Business Beat

NEW FACES:

Packet Engines Inc., a Spokane-based company developing gigabit Ethernet technology and products, has added the following people to its management team:

Barbara A. Fiske was named general counsel and vice president of administration. She most recently was senior attorney for Intel Corp. in Santa Clara, Calif. Earlier, Fiske was an associate attorney in corporate practice with Brown & Wood in San Francisco, an associate in corporate and intellectual property practice with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, Calif., and an associate in corporate and entertainment practice with White & Case in Los Angeles.

Pete Price joined Packet Engines as director of finance and corporate controller. Price formerly was North American controller for Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, Wash. A certified public accountant, he earlier was a senior manager with Ernst & Young.

Octavio Morales was named director of product management. Morales previously worked for Symbios Logic (formerly NCR Corp.) in Fort Collins, Colo., where he managed product development and engineering activities for Fibre Channel protocol controllers/transceivers.

Quinn Group Advertising and Marketing has hired the following people:

Jack Lippard joined the firm as a copywriter and radio/TV producer. Lippard, who received a bachelor’s degree in theater from Eastern Washington University last year, previously worked for Horizon Air at Spokane International Airport.

Tom Stuart is an account manager at Quinn Group. Stuart, who owned and operated several movie theaters for 12 years, also served as the media manager and sales manager for a small business college. He most recently worked as an account executive at KAYU-TV.

Windermere Real Estate’s Spokane-Maple office has added an associate broker and four sales associates to its staff:

Steve Hagen, who has five years of experience in real estate, was named associate broker. He most recently was a broker for John L. Scott. Earlier he worked as a sales and marketing manager at a department store for four years.

Julie Mulvey returned to Windermere after two years with Re/ Max of Spokane. She has six years of real estate experience.

Shawn Codd is a six-year real estate veteran. Codd, who also has experience in advertising sales, previously worked for John L. Scott.

Lorenda Rae is new to real estate. She has worked for Silverado/ Triathlon Broadcasting since 1992 and has been in the broadcasting industry for seven years.

Andrew Otero, who also is new to real estate, has worked for The Spokesman-Review since 1994. He is a Marine Corps veteran.

KSPS public television and the Friends of Seven have hired the following people:

Jeff Ables, formerly with KISS-FM, was named director of corporate underwriting.

Sherri McKay was chosen to lead the accounting department of the Friends of Seven.

Kevin Hurd was named postal specialist for the station.

Rick Sailors, former director of corporate support, has been named director of program development.

MOVING UP:

Randy Wild, general manager of Inland Asphalt Co., has been named a vice president of the company and a member of its board of directors. Inland Asphalt is a subsidiary of CPM Development Corp.

Integrus Architecture P.S. has named three employees as principals in the firm:

Douglas Bailey has been with Integrus since 1991. Bailey, who served as a national director of the American Institute of Architects from 1992-1994, will lead business developments for Integrus.

John Cuddy, who joined Integrus in 1990, will lead major engineering efforts for the firm. He is active in both the Structural Engineers Association of Washington and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Mark Dailey has been with Integrus since 1990. He leads design efforts for a variety of the firm’s public projects, including the Phase I Academic Building, Spokane Higher Education Park, which won a Spokane AIA Honor Award this year.

ELECTED:

Partners, a business-education program which oversees more than 100 individual partnerships between schools and businesses, has chosen the following new officers for its advisory council: chairman, Marilyn McClellan, Spokane Public Schools; chairman-elect, Elaine Cullen, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; secretary, Mary Ann Ashlock, Spokane Catholic Diocese; treasurer, Patsy Haworth, Spokane Teachers Credit Union; immediate past chairman, Jim Bowles, Safeco Credit; Partners-at-large committee chairman, Barb Swan, American Express Financial Advisors; and school liaison committee chairman, Ruth Bragg, Spokane Public Schools.

APPOINTED:

Bill Williams Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Telect Inc., has been named to serve on the board of directors of the 14,000-member National Association of Manufacturers for 1996-97.

Dr. Charles R. Wolfe of Occupational Medicine Associates has been named the interim active president of the Washington State Medical Association’s Labor and Industries Liaison Committee.

