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MARCH / APRIL 2018 7 Change is in the air It is very visible, all around us. New buildings, new people, and new opportunities and challenges. e city of Seattle and the Puget Sound region are looking and behaving differently. Once-famil- iar downtown streets and neighborhoods have prominent new structures; formerly quick-moving thoroughfares now look more like crawling caterpillars of cars and densely populated buses; and new streetscapes are packed with an interesting mix of construction and tech workers. Our population has changed and continues to do so. And quickly! In any given week you might still run into old classmates. But you're more likely to bump shoulders with newcomers from around the country and world. Most of this growth is good. Certainly for the Washington Athletic Club, being in the heart of a vibrant, growing, dynamic city is a positive. When the WAC opened in 1930 it was the third-tallest building in Seattle. As the city has ebbed and flowed over the years, the WAC has been no stranger to change and has thrived throughout. e commitment is strong to be great stewards of the Club's deep culture and values and to be equally purposeful and entrepreneurial about meeting the needs of Seattle today and tomorrow. As always, our members are among the leaders driving the city and the region forward. For the WAC, standing at the center of downtown Seattle is not only a geographic truth but a metaphoric one that speaks to the contributions the club and its members make to this great city. Onward! @cnhuskies13 Chuck Nelson President & CEO cnelson@wac.net Washington Athletic Club - Dedicated 1930 - Mission To enrich the quality of life of our members Vision To be the premier city athletic club in America Values Leadership, Excellence, Integrity, Service, and Sensitivity WAC® MAGAZINE MARCH / APRIL 2018 Volume 37, Number 2 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 Subscription: $18 / Single copies: $3 Published bimonthly, plus holiday issue. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, WA. 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 Michelle Pinson, Vice President Membership & Marketing mpinson@wac.net Publisher: Michelle Pinson Editor in Chief / Creative Director: Barbara Schmitt Managing Editor: Darrick Meneken Associate Editor: Mae Folsom Jacobson Designer: Stephanie Ward Design Intern: Ian Taruc Marketing Project Manager: Erin Danner For advertising information: Kirk Tourtillotte Advertising & Marketing Sales Varsity Communications, Inc. p 888.367.6420, ext. 114 • f 888.273.1763 kirk@varsitycommunications.com Peter Christian, Vice President Food & Beverage pchristian@wac.net Wendall Smith, Vice President Human Resources wsmith@wac.net 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.