Dec 04, 1995

Moss-Adams LLP

Ronald W. Benoit and Mary L. Swan have been named partners in the Seattle office of Moss Adams LLP, a regional accounting firm with 16 offices on the West Coast. Also, Dennis Locke has been named a principal with the management advisory services division of the company, which specializes in the valuation of businesses, securities and intangible assets. Benoit is a tax specialist with 12 years of experience. He heads the wholesale distribution niche in the Seattle office. Swan has worked with Moss Adams for 10 years and is responsible for the not-for-profit niche group in Seattle. Locke, a chartered financial analyst, has been active in business valuation, capital planning and analysis since 1981.

Higher Education Panel

OLYMPIA (AP) -- State government's chief economist and the president of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Seattle were appointed to the state Higher Education Coordinating Board by Gov. Mike Lowry. Chang Mook Sohn, director of the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, will fill a vacancy left by the resignation of David Tang. Banker James Faulstich succeeds Ann Daley, the deputy state treasurer who left the board to become a University of Washington regent. Sohn's revenue forecasts are the basis for budget and tax decisions by the governor and Legislature. He has worked closely with the council chairman, retiring Senate Majority Leader Marc Gaspard, who recently was chosen as HEC Board executive director. Before coming to Washington a decade ago, Sohn was am economist for Oregon, Illinois and New York. He lives in Olympia. Faulstich, former economic development director and state insurance commissioner for Oregon, also has practiced law and held a top post with the National Association of Independent Insurers. Lowry also reappointed former Spokane Mayor Vicki McNeill to the board, which oversees the offerings of the state's four-year public colleges and develops plans for meeting the higher education needs of state residents.

Physio-Control

Redmond-based Physio-Control Corp. has announced an agreement with Japan's NEC Corp. and its medical equipment division to supply and service Physio-Control defibrillation products in Japan through its affiliate, NEC-Sanei. Physio-Control will be NEC's exclusive supplier of defibrillation products for distribution to hospitals and ambulances in Japan.

StatSci

Gilbert FitzGerald has joined the StatSci division of Mathsoft as product manager. He is responsible for overseeing the development of S-Plus, an object-oriented data analysis software program. FitzGerald brings nearly 10 years of experience in mathematics, applied statistics, software development and marketing to the position. Previously, he has spent five years as senior statistician at statistical software company BMDP Europe, where his duties ranged from technical support and training to statistical consulting and program implementation. Prior to working at BMDP, he taught mathematics and structural programming languages at a third-level institution in the Republic of Ireland. In addition to his teaching duties, he was also responsible for establishing degree programs and staff training.

Western Washington University

Karen W. Morse, president of Bellingham-based Western Washington University, has begun serving a one-year term as chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities committee on policies and purposes. The committee serves 370 public colleges and universities and more than 30 higher education systems in the United States. All 30 members are chief executive officers of their institutions or systems. In July, Morse became chair of the Council of Presidents, which is comprised of the presidents of Washington's six four-year colleges and universities. She has been president of Western Washington University since 1993.

First Interstate Bank

First Interstate Bank has donated $1,500 to the Hispanic Business College Fund to help an Hispanic student attend an institution of higher education and become a business leader. The mission of the fund is to develop a new generation of educated business leaders in America through scholarships. Fund supporters say there is a shortage of educated professionals in the areas of management, finance, information systems, marketing and sales. The Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Yakima Chamber of Commerce, SEAMAR, El Centro de la Raza, and Image of Seattle will assist in identifying eligible students. The application deadline is January 31, 1996.

Francis & Co.

Sandra C. Strombeck has joined the staff of Francis & Co., a certified public accounting and management consulting firm based in Seattle. Strombeck recently graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Business Administration and a concentration in accounting. Previously, she worked as an accounting assistant for TMP Worldwide in Seattle.

Northwest Cable Advertising

Northwest Cable Advertising has hired David Gregory as a retail sales representative in its Tacoma office. Before joining Northwest Cable Advertising, Gregory was a regional sales manager for the Ramsey Co., Seattle. He covered eight Western states and three Canadian provinces.