Mar 12, 1996

Steve's Copy & Blueprint, Inc.

Steve's Copy & Blueprint, Inc. has announced the opening of a full service production facility at 307 Main St., Mount Vernon, serving the Skagit Valley area. The new facility, like the Steve's store in Bellingham, will offer copies, oversized copies, blueprinting, offset printing and retail goods such as: blueprint supplies, plotter supplies, architectural and engineering supplies. Linda Suggs, formerly the Computer Graphics Department production manager of Steve's, will lead the staff in Skagit Valley as Operations Manager. Vickie Suiter will serve as the sales and marketing associate, Bob Yaple will act as the offset Print Manager.

Puget Sound Chapter of Public Relations Society of

Laurel Ruelos, marketing coordinator for Seattle Market Center (SMC), has been named the 1995 Outstanding New Member of the Year by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Ruelos currently serves as editor of the Puget Sound Chapter's PRSA newsletter. During 1995, she served as a member of the chapter's Membership Committee, coordinating hospitality ambassadors for the monthly PRSA luncheon meetings. Ruelos also served as a volunteer at the National PRSA Conference, which was held in Seattle last October. As marketing coordinator for SMC, Ruelos supports the marketing efforts of the Seattle Design Center and the Seattle Gift Center, two properties leased, managed and marketed by SMC. Ruelos' experience includes internships at SMC and the Washington Chapter of the March of Dimes. She received her bachelor's degree in communications for the University of Washington in 1991.

Hunt Marketing Group

Hunt Marketing Group (HMG), a Seattle-based direct marketing agency, has hired six new employees in its Seattle and Phoenix offices. The new Seattle-office employees are Glynis Delargy, assistant controller; Chris Garces, account coordinator; April Low and Virginia Wright, production artists; and Christa Vibber, receptionist. Jennifer Campagna has been hired as an account coordinator/receptionist for the agency's five-person Phoenix office, which opened January 2, 1996. Delargy previously was controller at Long Painting Company and a senior accountant at Konigsberg & Wolf CPA's, both of Seattle. Garces served as a special project coordinator with the Seattle SuperSonics and interned at Bondo & Remer Creative Marketing of Seattle. Low previously worked for Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Nine (KCTS-TV) magazines. Wright, who owns a design and computer graphics business, formerly was a production manager at Form Graphics, Inc. of Seattle. Vibber joined HMG from LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, a Seattle law firm. Campagna formerly was marketing director at Paper Moon Design in Phoenix.

Mar 07, 1996

Graphic Associates

Bellevue-based Graphic Associates, a marketing communications firm, has completed the design/development of its website for an athletic apparel line. The firm is also working on the development of various sites with other clients.

Mar 06, 1996

AKB

Shailesh Tatu has been named an associate with AKB Engineers, Inc. he has been with AKB, where he oversees the civil department, for four years, and has also served as the City Utility Engineer for the City of Cape Coral, Florida. Tatu's current projects include the Olympic College Poulsbo Satellite Campus, the Yakima Work Release Facility, the City for Seattle Miler Community Center, and the City of Bellevue Coal Creek Trestle Trail.

Hedges & Roth

Robin Stice has joined Hedges & Roth Engineering to manage marketing and provide other special services, including research, reports and grant coordination. Stice recently served seven years as a King County water district commissioner.

Sandler

William Denny has been promoted to the level of associate with Norman Sandler Architects. He joined the firm three years ago and was previously with Peterson & Brickbauer. Cheryl Evanson was promoted to interior designer. She has been with Sandler for two years after working with Bellevue-based Sinclair Thimgan Design. She will be responsible for the development of the firm's computer network in addition to her project management responsibilities.

FFA

Fletcher Farr Ayotte has added four new members to the Portland staff. Michael Steffen, a graduate of U.C. Berkeley, has seven years of architectural experience and is currently working on urban design and multi-family projects. Ralph Hartmann has over 20 years of technical and managerial experience. His work currently includes projects for the U.S. Postal Service. Ruth Wu is an intern architect and recent graduate of the University of Oregon. Kerry Knauss, a graduate of Andrews University, is also an intern architect.

Karluk

Sonny Vinberg has been appointed a principal and owner at Karluk Design, Inc., Anchorage. He is Alaska's first Alaskan Native Registered Architect, and has worked in architectural offices in Seattle and Memphis, Tenn.