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Tax Implications of Presidential Candidates Proposed Policies
Oct. 20, 2016
Nick Frank, CPA, Senior Manager Nick has 14 years of public accounting experience specializing in providing tax services for entities in the manufacturing industry, with an emphasis on food and beverage companies. The majority of Nick’s time is spent helping companies and the owners maximize their tax situation to help achieve cash flow and business goals. Nick is also very well versed in family transition planning, mergers and acquisitions, state and international issues, defending IRS Exams, and various industry specific tax credits. Nick is one of the firm designated tax technical QC reviewers for the Northwest Region and he has been awarded the firm’s advanced certification in the field of manufacturing and distribution. Before joining Moss Adams in 2009, Nick worked for a Big Four firm where he specialized in high net worth individuals, emerging start-up companies, and publicly traded companies. Gary Stirbis, JD, LLM, DIRECTOR Gary is the director of the firm’s Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution Practice. He manages major IRS engagements for clients and handles all aspects of representation before the IRS, including audits, appeals, collections, excise taxes, private letter rulings, and various procedural matters. Gary previously worked for the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service, providing advice to IRS field agents and the Office of Appeals on all matters pertaining to the interpretation, administration, and enforcement of Internal Revenue laws. He further represented the IRS in the United States Tax Court and provided other legal support needed by IRS personnel.
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Candidates for Pierce County Executive
Oct. 27, 2016
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Immigrants and Refugees-Reality vs. Rhetoric
Nov. 03, 2016
David Duea, CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest and Liz Dunbar, Executive Director of Tacoma Community House, will share the realities of immigration and dispel myths about refugees and immigrants. Liz Begert Dunbar Liz Dunbar began as the Executive Director of Tacoma Community House in April 2009. She retired in 2006 from the Department of Social and Health Services after 25 years of service. At DSHS, she served in a number of capacities, including State Refugee Coordinator, Diversity Director, Assistant Secretary for Economic Services and lastly as the Deputy Secretary of the department for six years. Liz is active in community affairs as well, serving on the board of trustees for Tacoma Community College, the boards of the LASCO Foundation, Pioneer Human Services and the Japanese American Citizens League. She is the daughter of a Japanese immigrant and a US Air Force officer. Liz lives in Tacoma with her husband Mike, a financial planner and they have two grown children David Duea David is the CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest where he oversees work related to Mental Health, Child Welfare including Foster Care, Wraparound and Human Trafficking, Family Support, Immigration and Refugees Services, and Senior Services. He manages 35 locations serving Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with more than 700 staff members and 4,000 volunteers. Lutheran Community Services sees more than 43,000 clients annually with a $41 million budget. David lives in Gig Harbor with his wife Jane of 28 years. They are graduates of Pacific Lutheran University and have two children – Elliott (22) and Joy (19), who attend Seattle Pacific University. |
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Honoring Members
Nov. 10, 2016
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Alaska Airlines Story
Nov. 17, 2016
Brandon Pedersen currently serves as the executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer for Alaska Air Group. In that role, Brandon oversees the finance, fleet management, accounting/tax, investor relations, financial planning, supply chain, internal audit, information technology, strategic execution and project management groups at the company. He is also a member of Alaska Air Group’s executive committee. Before assuming his current role in 2010, Brandon served as Air Group’s corporate controller for 7 years. Brandon is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in business and economics. He is currently a member of the University of Washington’s audit advisory committee and serves as a trustee of the accounting development fund. Brandon also serves as co-chair of the World Trade Center in Seattle, is on the board of directors of Northwest Harvest and is a trustee of the Seattle Art Museum. Brandon previously served on the board of directors of the Red Cross of King and Kitsap Counties. Prior to joining Alaska in December 2003, Brandon was a partner at one of the “Big 4” accounting firms in Seattle where he worked with a diverse group of clients ranging from owner-managed or venture-backed private companies to multi-national public companies. He also was in charge the firm’s campus recruiting. |
