Papetti joins Futurewise’s board of directors
Filed on 01. Jun, 2012 in People
Marisa Papetti, owner of the Bellingham marketing agency fifthonsixth, recently accepted an invitation to join the Futurewise board of directors. Futurewise is a statewide public interest group that focuses on issues of improving and protecting the quality of life and environmental areas in Washington state communities. Papetti has been a commissioner for the Mayor’s Arts [...]
Lenssen hired as landscape architect and project manager at The Philbin Group
Filed on 01. Jun, 2012 in People
The Philbin Group Landscape Architecture firm of Bellingham has hired Patricia Lenssen as a landscape architect and project manager. Lenssen has nine years of experience in the industry in both the private and public sectors. “We are thrilled to welcome Patricia to our team,” said Misty Philbin, a principal at the firm, in a May [...]
Freedom At Any Cost: Local hair stylist makes most of opportunity
Filed on 31. May, 2012 in Opinions
By Justin Berg Contributing Writer Imagine growing up in war-torn Vietnam, surrounded by violence and uncertainty. One day, you bid your family farewell, squeeze onto an old wooden boat with a faulty engine and 186 other people, and set sail to God knows where. That was the reality for local businesswoman Quynh Nguyen (pronounced “Kwenn Gwinn”), then [...]
Technology Alliance Group adds new board members
Filed on 30. May, 2012 in People
The Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington has added Dave Adams and Andy Brown to its board of directors. Adams currently serves as president and co-founder of Emergency Reporting, a privately held company located in Bellingham. The company produces an online service helping a variety of emergency services and government agencies enter incident reports, manage [...]
Green, Harmoney join Bellingham real estate firm in new Barkley Village office
Filed on 30. May, 2012 in People
Eric Green and Sandi Harmoney have joined Keller Williams Realty and Home4Investment Company at their new location in Barkley Village. As a native of the Northwest, Green has been a licensed agent for 12 years. He said he became interested in real estate as a way for people to meet their personal and financial goals, [...]
Bruland takes over as Ferndale manager for Bank of the Pacific
Filed on 30. May, 2012 in People
Bank of the Pacific has hired Dustin Bruland as its Ferndale branch manager. Bruland has been in the banking industry since 1999 supervising daily branch operations, as well as back office processing. He takes the place of Yvonne Gasparetti, who moved with her husband to Texas last March. Bruland is a lifetime resident of north Whatcom County and enjoys spending [...]
Bellingham real estate agent receives national recognition
Filed on 29. May, 2012 in People
Jillene Snell of Keller Williams Western Realty in Bellingham was recently honored by Realtor Magazine as one of the top “30 under 30” agents in the country. Snell joins 29 other honorees from around the country who were chosen by the magazine as being especially successful in the real estate business and having demonstrated skill, [...]
Bellingham YWCA elects new board of directors members and officers
Filed on 23. May, 2012 in Nonprofits, People
Bellingham’s YWCA has announced new board of directors members for the coming year. New officers were elected during a May 10 board meeting. President Joni Crines is transportation coordinator with TC Trading of Blaine, a cold storage, warehousing and distribution company. As a member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe of Nevada, she has been active in [...]
Uerling joins Ferndale’s Corion Landscape Management as supervisor
Filed on 18. May, 2012 in People
Jayne Uerling as been appointed as field supervisor of Ferndale-based Corion Landscape Management, which provides comprehensive maintenance services for businesses, condominium associations, assisted-living facilities, medical facilities and multi-family residential properties. Uerling earned a bachelor’s from Cornell University in floriculture and ornamental horticulture with an emphasis in ornamental landscape. She studied landscape architecture and has designed [...]
McCarthy, McIlvaine join Sustainable Connections board of directors
Filed on 18. May, 2012 in Nonprofits, People
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Sustainable Connections has added two new members to its board of directors: Neil McCarthy, a project architect at RMC Architects and Amy McIlvaine, a certified financial planner. “We are proud to welcome these two new board members,” Derek Long, the organization’s executive director, said in a May 16 press release. “With their background, expertise and [...]
