Helen Pumphrey, director of The Everett Clinic, has been named perioperative nurse manager of the year by the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses. Pumphrey directs the clinic’s preoperative care, operating rooms and recovery unit. She was lauded by coworkers for her mentorship, encouragement and rigid adherence to association standards for patient care. She will receive her award in March at the annual meeting of the organization, which has some 40,000 members.
Claudia Levi has been hired by Edmonds Community College as a full-time instructor of business management. She’ll lend her expertise to the college’s project management certificate program that began this fall. Levi previously worked for a Munich consulting firm, working on project management programs for clients in the United States. Previously she worked as a process analyst for the Boeing Co. She has a master’s degree in business administration from Seattle University.
Todd Wallin has joined Murphy’s Corner Physical Therapy as a therapist. Wallin, a University of Colorado graduate, has 22 years of experience in orthopedic physical therapy.
Randy Mather is the new chairman for the Downtown Everett Action Committee, a volunteer group which strives to improve and enliven the city’s business core.
Don Gjesdahl is the leader of the month at Meridian Yachts in Arlington as well as the third quarter leader for 2003.
Dr. Antonio Grillo-Lopez and Dr. Michael Caligiuri have joined the scientific advisory board of Seattle Genetics of Bothell. Grillo-Lopez is the former chief medical officer for IDEC Pharmaceuticals and Caligiuri is the director of the cancer center at Ohio State University.
The Snohomish County Chapter of the Northwest Human Resource Management Association will hold its annual auction fund-raiser from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Holiday Inn on 128th Street SE just east of I-5. Proceeds will go the organization foundation and to New Ground, a local program for homeless teens. Call Bonnie Schoolcraft at 425-355-7223 for reservations or more information.
The Human Services Council of Snohomish County will hold its next networking and informational roundtable from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the WSU Cooperative Extension Service Education Center on 128th St. SE just east of I-5. Call 425-252-1244 for reservations or more information.
Human service executives will report on trends and recommendations for human service agencies serving Snohomish County from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Nov. 25 at the Everett Transit Station multi-purpose room at 3201 Smith Ave. in Everett. To reserve a space for the free event or to learn more, call 425-304-8058.
The sixth annual awards dinner of the Everett Central Lions Club is set for Tuesday night at the new Everett Events Center. Tickets for the gala are $75 and include entry to a cocktail hour silent auction. Jack and Larry O’Donnell will present a slide program of historic Everett photographs and anecdotes. Call 425-257-1651 for tickets or more information.
Granite Falls Physical Therapy is moving to a larger facility at 403 W. Stanley St. Manager Robin Ingraham said the business hopes to use the extra space to add a wellness program for people who’ve completed treatment but still need a regular therapy routine.
Kevin Nasr and Tom Erdmann have purchased Everett wine shop WickEd Cellars from Jeff Wicklund.
The Day Group Inc., a virtual advertising agency run by Jim Day of Clinton, has won an international "Creativity 33" award for an ad campaign for a California real estate company that featured real agents engaged in their favorite off-work activities.
A free workshop for businesses on understanding and reporting state taxes will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Staff members for the state Department of Revenue will explain the tax system, answer questions and distribute a free workbook. Call 425-356-2911 to register or get more information.
Randy’s Ring and Pinion of Everett has pledged to invest $100,000 in an advertising campaign to increase public awareness and public support of Volunteers of America, a nonprofit Christian service agency in Everett that offers a variety of programs to help children, seniors, people with disabilities and others. "The positive work of Volunteers of America’s multi-service programs stand out in this region, making them a wise investment to impact those we hope to reach," said Randy Lyman, president of Randy’s.
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