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Monday MARCH 20, 2006 Click here for a clear path home Patrice Jacob is new Clark County Democratic Central Committee chairThe Clark County Democratic Central Committee (CCDCC) on March 13 elected Patrice Jacob as Chair of the Central Committee. In addition, the committee elected Charlie Mitchell as Vice-Chair and Celia Louderback as CCDCC Treasurer. Dena Horton continued on as CCDCC Secretary. “I’m honored and delighted to accept this position. 2006 will be a great year for Democrats,” Jacob says. “We’ve always worked to give a voice to the people in Clark County. Our new team of officers has the experience, ability and commitment to carry out this important work. I’m looking forward to working with them.” Jacob had served as Vice-Chair of the Central Committee and previously held the position of Vice-Chair of the 18th Legislative District. She has been active in several other committees in the local and state Democratic Party. In addition to her political activities, Jacob is a retired Electrical Engineer and business owner and has had a very successful avocation in volunteer service and management in The Boy Scouts and other local civic organizations. Charlie Mitchell, a cum laude graduate from Harvard Law School, is an attorney with the Northwest Justice Project and has been instrumental in the formation and operation of the CCDCC Messaging and Outreach Committee. Celia Louderback is retired from a career in accounting at Mt. Hood Community College and operated a family-owned business for several years. Dena Horton, a recipient of the George C. Marshall award in 2002, works as a program manager at the Southwest Washington Agency on Aging. She has been active in the local Democratic Party for many years. David G. Willie named SWMC Senior Financial OfficerSouthwest Washington Medical Center has a new senior financial officer. David G. Willie, CPA, joins the staff of Clark County’s regional hospital after 13 years as Vice President of Finance at CaroMont Health in Gastonia, North Carolina. The system includes a 442-bed hospital, a nursing home, outpatient imaging centers, home health agency, and other affiliated businesses. Willie takes the helm of the finance department at SWMC from Eugene Johnson, who has been CFO of the growing Vancouver health system for 18 years. Johnson also served as interim co-CEO at SWMC before the current CEO Joseph M. Kortum came on board in 2003. Leadership Clark County seeks 2006-2007 participantsLeadership Clark County
(LCC) is now accepting applications for the Class of 2007. CREDC’s Pam Neal accepts position with Portland Development CommissionLong time Columbia River Economic Development Council staff member Pam Neal has accepted the position of Senior Project/ Program Coordinator with the Portland Development Commission effective March 31, 2006. Pam currently serves as Director of Business Recruitment and has been responsible for serving many of our successful business recruitment cases including the recent recruit of Billfinger Berger, Market Fibers and Concannon Paper. Neal started with the organization as a part time receptionist in 1993. Bart Phillips, CREDC President, says, “Her quiet personal approach to customer service has not only been her greatest strength but reflected well on the organization and the communities we serve.” Legacy to present cancer information programColorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer and cancer death in both men and women in the United States, yet it is largely preventable, according to the American Cancer Society. Legacy Cancer Services will host an informative program on the topic, “Colorectal Cancer: Prevention, Early Detection and Hereditary Risk Factors,” on Thursday, April 6, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital. Legacy Cancer Services experts Paul Dorsey, M.S., Genetic Counselor, and Charlyn Wilson, R.N., will present an overview of colorectal cancer. Program attendees will learn more about incidence and risk factors, early detection and screening recommendations, suggestions for prevention, hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes, and genetic testing for hereditary colorectal cancer. The program is free but registration is recommended. For registration or more information, please call 503-335-3500 or 360-487-3500. The program will be held at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, Conference Room A, 2211 NE 139th Street in Vancouver. PeopleRick Davis of Sivad Studio located in Brush Prairie Washington received national recognition in the 2005 Tiny Tots and Big Kid Shots Awards, a national children’s portrait promotion sponsored by McKenna Pro Lab. Davis had 10 winning images. Sivad Studio is located at 13311 NE 119th Street in Brush Prairie. Calendar
The NE Hazel Dell Neighborhood Association
meets at 7 p.m. this evening in the Community Room of the Clark County
Public Works Department, 4700 NE 78th Street.
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