Shoreline resident Mike Vranizan named president of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle

Shoreline resident Mike Vranizan

Estate Planning Council of Seattle names new officers for 2014-2015

The Estate Planning Council of Seattle has appointed a slate of new officers to lead the council for 2014-2015, with Shoreline resident Michael Vranizan, private client relationship manager with Vranizan & Associates in Seattle, elected president.

Joining Vranizan is immediate past president Joan Albee, CPA, MST with Wellspring Group CPAs, PLLC, in Bellevue, and P. Gerry Maurer, AEP, CLU and ChFC with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Seattle is president elect. Kurt Olson, JD, with Fahlman Olson & Little, PLLC, in Seattle, is treasurer, and Ron Nagle, CPA with Peterson Sullivan LLP in Seattle, is secretary.

The executive committee includes Kathryn Garrison, CFP, with Moss Adams Wealth Advisors in Seattle, Ford Clary, trust and fiduciary specialist with Wells Fargo Bank, in Seattle, Kammie Lewis, CPA, with Bader Martin, PS, in Seattle, and Kristina Udall, JD, with The Law Office of Kristina Udall PLLC, in Seattle.

Mike Harman, attorney with J.P. Morgan, is chair of the 2014 Estate Planning Seminar and Tammy Miller, CFP, CTFA, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in Seattle, was appointed co-chair of the 2014 Estate Planning Seminar and chair of the 2015 planning seminar. The seminar will be held Oct. 30-31, 2014, in Seattle, and draws more than 1,000 attendees.

About the Estate Planning Council of Seattle: Originally founded in the early 1940s and one of the leading estate planning councils in the nation, The Estate Planning Council of Seattle is comprised of King County's top estate planning lawyers, certified public accountants, trust officers, insurance agents, and financial planners. The council aims to promote the highest quality estate planning services in the Pacific Northwest by developing and improving the capabilities of its members, fostering cooperation among professionals, and by educating the public about estate planning matters.