Mar 23, 1998

Miller Nash

Miller Nash, a Pacific Northwest law firm with offices in Portland and Seattle, has appointed D. Gary Christensen, Suzanne C. Lacampagne and Stephen M. Seidel partners in the Portland offices. John R. Christiansen and Jeffrey G. Condit have joined the firm as of counsel. Robert J. Yanity, Steven L. Christensen, Steven T. Dyches, Brian W. Esler, James D. Fleming, Elizabeth R. Holohan and Matthew D. Rabdau have all joined the firm as associates.

Clothier & Head

Clothier & Head, a public accounting firm based in Seattle, has promoted Bruce L. Callow to shareholder. Callow focuses on providing services to law firms.

Longview Fibre

Thomas E. Vaught has been promoted to vice president of manufacturing services and assistant manager of the Longview pulp and paper mill for Longview Fibre Co. Vaught will be responsible for managing the engineering, maintenance and environmental-control activities at the Longview Mill. Vaught was formerly chief engineer.

The Crisis Clinic

The Crisis Clinic, the Seattle-based 24-hour phone service, is recruiting volunteers to cover crisis lines through the summer months. Volunteers provide immediate and confidential responses to persons in emotionally stressful situations. For volunteer information, call Mollie Tremaine at (206) 461-3210.

TCI Media Services

TCI Media Services has hired Anna Dragstedt as account executive and Heidi Ryan as junior account executive for TV Mart/Infovision, TCI's 24-hour shopping and information cable network. Dragstedt will be responsible for developing new business and selling cable advertising for Puget Sound Home Buyers' Guide and Puget Sound Auto Showcase. Ryan will be responsible for support work for account executives and direct advertising sales. Kim Barkley has been hired as sales account executive in the Tacoma office, and Charlie Beeson and Katy O'Keefe have been hired for the same position in the Seattle office.

Sports Etc.

Sports Etc., the monthly multi-sport magazine out of Seattle, has acquired Women's Sports Northwest magazine. Women's Sports magazine publisher/editor Sarah Bott has joined Sports Inc. and now manages the magazine's new Portland office.

Partners In Care

Partners In Care has promoted Lynne Riensche to vice president and officer. Riensche was formerly financial manager. Partners In Care is a Seattle-based non-profit corporation that provides financial and care management services for adults in need of assistance, support or protection. For more information, call Marty Orchard at (425) 483-8365.

Mar 20, 1998

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, a law firm with Seattle and Tacoma offices, recently added six attorneys: Gregory Forge, James Meade, Bradley Davis, Melissa Bryan, Darrell Cochran, David Moody and Mario Parisio. Forge practices utility law, land use, environmental law, transportation and public-private partnerships. Meade practices automobile and commercial litigation. Davis practices insurance coverage, premises and product liability defense, employment discrimination and wrongful termination. Bryan practices natural resources and environmental law. Cochran practices personal injury, product liability and civil rights law. Moody practices personal injury, complex litigation, insurance defense and special insurance investigations. Parisio practices business law.

Bulldog Beach Interactive

Bulldog Beach Interactive, a Seattle-based web design firm, has expanded into new offices in West Seattle's Junction district. The core staff will be located in the Hamm Building at 4302 S.W. Alaska Street, suites 201 through 204. The firm will maintain its original Alki Beach studios.

EDC of Thurston County

The Economic Development Council of Thurston County recently went on line with a new website at http://www.olympiaonline.com/edc. The presence on the Internet is part of the council's marketing initiative aimed at creating new family-wage jobs and expanding the tax base in Thurston County communities.

Kurt Lidke Gallery

Lisa Papas has joined the Kurt Lidke Gallery in Seattle as associate director. Papas will be responsible for day-to-day operations and public relations. Paps formerly served as account supervisor with Elgin DDB and as a reporter with KING-TV in Seattle.

The Elevated Transportation Co.

