Jul 12, 2023

Cushing Terrell

Baker

Isackson

Tharp

Sherrodd

Angel

Moranville

Moore

Nelson

Multidisciplinary design firm Cushing Terrell recently announced the promotion of nine team members to associate, a first-level ownership tier. The team members hail from three of the firm's thirteen offices and represent six professional disciplines.

The promoted employees are:

Nikki Angell, accountant and enterprise resource planning specialist in Billings, MT. Angell joined Cushing Terrell in 2009 and assumed the lead role for database management in 2012. Since then, she has been instrumental in enhancing and growing the ways in which the firm utilizes data for business operations and project management. Angell manages all Deltek Vision upgrades and feature rollouts. She plays an active and critical role in moving the firm forward on the database front, spearheading the logistics behind project planning and business intelligence.

Wayne Picard, AIA architect, Billings, MT. Picard joined Cushing Terrell in 2013 and has since become integral to the Billings office culture. He has become “the go to” project architect in the Billings office and beyond, resulting in many strong client relationships.

Pam Sherrodd, IT technician Billings, MT. Sherrodd is a key member of the firm's IT group, many of her contributions go on behind the scenes, but her expertise and innovative attitude are critical to keeping Cushing Terrell's people and projects connected, moving forward, and thriving.

Sean Tharp, project architect, Billings, MT. Tharp works on Cushing Terrell programs that drive the architectural service sector, the government vertical market, and the firm forward. Additionally, Tharp advocates for the advancement of the architectural profession as a board member for the Billings Architectural Association.

Ron Isackson, PE, civil engineer, Bozeman, MT. Isackson is licensed in eight states and is an engineer with extensive experience. He joined the firm in 2011 and has become key to the support of longtime clients and multi-year programs.

Tracy Baker, AIA, architect, Boise, ID. Baker joined Cushing Terrell in 2005 as a structural drafter. Over the course of her career with the firm, she has become a licensed architect and a leader of Cushing Terrell's healthcare design team. She is known for pushing initiatives to support design excellence, client relationships, and industry engagement.

Cory Nelson, AIA, architect, Boise, ID. Nelson graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2002. Nelson's leadership and the cohesive nature of his team have led to the growth of important client relationships and programs that have been incredibly beneficial to the firm. Nelson has shown a long term dedication to the advancement of Cushing Terrell's architectural service sector through his role as facilitator of the Project Architect training program and participating in the firm's mentorship program.

Marni Moore, communications manager. Boise, ID. As recognized by her 2021 Integrity & Client Service award, Moore lives out Cushing Terrell's mission driven ideal. Moore touches virtually every published piece of content that is shared on behalf of the firm, both internally and externally.

Patrick Moranville, PE, project manager and electrical engineer. Denver, CO. Moranville joined Cushing Terrell in 2017. He currently leads the firm's electrical engineering group in Denver, as well as provides support for electrical team members in Boise, Minneapolis, Wyoming, and Florida.

Mithun

Orr

Lee

Bourquard

Wilcox

Mithun has promoted JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox to partner. Hindmarsh Wilcox is a nationally recognized expert in the design of learning environments from early childhood development centers to K-12 schools and higher education campuses. She has 25 years of experience collaborating with clients to co-create spaces that amplify curriculum, maximize resources, foster community belonging, strengthen student agency and uplift learning outcomes.

Recent efforts include a new mass timber academic and physical education building for the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, which is based on findings from the Building Better Schools Mithun R+D study; The Evergreen School Campus Expansion; and planning and building projects with Bainbridge Island, Highline, Lake Washington, Northshore and Renton public school districts.

Evan Bourquard has been promoted to principal. Bourquard is known for his skill at leading complex renovations for civic and higher education clients, including historic structures and buildings with ongoing operations during construction. Recent projects include the award-winning ARTS at King Street Station, Green Lake Community Boathouse and multiple renovations for the University of Washington including the Art Building and Haring Center.

Lani Lee and Allison Orr are new Seattle-based associate principals. Lee is an architect and project manager with more than 20 years of practice spanning educational, cultural and workplace project typologies. She leverages this diverse experience to create spaces that support learning, discovery and collaboration for people of all ages. Projects include confidential workplace campus planning in the Puget Sound area, The Evergreen School Campus Expansion, and renovation of a Pacific Northwest cultural institution.

Orr brings broad insights and a talent in illustrative hand-rendering to the development of mixed-use residential projects ranging from significant urban redevelopment efforts like Pop Blocks and Byline in Portland, Oregon, to the LEED Platinum certified UC Irvine Mesa Court Towers first-year student housing, and the Coeur d'Alene Resort Expansion in Idaho.

Michael Bryant, Sandra Girgis, Kasia Keeley, Lori Manderson-Tilly, Caitlin Squier-Roper and Sandy Sisa-at have been promoted to senior associate.

