VaNessa Duplessie (left) and Maija
Mercer (right).
Leadership Clark County (LCC) elected two
community leaders in October to its 20-member board of directors.
The board oversees the non-profit’s
operations and events, in addition to its ten-month leadership
training curriculum. New members, who will serve three-year
terms, include VaNessa Duplessie
and Maija Mercer.
Duplessie is a general partner with Ridge
Partners, LLC, where she provides marketing and public relations
services to companies, primarily in the data storage industry. She
holds a bachelors of science degree in small business
management/entrepreneurship from San Francisco State University.
Additionally, she is licensed in health and life insurance in both
Washington and Oregon, and certified as both a social media
specialist and personal development coach. In the community, she
serves as vice-chair of the Washington State Citizens Committee on
Pipeline Safety, and as an advisory board member for the Clark
College Center for Leadership Excellence. An alumni of the 2005 LCC
class, she also was recognized as the 2006 Marshall Public
Leadership Award recipient.
Mercer is a regional manager for Holland
Residential, a west coast company that specializes in developing and
managing multi-family communities. Headquartered in Vancouver, she
oversees Oregon and Northern California regions as a property
manager. In the community, she serves on the board of managers for
the Clark County Family YMCA. An alumna of the 2006 LCC class, she
was also recognized as a 2005 Accomplished and Under 40 Award
recipient.
Clark County seeks
volunteers for Citizens ADA Advisory Committee
The Board of Clark County Commissioners is seeking applicants to
fill a vacancy on the Citizens ADA Advisory Committee. Application
deadline is 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.
The committee ensures that County facilities, programs and
activities meet standards set by the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act and are accessible to everyone. The panel consists
of four volunteers, the Clark County ADA compliance officer and a
Clark County Community Development plans examiner.
Committee members should be available to assist in program and
separately scheduled service reviews during regular business hours.
Members serve a two-year term beginning January 2010 and meet at
1:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Additional
information and committee bylaws are available on the Clark County
Web site at
http://www.clark.wa.gov/ada/index.html.
To
be considered, applicants should submit a resume and/or letter of
interest describing why they are interested in serving, what unique
perspectives they will bring to the committee, and any experiences
or activities you have had that will lend diversity to the panel.
Send information to Jennifer Clark,
Board of Clark County Commissioners, P.O. Box 5000, Vancouver, Wa.
98666-5000, fax 397-6058, or
e-mail jennifer.clark@clark.wa.gov.
Licensing board recruiting
for Collection Agency Board vacancy
The Department of Licensing is
recruiting for a vacancy on the Collection Agency Board. The open
position is to be filled by a member of the general public with no
family or business connection with the collection agency industry.
The board members are appointed by the governor.
The Collection Agency Board members
work closely with Licensing on disciplinary actions and collection
industry issues. The board consists of five board members who serve
four-year terms.
Walk and Knock volunteers needed throughout county
Preparations are underway for the 25th anniversary year of Walk and
Knock, the community’s largest annual food drive, which is run by
volunteers from service organizations such as Lions, Kiwanis,
Optimist, Rotary, and Clark County Amateur Radio Club. There is no
paid staff. In order for the program to cover Clark County in a
single day, volunteers are greatly needed for this year’s event,
which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5.
“Last year, Inter-service Walk and Knock gathered over 140 tons of
food and over $35,000 that was used to purchase food,” stated
Joe Pauletto, the event
chair. “This year, we are celebrating 25 years of service and we are
working to break our record of 155 tons.”
“In this recession our local food banks need more support than ever
before,” Pauletto continues; “it’s amazing how far one paper bag
full of canned food will go.”
For more information or to sign up to volunteer, visit
www.walkandknock.org
or call 877-995-6625.
Calendar
Design Review Committee
meets at 4 p.m. today, Nov. 12, 4400 NE 77th Avenue, Conference Room
3A. For more information, call
487-7882.
<>The WSU Vancouver Chancellor’s series is
being held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 13, in the
Firstenburg Student Commons, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue. Call
546-9580 for more information.
<>WorkSource Vancouver is hosting a veterans
hiring event from 9 a.m. to noon tomorrow, Nov. 13, at WorkSource
Vancouver, 5411 E Mill Plain Blvd. For more information, call
735-5020.
Thursday on the air
Clark County
Land Use Hearings (live)—5:55 p.m. CVTV
Suicide Prevention (11-9)—10 p.m. CVTV
Making the Most of Your Medicare Benefits (11-9)—11:02 p.m. CVTV
Ron Frederiksen reading between the tabs. <>Jim Mains
encouraging the community.
<>Noe Baker
initiating a new plan.
<>Rolf
Glerum forwarding a past
time. <>Bob
Knight, Tom Hunt,
Ed Lynch,
Elson
Strahan, and Dean Sutherland
honoring those who’ve made
sacrifices. <>David
Ballou and Barbara Kerr,
distinguished guests. <>Thursday,
light rain, 41-48. Friday,
rain, 36-45. Saturday,
partly cloudy, 40-45. Cick here for additional local weather information.
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