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United Way Announces New
Board Members
April 22, 2003
More than 200 local executives and community
leaders attended the United Way of Pierce County Annual Meeting
on Tuesday, April 22 at The Tacoma Club, where they learned
about the 2002 community accomplishments and gained insight
on the condition of human services in Pierce County. In addition,
the new Board of Directors and Board Chair were announced
at the 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting.
The 2003 Board of Directors executive slate
include: Mike Turek, The Boeing Company, Chair; Alan Spence,
Pierce College, Chair-Elect; Scott Winship, Northwest Commercial
Bank, Treasurer; and Linda Gutmann, Frank Russell Company,
Secretary.
New board members include: Sergio Armijo, Pierce
County Superior Court Judge; Doug Baker, Community Services
Manager United Parcel Services; Mike Burlingame,The News Tribune;
Paul Knebel, Machinist Union District Lodge 751; Alfonso Montoya,
Centro Latino; Debra Young, City of Lakewood
Retiring board members include: Denny Hunthausen,
Catholic Community Services; Greg Mowat, Sound Transit; Nancy
Pease-Hogan, Labor Volunteer; Dale Sowell, Weyerhaeuser Company;
John Thompson, International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 286; and Kathi Willis, Group Health Cooperative.
Immediately following the meeting, many of the
local CEO’s and top-level business leaders in attendance
rolled up their sleeves and participated in the Executive
Day of Caring. Executives spent the remainder of the day performing
a number of projects for 9 local funded agencies and nonprofit
organizations. Some of the projects for the day included:
planting vegetables and pruning hanging baskets for L'Arche
Farm & Gardens, building a child's workbench at Puyallup
Playcare and painting classrooms at Phoenix Housing Network.
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