News & Events

April 8, 2005

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Carl Young, Interim Director of Communications
425.352.8256
cyoung@cascadia.edu

WALLY WALKER WILL SPEAK TO CASCADIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST

Bothell, WA - Linda Holman, President of the Cascadia Community College Foundation Board of Directors, announced that Wally Walker, President and CEO of the Seattle Sonics and Storm, will speak to the 4th annual Leadership Breakfast. “From the Locker Room to the Board Room: Lessons I Have Learned” will be the subject of Mr. Walker’s presentation. The breakfast is scheduled for Friday, June 3, 2005, at 7:30 am.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Mr. Walker as this year’s speaker,” noted Ms. Holman. “The Sonics and Storm organization has been so successful under his leadership, we are confident that his presentation will be fun and inspiring.”

The event will take place on the campus shared by Cascadia Community College and UW Bothell, in the Northcreek Café. The Leadership Breakfast is an annual fund-raising event for the Cascadia Community College Foundation, which provides scholarships, program support and innovation funding for the college.

“I am especially excited about our event this year,” said Camilla Bishop, Executive Director of the Foundation. “We are always proud to have visitors to our beautiful campus, and we know that Mr. Walker, who earned his MBA as a ‘returning student’, has demonstrated a real commitment to the life-long learning mission that we support.”

As a player, Wally Walker was a first-round draft choice (fifth overall) for the Portland Trail Blazers. Walker became a player for the Sonics in 1977, where he helped the team advance to the NBA Finals twice, culminating with Seattle’s only NBA championship in 1979. After leaving the NBA, Walker earned an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business in 1987.

Tickets are $40 per person, or $250 for a table for 6 with the sponsor’s signage. Reservations can be made on-line by clicking on the link on the Cascadia website (www.cascadia.edu) or by calling 425-352-8840.

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