Aug 15, 1995

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle-based Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has elected its new board of trustees. Gerald Swanson has been elected to a two-year term as chairman. Swanson is chairman and chief executive officer of the Pacific Northwest region of the insurance and benefits consulting firm Johnson & Higgins. He succeeds Neil McReynolds, who has served as board chair since july 1993. Also appointed to the board: Rich Jones, a tax partner and area director of tax for the Seattle office of Ernest & Jones; Dan D. McLean, president and chief executive officer for the Safeco Insurance Companies' property and casualty operations; Martin Nelson Jr., president and chief operating officer of Martin Nelson & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm in Seattle; and Arthur B. Sirjord, a partner and engineering director of TRA.

Aug 11, 1995

Electric Lightwave Inc.

Electric Lightwave Inc., a regional provider of all-digital fiber optic telecommunications networks and information services hedquartered in Vancouver, Clark County, has named Jerry Hegstad as account executive for its Seattle office. Hegstad was previously a systems representative for Electrocom, where he helped design and implement telecommunication systems for schools. Prior to that, as a program manager for Accucom Inc., he oversaw the installation of networking equipment for several telephone companies, and held similar positions with AT&T and Pacific Northwest Bell.

Systems Interface Inc.

Bothell-based Systems Interface Inc., a designer and manufacturer of industrial control systems, has promoted Larry D. Johnson to vice president.

Aug 10, 1995

Notkin

Sandy Vandersnick has rejoined Notkin Engineering as a project engineer. She has returned to Seattle from Norfolk, Virginia, where she was most recently employed by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division. Her experience includes mechanical system design and construction management for Navy shore facilities.

Transpo

Joel Falter has been hired by The Transpo Group as a senior transportation engineer. His experience includes light, heavy, commuter and high speed rail, bus transit, corridor planning, master transportation plans, travel forecasting and non-motorized transportation.

Century West

Debbie Caldwell has been appointed marketing manager at the corporate level of Century West Engineering in Portland. She was most recently an account executive with DeLaunay Communications in Seattle. Christi Peeples has been promoted from project assistant to corporate accountant.

Aug 08, 1995

Claremont Technology Group

Dawn Darrow and Amy Wallace have joined Claremont Technology Group as senior consultants in its Business Process Consulting practice. Previously, Darrow spent six years in private and public business environments, including Arthur Anderson LLP and Claremont's headquarters in Portland. Before joining the information technology consultant, Wallace also worked for Arthur Anderson, as well as Washington Energy Co. The company has also announced the hiring of Mike Wagner as a senior manager in its Seattle office. He will focus on enterprise strategic planning, re-engineering and business modeling. Wagner has over 15 years of management methodology and modeling experience in a variety of industries. And, Naveem Kotam has joined Claremont as a senior consultant. He has seven years experience as a system analyst/development programmer.

FMI Corp.

Shelley Hartnett has joined FMI Corp. as marketing communications manager. She will provide marketing and public relations services for FMI's three offices in Raleigh, N.C., Tampa, Fla. and Denver. She will work out of the Denver office. Hartnett holds degrees from the University of Colorado in business-marketing and environmental design-interior architecture.

Governments agree to limit fishing

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Delegates from 100 nations approved a global treaty Friday designed to regulate fishing and preserve dwindling fish stocks on the high seas. The document would lead to restrictions on fishing and would permit the boarding of vessels that violate fishing regulations, said Satya Nandan, chairman of a U.N. conference on the topic. "We have made clear that the desire to harvest fish must take a back seat to the need to sustain fish," said Brian Tobin, Canada's minister of fisheries and oceans. The environmental group Greenpeace called the accord too weak. About 70 percent of all fish stocks have been overfished and larger fishing boats are being built each year, said Matthew Gianni of Greenpeace. It will be years before the agreement takes force, he said, and it will apply only to migratory fish and fish that straddle between the high seas and national boundaries. Those fish -- including cod, pollock and tuna -- amount to about 20 percent of what is caught every year. Only about a quarter is caught on the high seas, Gianni said. The treaty is expected to be approved by the General Assembly in December. It must be ratified by 30 countries before becoming legally binding. It requires fishermen to report the size of their catches to regional organizations that would set quotas. Signatory nations and members of regional groups could board vessels to check for violations and demand trawlers be brought to port if serious violations are found.

Wetland Science and Management

An informational meeting about the University of Washington Certificate Program in Wetland Science and Management will be held on August 12 from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. at UW Extension Downtown, 1325 Fourth Ave., Suite 400. The program is designed for professionals who want to develop and expand their career opportunities in the field. For a program brochure, call (206) 543-2320.