Oct 09, 1996

Rouche Laboratories

Dean Slack has joined Rouche Laboratories as director of market intelligence. Slack previously worked for Galxo/Galxo Wellcome where he held a variety of market research and new product assessment positions.

The Tracon Group

The Tracon Group has added a new financial consulting division to its corporate consulting business, and has hired Pam Baker to oversee the division. The new division will provide consulting on financial systems, offer individual coaching in all areas of finance, and deliver customized training on financial management for non-financial managers. Located in Kent, Tracon works with organizations to discover ways to improve people, processes and profits.

Tyee Asset Strategies

Kaycee Krysty, CPA/PFS, CFP has been named as one of the "Best 200 Financial Advisers" in the U.S. by Worth magazine. Krysty is principal and co-founder of Tyee Asset Strategies, Inc. of Seattle.

Chicken Soup Brigade

Wells Fargo Bank has donated surplus kitchen and office equipment to the Chicken Soup Brigade's clients and staff. After the consolidation of several bank offices, Wells Fargo had extra desks and file cabinets, as well as kitchen supplies after the closure of a building cafeteria. The Chicken Soup Brigade offer support services to people living with AIDS in King County.

Medina Children's Services

Jacquelyn Leone-Pleasant has joined Medina Children's Services as administrative director. She will be managing the finance, systems, and human resource activities for the center which is celebrating its 75th anniversary of providing child welfare services in the Puget Sound region.

Dain Bosworth

Dain Bosworth, Seattle, has promoted Allen Stover to senior vice president/investment officer from first vice president/investment officer.

Mirage Boats

Mirage Holdings, Inc., manufacturers of Mirage and Viking fishing boats, has been acquired by a group of local investors and will operate under the name of Mirage Manufacturing, LLC. The new investment group, headed by Brian Bogen and Bruce Kirschner, has hired Duff McDaniel and Vic Duppenthaler to oversee the operations and development of the new company. Mirage Manufacturing, LLC. is located in Arlington.

Oct 07, 1996

Piper Jaffray

Piper Jaffray Companies has appointed Ross Rogers as managing director and director of Individual Investor Services, a business unit of Piper Jaffray Inc., the company's broker/dealer subsidiary. Rogers will be responsible for 78 retail sales offices in 17 states, including Washington. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in 1995, Rogers was executive vice president and divisional director for Smith Barney in Seattle.

Bogle & Gates

Watson Blair has been named co-chair of the Trusts and Estates and Personal Planning Practice at the law firm of Bogle & Gates. He joins Irwin Treiger in overseeing the firm's growing practice group. The group concentrates its practice in estate planning, probate and trust administration, trust and estate litigation, individual retirement distribution planning, and succession of family businesses.

Museum of History and Industry

The Museum of History and Industry has elected the following people to its Board of Trustees: Vinson Cole, Seattle Opera tenor; Beverly Freeman, The Citicorp Private Bank; Christian Fulgham, Midori, Inc.; Blanca Harrison, Seattle Pacific Realty, Inc.; Carol James, community volunteer; Richard James, The Boeing Company; and Jay McCarthy, Cascade Hydro-Air. Brent Reys, from Seafirst Bank, will serve as a Board of Trustees intern.

Neighborhood House

The Neighborhood House, a non-profit human service agency, is seeking volunteers for its 1996 Giving Tree program. Each year the Neighborhood House Giving Tree collects approximately 9,000 donated gifts from more than 150 area businesses and work sites, and distributes them to low-income children and seniors throughout Seattle/King County. To find out more about volunteering with the Giving Tree, call 461-8434.

U.S. Bank

U.S. Bank has named Stan Lance and Jim Putnam as vice presidents and trade finance officers in its International Banking Division. Lance and Putnam will assist international customers with financing of foreign receivables and inventory located offshore or in transit; and work with foreign companies to facilitate their distribution and investment activities within the United States. The division has offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Sacramento, Boise and Salt Lake City.

EvansGroup

EvansGroup Public Relations has launched a sports division. The new division, which will be based in Salt Lake City, is highlighted by a major assignment for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Jeff Hansen has been named director and will be leading the agency's effort of behalf of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

Van Waters & Rogers Inc.

Skip Stocks has been named director of information services for Van Waters & Rogers' structural pest control supply business, Professional Products & Services. As director, Stocks will lead the team responsible for the development and maintenance of PP&S's homepage. Van Waters & Rogers Inc. distributes chemicals and allied products to the pest control industry. The offices are located in Kirkland.