The Elevated Transportation Co. council has added four permanent standing committees. The Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Relations Committee is meeting at 6 p.m., March 23 at the office of CHCS Computer Counseling, 400 Harvard Ave. E., #400. The Finance Committee is meeting at 6:30 p.m., March 30, at the Galerias Restaurant, 210 Broadway Ave. E. The Development Committee is meeting at 3 p.m., April 4, in Room 240, Gould Hall, 3949 15th Ave. N.E., University of Washington. For more information, contact Paul Elliott, Interim Administrator, at (206) 624-5711, or via e-mail at paul.elliott@ci.seattle.wa.us.

Harper Bond

Harper Bond, Inc., a full-service real estate firm in Bellevue, will become agent-owned on April 1. Company president and CEO Bill Fredrickson currently owns 100 percent of Harper Bond stock, and he will retain a majority share. But the balance will be offered to Harper Bond agents who meet a minimum production standard. According to Mike Bradley, Harper Bond vice president and Commercial Division manager, the change was inspired by the industry trend for top-producing brokers to leave large firms and form smaller ones on their own. At Harper Bond, offering ownership without the risks inherent in starting new companies was seen as a way to retain and attract high quality agents. Fredrickson said the change was announced to the brokers at the company's annual awards breakfast in January, where it was greeted with "unbelievable" excitement. The idea was so popular, in fact, that the minimum production standard had to be raised immediately to ensure the availability of stock for the company's top producers. Harper Bond provides services to Puget Sound clients in residential resale and new-construction sales and marketing; commercial, industrial and investment sales and leasing; and property management.

Cushman & Wakefield

Alec Monaghan has been named director of European Operations for Cushman & Wakefield Worldwide. He will be responsible for managing and coordinating the firm's assignments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while also acting as liaison between European clients and Cushman & Wakefield brokers in the U.S. Monaghan joined Cushman & Wakefield in 1982 and moved to Hong Kong in 1995, where he represented the real estate interests of U.S. multinational corporations in Asia.

The Counselors of Real Estate

Patricia L. Dupre, a principal in Dupre+Scott Apartment Advisors, Inc. in Seattle, has become vice president for 1998 of The Counselors of Real Estate. The organization is the professional consulting affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Dupre has been a member of The Counselors of Real Estate since 1991 and currently serves on the board of directors and the executive and finance committees.

Windermere

Several new sales agents have joined Seattle-area offices of Windermere Real Estate. Brian Petri has joined the Woodinville office. New to real estate, he previously worked in the newspaper business. Dave Hyden is new to the Ballard office after working as a sales rep in Seattle. Soon A. Kim is the newcomer in the Bellevue West office. She has more than five years' experience in the industry, having most recently worked at Coldwell Banker All American. She has also worked for United and Northwest Airlines. Trevor Roycroft and Heather Jackson are new to the Oak Tree office. Roycroft previously worked for MacPherson's Better Homes & Gardens and has also worked as a chef. Jackson was formerly employed by Home Caretakers Inc. In the Redmond office, David Janssens has joined the team. He comes to the industry from Redsand Sportswear. And in the Renton office, Joe Bryant and Jessica Lewis are new. Bryant is new to real estate after having worked for KISW radio in Seattle. Lewis is also new to the industry. She has studied business, marketing and real estate.

Nordstrom buys Anchorage store

Nordstrom this month completed the purchase of the Anchorage building its store has occupied since 1975. Located at West Sixth Avenue and D Street, the 97,500-square-foot building was built in 1970 and originally served as a department store for the Northern Commercial Co. Grubb & Ellis brokers Ted Garman and Ed Watts, of the company's Seattle Investment Services Group, handled the transaction on behalf of the sellers, the estates of Harry M. Daum and Robert H. Copple. The price was not disclosed.

Home buying seminars

Continental Mortgage Co. is offering a free home buying seminar on March 28 and April 18, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Aaron Fairchild, a loan officer at Continental Mortgage, will present the program at the Ravenna Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave. N.E. For reservations or more information, call him at (206) 389-4414. Emerald Mortgage Co. also will present a home buying seminar, on March 24 and 26. The seminar will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Hampton Park Condominiums, 115 124th St. S.E., Everett. Call Tom Lasswell or Tracy Thibert for reservations, (425) 771-7108.