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Leadership Snohomish County seeking applicants for fall classes



Exceptional people are being sought to join the next Leadership Snohomish County classes. The program begins with a two-day leadership retreat in September, followed by monthly meetings from November through May.

Participants will meet many of the county’s top business and non-profit organization leaders to learn more about how they can make a different in their community.

Leadership Snohomish County’s mission is to develop community leaders for today and tomorrow and encourage their involvement in civic responsibilities and leadership within Snohomish County.

The eight-month program is designed to help participants acquire an understanding of the critical issues affecting the region and the leadership and stewardship capabilities necessary to resolve them.

Over the years, more than 76 employers have sponsored their employees for this life impacting experience that helps participants to build strong roots in their community and to make their own contributions to where they live and work.

If you want to become a participant, or sponsor an employee, contact Executive Director Sarri Gilman at 425-512-5244 or visit www.leadershipsc.org.



Washington Manufacturing

Services presents

“Surviving the I.C.E. Age”



Aug. 12 & 13



The landscape for employers is changing quickly as employment regulatory compliance becomes more demanding.

Growth of the immigrant workforce has challenged many companies in verifying the authenticity of legal documents including passports, visas, social security cards, drivers licenses, and work permits. A single failure in verifying documents can mean thousands of dollars in federal fines.

In June, a well-known Washington aerospace manufacturer in Arlington was raided by an immigration customs enforcement team. By the end of the day, 32 employees were taken into custody and are being held in immigration detention awaiting possible deportation.

Washington Manufacturing Services of Everett is presenting two area workshops on immigration customs enforcement and protecting the security of your workplace.



The fiirst session will be held on Aug. 12 in Burlington, followed by an Aug. 13 program in Lynnwood. An executive overview will be presented from 8 a.m. to noon, followed by a practitioner workshop from 1-5 p.m. at each location,

The executive session will inform top-level management about what needs to be done for their business or organization, including understanding the need to conduct an internal audit, risk management and risk mitigation, trends in I.C.E. enforcement and why this will continue to be an important issue and the costs to an employer for non-compliance.

The workshop session provides an overview on the morning topics focused specifically on practitioners who will be handling employee records, including a thorough explanation of I-9 completion and risk areas, what I.C.E. looks for in an audit, what triggers an I.C.E. audit and how to avoid one and the Social Security E-Verify process.

Participants in both sessions will receive workbooks, background information and checklists.

The sessions will be presented by attorney Brenda S. Smith who for 15 years has been a human resources executive, consultant and employment law facilitator for corporate, education and government agencies.

The fee for each session is $75 per person, with two sessions in each location. To register for either seminar, call 425-438-1146 x107 or visit www.wamfg.org.





Learn how your business

can protect customers’

payment card data



Embassy Suites North,

Lynnwood, Aug. 18



If your business offers customers the convenience of credit card or debit card payments, you’ll want to attend this free seminar to learn how to protect your business from the dangers of storing payment card data.

Increasingly, small businesses are being targeted by sophisticated and relentless criminals.

In fact, small merchants accounted for more than 80 percent of the data security breaches in 2007, according to Visa.

“Drop The Data” will be presented by Visa Inc., the South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce and 11 other participating local Chambers of Commerce.

The 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. luncheon program is part of a national “Drop The Data” tour by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.