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One of Tacoma's Business Gems: Jesse Engineering
Dec. 08, 2016
Jeff Gellert is the retired President of Jesse Engineering Company, a metal fabrication business located in the Tacoma Tideflats. Jesse Engineering employs 140 skilled craftsmen who cut, shape, weld, and assemble steel and other metals into diverse projects such as Washington State ferry terminals, USAF rocket launch pads, and even a machine to make cookies! Jeff graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering in 1970. During that period, Pittsburgh was in its heyday as the steel producing capital of the world, so it is no surprise that Jeff pursued a career in that industry. For 10 years, Jeff traveled around the United States as jobsite project manager for the American Bridge Company, supervising the erection of large structures such as bridges and high-rise buildings. After relocating to the Tacoma area, Jeff joined Jesse Engineering, a fledgling steel fabrication business founded by Darrell Jesse in 1976. Jeff soon assumed the role of General Manager of the company. Growth was rapid during the 1980’s, and shortly after completing the Executive Management Program at UW in 1998, Jeff became the company President. Today, Jesse Engineering routinely ships its products to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and across the world. Jeff lives in Browns Point with his wife. They have two grown sons who live in the area. Jeff and his wife can often be found exploring remote corners of the world. |
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Entertainment and Fun
Dec. 15, 2016
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Tacoma Public Schools
Jan. 05, 2017
Carla Santorno is the beloved Superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools. Seven years ago she moved from Denver to Seattle to take a position as the Chief Academic Officer for Seattle Public Schools. After three years in Seattle, she came to Tacoma to lead Tacoma Public Schools as Superintendent. Carla and her husband have had four children of their own and moved to Tacoma's Brown's Point neighborhood. When Carla moved to Tacoma, the graduation rate at Tacoma Public Schools was 55%. As of 2016, the graduation rate at Tacoma Public Schools has risen to 82.6%. Carla hopes (and is working hard with everyone in the district) to exceed 85% by 2020. This year Carla was nationally recognized for the incredible successes Tacoma Public Schools have had during her period of leadership and awarded the 2016 Women in School Leadership Award from the American Association of School Administrators. |
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Elder Abuse, with a Quick Note on the New High Priority Offenders Program
Jan. 12, 2017
Prosecutor Mark Lindquist was appointed in 2009 by a bipartisan and unanimous vote of the County Council. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 with 96% of the vote. Mark is committed to making our community safer with vigorous and innovative initiatives such as the High Priority Offender Program and the Elder Abuse Unit, which he will be discussing today. There will also be time for questions and answers. Mark has been with the Prosecutor’s Office for more than 20 years and has tried numerous cases including the Tacoma Mall shooter. Mark serves on the Tacoma Community College Foundation Board, belongs to Rotary 8, and is a nationally acclaimed author. He lives in Tacoma with his wife Chelsea and their daughter. |
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Saving KPLU and the Birth of KNKX
Jan. 19, 2017
