May 08, 1997

Pacific Northwest Bank

Robert Hartley, co-president and Co-CEO of The Rockey Company, has been elected to Pacific Northwest Bank's board of directors.

Pacific Medical Clinics

Lily Eng has expanded her neurology practice to Pacific Medical Clinics - 1101 Madison office and the Mercer Island Clinic of Medicine.

Paul A. Merriman & Associates

Paul A. Merriman & Associates, a registered investment advisor, has appointed Richard Buck as publications manager and senior editor. Buck will write and edit Merriman's monthly newsletter, the Fund Exchange, as well as develop other existing and new publications for the firm. He will also responsible for the information and tools available on the firm's website, http://www.paulmerriman.com.

Fisher Broadcasting

Fisher Broadcasting Inc., owner and operator of Fisher Radio Seattle (KOMO AM, KVI AM and KPLZ FM) and KOMO TV, has made the following promotions; John Ulman, executive vice president/chief financial officer and treasurer, Fisher Broadcasting Inc.; Sherry Johnston, senior vice president/administration and corporate secretary, Fisher Broadcasting Inc.; Marla Allen, vice president and controller, Fisher Broadcasting Inc.; Pat Holland, vice president and director of engineering, KOMO TV; Rob Dunlop, vice president/station manager, Fisher Radio Seattle.

Power Quality Testing

Power Quality Testing, specialists in testing and inspection of building electrical wiring, has opened in Everett. Power Quality Testing offers several services to increase the reliability of computers and other sensitive electronic equipment. These include: building wiring verification and testing, baseline analysis of new buildings, routine maintenance, and the measurement of ground impedance, harmonic distortions, and transients.

State of Alaska

Caren Robinson, a Juneau businesswoman and former State of Alaska legislator, has been appointed to the Mental Health Trust Authority, The 7-member board administers the state's Mental Health Trust, a land and cash endowment that funds services for mentally ill Alaskans. John Malone, a Bethel insurance broker, has been reappointed to the board.

WSU-Vancouver

WSU-Vancouver will hold it's eighth annual commencement on May 11, the first at the university's new campus which opened last June. WSU regent and former King County Superior Court Judge, Carmen Otero, will present a commencement address. Otero will be named vice president of the WSU Board of Regents on May 9. Regent Joe King will be presented with a Regents' Medallion.

Small Business Task Force

The Mayor's Small Business Task Force has updated its Small Business Hotline to help entrepreneurs get information more quickly. The hotline provides recorded information and phone numbers for those seeking permits, technical information, business research centers, professional advice and reduced-rate loans. The number for the Small Business Hotline is (206) 684-0700.

Metropolitan King County Council

The Metropolitan King County Council has given special honor to Auburn Youth Resources executive director, Dick Brugger. Brugger, who is retiring this year, came to Auburn Youth Resources in 1976. At the time, the agency was only three years old and struggling on a budget of $35,000. Brugger developed the Enumclaw Youth and Family Resource Center and the South King County Youth Shelter and Severson House, a transitional living facility and street outreach program in SeaTac, Federal Way and Tukwila. The agency now has an annual budget of $1.8 million and 65 employees.