Archive: August 2005


Living (& working) for the music

During the day, they work such jobs as forklift operator, part-time cashier, drum instructor and running a recording studio. At night and on weekends, they become Rumbeggae, a popular four-piece Mexican band that moved to the Seattle area from Veracruz a few years ago.

My First Job: Dr. Ronald Inge, vice president and dental director

Current position: Vice president and dental director, Washington Dental Service, which serves about 2 million residents statewide.

My First Job: Chuck Pettis, president and founder

Current position: President and founder of Medina-based BrandSolutions, which works with companies and nonprofits in developing, implementing and managing brand identities.

Ich bin ein dolmetscher (I am an interpreter)

When presidents visit other nations — besides being escorted by an entourage of bodyguards and officials— they often are accompanied by interpreters. So in 1978 when then-President Carter was to give a speech in West Berlin, he asked his interpreter to write a line in German that would stir up the crowd like President Kennedy did in 1963 with his historic "Ich bin ein Berliner."

My First Job: Carla Leonardi, owner and line cook

Current position: Owner and line cook, Cafe Lago.

Straight to the top

There's only a couple of workers among the several dozen on the 2200 Westlake construction site, near Westlake Avenue and Denny Way, who can get away with not wearing a hard hat. One of them is Willie Steinberg, who operates one of the site's two tower cranes, which perch like giant one-legged birds above building sites all over the area.

My First Job: William Klink, newspaper editor

Current position: Retired after a 28-year career as a daily newspaper editor and seven years in public relations.

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