Nina Burgess, Ami Case, Maria Garcia Llop, Molly Hollyman and K Kaczmarek are now associates.

Jul 05, 2023

BCE Engineers

Rodgers

Smith

BCE Engineers announced the promotions of Jim Smith, PE, RCDD; and Justin Rodgers, PE, to the position of principal.

Both bring extensive expertise, leadership qualities, and unwavering dedication to their work. As principals, Smith and Rodgers will play vital roles in shaping the company's strategic direction, nurturing client partnerships, and mentoring emerging engineers.

Smith has spent the last 16 years with BCE and helped establish the firm as a leader in telecommunications design. He has directly contributed to the growth of the company's electrical department through his work on nationwide Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, tribal projects, and port work.

Rodgers has been with BCE since graduating from Washington State University with a degree in mechanical engineering 17 years ago. He has worked with nearly 20 school districts across the state, as well as numerous projects for the DoD.

Cushing Terrell

Deese

Cushing Terrell has promoted Charlie Deese, AIA, NCARB, to the role of director of education design.

He joins co-directors Corey Johnson and Jim Beal to help strengthen and build client relationships and business development for the firm's work in the education market.

Deese is a recognized design professional and project manager with experience in the education, commercial, and residential markets as well as expertise in planning and large development projects. In recent years, he has focused specifically on Cushing Terrell's master planning and education design projects, demonstrating his skills as a senior managing architect, programming, design, and team lead. Deese specializes in leading project teams and stakeholder groups through a collaborative and inclusive visioning, programming, and design process to successfully identify and incorporate client and community goals into tailored solutions for each project.

Parametrix

Harris

Evoy-Mount

David

Parametrix has added three planners in the northwest.

Erin David, AICP comes to Parametrix from Alta Planning + Design. She brings over a decade of experience in transportation safety, wayfinding, network development, multimodal planning, and Safe Routes to School projects. David joins the Transportation team in Portland, providing planning services to clients in Oregon and beyond, such as the Oregon Department of Transportation and City of Vancouver.

Matilda Evoy-Mount comes to Parametrix from ICF where she served as a senior environmental planner. She brings over 13 years of experience in planning and environmental compliance under the National Environmental Policy Act, California Environmental Quality Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Evoy-Mount joins the firm's Environmental Planning and Compliance team in Seattle supporting clients including the City of Seattle, King County, and Washington State Department of Transportation.

Daniel Harris comes to Parametrix from Kimley-Horn and Associates. He has over 10 years of planning and implementation experience in transportation, land use, and urban design. Harris joins the Seattle Transportation team, serving cities, counties, and transit agencies across the Puget Sound region.

WJE

Kovach

Simon

Stanton

WJE Seattle announced that Andrew Stanton recently earned his professional engineering license in the State of California. And that Anita Simon, AIA, and Jonathan Kovach, PE, presented at SeaBEC's June meeting, “Peering Into Enclosure Details”.

Stanton holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Architectural Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He specializes in the investigation, analysis, and repair of buildings, addressing both structural and building enclosure performance. His projects encompass a variety of roofing, waterproofing, and enclosure systems, with an emphasis on addressing moisture egress in the Pacific Northwest climate. His practice includes litigation support, insurance claims and investigations, and rehabilitation design, and his digital skills include computer analysis with SAP and RISA, and graphics development through SketchUp, Bluebeam, and CAD. Stanton is a member of the Seattle Building Enclosure Council and the Structural Engineers Association of Washington.

Simon has been the project architect for numerous contemporary and historic structures. Through investigation, repair design, and field observation during construction, she is experienced in the design, installation, and performance characteristics of a variety of enclosure assemblies and materials. Her work involves peer review of building enclosure systems, condition assessments, and evaluation of assembly or material failures followed by the development of repair recommendations. She is a registered architect and has presented on the topics of historic masonry investigation, repairs, and insulation retrofits; fiber cement siding materials failures; enclosure maintenance; and design for high-performance building enclosures. Simon is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Association for Preservation Technology Northwest Chapter, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and the Seattle Building Enclosure Council.

Kovach is a professional engineer and building enclosure consultant experienced in building enclosure condition assessments, design peer reviews, building enclosure commissioning, field testing, investigations of new and existing structures, repair design, and construction phase services for various building types. Since joining WJE in 2003, he has provided professional services for numerous projects involving a variety of building enclosure systems including brick masonry, stone, terra cotta, wood, windows, curtain wall, storefronts, skylights, metal wall panels, roofing, and waterproofing. Kovach is a member of the Seattle Building Enclosure Council and the Association for Preservation Technology Northwest Chapter, and is a voting member on the Existing Masonry Committee and part of the Masonry Stabilization Subcommittee of The Masonry Society.