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Local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. The Mid-county Memo offers this section to our business neighbors for news, advancements, promotions, expansions and other noteworthy events to be shared with the community at large. Business Memo submissions for the April issue are due by Friday, March 15. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR 97230. To leave a phone message, dial 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672.

New office manager fills experienced shoes at East Portland dental practice
Kym Merrick recently joined the staff at Dr. David J. Dowsett's dental practice in east Portland.
COURTESY KYM MERRICK
Dr. David J. Dowsett DMD, recently announced Kym Merrick joined his east Portland dental practice staff. However, she is not new to dentistry. Merrick is stepping in to fill the shoes of Roxanne Sakshaug, who, after more than 45 years, recently retired as Dowsett's office manager.

An interest in dentistry hit Merrick in her youth. Beginning by acquiring her dental assisting license, she has worked in many dental specialties as well as general dentistry and has a 12-year background in orthodontics office management.

From California originally, Merrick lives in Camas with her husband, two teenagers, two dogs and a cat. She said in her spare time she has a passion for fashion and works as a jewelry fashion consultant helping women accentuate their assets and hide perceived flaws. She also enjoys boating on the Columbia River and traveling.

Dowsett's office is at 11765 N.E. Glisan St. This general dentistry practice specializes in preventative care, root canals, fillings, whitening, extractions, crowns, bridges, dentures and partials and new patients are always welcome.

When you call 503-253-1262 to learn more, Merrick will be eager to help you.

Boer takes reins at Gateway Wells Fargo
Colm Boer, branch manager at Wells Fargo at Northeast 122nd and Halsey, sees himself as a community banker.
COURTESY KRIS ANDREJESKI
Most people would probably look at the size of Wells Fargo - $1.4 trillion in assets, fourth largest bank in the U.S. - and think it is a large, national bank. However, according to Tom Unger, regional communications manager for Wells Fargo, its values, mission and most importantly, its actions in Multnomah County and elsewhere are those of a community bank.

“We grew into a family of many local banks that only later became national,” said Colm Boer, manager of Wells Fargo's branch at 1610 N.E. 122nd Ave. “Despite our size, we don't act big,” Boer added. “Unlike a lot of large companies, we're very de-centralized. We're local and national at the same time. We have become one of the largest and strongest community banks in Oregon and the nation.”

Boer joined Wells Fargo in 2008 as a teller in Astoria and later worked as a personal banker in Spokane. Promoted to branch manager in Hood River in 2011, later, he was transferred to his current position in Portland.

Six years ago, while he was on a Baltic Sea cruise with Holland America Line, Boer, a Netherlands native, met his future wife Adri, an Astoria, Oregon native. One year later, there was a Hollander-American marriage. They live in Happy Valley with their two girls, ages four and five.

In addition to its 31 bank branches in Multnomah County, Wells Fargo also has mortgage, business banking, insurance, commercial real estate financing, and investment offices here.

In his role as manager, Boer is responsible for the customer service, sales, professional development and community involvement efforts of 20 branch employees at the busy branch.

“Wells Fargo believes it will only ever be as successful as the communities it operates in. So we do everything we can to support the areas where our team members and customers live and work,” Boer said.

For instance, in Multnomah County, Wells Fargo and its more than 1,700 area employees lend a hand to hundreds of schools and nonprofit groups through activities such as:

• Providing grants to improve education
• Supporting Habitat for Humanity with both grants and volunteer hours to build affordable homes
• Assisting the Susan G. Komen Foundation with grants and volunteers
• Providing grants and volunteers to SOLVE

In 2012, the Portland Business Journal named Wells Fargo the most generous bank in Oregon and the nation.

More information about Wells Fargo is posted at wellsfargo.com.

For more information about how Boer and his team can help you succeed financially, call him at 503-220-2828, or email: colm.s.boer@wellsfargo.com.

New Yorker joins carpet, flooring store
Interior designer Judy Immesoete has joined the staff of Classique Floors.
COURTESY SHAN APPLEGATE
Classique Floors, 14127 S.E. Stark St. has added New York interior designer, Judy Immesoete, to its staff of consultants to serve both commercial and residential customers.

Immesoete operated her own interior design business in Rochester, N.Y., before moving to Portland. She will work mainly with Classique Floors' residential customers.
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