets

Compliance technology leaders Quantivate and RiskScout are banding together to best meet the needs of banks and credit unions entering higher-risk markets. The companies announced their long-term partnership today.

Quantivate • 04/04/2023

Quantivate launches GRC solution built to scale with financial institutions as they grow

Quantivate today announced the launch of Quantivate® Now™, the only governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solution built to scale with the unique needs of banks and credit unions at the beginning of their GRC maturity journey.

Quantivate • 08/30/2022

Quantivate teams up with LexisNexis to make tracking compliance changes easier for financial institutions

Quantivate, a leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software, today announced a new collaboration with LexisNexis® that provides compliance professionals with the content necessary to stay on top of constant regulatory changes.

Quantivate • 01/13/2022

Quantivate announces enhancements to its award-winning Business Continuity software

On the heels of winning two awards for its Business Continuity solution, Quantivate today announced the launch of its newest update to assist bank and credit union customers in complying with ever-changing guidelines.

Quantivate • 08/11/2021

Quantivate launches Issue Management, fortifying financial institutions with modern tools to mitigate risk

Quantivate, a leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software, today announced the launch of its newest SaaS application, Issue Management. Issue Management gives financial institutions a clear path for identifying, prioritizing, mitigating, and ultimately resolving issues, all while allowing for dynamic reporting throughout the process.

Quantivate • 07/22/2021

Quantivate continues to scale in 2021 with record deals, 47% YoY bookings growth

Quantivate, a leader in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software, today announced highlights from the first half of 2021, during which the company continued to grow revenues and expand its customer base.

WineBid • 02/17/2021

WineBid Appoints Marty Sparks as Director of Engineering to Accelerate Innovations in Online Wine Auctions and Ecommerce

"We're very excited to bring Marty on board to lead WineBid's engineering team in our next stage of growth," said WineBid CEO Russ Mann. "Marty's experience is like a great wine pairing. He led large technical and analytics teams through high growth at ecommerce giant Zulily, and led technology groups at global logistics leader Expeditors as they expanded. In addition, Marty is personally passionate about wine, and blogs about Washington wines in comparison to those of France and Spain."

Quantivate • 03/11/2021

Quantivate surpasses more than 1,000 deployments as financial institutions look to win amid sector disruption and consolidation

Growing banks and credit unions across the country are turning to Quantivate, a leader in software for governance, risk and compliance (GRC), to give them the edge they need to be market leaders. Demand for Quantivate’s SaaS platform has spiked, with the number of deployments climbing by more than 300% during 2020 to more than 1,000 today.

ClearGov • 07/15/2020

ClearGov adds 50+ Digital Budget Book customers in the first month post-launch

New software saves governments time and money, transforms budget books into dynamic online presentations that detail and demystify financial data for residents and councils alike.

People First of Washington launches outreach initiative to assist people with developmental disabilities in wake of coronavirus

For people with developmental disabilities, the impacts of coronavirus can be substantial. Job loss and isolation disproportionately affect the population. People First of Washington, a nonprofit led by people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, is reaching out to peers across the state to offer reassurance and foster a sense of community.

Employment Security Department • 03/25/2015

Employment Security commissioner and Veterans Affairs director sign statements of support for hiring Guard and Reserve members

Lakewood - Dale Peinecke, commissioner of the Washington Employment Security Department, and Lourdes "Alfie" Alvarado Ramos, director of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, today signed documents demonstrating their agencies' support for hiring veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserve.

Attorney General's Office • 08/05/2011

Washington Attorney General sues ReconTrust for illegal foreclosures

SEATTLE – Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that his office is suing ReconTrust Company, a subsidiary of Bank of America, for conducting illegal foreclosures on thousands of Washington homeowners. “ReconTrust ignored our warnings, repeatedly broke the law and refused to provide information requested during our investigation,” McKenna said. “ReconTrust’s illegal practices make it difficult, if not impossible, for borrowers who might have a shot at saving their homes to stop those foreclosures.”

Attorney General's Office • 12/16/2008

Grounding Airborne: McKenna announces $7 million settlement with maker of popular fizzing tablet

SEATTLE – Airborne is the top-selling product in the cold and cough aisles of major retailers. But it’s not a cold-buster, say state attorneys general. Just in time for the sniffling season, attorneys general in 32 states plus the District of Columbia announced that they, too, have reached a settlement with the makers of the popular effervescent tablet.

Attorney General's Office • 05/18/2010

Attorney General orders window sellers to be transparent in their marketing

SEATTLE – The Washington Attorney General’s Office continued its efforts to clear up alleged deceptive marketing practices among window selling businesses by reaching a settlement this week with Harley Exteriors, of Bothell. “We’re making it crystal clear to Washington window retailers that they have to be upfront and honest about the price of their products and can’t make misrepresentations in order to boost their profits,” said Assistant Attorney General Jack Zurlini.

Attorney General's Office • 01/25/2006

McKenna, Microsoft announce landmark spyware lawsuit

SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced the filing of Washington’s first lawsuit under the state’s new computer spyware act. The suit, filed late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, accuses New York-based Secure Computer, as well as associates in the United States and India, of marketing software that falsely claims computers are infected with spyware and selling consumers a program that claims to remove it. In fact, the software renders computers more susceptible to attacks.