Jul 24, 2003

Northwest Hospital

Overman

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center named Steven S. Overman to its staff to serve as medical director of rheumatology and director of musculoskeletal planning and development. Overman is certified in rheumatology and osteoporosis densitometry, and will practice at the Northwest Outpatient Medical Center.

U.S. Bank

Gausted

Theresa Gausted has been named a business development officer in U.S. Bank's small business administration division. Gausted will serve the bank's SBA loan programs primarily in Snohomish, Whatcom and Island counties. She will be based in Burlington. Gausted was previously an administrative assistant with U.S. Bank's SBA division in its Seattle office.

Seattle Marathon Association

The Seattle Marathon Association announced that Harrisdirect will return as title sponsor of its 34th annual Seattle Marathon and named the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Puget Sound as the event's beneficiary. The marathon events are scheduled for Nov. 28-30. The Seattle Marathon is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon and is expected to draw 11,000 runners this year. Event information is available at www.seattlemarathon.org or (206) 729-3660.

First Horizon Home Loans

Tracy Morey joined First Horizon Home Loans as a loan officer. Morey previously held positions as branch manager and lending officer with Horizon Bank. She will be based in Lynnwood.

Bates Technical College

Roden

Bill Roden has been named president of Bates Technical College in Tacoma. Roden previously served as chancellor at the Louisiana Technical College, responsible for 42 campuses in eight college districts. Bates is the state's largest technical college, with 20,000 students. Bates offers training in 350 job areas, through 65 career training programs.

Jul 23, 2003

Community, Trade and Economic Development

The state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development appointed Marijo Olson assistant director, community services division, and Stephen Buxbaum assistant director, housing services division. Olson is an attorney and was previously vice president of Skagit Valley College and worked as a community service administrator for the Department of Social and Health Services in Clallam, Jefferson and Whatcom counties. Buxbaum is currently managing director of community development programs at the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and previously worked as the executive director of the state's Rural Development Council.

Tom Douglas Restaurants

The Seattle Theater Group named Tom Douglas Restaurants its exclusive restaurateur at the Paramount and Moore theaters beginning in August. Tom Douglas Restaurants is owned and operated by Tom Douglas who opened the Dahlia Lounge in 1989 and also runs Etta's Seafood and the Palace Kitchen. Douglas will be responsible for food, beverage and catering operations at the two theatres, which are run by the nonprofit Seattle Theater Group.

U.S. Small Business Administration

The Seattle District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is partnering with the Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to assist Hispanic business owners. Statistics show that Hispanic businesses are the fastest growing market segment in the Seattle metro area and in 24 of the state's 39 counties. Under this partnership, the Seattle SBA will provide one-stop business assistance at minimal or no cost to Hispanic business owners.

Black Lowe & Graham

Black Lowe & Graham, a full-service intellectual property law firm, will relocate its office in September. The new office will be on the 48th floor at 701 Fifth Ave. in Seattle.

Clothier & Head

The Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants named Clothier & Head as its firm of the year. The firm was recently named as one of the WSCPA's top 100 CPA firms.

Clark Nuber

Clark Nuber has added five people to its Bellevue accounting firm: Kimberly Berardi as team accounting specialist; Dana Culbertson and Aaron Jacobs to the audit staff; and Wendy Cummings and Catherine Moran to the administrative staff.