Cedelia “CeeDee” Felton has been hired as director of affordable housing at Coast Real Estate Services, an Everett regional property management firm.
Jack Shannon recently won the Paul Harris Award for the Everett Port-Gardner Rotary Club. Shannon, a commercial Realtor for Coldwell Banker Bain Commercial Real Estate in Everett, was honored for his service, contributions and dedication. A charter member of the club, Shannon has been program chairman, co-chairman and chairman of the club’s car show.
Rachel Solemsaas has been hired as vice president for financial and administrative services at Edmonds Community College.
Traci Houston has been hired as a loan officer of the West Everett branch of Irwin Mortgage.
Janis Harwell has been named senior vice president and general counsel of Everett-based Unova Inc., the parent company of Intermec Corp.
Mike Zubovic has been re-elected chairman of the Board of Trustees for the YMCA of Snohomish County for 2004-05. He is the vice president of finance and computer information systems for Goodrich Corp. Aviation Technical Services. Brenda Baltrusch and Carol Whitehead have been named vice-chairwomen. Jim Sporrong, treasurer; John Haskell, secretary; and Fred Safstrom, executive director, are also board members. Haskell, Safstrom, Jack Courrier, and Thomas Maxwell wiIII all serve three-year board terms. Craig Collar has been named to a one-year term. Thomas Braaten, Janice Ellis, Linda Jones and David Brooks have been newly elected. Bob Drewel has been elected as a trustee emeritus.
Kathryn Bratcher has been accepted as a member in the Master Municipal Clerk Academy Program of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She is the clerk of the Snohomish County Council.
Alan Fuhrman has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer for Sonus Pharmaceuticals, an oncology drug development company in Bothell.
Brian Diver, owner of PDQ Signs in Everett, recently attended the National Business Media’s Sign Business &Digital Graphics Show in Long Beach, Calif.
Rich Perteet from Perteet, Inc. will celebrate his retirement 4:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave.
New Business
Power Quality Testing recently opened in Everett at 12414 Highway 99, Suite 101. This consulting firm examines a building’s electrical wiring system for power problems that can damage, destroy or cause the misoperation of sensitive electronic devices. For details, call 425-347-1055 or visit www.PowerQualityTesting.com
Events
University of Washington professor Rob Aronson will speak on “Win at all Costs? Integrity &Ethics in Sports, Law &Film” 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University St., in Seattle. Cost is $30. The university also will host a Professional Mediation Skills Training Program Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 16-17 at William H. Gates Hall. Cost is $799.
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Inc. of Freeland will host an open house 3-5 p.m. Saturday. A tour of the Nichols Brothers shipyard and the Navy’s new high-speed aluminum catamaran, the X Craft, will be offered. Proceeds will benefit Whidbey Island Share a Home, Habitat for Humanity and Hearts and Hammers. Tickets to enter the shipyard will be available for a $10 donation. For details, contact Lynn Hicks at 360-331-5500, ext. 264 or lawyer@nichols boats.com.
The Snohomish Conservation District will hold a fall farm workshop on Oct. 9 in Stanwood. Jo Robinson, an internationally known speaker, will discuss the grass-fed meat movement. For details, contact Lois Ruskell at 425-335-5634 or Lois@snohomishcd.org.
The Human Services Council of Snohomish County will present the 19th annual Partnerships Forum 7-10:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at the Everett Events Center. Helen Thayer, best-selling author and international speaker, will be the keynote speaker.
Merrill Gardens of Marysville will host Asset Protection Strategies and Long Term Care Planning, an educational forum, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The guest panel will include Barry Meyers, elder law attorney, and Jered Fowler, financial adviser with Merrill Lynch. Merrill Gardens also will hold an informative discussion on the benefits of pre-planning for your family with a Family Services Professional from Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home from 3-4 p.m. on Oct. 6. A health fair with flu shots ($20) and pneumonia shots ($35), along with blood pressure and blood glucose testing, will be offered from 1-4 p.m. Friday. For reservations to any of these events at Merrill Gardens, located at 9802 48th Drive NE in Marysville, call 360-659-1279.
CyberSecurity Institute, Wetstone Technologies and Edmonds Community College will provide training for law enforcement and corporate investigators Oct. 27 and 28. For details, contact Jeff Deinhard or Mike Andrew at 800-726-1433 or visit www.cybersecurityinstitute.biz.
Expansion
Cycle Barn, a Lynnwood motorsports outfit, will open a third store with 52,000 square feet of retail space next summer on Highway 99. For details, call Dave Preston at 425-921-1765.
Television
The KCTS Television show “Serious Money” began its 16th season last week. The show covers business and consumer trends for Northwest firms and provides in-depth interviews with business leaders and commentators. It airs at 8 p.m. Fridays.
Awards
PCL Construction Services Inc. has been given the 2004 Grand Award for Construction Excellence for the Everett Events Center by the Associated General Contractors of Washington. The project also won in the New Building category (over $50 million).
Good deeds
The Everett Aquasox and their sponsors donated more than $185,000 to local non-profit organizations this season. Former Aquasox owners Mark and Joan Sperandino (who sold the team on Wednesday) contributed the majority of the donations in the form of new seats at Everett Memorial Stadium.
Meetings
The Washington Software Alliance’s Finance &Legal SIG will present “Employee Use of the Internet: Rights, Responsibilities &Risk Management” at the U.S. Small Business Administration in Seattle 7:45-10 a.m. today. The alliance’s Human Resources SIG will host “Current Trends in Tech Salary and Compensation Practices” 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday at Excell Data in Bellevue.
The Telecommunications Association will present Disaster Recovery: An Informative Panel Discussion 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at the Harbor Club, Ranier Plaza Suite 2500, at 777 108th Ave. NE, in Bellevue. Pre-registered cost is $30 for members, $45 for non-members. Cost at the door is $40 for members, $55 for non-members. For registration, visit www.tcanw.org or call 425-556-2920.
The Seattle Chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild will hold its monthly luncheon noon-2 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Columbia Tower Club, 701 Fifth Ave., in Seattle. Mark Monlux, an award-winning illustrator and local guild ethics chairman, will present “How to Establish Basic Estimate Guidelines.” Cost is $20 for members and students (with ID), $25 for non-members and $5 extra without reservation. Call 888-632-8883 or e-mail Jacki McCarthy at jacki@artomatdesign.com by Friday.
The Women’s Business Exchange will host a business and cultural exchange with businesswomen from the Baltic States Oct. 11-26 in Seattle. A delegation of Americans will return to Estonia in 2005. For details, call 206-382-1234 or visit www.wbex.org.
WSA will present Tech Future: Crossing the Wireless Chasm on Oct. 12 at the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave., in Seattle. The lunch keynote speaker will be Steve Wildstrom, Technology &You columnist for Business Week, and Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of Cellular Telecommunications &Internet Association. The conference/tradeshow runs 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and the keynote dinner is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. For registration, visit www.wsa.org/techfuture04. For exhibiting, contact Alix Erickson at 206-448-3033 or aerickson@wsa.org.
The Northwest Human Resource Management Association, Snohomish County Chapter, will hold a breakfast meeting 8-9:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Quality Inn &Conference Center, 101 128th St., in Everett. Cost for members is $20 and $25 for non-members. For reservations, call Bonnie Schoolcraft at 425-355-7223.
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