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WAC® MAGAZINE February / March 2014 Volume 33, Numbers 2 & 3 ISSN 1091-7985 Washington Athletic Club® 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 206.622.7900 / fax 206.464.3058 www.wac.net / magazine@wac.net 206.464.4631 / fax 206.464.1392 Letter from the President & CEO Subscription: $36 / Single copies: $3 Published monthly except for combined issues: February/March, June/July, November/December, plus a December holiday issue. Periodicals rate postage paid at Seattle, WA Chuck Nelson, President & Chief Executive Officer / cnelson@wac.net Great things going on Publisher: Michelle Pinson Editor in Chief/Creative Director: Barbara Schmitt Managing Editor: Darrick Meneken Designer: Kelly Wang Designer: Anna De La Paz Editorial Assistant: Naomi Thalenberg Design Intern: Annie Gaines T For advertising information: David Stolber Advertising & Marketing Sales Varsity Communications, Inc. p 425.412.7070, ext. 113 • f 425.412.7082 david@varsitycommunications.com he Washington Athletic Club serves different purposes for different members. For some, it is Seattle's best place to work out, with so many options, styles and venues. For others, it is the fun found at the more than 300 Club Program events each year. For others still, it is the increasingly popular Torchy's and Hagerty's eating and drinking spots. Then again, others visit the Club most often for family gatherings. However you look at it, there truly is something for everyone. The WAC provides a great community and a place to congregate with others who also find value in their membership here. The Club has also, for all of its 84-year history, provided a great place to build a network around the business and commerce of this great city. The Club was founded by, and continues to serve, leaders in the areas of finance, real estate, and technology ... law and law enforcement … the sports and philanthropic communities … and service industries. Every day you can see business veterans plotting strategy over local draft beers in Hagerty's or a signature cocktail in the wonderful new Torchy's Bar, or a young professional getting sage advice from an industry titan one treadmill over. Business relationships are formed after meeting a vendor on a WAC committee or at Jubilee. Job offers come about when someone learns your true character after a competitive basketball league game. Inside the walls of the WAC, relationships of all kids are formed, and opportunities to learn and grow develop. Places to go and people to meet? Yep, that's the WAC. This all-encompassing enrichment of so many areas of members' lives is what makes the Club special. Whether for business, social or fitness purposes, using the Washington Athletic Club to its fullest provides great emotional and practical value. Look through this special two-month issue of WAC Magazine, or go to wac.net, and pick out a Club offering that is new to you. Experience it, and bring a friend. You may find participating pure fun, make new friends along the way, or discover a potential business relationship. All of those are great things, and great things happen at the WAC. EXECUTIVE STAFF Chuck Nelson President & Chief Executive Officer cnelson@wac.net Paul Lowber Chief Financial Officer plowber@wac.net Wayne Milner Senior Vice President Athletics, Special Projects & Community Partners wmilner@wac.net Bill Cohen Vice President Operations wcohen@wac.net Michelle Pinson Vice President Membership & Marketing mpinson@wac.net Peter Christian Vice President Food & Beverage pchristian@wac.net Melissa Borders Vice President Club Programs mborders@wac.net Wendall Smith Vice President Human Resources wsmith@wac.net Dawn Dorsett Admin. Systems Manager & Executive Asst. ddorsett@wac.net WASHINGTON ATHLETIC CLUB - Dedicated 1930 MISSION To enrich the quality of life of our members VISION To be the premier athletic club in America VALUES Leadership, Excellence, Integrity, Service and Sensitivity POSTMASTER Send address changes to: Editor, WAC Magazine, P.O. Box 1709 Seattle, WA 98111-1709 WAC and Washington Athletic Club are registered trademarks of the Washington Athletic Club. FEBRUARY / MARCH 2014 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 5