Feb 02, 1996

Flightcraft Inc.

Flightcraft Inc. announced that sales of new Piper aircraft will now be headquartered in Eugene, Ore., due to the fact that the company had been named the exclusive dealer for all new Piper aircraft in the states of Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Flightcraft in Eugene will support the sales of all Piper products by warehousing a full inventory of parts and will have full service capability for all aircraft sold. Flightcraft's service centers in Seattle and Portland will also support the maintenance of Piper products. Flightcraft's new Piper designated service administrator is John Pleskovitch.

USConnect Seattle

USConnect Seattle, an educational center for technical training based in Seattle, has added several people and promoted members of its staff. Penni Malutin and James M. Robertson have joined the education department as network instructors. Malutin is a Certified Netware Engineer(CNE), Enterprise Certified Netware Engineer(ECNE), and a Certified Netware Instructor(CNI). Prior to joining USConnect Seattle, she was an information systems specialist for the Port of Tacoma. Robertson is a CNE, Master CNE, ECNE and CNI. Before joining USConnect Seattle, he was a senior systems analyst at St. Peters Hospital in Olympia. William del Valle moves into the position of director of Education. His background includes marketing and sales of the USConnect Education Services. Prior to USConnect Seattle, he was with McCaw Communications/Cellular One as an area marketing representative. Lisa Redburg has been promoted to sales representative for the education department. She has been with the company for a year and held an administrative support position. Previously she was the national accounts assistant at The Chas. H. Lilly Co. in Seattle.

King County

King County Executive Gary Locke has named Paul Tanaka deputy King County executive with responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of county services to public. Tanaka, currently director of the county's new Department of Natural Resources, succeeds Charlie Earl who returns to a management consulting practice. Locke last fall picked Tanaka to head the Department of Natural Resources, a new agency that merged the county's Solid Waste Division, Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials and Surface Water Management Division with Metro's Water Pollution Control Division. The new department also houses a new Natural Resources Division that manages the county's open space, agricultural, forestry and other land resource programs. Tanaka served as director of the King County Department of Public Works from 1988 to 1995, was deputy director from 1983 to 1988 and served as a staff assistant to the county executive from 1979 to 1983. He began his career in King County government as a program analyst in the Budget Division in 1978.

Emerald Downs

Emerald Downs, the new thoroughbred horse racing track under construction in Auburn, has appointed the following: Pat Wentz, controller; Joe Withee, director of broadcast publicity; Lorri Smith, director of customer services; Chris Elliott, group sales manager; Kerry Dalton, gift shop manager; Steve Dunham, director of information technology; Brooke Michelle, director of promotions; Gary Jones, director of maintenance; Danny Wakgira, beverage manager; Dave Nielsen, turf club manager; Kim Corona, accounting supervisor; Leanne Kenyon, accounting staff; Maureen Hallett, administrative assistant; and Billie Harris, assistant chef.

Northwest Cable Advertising

Northwest Cable Advertising of Seattle awarded its 1995 "Most Valuable Player" honor to Reagan Froelich, production coordinator. Froelich received an all-expenses-paid trip to the destination of her choice, a prize worth $2,500.

Feb 01, 1996

Department of Housing & Human Services

Martha Dilts, longtime housing advocate, has been appointed to head up the Housing and Community Services Division, which administers programs in areas such as services for individuals and families who are homeless, weatherization, energy assistance, for the Department of Housing and Human Services. For 17 years, Dilts was executive director of Seattle Emergency Housing Service (SEHS), a nonprofit agency responsible for providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, care management, and specialized support services for homeless families. She co-chaired the Governor's Housing Task Force and served on several state task forces on homelessness as well as Mayor Rice's Partnership for Homeless People.

McCann-Erickson

McCann-Erickson Seattle's Media Department has promoted three members of its staff. Carolyn Yasui has been promoted to associate media director. She has been with McCann for 13 years, most recently as media supervisor. Sloane Stegen has been promoted to media planner. She joined the company in 1994 as media coordinator, and was promoted to assistant planner last year. And, Greg Tamura has been promoted to assistant media planner. He joined McCann as media coordinator last year.

Wizards of the Coast Inc.

Renton-based Wizards of the Coast Inc., a company that created Magic: The Gathering, a trading card game released in August 1993 which has been translated into six languages, has opened its third European office in Paris, France. France is the only country in Europe or North America where the product will be shipped directly to retailers. The Paris office, made up of ten individuals, will be managed by Yves Cognard, a game industry professional. Wizards of the Coast opened its first European office in April 1994 in Glasgow, Scotland. The second European office was opened in September 1994 in Antwerp, Belgium.

Active Graphics

Active Graphics, a Bellevue-based advertising design and marketing solutions company, has appointed Michael Stevens to the position of project manager. Stevens has most recently worked as an independent designer doing commercial projects for such companies as Hormel Foods, Johnson Controls, and Symbol Technologies.

WICI

The Seattle Professional Chapter and the University of Washington Student Chapter of Women In Communications Inc. (WICI), dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in all fields of communications, will host a President's Day Celebration at the University of Washington Waterfront Activities Center on Monday, February 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Attendees will hear professional, retired, and student members discuss the benefits of WICI. The celebration will also honor current and past WICI presidents. For more information, call Women in Communications Inc. at (206) 298-4966, extension 3.