May 15, 2015

Jordan Ramis

The Portland law firm Jordan Ramis said Christopher L. Reive has been elected managing shareholder and will continue his environmental law practice. He succeeds Steven L. Shropshire, who has been named managing shareholder of the Bend office. Two shareholders were added to the board of directors: Amy Robinson and Robert Koury II. Robinson is co-chair of the Business Practice Group and Koury chairs the Dirt Law Practice Group. Jordan Ramis has offices in Oregon and Washington.

WTS International

WTS International, an international organization focused on the advancement of women in transportation, named Rita Brogan Woman of the Year. She was Metro's superintendent of public transportation development in Seattle in the 1980's and was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to the Washington State Transportation Commission.

May 14, 2015

NBS arranges apartment financing

Westlakes Apartments in Olympia has 181 units.

Mike Wood and Austin Johnson of NBS Financial Services arranged $19.4 million in financing for two apartment complexes: the 181-unit Westlakes Apartments in Olympia and the 110-unit Poplar Lanes Apartments in Lynnwood.

Funding was provided by Fannie Mae through NBS Financial's relationship with Walker & Dunlop. NBS Financial represented both borrower and lender.

NBS Financial is part of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson, a real estate company based in Portland.

Valeri Pate joins WSHFC

Pate

Washington State Housing Finance Commission hired Valeri Pate to lead its asset management and compliance division. She will oversee a team that monitors more than 900 affordable housing properties across the state. Pate worked at the commission from 2002 to 2006 managing its tax credit division. Since then she has worked at Enterprise Community Partners, Key Bank and Catholic Housing Services. The commission's staff of about 12 monitors more than 934 properties and 75,000 units, and inspects more than 250 properties annually.

Seminar on transportation June 5

Transportation issues and policy will be the focus of an all-day event June 5 at Hilton Seattle put on by The Seminar Group. There will be sessions on funding, long-term planning, land use and alternative forms of transportation. For more information or to register, visit: http://goo.gl/pgtovd

Stoel Rives

Morse

The Seattle law firm of Stoel Rives said Kara Morse won an award for Outstanding Achievement by a Young Lawyer-Private Practice. The award was presented by the University of Washington's Law Women's Caucus. Morse works in the corporate group, assisting health care clients.

Workforce Development Council

The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County said CEO Marlena Sessions has joined the National Association of Veteran Serving Organizations Board of Directors.

May 13, 2015

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Blair

Cloutier

The law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt hired Priya Cloutier and Steven R. Blair to its intellectual property practice in Seattle. Cloutier focuses on domestic and international patents, trademarks and copyrights, and was with Lane Powell. Blair focuses on computer science, and worked with Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft as a software engineer and product manager. He was with Seed Intellectual Property Law Group.

Sound Transit

Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy nominated Don S. Monroe to represent Pierce County on the citizen oversight panel that monitors Sound Transit. Monroe was Pierce Transit CEO from 1981 until 2006. He will serve a four-year term.

McKay Wealth Management

McKay Wealth Management in Tukwila made several promotions and additions. Associates Lindsey McKay and Nathan O'Connor have been promoted, and John Veitch and Kelly McKay have been hired. Lindsey McKay was promoted to partner and O'Connor is now director of investment operations. Veitch and Kelly McKay are client relations managers.

Hart Crowser

McMillin

Green

Pagel

Campbell

Wisher

Warner

Strobel

Alders

Wahler

Smoak

In Seattle, Hart Crowser hired Aaron Wisher as GIS specialist/geologist, Nicole Campbell as a geotechnical engineer, Michael Pagel as an environmental geologist, Jamalyn Green as an environmental engineer, Amy McMillin and Hunter Smoak as field geologists, Anita Wahler as an editor, and University of Washington student Abbas Ganji as a geotechnical intern. In Vancouver, it hired geotechnical engineers Jim Alders and Joe Strobel, and in Portland it hired geologist Kirk Warner. Wisher has 15 years of experience in GIS analysis for projects in marine, urban and remote areas. He has worked for the US Navy and the state. Campbell holds a master's in civil (geotechnical) engineering from Colorado State University and is supporting the Mukilteo ferry project. Pagel has nine years of experience with geotechnical and environmental projects, and is supporting projects for Ecology and Seattle City Light. Green has five years of experience and a master's from the University of Washington. She has done projects for Chevron and will work with industrial clients at Hart Crowser. McMillin has a master's in geology from the University of Idaho and experience as a US Forest Service wildland firefighter. She is working on the Second and Pine high-rise in Seattle. Smoak has three years of experience with geotechnical construction oversight. He is working on 1007 Stewart Street in Seattle. Wahler has over 25 years of experience, including technical writing, editing, and grant development. Alders has five years of geotechnical engineering experience with roads, retaining walls and utility projects. He is working on Barlow Point shipping terminal for the Port of Longview. Strobel has a master's from Portland State University and is working on high-rise projects. Warner has 25 years of experience managing environmental investigation and remediation projects and is working on environmental assessments for road improvements. Hart Crowser is an environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Edmonds, Vancouver, Portland, Anchorage and Honolulu.

McMillen Jacobs Associates

Spieker

McMillen Jacobs Associates hired Henry Spieker as a principal. Spieker has over 25 years of construction experience, including buildings, bridges, highways, airports, light rail, power plants and water treatment plants. He has also worked on petrochemical, prison, golf course, commercial and housing projects, and been an expert witness. McMillen Jacobs Associates is a San Francisco-based engineering and construction firm.

(Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the city in which McMillen Jacobs Associates is based.)

Confluence Environmental

Gray

Seattle-based Confluence Environmental Co. hired Connie Walker Gray as a senior architectural historian. Gray has over 15 years of experience in cultural resources management and environmental planning. She prepares documentation for Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board, and is on the Columbia City Landmark District Review Committee. Confluence works on natural resources projects.

Landau Associates

Johnson

Smith

Toni Smith rejoined the Tacoma office of Landau Associates as a senior project hydrogeologist in the environmental group and Cody Johnson was hired as a senior engineer in the Edmonds environmental group. Smith was a permitting and compliance specialist with the Washington State Department of Ecology's water resources program for the past two years. Johnson has a background in environmental due diligence, site characterization, remediation design, and hazardous building materials survey work. Edmonds-based Landau provides geotechnical and environmental engineering, remediation, permitting and compliance services.