Nov 19, 2014

CollinsWoerman

Pearson

Blackburn

Clinton

Morison

Clark

Workman_

Tran

Rice

Copley

Epstein

Schlenker

Coney

CollinsWoerman appointed Alex Clark, Andy Morison, Candice Clinton, Jay Blackburn, Leif Pearson, Natasha Epstein, Nathan Copley and Scott Rice to associate and Frank Tran, Joe Workman, Sean Coney and Steve Schlenker to senior associate. The Seattle-based architecture, design and planning firm has a 75-person staff.

NBBJ

Walzak

Keith Walzak joined NBBJ in Seattle as a leader in the urban design and planning practice. Walzak has more than 28 years of design experience. He focuses on multi-modal and green infrastructure, urban redevelopment/regeneration strategies, cultural arts and social equity initiatives. His projects include San Diego Unified Port District's 50-year master plan; Cairo Gate master plan in Egypt; and CityNorth master plan in Phoenix. He won the Colorado Governor's Downtown Excellence Award and the Aesthetics in Public Transit Award from University of Arizona, Tucson.

Kleinfelder

Ruebelmann

Kleinfelder named Kerry Ruebelmann Northwest regional manager. She will work on business development and oversee offices in Seattle, Hanford, Portland and Salt Lake City. Ruebelmann is on the board of directors of the global engineering, architecture and science consulting firm. She was previously technical discipline leader for Kleinfelder's compliance and strategic planning disciplines. Ruebelmann is a geologist with over 28 years of experience.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Tarabochia

Elliott Bay Design Group hired Peter Tarabochia as vice president and chief financial officer. Tarabochia worked at Vigor Industrial. He has more than a decade of experience, and has been a financial leader for Fortune 500 enterprises. EBDG is a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm with offices in New Orleans and Ketchikan, Alaska.

Yost Grube Hall Architecture

Yost Grube Hall Architecture added Jeanne Jameson and Iren Taran to the ownership group. It also granted additional shares to these shareholders: interior designer Liz Bray, sustainability director Lona Rerick, and marketing director and Amy Winterowd. Bray has been with YGH since 1997, Rerick and Winterowd since 2001. Jameson is a project architect who joined YGH in 2007. She has worked on projects for the University of Hawaii, Chemeketa Community College, U.S. General Services Administration and Dow Chemical. Taran, an architect, has been with YGH since 2003. She is focused on international projects, including University of Botswana, American University of Afghanistan and Chevron. YGH provides planning, architecture and interior design.

Salish Lodge & Spa

Salish Lodge & Spa hired Wendy Floyd as director of sales. She has held sales positions at Sheraton Seattle and Sheraton Sunnyvale as well as Hilton Hotels & Resorts. The lodge completed a $1 million renovation this year.

American Express

American Express will open The Centurion Studio at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in 2015. The studios are an extension to the network of Centurion Lounges designed for card members. The studios are smaller but have seating, charging stations, free WiFi, and free snacks and beverages.

Association of Washington Business

The Association of Washington Business hired Bobbi Cussins as communications manager. She replaces Jason Hagey, who became AWB's director of communications in September. Cussins most recently was a senior public information officer and grassroots coordinator for the state House of Representatives.