Mar 11, 1997

Pacific Medical Clinics

Pacific Medical Clinics, a health care provider network with 22 clinics in the Puget Sound region, has appointed Jeffrey Cantor to the staff at Pacific Medical Clinics-Totem Lake. John Sekijima, who has been practicing at Pacific Medical Clinic-Beacon Hill, has expanded his service to the Totem Lake Clinic. In the marketing communications department, Lynn Foley has been named director of marketing communications, Kristin Bartelt, Lorelei Herres and Anne Skelton have been named marketing communications managers, and Darin Morgan has been appointed marketing communications assistant.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Michael Nesteroff has been elected as partner at the Seattle office of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky. Nesteroff concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation.

The Inn at Gig Harbor

The Inn at Gig Harbor has appointed Doug Tidwell as general manager. The Inn is a 66 unit, full service, upscale hotel to be opened in mid summer 1997.

FASNA

The Seattle CPA firm of Benson & McLaughlin has been elected as a charter member of the Forensic Accountants Society of North America (FASNA).

Shurgard Storage

Shurgard Storage has introduced Shurgard Storage Stops Northgate, Alderwood and Southcenter malls. Storage Stops are permanent, free-standing customer service centers located in high-traffic areas of malls. Customers are able to find out about Shurgard's full range of storage options at the shopping mall kiosks.

UW Computer Fair

The 23rd annual UW Computer Fair will take place on March 19-20 at the UW Seattle Campus. The fair will focus on emerging technologies like Internet service and speech recognition. Bran Ferren, executive vice president for creative technology and research and development for Walt Disney Imagineering, will deliver the keynote address at 11 a.m., March 19, in the HUB Ballroom. All fair activities are free and open to the public. For more information, see the fair web page.

Caffee Appassionato

Seattle-based Caffe Appassionato, a specialty coffee retailer, franchisor, and distributor, has appointed Dan Burns as director of the grocery division.

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance board of directors has elected Will Lutgen, Jr. as the organization's first executive director. The Alliance, which was incorporated in the fall of 1996, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the efficiency of electric use and reducing the cost to Northwest consumers of energy-efficient products and services through market transformation. Funding for the Alliance is provided by the Pacific Northwest investor-owned utilities and the Bonneville Power Administration on behalf of its customers, including consumer-owned utilities and direct-service industries.