Although best known locally as a founder of The Colophon Cafe and The Doggie Diner, Taimi Dunn Gorman has taught numerous marketing and ad design courses for Whatcom and the Small Business Development Center. Her classes are popular due both to her extensive experience as a restaurateur and retail owner/manager and to her marketing expertise. She is currently owner of Gorman Publicity, which offers a variety of marketing services to the business community.

Taimi has over 25 years experience in the marketing and management fields. In addition to having been co-owner of 12 restaurants and one doggie boutique, she has managed a shopping mall and an art gallery. She holds a degree in Speech Pathology from WWU and studied marketing at Portland State University in Oregon. Taimi has written over 100 business columns for such publications as the Bellingham Herald, Business Pulse and Business Journal and is former chair of the Governor's Small Business Improvement Council.