Apr 15, 2004

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission

Seattle's Union Gospel Mission Legal Services will host a reception for lawyers and law students who have volunteered free legal services to homeless people. The reception will be held on April 22 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the mission's Men's Shelter at 318 Second Ave. Ext. S., near Pioneer Square. For an invitation, contact Esther Park at epark@ugm.org or (206) 622-5177 Ext. 119.

Frye Art Museum

Bowman

The board of directors for the Frye Art Museum in Seattle named Midge Bowman interim director. Richard West retired last year. Bowman is a principal of Bowman-Edwards and Associates and works with non-profits on fundraising and strategic planning. The museum is searching for a permanent replacement.

Bravo Productions

Long Beach, Calif.-based event company Bravo Productions is opening a Pacific Northwest office in Olympia to serve Portland, Puget Sound and Vancouver, B.C. For more information, call Devi Watson at (877) 442-7286.

Old Dominion Freight Line

Thomasville, N.C.-based Old Dominion Freight Line opened a 31-door service center at 21320 84th Ave. S. in Kent. The center will serve Seattle, Auburn, Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, Kent, Kirkland, Lynnwood, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton and Tacoma. Old Dominion is a less-than-truckload regional carrier.

Lynden Air Freight

Seattle-headquartered Lynden Air Freight, an air and ocean freight company, opened a Detroit station earlier this month. John Garlicki will head the 3,700-square-foot office and warehouse.

Crowley Logistics

Vaccarella

A subsidiary of Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered Crowley Logistics is opening an office in Inglewood, Calif. to provide brokerage service for imports from Central America and Asia. Licensed U.S. customs broker Julie Vaccarella will staff the Apparel Transportation office. This will be an extension of the company's brokerage work in Florida.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Lisa D. Kelley joined law firm Lane Powell Spears Lubersky's Olympia office. She will specialize in workers compensation for employers. Kelley was with the Labor and Industries Division of the Office of the Attorney General in Tacoma. She represented the Department of Labor and Industries for 13 years.

Preston Gates & Ellis

Preston Gates & Ellis hired three associates in its Seattle law office. Kristi Anderson Bjornerud will work on employee benefits and Stacy Heard on family law. Sumeer Singla is a first-year associate and worked at the Washington State Court of Appeals. Jean Kuei is an associate in the firm's Orange County office. Kuei's practice covers employment discrimination and trade secret issues.