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Born in Seattle and a graduate of Seattle University, Mr. Evered brings to the Board a wealth of prior business experience and community involvement indicative of his interest in the Seattle area. His early career included positions with Shell Oil, Chrysler Credit and Baxter Medical before he joined the family auto dealership Bellevue Lincoln Mercury. For more than 44 years the family owned and operated this successful dealership on the Eastside. During that time Michael was elected to the Lincoln Mercury National Dealer Council from 1993-94.
Michael has always given back to the community in a variety of significant ways serving as a member of the Bellevue Rotary Club since 1979 and as its President in 1990-91. He raised over $250,000 for the Rotary Wishing Well Foundation to benefit terminally ill children and he continues to serve as President Emeritus of this organization. Additionally Michael has served as President and Board member of Eastside Mental Health and as a member of the Central Business District Action Committee which was instrumental in the development of Downtown Bellevue. He also served as a Bellevue City Council member from 1979-1983 and served on the Bellevue Civil Service Commission. He chaired the Finance Committee in the development of Meydenbauer Center and the St. Madeline Sophie Catholic Church $2.5MM capital campaign. Currently Mr. Evered is spokesperson for Electron Beam Tomography (EBT) for the Swedish Heart Institute at Swedish Medical Center. | 