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MARCH 2017 THE RAINIER REVIEW THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE RAINIER CLUB MARCH LETTER FROM 2017 THE CEO Art has been a central aesthetic in our LETTER FROM THE CEO.............02 Clubhouse since its early days and continues to be one of dominant program interests of our members. The Club was fortunate to have Dr. Richard Fuller as the chair of the Art NEW STAFF..................................03 Committee for so many years during his time as director of the Seattle Art Museum. While there are so many exquisite pieces to discuss in the Club’s collection, I wanted to mention NEW MEMBERS..........................03 a few artifacts by Kenneth Callahan that Dr. Fuller and other members had a hand in placing at The Rainier Club. THE PRESIDENT'S COLUMN......04 The exquisite logging scene painting from Museum and the Seattle Public Library on the Works Progress Administration (WPA) an Edward S. Curtis exhibit to celebrate era has adorned our lobby for many years Curtis’ life’s work on the 150th anniversary (see adjacent photo). Two untitled works of his birth. We expect a few pieces from the MENTOR PROGRAM.................05 located on the third floor featuring race Club’s unique platinum print collection will horses were donated to the Club by long- be part of this exhibit at SAM next year. time Arts Committee member Morris J. Separate from this event, the Foundation CULINARY ATELIER....................06 Alhadeff. The Club has been fortunate will hold a program May 10 on Edward to have a connection to so many of the Curtis to fund the acquisition of the Northwest’s artists and it’s important we republication of the 20-volume North continue to celebrate their works today. American Indian. The Foundation is MEMBER SPOTLIGHT.................07 Active efforts by our Arts and Literary excited to offer this opportunity for the committees fill our program calendar each membership to be able to view the nearly year. A great evening postponed last year completed republication. An invitation will be mailed in the coming weeks featuring FEATURED EVENTS.....................08 during construction is now rescheduled for next month. The Belle Époque – the a program detailing Curtis’ life as a studio “beautiful age” of Paris – will feature photographer and outlining how he live music, portraits, and entertainment advanced photography technologies. UPCOMING EVENTS..................09 making it an unforgettable night you won’t If you have not yet had a chance to see want to miss. another generation of northwest artists, The Club actively supports the arts where it be sure to visit the Club’s Gallery on the SAVE THE DATE...........................11 can. In 2008, it supported the creation of second floor during the final month of the the Rainier Arts and Library Foundation exhibit featuring the works of students from (RALF). The Foundation is organized with Georgetown Atelier. the objective of acquiring and conserving ON THE COVER...........................12 Best regards, artistically and culturally significant property, with an emphasis on the history of Rainier Club members, Seattle and the greater Puget Sound region. In an aligned Michael Troyer, CEO project in 2018, members of the Club have been actively working with the Seattle Art 02 | WWW.THERAINIERCLUB.COM he Rainier Club is pleased to announce the hiring of two new staff members: Executive INTRODUCING TCoordinator Dori Cho and Director of Membership Omar Parker. NEW STAFF Dori Cho joins the Club as the Executive Coordinator to CEO Michael Troyer and the Rainier Club Historic Foundation Administrator. She MEMBERS will support the Board of Trustees and standing committees as well as the Historic Foundation’s Board of Directors. Dori is a Puget Sound native and University of Washington graduate. She brings to the Club an art and culture education and a professional background working in galleries in Seattle and New York City, as well as a project management background working with department chairs, CEOs and art directors. Omar Parker joins The Rainier Club team as the Director of Membership. Omar is responsible for growing the Club’s membership with the support of its Membership Committee. As a Mercer Island native, Omar brings his local connections and fresh perspective to the Club’s membership recruitment efforts. Omar spent four years as the Director of Player Development for the University of Missouri’s men’s basketball team and spent 12 years in sales development and marketing. Omar and Dori work out of the membership office on the fourth floor. Please stop by and meet them when you’re next at the Club. Stefanie Cerda WELCOME TO OUR Enterprise Sales, NEWEST MEMBERS Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Matthew Myers Financial Consultant, TIAA and thank you to their sponsors! Sponsored by Michael and Bryn Black, Kristiina