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Rustin Brewer
Rustin Brewer, a certified public accountant with Caley & Associates, provides financial and tax planning for individuals and businesses. In addition to 10 years as a CPA, he has first-hand experience with making a career transition. Brewer was a farmer before becoming a CPA. He can be reached at 360-695-0065; Caley & Associates’ Web site is caleycpas.com. |
Damien Brown
Damien Brown of Vancouver created the San Damian Collection jewelry line. Celebrities including Naomi Watts, Marla Sokoloff and Tim McGraw have worn his pieces. His collection is available at department stores and boutiques across the country including Altman Studio in Hazel Dell. More information about Brown can be found at sandamianline.com. |
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Scott Collier
Scott Collier became a lawyer 25 years ago. A significant part of his practice was family law. For the past nine years, he has served as a Clark County Superior Court Commissioner. He rules on all kinds of cases, including divorce. |
Mike Cooper
Mike Cooper is the chairman of the Fort Vancouver chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). He spent 30 years in the computer and information services industries working in marketing, sales, general management and international business. He can be reached through SCORE at 360-699-1079 or scorevancouver.org. |
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Lara Flynn
Lara Flynn is a senior associate at Bryant & Associates, a Vancouver insurance brokerage. She has specialized in individual and group health insurance for more than 10 years. She can be reached at 360-254-8150 or bryantandassociates.net. |
Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman is a small-business consultant with the Fort Vancouver chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). He worked for 40 years in operational management, computer software development and warehouse distribution. He can be reached through SCORE at 360-699-1079 or scorevancouver.org. |
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Alex Gordon
Alex Gordon has been an Americorp Vista Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor coordinator in Vancouver for almost three years. Gordon specializes working with Latino residents but also helps all ethnic groups with information on Medicare, Medicaid and supplemental insurance programs. She also serves on the Human Services Council, irccv.org/rsvp8.cfm. She can be reached at 360-735-3686. |
Deborah Johnson
Debbie Johnson is a certified financial advisor and is a co-founder of Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC in Vancouver. She has been practicing in Vancouver for 25 years and specializes in long-term financial planning. Johnson can be reached at 360-695-1795. |
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Becky Merritt
Becky Merritt directs Clark College’s Southwest Washington Displaced Homemaker Program, which helps women make the transition back to work after spending at least 10 years as homemakers. The YWCA named Merritt a Woman of Achievement in 2005. Clark’s Displaced Homemaker Center can be reached at 360-992-2321, or by e-mailing Merritt at bmerritt@clark.edu. |
Peter Paskill
Peter Paskill is division director and senior consultant at CareerMakers in Tualatin, Ore. He has provided more than 19 years of career transition counseling to nearly 4,000 individual clients, and does human resources consultations as well. He is co-author of “Want A New Better Fantastic Job? How to Find Satisfying Work in a Topsy-Turvy World.” He can be reached at 971-224-1231 or 503-885-7755. For more information on CareerMakers visit careermakers.com. |
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Eric Schubert
Eric Schubert owns Express Employment Professionals in Vancouver. Express helps job seekers find positions that match their interests, qualifications and salary needs to positions available. Express also offers assistance crafting resumes and gives interview tips. Schubert can be reached at 360-883-3600. |
Brian Rauscher
Brian Rauscher is a career counselor at Washington State University Vancouver. Rauscher graduated in 2005 from Lewis and Clark College with a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology. He has worked at WSU Vancouver for about one-and-a-half years helping students choose a major, develop a career path and prepare for job interviews. Rauscher can be reached at 360-546-9224, and WSU Vancouver’s career services Web site, with tips for job-seekers, is at www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/career. |
