nPost.com Networking Event
Featuring local entrepreneurs and CEOs, nPost.com is successfully bringing together people interested in startups and new business ideas.  Join us at our networking event on Tuesday, June 20th.  Our goal is to provide a forum for entrepreneurs and people interested in startups an opportunity to engage with one another exchange ideas, feedback, and of course business cards.

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: The Great Nabob
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UW / Pacific NW Tech Career Fair
The Pacific NW Tech Career Fair offers a unique venue targeting Technology and the Sciences.  Fifty Puget Sound area high tech companies will be on hand to recruit alumni who are experienced professionals in business, engineering, information technology and related fields. Advance registration online is required for both employers and job-seekers.

Date:  July 20, 2006
Time: 3 - 7 p.m.
Place: Mary Gates Hall Commons on UW Seattle campus
Cost: Free for job seekers. See Web site for employer pricing
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Alma Balmer: Young Alumni Reception
Save the Date!  The Alma Balmer: Young Alumni Reception is planned for Thursday, September 28th, from 6-8 p.m. in the Center for Urban Horticulture.

More information and on-line registration will be available in August.

Alumni Directory – find your friends
The UWAA Online Alumni Directory is a searchable database of UW alumni showing name, city and state of residence, class years, and other degree information. This resource will only prove useful if alumni log in and update their profiles, so please log in today and update your contact information!
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Huskies Helping Huskies
Here's a great way to stay connected and make a difference in the lives of other Huskies: volunteer to be a Career Connections contact. More...

Do you have news you’d like to share? Submit a class note. Tell us what major events have happened in your life: a new job, marriage, children, retirement, advanced degrees, you name it. 

Barry MacKechnie, BA ‘71
After a nationwide search, BD&A, the nation's Merchandise Agency, announced the addition of MacKechnie as its new Chief Operations Officer.MacKechnie earned his reputation for excellence in leadership in categories from mass grocery to technology to consulting. Past positions he has held include President of Larry's Markets, CEO of RevX software and Director of Sales and Branch Operations for BEST/Venturi Consulting, as well as CEO of his own CPA consulting group for 18 years.

Dale Smith, BA ‘77
Smith was recently named to head the new Retail Banking Division at Whidbey Island Bank.

Norma Tollman, BA ‘83
In December of 2005 Tollman was selected to be the manager of a new aviation logistics organization in FAA headquarters.  Tollman is also the leading effort on the President's Management Agenda on Real Property for the Department of Transportation.

Dan Sullivan, BA ‘85
BD&A recently announced the addition of Dan Sullivan as Vice President of Sales. In his new role, Sullivan will oversee strategic sales campaigns, sales operations, marketing functions and key account growth programs for clients in the sports marketing, technology, entertainment, motor sports and professional services industries.

Andrea Wiesemann, BA ‘95
Wiesemann and husband, Matthew Alexander, welcomed a baby boy into their family on March 2, 2006. His name is Mason Matthew Alexander.

Stacie Byars, BA ‘00
Byars has recently been elected to serve as a Director of the Arthritis Foundation for a three-year term. Byars is the Director of Communications for Targeted Genetics Corporation, a Seattle company developing gene therapies to prevent and treat inflammatory arthritis and other serious diseases.