Published March 2004

People Watching

AUTO
Brian Frauenholtz has been promoted to vice president of business development for Dwayne Lane’s Family of Auto Centers. Frauenholtz, who joined Dwayne Lane’s in 1987, will be focusing on business expansion as well as facilities, property management and administrative support for the company’s three dealerships in Arlington and Everett.

BIOTECH
Dr. Robert Hauser has been named to the board of directors of SonoSite Inc. of Bothell. He is president of the cardiovascular services division of Abbot Northwestern Hospital.

Jack Schuler has been appointed to the board of directors of ICOS Corp. in Bothell. He is a partner in Crabtree Partners, a Chicago venture capital firm, and the former president and chief operating officer of Abbott Laboratories.

CONSTRUCTION
Peter Orser has been installed as president of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. He is president of Quadrant Homes of Bellevue.

ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL
Sparling, an electrical engineering and technology consulting firm with offices in Lynnwood and Seattle, recently promoted Michael Newbury to principal, and Chris Peterson and Karl Pihl to associates at its Seattle headquarters.

FINANCIAL
Mark Johnson has been named vice president and business banker at Cascade Bank. He will be based temporarily in Cascade’s Clearview office until its new Snohomish branch opens later this year. He worked previously for insurance and community banking companies. Also, John Nelson has been appointed vice president and business banker and will be located at Cascade Bank’s headquarters in downtown Everett. Nelson has 19 years of experience in financial services, specializing in commercial lending. He previously worked for both regional and community banks.

Ken Pascoe has joined Frontier Bank as a vice president and loan officer in the commercial real estate division. He previously was with Pacific Northwest Bank. Also, Frontier Bank has promoted the following members of its staff: Bill Weiand to vice president and commercial loan officer at the bank’s Evergreen Way office, Dave Dorsey to senior vice president and manager of the real estate department, Hayley McClellan to loan support for the real estate department, Duane Eilts to vice president and manager of account services, Kathy Rose to vice president and security officer, Julie Davidson to assistant vice president and loan officer at the bank’s main office, Mary-Ellen Donnellan to assistant vice president and assistant manager of electronic banking, and Shelley Paul to assistant vice president and program manager of the bank’s investment center.

Dan Givens has been appointed vice president and commercial loan officer at Prime Pacific Bank’s Kenmore branch, and Chuck Dodd has been appointed vice president and commercial loan officer at its Lynnwood branch.

HEALTH CARE
Jim Youngquist of Providence Youngquist Pharmacy recently retired after 45 years. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in 1959 and started work at Mullen’s Pharmacy in Everett, which he purchased and renamed Youngquist Pharmacy nine years later. He sold the business to Providence Everett Medical Center in 2000, and has continued as a part-time employee at the center.

LAW
Patrick Hussey has become a shareholder in the Anderson Hunter law firm of Everett.

LUMBER
Bruce Mallory has joined Hampton Affiliates as vice president of manufacturing. He previously was a leader of the lumber business team at Louisiana Pacific. The Portland-based company owns Hampton Lumber Mill in Darrington.

NONPROFITS
The Snohomish County Boys & Girls Clubs recently honored board members, donors, volunteers and others at its annual dinner and awards banquet. Those honored included:

• Board recognition: Doug Dewar, board term expired, becoming a trustee; Jim Morino, board term expired, becoming a trustee; Ryan Haines, new board member; and second-term board members Mark Duffy, Dan Gaffney, Lori Husa, Paul Kniest, Carol Nelson, Matt Newland and Rolly Radwick.
• 2004 board officers: Tom Lane, president; Tom Hoban, vice president; Husa, secretary and treasurer.
• Special donor awards: Anthony’s Restaurants, Herb Gould; Bank of America, Angus Tucker; Boeing, Tim Nowlis; city of Everett, Ross Johnson; Fluke, Pete Baffaro; K&H Integrated Print Solutions, Dick Haines; Pepsi, Rick Grounds; Snohomish County grants administration, Thomas Jerrard and Sue Tracy; Tulalip Tribes, Herman Williams Jr.
• Special recognition: Tom Gaffney and Larry Hanson, co-chairmen of the capital campaign; Hank Robinett and Rich Boyden, co-chairmen of the Snohomish steering committee; Jan Larson and Jim Mitchell, co-chairmen of the Lake Stevens steering committee; and Tom Collins, Nowlis and Nelson, the campaign cabinet.
• Volunteers of the year: Alderwood, Jim Corcoran; Arlington, Steve Robinson; Edmonds, Scott Edwards; Everett, P.J. Parsons; Granite Falls, the Brown family; Monroe, Lydia Jensen; Mukilteo, Mark and Kim Rhode; south Everett, Sherry Snyder; Sultan, Lee Zimmerman; Tulalip, Melody St. Clair.

Linda Shockey has been appointed the annual giving specialist for Providence General Foundation. She currently is president of Providence General Children’s Association and serves on the boards of Providence Everett Medical Center and Camp Fire Boys and Girls. In her new role, Shockey will be responsible for donor development and special events management.

REAL ESTATE
Kippie Pasowicz, a real estate agent with Windermere Real Estate in Lynnwood, recently was awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation by the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council. Also, Windermere Real Estate recently added sales associates to its area offices, including Blake M. Garfield, previously a sales associate with J&W Marketing in Seattle, and Elliott Wood, a recent graduate of Central Washington University, to its Lynnwood office; Bernice Gutman, who had owned IMA Consulting Group for the past 12 years, to its Mill Creek office; and Andrea Bruns and Danielle Campbell, both previously sales associates with ERA in Everett, to its Lake Stevens office.

STORAGE
Lynn Prather recently acquired Everett-based Sound Storage Management Inc. from Dean Nichols, who will continue with the company as a consultant. Prather has worked at Sound Storage Management for several years and is past president and current treasurer of the Washington Self Storage Association.

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