Published February 2001

People Watching

Louise Stanton-Masten took the helm at the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce last month. She left her own land-use and transportation consulting firm, Stanton-Masten Associates, to replace Renee Radcliff, who resigned to take a full-time position with an electronics industry trade group. The chamber position, vacant since December, will give Stanton-Masten a chance to combine her background in planning, economic development and governmental relations with community service and “making this a more wonderful place to live,” she said.

Jerry Thayer of Everett-based Wilder Construction Co. has been selected as the new President of the regional Board of Directors of the Northwest Environmental Business Council, a five-state trade association for the Pacific Northwest environmental industry.

John Fagan of the Everett office of D.A. Davidson & Co. has been named to the firm’s Chairman’s Council, and Jeff Decker has been named to the firm’s President’s Club to recognize outstanding performance.

Michael A. Stein has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ICOS Corp., a Bothell biotechnology company with several prospective drugs in development.

Mike Moore, Manager of Century 21 North Homes Realty, Monroe Branch office, has completed the International Management Academy course.

Kathy Kautz has joined Frontier Bank’s Smokey Point office as Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer.

Rhoda Kiely has joined Stewart Title’s new Sno-King Region Sales Team as Account Executive. Kiely will be focusing on north King County and east Snohomish County.

John W. Burkholder, planning manager at Higa Engineering in Everett, has assumed an ownership interest and joined founder W. Noel Higa as a partner in the company, which has changed its name to Higa Burkholder Associates LLC. The company provides a broad range of planning and engineering services.

Sales associate Shelly O’Malley has joined Windermere Real Estate’s Mukilteo office, and Dan Boland has joined the Lake Stevens office. Sales associate Hazel Rengli has joined Windermere’s Snohomish office, and Claire Eadie has joined the Edmonds office.

John Davies has been named President of I-Pro Inc., EverTrust Financial Group Inc.’s item-processing subsidiary. Before joining I-Pro, Davies was District Sales Manager for Dynex Financial Inc.

Dan Rude, former Deputy Director of the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board, recently joined Perteet Engineering Inc. as Senior Project Manager in the company’s South Puget Sound office in Lakewood. Perteet also has offices in Everett and Snoqualmie.

Loan consultant Andy Sawyer has joined Phoenix Savings Bank, and Kathie Cornett, a loan consultant formerly of Phoenix’s Northgate branch, has joined the Lynnwood team.

Russ Wilson, a certified public accountant and managing partner of Moss Adams LLP, which has an office in Everett, was re-elected to the firm’s executive committee.

Sue DeMerchant of CDG & Associates has earned the designation of certified payroll professional.

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