Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 12, 1997
Contact:  Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136

Gov. Locke fills positions on state boards, councils and commissions

OLYMPIA - Gov. Gary Locke today announced several appointments to state boards, councils and commissions.

Three persons were appointed to the State Board of Health. The new members are Carl Osaki, a Seattle health official and Dr. Charles Chu, a Bellevue podiatrist. Dr. Edmund Gray, a Colville physician received a new term.

Rudy Vasquez, a Vancouver office administrator, was appointed to the Human Rights Commission. Phyllis Pulfer, of Walla Walla, was named commission chair.

Shiela Guenther, a Vancouver businesswoman, was appointed to the Lottery Commission.

Cynthia Imbrogno, a U.S. magistrate in Spokane, was appointed to the state Uniform Law Commission. The commission recommends ways in which Washington laws can be reconciled with appropriate similar laws in other states.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Jim Anderson, of Bellevue, was appointed to another term on the Legislative Ethics Board.

Locke also named Redmond's John Connors, a Microsoft Corp. vice president, to the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors.

Five people were appointed to the Jail Industries Board, which advises cities and counties how to develop and operate safe and efficient offender work programs. The appointees are: Harry Smiskin, a Yakima business executive; Von G. Binuia, a Seattle labor leader; Mary M. Boehnke a Spokane labor leader, Irvin Hawkins, a Seattle businessman and Anton Jones, a Yakima labor leader.

Scott A. August, operator of a Richland funeral home, was appointed to the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. The board regulates the funeral industry.

Hans-Rudolf Gahler, a retired Anacortes physician, was appointed to the Board of Hearing and Speech.

William Trogdon, an Eastsound architect, was appointed to a new term on the Board of Registration for Architects. Henry Hardnett, a federal government manager in Seattle, also was appointed to the board.

Patti Estep, a Puyallup businesswoman, and Moises Garcia Jr., a Yakima businessman, were appointed to the Collection Agency Board. The board regulates collection agencies.

Lula E. Horton, an Ellensberg cemetery manager and Rathapol (Jay) Chullanandana, a state claims adjudicator from Bremerton, were appointed to the Cemetery Board. John Allen, a Gig Harbor accountant, was reappointed to the board.

Habib M. Habib, a Marysville accountant, was named to the Asian-Pacific American Affairs Commission.

The following people were appointed to new terms on the Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS: Jack Jourden, a Seattle public health administrator; Romel Mackelprang, a university professor from Spokane, Sylvia Feder, a King County paramedic and Ruben Rodriquez, a College Place outreach worker. David Horn, an assistant attorney general from Seattle and Michael Soper, a Tacoma telephone service agent also were appointed to the council.

Frank Sanchez, a Bellingham refining company employee, was named to a new term on the Board of Boiler Rules. The board regulates boilers and other pressure vessels.

Charlene Clark, an Anacortes electrician, received a new term on the Electrical Board.

Locke appointed eight members to the Public Works Board. The board manages funds for government public works projects. The eight members are: Robert Bandarra, a Woodinville water district manager; Charlotte Garrido, a Kitsap County commissioner; Katy Isaksen, a Seattle businesswoman; Mayor Earl Tilly of Wenatchee; Patrick Buckley, a Newport public utility manager; Yoshio Ohno, a Mercer Island businessman; Travis Reed, retired, from Bremerton, and Peter Hahn, Snohomish County public works director. Ohno, Reed and Hahn received new terms on the board.

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