washington business
editorial staff
Don C. Brunell, Publisher
Jocelyn A. McCabe, APR, Executive Editor
Jason Hagey, Communications Manager
Brian Mittge, Staff Writer
Daniel C. Brunell, Photo Editor
J-Anne Nepomuceno, Editorial Assistant
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Mel Russell, Chair of the Board
Aldercreek Vineyards, Vancouver
Lisa Janicki, Vice Chair
Janicki Industries, Sedro-Woolley
What’s Ahead
The Worst Kept Secret
Jocelyn A. McCabe, APR, Executive Editor
Mike Schwenk, Secretary/Treasurer
Vista Engineering, Richland
Doug Bayne, Immediate Past Chair
How do you begin to celebrate a career like that of Don Brunell?
Walla Walla Community College Foundation, Walla Walla
Don C. Brunell, President
leading up to this issue of Washington Business. The subject matter is daunting
That’s the question I turned over in my head again and again in the months
The late C. David Gordon, Honorary President
enough — but then there’s the practical side of producing the magazine.
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How do I sneak the cover story past my publisher (that would be Don),
Don C. Brunell, President
Gary Chandler, VP, Government Affairs
Kris Johnson, VP, Operations
Jocelyn A. McCabe, APR, VP, Communications
years in business and politics down to a relatable story — but not interview
who is also my neighbor at the office? And then, how do you condense 28
the primary subject?
Thankfully, (1) I found ways to sidestep the conversation with Don (“Uh,
the cover story is on energy. Yep. Energy…”) and (2) we have writers like Jason
Hagey who know how to write just such a profile. I also had a direct line to family
photos, thanks to his son, Daniel. And there were plenty of people to interview
because, as anyone who knows Don knows: Don knows everyone.
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I mean everyone.