When Pacific Lutheran University announced it would sell its public radio station, KPLU, to the University of Washington’s KUOW, the community rallied to save the station. Matt Martinez is the Director of Content of KNKX, and was the project manager for the Save KPLU campaign. He’ll talk about how the campaign came together, and how the Save KPLU campaign harnessed the energy from the community to save a local news and music resource. Matt Martinez joined the station in August 2015. Previously, he was Senior Producer for NPR in Washington, D.C. He led a team of producers responsible for developing new show and podcast pilots, supporting live events, and supporting stations in their fundraising efforts. Matt started at NPR in 2000 as a producer for NPR's afternoon flagship newsmagazine All Things Considered. He also worked on the team that produces Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon, and created The Bryant Park Project, a multi-platform morning show on Sirius Satellite Radio produced at NPR New York, hosted by Alison Stewart. He served as the show's Supervising Senior Producer until it ended production in July 2008. After Bryant Park he ran the weekend version of All Things Considered. He returned to weekday All Things Considered in 2012 as Supervising Senior Producer where he led the show's staff of producers and editors, shaping the sound of the daily broadcast. As a newsmagazine producer, Martinez has been involved in some of the biggest stories of the past two decades. He was part of NPR's award-winning coverage of September 11th, reporting from New York with Robert Siegel on the day of the attacks. He was at the helm of All Things Considered the day of the Boston Marathon bombing, leading the staff through a week of live coverage. His work as a field producer with NPR hosts and reporters ranges from codeine syrup abuse in Houston to Sudanese refugees in Portland, Maine, to the "Shed Boys" of Port Townsend, Washington, to reporting on the New Hampshire Primary. Matt began his career at public radio station KNAU in Flagstaff, Arizona as a reporter and local host of All Things Considered. He graduated from Northern Arizona University. |
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Human Trafficking
Jan. 26, 2017
Washington Engage works with statewide coalitions to provide prevention and pre intervention education to law enforcement, medical and school professionals because statistics reveal that this is the best way to stop trafficking of our kids. Enforcing current laws will make Washington state inhospitable to traffickers. Jill Goodman: Past Board President. Jill received her BA in Economics from Brandeis University and her MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. Professionally Jill has worked as an investment manager and consultant, an opera singer and voice teacher, and as an entrepreneur and designer of fashions for breastfeeding mothers. Jill’s past and current non-profit board affiliations include Tacoma Opera, TCC Foundation, Temple Beth El, Seabury School (development co-chair) and Tahoma Chapter of National Association of Teachers of Singing. Jill joined the WA Engage board because once she learned about the shocking existence of human trafficking in WA State, she could not sit idly by. |
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A Tacoma Business Gem - Sprague Pest Solutions
Feb. 02, 2017
Larry Treleven, Vice President of Tacoma-based, Sprague Pest Solutions will share how the family owned company went from humble beginnings in a garage on North G Street to a leader in commercial pest control that covers the West Coast. By his own account, Larry Treleven has been associated with the pest management industry in some way since he “was old enough to fog a mirror.” And maybe even longer than that when you consider, after his birth in 1948, he was driven home from the hospital in his father’s Sprague Pest Solutions service vehicle. In his early days at Sprague, he served as a technician, sales associate and branch manager and Sprague president and then co-president with his brother Alfie Treleven. In addition to his leadership roles at Sprague, Larry has Served as president of the Washington State Pest Control Association, the Oregon Pest Control Association and the National Pest Management Association (1994-1995); founding member of the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA). Larry is also recognized as a founding member of the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA) and continues to serve as a state public affairs representative (SPAR) of NPMA for Washington, Oregon and Idaho. In 2016, Larry was inducted into the Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Fame.
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South Sound Together and Q & A on Current Media Issues
Feb. 09, 2017
Dave Zeeck, publisher of The News Tribune and president of the TNT and OLY Media Group, will be our speaker. He is coming to talk about South Sound Together, a partnership of more than 20 businesses, colleges, and other organizations representing cultural, educational and economic-development interests. They have joined together as South Sound Together to promote the South Sound as a good place for business and a great place to live. His presentation focuses on South Sound Together's current projects. He'll also save time for questions on The News Tribune, the present media landscape and anything else media related.
