Northwest Aerospace News June | July Issue No. 15 | Page 32

Nancy White — President
Custom Interface, Inc., Bingen, WA
Chinook Enterprises’ mission makes them
unique from other manufacturing companies in
the Northwest. Chinook is a non-profit designed
to operate as a business with a social mission to
support full participation in community life for
people with disabilities or other barriers. A key
part of full participation is successful employment
where people’s abilities match opportunities at
local businesses.
Chinook serves their local community as a hub
for both people with disabilities searching for
employment, as well as the companies seeking
to hire them. This service became a reality when
their founder, Rob Martin, became deeply engaged
at the state level to develop support for disability
employment programs. Today, Chinook generates
revenue through employment services, manufacturing,
and landscape maintenance. This diversity
in business helps stabilize the mission for longterm
benefit to the community.
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