People in business
Leadership Clark County’s Board of Directors selected Paul Speer as its 2009 Outstanding Alumnus. Speer was a 2006 LCC graduate and has served as a board member, curriculum lead, project leader, scholarship sponsor and has mentored and recruited more than 20 other LCC participants.
James Gladson, who has served as community relations manager in the public sector on a variety of transportation and public works projects, has joined BergerABAM’s Vancouver office as senior public involvement project manager. Gladson has more than 28 years of experience in community outreach programs and public involvements activities.
Vancouver-based ClearAccess has hired Bill Allen to be its new vice president of worldwide sales. Allen brings 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently serving as vice president of sales and operations for San Jose, Calif.-based Allied Telesis. ClearAccess provides software and hardware for managing wireless home and small business networks to Internet service providers.
Kris Thomas has joined insurance brokerage firm Nicholson & Associates Insurance. Thomas had previously been a financial representative for Country Financial. Nicholson & Associates has a main office in Olympia, along with offices in Centralia and Vancouver, 9413 N.E. Highway 99, Suite 2.
