People in Business
The Washington State Association of Fire Marshals named Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli the 2018 Washington State Fire Marshal of the Year last month. Scarpelli, who has been a fire marshal since 2011, has a 27-year career with the city of Vancouver. As the city’s fire marshal, she oversees the team responsible for fire code enforcement and development review, fire and arson investigations, and community education. Scarpelli graduated this year from the Executive Fire Officer program at the U.S. National Fire Academy. She has championed Project HomeSafe, a community risk reduction program in Vancouver. The award is the highest honor given to local fire marshals in the state.
Several people from area businesses were honored recently for their commitment to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities at the 18th annual celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month last month. The event, held on Oct. 3, was hosted by the Clark County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, New Seasons Market, Umpqua Bank, SEH America and the Vancouver Business Journal. The event honors Clark County’s employees with developmental disabilities, their employers, employment agencies, and residents who provide outstanding service. The event was recorded by Clark Vancouver TV and can be viewed at www.cvtv.org/vid_link/27091.
This year’s award winners are:
• Public Employer of the Year — C-Tran.
• Private Employer of the Year — Andersen Dairy.
• Employee of the Year — Charles Hardy Jr. of the Old Spaghetti Factory.
• David Hanawalt Service Award — Shawn Cavanaugh, employment specialist at Keys to Advancement.
• Dennis Campbell Outstanding Service Award — Teresa Pritchard, supervisor of SEH America Managed Services.
• Outstanding Public Servant Award — Clark County Council Chair Marc Boldt.
The 2018 nominees are:
• Employer of the Year: 24 Hour Fitness — The Palms, Candlewood Suites, McCord’s Toyota, Nektar Juice Bar, Parr Lumber and YMCA Child Development Center.
• Employee of the Year: Kahneetah Brown, Paul Brown, Sherry Chamberlin, Stephanie Chase, Sean Dinsmore, Ben Fisher, Hadley Park, Donnie Sellers, Jennifer Stephens.
