May 27, 2026

Fora Landscape Architects

Shoji-Jeevanjee

Gastmans

Lewis

Hermsen

Jones

Chan

At Fora Landscape Architects, Abby Jones and KC Hermsen have been promoted to senior associate. Isa Lewis has been promoted to designer II. New team members include Alderik Gastmans, Sonia Shoji-Jeevanjee, and Nancy Chan.

Jones' promotion reflects her success managing large and complex projects in the K-12 education and mixed-use realms. Recent notable work includes Illahee Middle School, Crescent Harbor Elementary School and the Everett Riverfront Development.

Hermsen began at Fora with a strong background in mixed-use and transit-oriented design projects as well as campus planning and high-rise tower projects. At Fora, Hermsen continues this work delivering projects such as Amazon AUS20, 11040 Main and Lake Stevens Elementary School #8.

Lewis' promotion recognizes success with complex community-oriented design projects, including award-winning projects like the Snoqualmie Tribe Harvest Kitchen, College Place Campus and Evergreen Transition Sensory Garden. Lewis has also lead the development of Fora's internal carbon calculator and established goals for the firm's climate action work.

Gastmans joins Fora with 25 years of experience in the landscape industry, from landscape construction to design/build to irrigation auditing. He has successfully guided design and construction processes for large public athletic field complex projects, parks, and a range of educational K-12 school campus projects.

Shoji-Jeevanjee brings wide-ranging experience in mixed-use residential, parks and school design across Southern California. She has expertise in visual communication and hand graphics, creative design thinking, thoughtful team coordination, project management and client communication skills.

Chan brings a background in journalism and graphic design to the landscape architecture field, using those skills to weave storytelling and visual communication through her work. She has over 12 years of experience in a diverse range of urban projects including mixed-use communities, multi-family residential, open space/transit projects and commercial office developments.

DLR Group

Binder

St. Cyr

DLR Group announced the promotions of Adam St. Cyr and Bob Binder to corporate leadership roles. With more than 25 years of architectural and strategic leadership experience, St. Cyr is now a managing principal. He is credited with growing the Texas region from two offices, 72 employees, and $17.5 million in revenue in 2022 to four offices, 134 employees, and $67.6 million in revenue. He works with the K-12 Education studio and DLR Group's project management systems, leadership development and cross-office collaboration.

With over 30 years of leadership at DLR Group, Binder has been promoted to senior principal. His key achievements include expanding the K-12 education sector in Colorado, being appointed Southwest region higher education leader in 2015, and driving 73% growth in gross revenue across the firm's Colorado Springs, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson offices in just three years. DLR Group's Seattle office opened in 1986.

May 20, 2026

Cameron MacAllister Group

Ferriss

Davis

Bergeron

Dennis-van Dijl

Frantz

Wilson

Gilday

Cameron MacAllister Group (CMG), a California-based consulting and marketing firm serving A/E/C clients throughout the country, has added seven principals to its ownership team: Kate Frantz and Saskia Dennis-van Dijl who are based in the Pacific Northwest, and Tiffany Bergeron, Clark Davis, Lori Ferriss, Larisa Forester Gilday, and Scott Wilson who serve clients nationwide including the Seattle area.

CMG was founded 40 years ago by Mark Cameron and has now grown to a team of 20. Cameron is stepping down from formal ownership and will remain active as a consultant.

Parametrix

Arizmendiz

Randy Arizmendiz has joined Parametrix as a senior principal engineer. He brings 20 years of experience planning, designing, and delivering advanced wastewater treatment systems for municipal and industrial clients throughout the West Coast.

Arizmendiz comes to Parametrix from Revida Water, where he served as vice president of engineering and construction. His experience includes large-scale organics-to-energy facilities, anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas systems, advanced wastewater treatment, industrial water reuse, and integrated energy recovery infrastructure.

At Parametrix, he joins the firm's water division, which provides electrical and supervisory control and data acquisition, flood control, stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water services to cities, counties, water districts and others throughout the Northwest.

May 13, 2026

Reid Middleton

Bishop

Stapleton

Matsumoto

Crocker

Hammer

Reid Middleton has appointed Corbin Hammer as president, Paul Crocker as chief operating officer, Brian Matsumoto as group director of structural engineering, and Seth Stapleton and Erik Bishop as principals working in the firm's Everett headquarters.

Hammer joined Reid Middleton in 2002 as a structural engineering intern before advancing to structural group co-director. His experience includes leading fire station design across the Pacific Northwest, seismic evaluations and consulting, and federal/military work across the U.S. and internationally.

Crocker joined in 2004. His leadership, supported by strong organizational and technical skills, contributed to him becoming structural group co-director with Hammer in 2018.

Matsumoto has been with the firm since 2014. He's a client-focused leader who excels at building enduring relationships.

Stapleton has 20 years of structural engineering and project management experience and joined the firm in 2017. He has expanded the firm's structural projects for King County, federal agencies, school districts, and housing and mixed-use developments.

Bishop has been with the firm for 15 years and continues to champion its seismic resiliency efforts, leading numerous seismic evaluation, upgrade, and response plan projects for federal/military, private and healthcare clients.

Architects West

Valentine

Marcus Valentine, a principal with Architects West, has successfully completed the Design-Build Institute of America's comprehensive education and certification testing program to become a nationally certified Design-Build Professional.

Over his 16 years with Architects West, Valentine has focused on serving municipal clients, leading projects ranging from city halls to fire station facilities. His work emphasizes functionality, community impact, and long-term value for public-sector clients.

In addition to municipal work, Valentine has partnered with several Native American Tribes throughout the Northwest, contributing to a wide range of project types that support cultural, civic and community needs.