Hiukka THE RAINIER REVIEW | 03 THE PRESIDENT'S “Imagination is more important than knowledge. COLUMN For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.” – Albert Einstein The first two months of 2017 have gone by in once you log-in, and call or email Director of a flash. Club leadership and management have Communications Amy Boyd. been hard at work navigating the development project, beginning to outline the budget for Historic Foundation Campaign Update the 2017-2018 fiscal year and continuing to The Club’s fundraising efforts continue as we fundraise for the Historic Foundation. Here is strive to meet our $500,000 goal to complete a snapshot of where the Club stands today. the lounge and health club projects. To- date we have raised $335,000. At the end of Development Project Update February, President Elect Darlene Corkrum The Rainier Club and Fifth & Columbia completed her 24th marathon – an incredible Investors, LLC (F&C) are in a dispute feat! She joined 36,000 runners on February concerning the 2014 Development 26 in Tokyo to run 26.2 miles (42.164 Agreement. The Club has attempted to kilometers) and has now completed four of six resolve the dispute, but has been unsuccessful. World Marathon Majors. Darlene ran the race On February 13, 2017, with the support with the intention to help the Rainier Club of the Club's counsel at Foster Pepper Historic Foundation meet its goal. We sent a PLLC, a lawsuit was filed against F&C. An ClubCast email to the membership asking for announcement was sent via email on February contributions in support of Darlene. Several 14 to members who subscribe to the Club’s members provided generous contributions digital communication, ClubCast. Due to the – thank you. If you would like to share in litigation, communication and information showing support to our president elect, regarding this matter must be kept she’ll be running in yet another marathon confidential. The Club will endeavor to update in Los Angeles on March 19. Donation forms members throughout the course of litigation. may be found at the front desk. You may also contact Historic Foundation Administrator Member Satisfaction Survey Dori Cho (welcome, Dori!) at dori@ Thank you to those of you who filled out therainierlclub.com to receive a donation the 2017 member satisfaction survey. As of form electronically. A big thank you and the print date of this letter, we’ve received congratulations to Darlene for blending her nearly 200 responses. We appreciate the time passion for fitness with her love for her Club. you have spent to give us your thoughts and opinions. We have received feedback about 2017 Laureate the length of the survey. We determined the Thank you to all of you who attended the best course of action was to send one survey voting for the 2017 Rainier Club Laureate instead of several smaller versions throughout on February 15. The votes have been tallied the year. We may adjust this strategy for next and an invitation has been extended to the year’s survey. The Board and management will candidate with the most votes. Once the review the survey results this month and I will Laureate has accepted his award, we will report on the results in my April column. announce him to the membership and begin celebration planning. Please keep in mind there are many ways to send feedback and get questions answered Best regards, at any time. Members may fill out a dining comment card, leave a note with the front desk attendant, fill out the online feedback form located at the bottom of the website Brian Wineke, President 04 | WWW.THERAINIERCLUB.COM he word “because” is a powerful performance accelerator. We live in the neighborhood we do INSIGHT FROM Tbecause of its views, proximity to schools, or access to the city of our choosing. We drive the car we do because of the fuel economy, status, reliability or horsepower. We work for our employer THE RAINIER or do business with customers because of the value we derive from them. In all of our decisions the word “because” is present. CLUB MENTOR “Because” is a powerful word, therefore executive and entrepreneurs can accelerate their success PROGRAM CHAIR by understanding the “because” of their employees and customers. For example, why do your best employees work with you? You will likely hear things like autonomy, challenging work and making a difference; but as more and more employers are providing these same attributes, they have become the price of entry for top talent, not differentiators. Strive to know how your employees finish the sentence, “Even though you can find autonomy, have challenging work and make a difference at other companies, you work here because…” When you learn what is most important and enjoyable about working with your company, you can understand what differentiates you from your competitors and craft strategies to become a magnet for the brightest and best talent available.