Robert C. Wallace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wallace to Lead Puget Sound Blood Center Board

JANUARY 22, 2007, SEATTLE — Puget Sound Blood Center’s board of trustees recently elected Robert C. Wallace as chairman and four members to three-year terms effective Jan. 1, 2007.

Wallace is CEO of Wallace Properties, Inc., and heads a number of affiliated entities involved in commercial real estate investment, development and management in Washington State and Arizona. The Seattle commercial real estate executive has served on the Board of Puget Sound Blood Center since 2004, was named Vice Chair in 2006 and assumed the Chairmanship Jan. 1, 2007.

A director of First Mutual Bancshares for nearly 20 years, Wallace also has served the community as chair of the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District (Safeco Field), the Bellevue Convention Center Authority, both Greater Seattle and Bellevue chambers of commerce, and the Bellevue Rotary Club.

Wallace is committed to the Blood Center and its mission: “I recognize the value brought to patients and to our region’s leading medical centers by Puget Sound Blood Center, known internationally for its research and its contributions to transfusion medicine,” says Wallace. “During my term as Chair, I look to continue the work of others in providing the resources, personnel and facilities to enable the Blood Center to continue to provide services of the highest quality and cutting-edge research.”

New Board Members and Appointments
Stepping up from the board to become vice chair is Barbara Sherland, JD, of Stoel Rives, LLP.
Board members who began full three-year terms this month are: Alan W. Schulkin, Attorney at Law; Mirtha Vaca-Wilkens, Project Manager/Story Project Coordinator at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center; Toni Richmond Hoffman, real estate broker and former board member of 6 years; and Leslie Giblett, local business woman.

Celebrating more than 60 years of innovation, the Blood Center has a long and unique tradition of blending community volunteerism, medical science and research to improve patients’ lives. The Blood Center serves patients in more than 70 hospitals and clinics in 14 counties with blood services, provides tissue and transplantation support to 185 hospitals across the Northwest.

For more information on Puget Sound Blood Center please see our web site at www.psbc.org.

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