Press Release Archive

Mary Lynn Pannen on PBS
Mary Lynn was Josephine Cheng's CEO Spotlight Guest on "About the Money." The first airing was Friday, June 11, 2010, 7:00 PM PST on KCTS Channel 9 in the Seattle area.

The interview topic was Senior Living, Care Management and resources for older adults.

The program will re-air on additional dates. Check the KCTS9 schedule for programming in your area.

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Pacific Lutheran University Honors Mary Lynn Pannen of Sound Options
Tacoma, WA – Washington-based Sound Options CEO Mary Lynn Pannen, RN, BSN, CCM will be honored this coming weekend at the Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) Homecoming Celebration Luncheon as one of its Alumni Award recipients. Ms. Pannen will be presented the Nursing Alumni Association’s Distinguished Nursing Alumna Award.

“Mary Lynn Pannen, considered to be a foremost content expert in the country... read more

CEO Wins Prestigious Care Management Award
Tacoma, WA (May 5, 2009) – Washington-based Sound Options CEO Mary Lynn Pannen received the Adele Elkind award at the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) Conference in Chicago on April 23, 2009. This award is presented to a NAPGCM member who embodies the spirit of Adele Elkind, a NAPGCM founding member and care management pioneer.

Ms. Pannen was... read more

First Year Honoree Top Places to Work
Tacoma, WA (March 25, 2009) ­ Sound Options became a first year honoree of the Business Examiner¹s Top Places to Work in the South Sound.

A dinner took place at the Sharon McGavick Conference Center at Clover Park Technical College, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, to announce the awards and honor those who received them.

Since 2005, the Business Examiner, a... read more

Company Named Second Fastest Growing Business
Tacoma, WA (December 16, 2008) –Sound Options, was named the second fastest growing of the Top-Ten Growth Companies in the South Sound by Business Examiner at a dinner ceremony on December 2, 2009.
“Sound Options has been a strong economic force in the South Sound since we opened in 1989,” comments Mary Lynn Pannen, CEO of Sound Options. “The... read more

Washington-based Sound Options CEO Receives National Award
Tacoma, WA (November 12, 2008) – The Western Region of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM), an association of over 2,000 health and human services specialists who help families caring for older relatives, has announced that it will award the Rose Kleiner Award this year to Mary Lynn Pannen, RN, CCM of Sound Options, located in... read more

Geriatric Care Managers Receive National Attention
As suggested in a recent N.Y. Times article, "...in the next 10 years, geriatric care managers will be one of the most important professional roles in the whole health services delivery system." read more

Sound Options Wins Better Workplace Award
The Association of Washington Business (AWB) recognized Sound Options in its annual Better Workplace Awards on Feb. 6 at St. Martin’s University in Lacey. AWB member Sound Options received the award in the category of innovative benefits for its employees.

"These awards are given to dispel the myth that most businesses don’t care about their employees," said AWB President Don Brunell.... read more

Sound Options President Quoted in US News and World Report
Sound Options Inc. President and CEO Mary Lynn Pannen was quoted in the Nov. 12 issue of US News and World Report.

In the article titled ‘Taking Care of Your Parents’ Pannen offers advice to adult children as they look into the best way to take caring for their aging parents. The current president of the National Association of... read more

Senior Resource Services Joins the Sound Options Team
Sound Options, Inc. has been serving clients in Seattle since it was founded in 1989, and has opened a new office to better serve the community.

As of July 1 Sound Options, Inc. expanded its presence in Seattle with the acquisition of Senior Resource Services, which includes a local office in Lynnwood.

"We're excited to continue the 32-year commitment to... read more

Sound Options Inc. Steps Out for Alzheimer's
Sound Options Inc. (SOI) is taking a step toward ending Alzheimer's by participating as a sponsor in the Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk, August 25, at Annie Wright School in Tacoma.

"We have seen the impact of Alzheimer's on families in the community," said SOI President and Founder Mary Lynn Pannen. "Getting together and walking to end Alzheimer's will be an... read more

Mary Lynn Pannen Named President of The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers is proud to announce that Mary Lynn Pannen, President and CEO of Sound Options, Inc., is the official President of NAPGCM.

NAPGCM was formed in 1984 to advance dignified care for older adults and their families in the United States. The association currently boasts a membership of over 2,100 care managers.

Professional... read more