KUDOS:

The American Public Transit Association has awarded Spokane Transit four first place awards in the 1996 Ad Wheels Awards competition. The awards were in print category-annual report: 1995 annual report; print category-map: Summer 1996 System Map; print category-newsletter: Transit Lines; and special events-promotion: Plaza tabloid and invitation.

EVENTS:

Monday-Thursday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offers free counseling to potential and existing small-business owners from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Business Information Center in the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. For appointments, call 353-2820. Counselors also are available Tuesdays at the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, 8817 E. Mission. For appointments there, call 924-4994.

Tuesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “The Basics of Recordkeeping” from 8 a.m.-noon at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost: $35, including materials; for information or to register, call 353-2820.

Wednesday - The Gonzaga University School of Business Administration holds an information meeting for prospective master of business administration or master of accountancy students from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Jepson Center on the GU campus. For reservations, call 328-4220, ext. 3414.

Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Preparing a Business Plan” from 8 a.m.-noon at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost: $35, including materials; for information or to register, call 353-2820.

Thursday - Jim Booth, international marketing director for the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, will be the featured speaker at an ARMA meeting from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Ridpath Hotel. Cost: $25 for members, including dinner, $29 for non-members, $20 for students; for reservations, call Joyce Simmons at 459-5260.

Thursday - Leadership Spokane presents a live, interactive television program on “Building Boards that Work” from 1-3:30 p.m. in Room 212 of the Technical Arts Building at Spokane Falls Community College. Cost: $12; for more information, call Adeline Young at 459-4116.

Thursday - Gina Lillie, owner of Supercuts, will lead a round-table discussion on “The Most Effective Way to Network” during a meeting of the Inland Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners at 6 p.m. at the Shilo Inn, 923 E. Third. Cost: $15 for members, $25 for non-members; for information, call Cathy Doerr at 838-8755.

Thursday - Merrill Lynch presents a free luncheon seminar on “What Every Woman Should Know About Money” from noon-1 p.m. at Patsy Clark’s Mansion. For more information or to register, call April Vorpahl at 458-4254 or Margot Hamstra at 458-4219.

Thursday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Cash Flow Strategies” from 8 a.m.-noon at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost: $35, including materials; for information or to register, call 353-2820.

Friday - Northwest Inland Empire APICS holds a tour of the Dairgold Inc. dairy, 33 E. Francis, at 1 p.m. For reservations, call Ed Woodall at 921-6195 by Monday.

Saturday - The Inland Empire Council of the National Association of Investors Corp. presents a workshop on “Stock Analysis 102” from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the North Side County Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Cost: $15 if preregistered, $20 at the door; send name, address, phone number and check payable to the Inland Empire Council, NAIC, 1311 S. Westcliff Place, No. 402, Spokane, WA 99224. For more information, call Susan Means at 235-5491.

Nov. 19 - Gary Michael, chairman of the board and CEO of Albertson’s Inc., and John Mitchell, senior vice president and chief economist for U.S. Bank, will be the featured speakers at the Economic Outlook Forum presented by the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce, Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce and Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Cost: $25 for advance reservations, $30 at the door; the Coeur d’Alene Chamber is handling reservations. For more information, call Ray Murphy at 924-4994, Pat McGaughey at (208) 664-3194, or Rich Hadley at 624-1393.

Nov. 19 - The Service Professional Group will meet at noon at the Spokane Valley Red Lion Inn.

Nov. 19 - Deaconess Medical Center and Credit Bureau Services sponsor a symposium on “Are You Equipped to Hire in the 21st Century?” from 9 a.m.-noon at the Deaconess Health and Education Center, 910 W. Fifth. Cost: $25, including a light brunch; for reservations, call 324-1249 or 1-800-304-1249.

CONVENTIONS:

Monday-Nov. 17 - National Grange convention, annual November meeting, Red Lion City Center.

Tuesday-Thursday - Northwest Power Planning Council, working session and committee meetings, Red Lion City Center.

Thursday-Saturday - Washington Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, annual regional conference, Red Lion Spokane Valley.

Friday-Saturday - Washington State Wildlife Commission, annual fall conference, Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue.

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