Jenise Kazen, a certified public accountant, has been promoted to manager at Hascal, Sjoholm &Company, PS.
Dr. Satish Subramaniam has joined the Everett Clinic. He received his medical degree from Bharathiar University in India and completed his residency in family medicine at Eastern Virginia University Medical School.
Michael Enquist of Edmonds has been named an agent for Country Insurance &Financial Services.
Skye Belline, assistant vice president and commercial loan officer, has joined Banner Bank’s Alderwood Commercial Lending Center.
Jennifer Shelton has been named director and business development specialist for the Edmonds Community College Small Business Development Center.
Gary Allen of the Stanwood Haggen store has been named pharmacy manager of the year for the supermarket chain. Lisa Ellis, also of Stanwood, has been named guest service manager of the year. Also, Tamara Wilkerson is produce manager of the year and Richard Umbinetti is seafood-chef manager. Both work at the Arlington Haggen. In the Top Foods division, Brad Wonderling of the Snohomish store was named seafood-chef manager of the year and his co-worker, Claudette Spear, is garden manager. Milton Cheung at the Edmonds store is pharmacy manager and Janet Holmes at Edmonds is guest services manager of the year.
New business
Lyn Siep has opened Etiquette West Inc., an etiquette consulting firm, at 23632 Highway 99, Suite F, PMB 332, in Edmonds. For details, call 425-772-7573.
Lee Woodard has opened a new Farmers Insurance agency at 6320 Evergreen Way, Suite 211, Everett, after 32 years as an insurance agent in other areas. Woodard, an Everett native, can be reached at 425-212-4890 or at lwoodard@farmersagent.com.
Events
Business and Trade with Canada will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the offices of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce at 1301 Fifth Ave., Suite 2500. Cost is $8 for members, $10 for nonmembers. Registration required. For details, contact Deric Gruen at 206-389-7319 or e-mail dericg@ seattlechamber.com.
The Planned Action EIS: Streamlining the Permit Process While Encouraging Sustainable Development, a brown-bag series and networking event hosted by the Sustainable Development Task Force, will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the PUD Building Training Center, 2320 California St.
A Pontiac Solstice preview event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Smokey Point Buick-Pontiac-GMC at 16632 Smokey Point Blvd., Arlington. RSVP requested at 800-869-7119.
An After Hours event, hosted by the Monroe Rotary Club, will be held Thursday at the Best Western Hotel in Monroe. For details, call 425-794-5488.
A community forum on under-employment in the retail grocery industry will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Everett Events Center. For details, call Leonard Kelley at 425-252-3800, ext. 224.
The Everett Area Community Expo 2005, presented by BECU, Everett Transit and Northwest Hair Academy, will be Saturday at the Everett Mall.
The Washington Identity Theft Summit will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Doubletree Hotel – SeaTac Airport, hosted by Attorney General Rob McKenna. For details, go to www.atg.wa.gov/ idtheftsummit.
An ambassador meeting for the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce will be from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Nov. 4 at Structural Design Associates, 2210 Hewitt Ave., Suite 401, Everett. RSVP to vsmith@everettchamber.com.
Home Depot will have free workshops on various days throughout November. Also, there is a 100th workshop celebration from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 5. For class topics and schedules, call 800-430-3376 or visit www.home depot.com.
Stability Abroad: Emerging Markets and Models for Business, The 2005 fall forum hosted by the Washington Council on International Trade, will be 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Eliza Anderson Amphitheater, 721 Pine St., Seattle. Cost is $50 for members, $65 for nonmembers.
Washington Policy Center’s 2005 Statewide Small Business Conference will be 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at the SeaTac Hilton. Cost is $45. For details, visit www.smallbusiness conference.com or call 888-972-9272.
How to Generate More Business, an Everett Area Chamber of Commerce event, will be Nov. 9 in the Community Room at The Herald, 1213 California St. Another chamber event is Good Morning, Everett!, Nov. 11 at the Quality Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 101 128th St. SE. Fall Meet Your Chamber and Business After Hours Mixer will be Nov. 16 at the Best Western Cascadia Inn, 2800 Pacific Ave. The Coastal Forecast: An Economic Forecast Luncheon is Nov. 17 at the Everett Golf and Country Club, 1500 52nd St. The Annual Legislative Reception will be Nov. 28 in the Verizon Atrium, 1800 41st St.
Send your Business FYI items and color images to Mike Benbow, Business editor, The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, by fax to 425-339-3435 or by e-mail to economy@heraldnet.com.
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