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Sportspress Northwest
Feb. 16, 2017
Art Thiel, Seattle’s best known sports commentator.and longtime Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist who transitioned to digital by co-founding in 2010 Sportspress Northwest http://sportspressnw.com/. Art's deep knowledge of the Seattle sports and civic scene has produced provocative, humorous and well-researched essays for all media platforms. For 12 years as a commentator for Seattle NPR affiliate KNKX-FM (formerly KPLU), Art made public appearances at fundraising events that helped raise $8 million to save the station from a hostile takeover by a rival. Author of three books, including a biography of Russell Wilson and in 2002, "Out of Left Field," the story of how Puget Sound region, inspired by the first good baseball in the Mariners existence, saved the game in the Northwest. Host for Town Hall author-tour events,including a September appearance with basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his new book, “Writings On The Wall.” Created The Sports Salon at World Trade Center Seattle, an interview program with Seattle sports figures in a happy-hour setting on the Seattle waterfront. |
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Project PEACE
Feb. 23, 2017
Assistant Chief McAlpine has been employed by the Tacoma Police Department for 30 years. She joined TPD in 1986 during which time she has promoted through the ranks serving in every classification. In 2012 she was appointed to Assistant Chief in the Investigations Bureau overseeing Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations (Narcotics and Prostitution) and Forensics. In 2015, she transferred to the Administrative Services Bureau where she oversees Training, Hiring, Internal Affairs, Crime Analysis, Public Information, Finance, Quartermaster and the Range. Assistant Chief McAlpine is part of the Tacoma Police Department’s Executive Team for the Project P.E.A.C.E. (Partnering Equitably and Community Engagement) and applied strategies under the President’s 21st Century Policing Task Force. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Columbia College and a Bachelor of Science in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Assistant Chief McAlpine is a graduate of the Northwestern University Center of Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command and IACP Leadership in Police Organization. |
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Tacoma Waters
Mar. 02, 2017
Dean Burke is the Executive Director of the Tacoma South Sound Sports Commission with a mission to see Tacoma and Pierce County as a premier amateur sports market destination in the Western US. A Tacoma resident, he is an avid outdoor sport enthusiast and active Stand-Up Paddle Board athlete all throughout the waters of the south Salish Sea (Puget Sound). A board member of Citizens for a Healthy Bay, he is also an advocate and champion for clean and healthy waters. On June 8th he hopes to make a 45 mile crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, by paddle board, in the opening stage of the Race to Alaska. Dean’s presentation will take a look at how Tacoma’s shoreline and overall relationship with the Salish Sea and Commencement Bay has changed over time. And what that change looks like through the lens of sport, both on and off the water as we look at the past, present and future of our great city. |
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Leading a Mission Driven Data Informed College Committed to Student Success
Mar. 09, 2017
With two campuses, more than 20,000 students and about 1,100 employees, Pierce College is an educational powerhouse in the South Sound. Since 1967, Pierce has done nothing but grow and strive each and every year to serve its mission, which states: Pierce College creates quality educational opportunities for a diverse community of learners to thrive in an evolving world. At the helm is Michele L. Johnson, Ph.D., the school’s chancellor and CEO, who has dedicated the last 39 years of her life to growing and changing with the college. But she didn’t start out as chancellor and CEO. After growing up right here in Tacoma and attending Lincoln High School, she began as a teacher at Pierce. “I’ve done all kinds of things,” she said. “I started as a part-time faculty member teaching criminal justice at our military site at McChord and Fort Lewis. I did that for a year and then I became a full-time tenured faculty member in criminal justice and sociology. I also coached fast pitch and basketball for five years during those early years.” She was actually inducted into the Pierce College Athletics Hall of Fame for her work in coaching before going on to later become president of the Pierce College Fort Steilacoom campus when the college became two campuses in 1999. In 2005, when the previous president retired, the board approached her for a new position—chancellor over both campuses. She accepted and is currently in her 12th year as chancellor. Pierce College set a bold goal to close the achievement gaps by 2020. The path to getting all students toward their goals zeroed in on individualized resources, from a stronger first- year experience to ground incoming students, to increased tutoring opportunities, to realizing not all students need the same resources. For her skill in leadership and the great strides Pierce College has made at getting more students to the finish line, Johnson recently received the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) 2016 Pacific Region CEO Award. Each year, the ACCT recognizes only one CEO for each of the five regions of the U.S. |
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Improving health in our communities and how businesses can participate
Mar. 16, 2017
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH, was appointed Secretary of Health by Governor Jay Inslee and joined the Department of Health in April 2013. He’s an accomplished transformational leader with more than 22 years of local public health experience and focuses on whole systems approaches to improving health. At the end of the day – what really determines the health of our community? In this talk, Secretary of Health John Wiesman explains how our community impacts our health and how each member of our community, individually, business, and non-profit plays a role. |
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Behind the Scenes--Tacoma Rainiers
Mar. 30, 2017
Chris Aubertin – Senior group events coordinator Chris returns to the Rainiers after a four-year absence, having spent two years each with the Houston Astros and New Hampshire Fisher Cats. His first tour of duty in Tacoma was during the 2006-09 seasons, where he helped the organization achieve several attendance and sales records. Prior to working for the Rainiers, he spent two years in the sales department for the Berkshire Black Bears and the Somerset Patriots. A native of Connecticut, Chris graduated in 2001 from Post University with a degree in Management. Outside the ballpark, Chris is an avid follower of the New York Yankees, New York Giants, & Chicago Bulls along with being an aficionado in music, travel, and useless info (thanks to Wikipedia). Collin Gee – Corporate sales manager Collin is in his first full year with the Tacoma Rainiers. After a four year college baseball career at Oakland University Collin is enjoying his transition from the diamond to the front office. A native of Michigan, Collin enjoys getting outside on the great ski slopes and hiking trails Washington has to offer. |
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Meeting University of Puget Sound’s New President Isiaah Crawford
Apr. 13, 2017
A distinguished scholar, teacher, and college administrator, Isiaah Crawford became president of University of Puget Sound on July 1, 2016, following an extensive national search. Crawford's academic work and achievements as a senior administrator are closely aligned with the values and aspirations of Puget Sound, and with the key areas of challenge and opportunity facing higher education today. Crawford comes to Puget Sound following service as provost and chief academic officer of Seattle University (2008–16), where he directed the Division of Academic Affairs and oversaw the university's schools and colleges, libraries, enrollment, information technology, institutional research, and offices supporting student academic achievement, faculty affairs, and global engagement. Key areas of focus during his service to Seattle University included strategic planning; strengthening shared governance; securing grants and other gifts in support of fundraising objectives; supporting teaching, research, and service activities of the faculty; and establishing the Center for Environmental Justice and Sustainability, the Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture, and the School of New and Continuing Studies, which began operation in academic year 2015–16. Working with university leadership, he participated in the development of more than $200 million in key facilities projects, including renovation of the library and establishment of a learning commons; a new residence hall; a new fitness center and remodeled intramural athletic field; the School of Law annex; an admission and alumni center; and planning for a new science facility. A licensed clinical psychologist, Crawford earned his bachelor's degree from St. Louis University, and master's and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from DePaul University, where his research focused on personality theory and community psychology. He completed a pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship at the San Francisco VA Medical Center; worked as a clinical specialist at Charter Barclay Hospital and staff therapist at DePaul University Community Mental Health Center; and maintained a private clinical practice in Chicago from 1987 through 2002.
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Washington Military Department 101 Brief
Apr. 20, 2017
The Washington Military Department's mission is to minimize the impact of emergencies and disasters on people, property, environment and the economy of Washington State by providing trained and ready forces for state and federal missions. The department also provides structured alternative education opportunities for at-risk youth. Captain Joseph Siemandel assumed Command of B Co (G2X) 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, 56th Information Operations Group on July 23, 2016 after serving as the Intelligence Officer S2 for 96th Troop Command.] CPT Siemandel joined the Washington National Guard as a 12B Combat Engineer in Dec 2002, completed training in October 2003 and was assigned to C Co 898th Engineer Battalion in Bellingham, WA. He deployed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2004-2005 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and upon returning home return to Central Washington University where he graduated Army ROTC and was commissioned as an Military Intelligence Officer in 2008. His first duty assignment was to A Co. 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, 96th Troop Command, from August 2008 until October 2013. He served as a Tactical Intelligence Officer, Human Intelligence Platoon Leader, Counterintelligence Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in Alpha Company.After serving as the Executive Officer at A Co. 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, CPT Siemandel assumed command of D Co 898th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Military Intelligence Company, 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team on Oct 18, 2013. CPT Siemandel’s awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Armed Forces Components Achievement Medal (w/ 4 OLC), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/ M Device and Bronze Hourglass, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Overseas Service Ribbon, Washington National Guard Emergency Response Ribbon ( w/ 1 OLC) and Washington National Guard Good Conduct Medal (w/ 2 OLC). CPT Siemandel is also a graduate of the Defense Information School’s Public Affairs Qualification Course and works as the Full-time State Public Affairs Officer for the Washington National Guard.He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Central Washington University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Ashford University and resides in Ellensburg, WA. |
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