Dec 10, 1996

Holaday-Parks

Holaday-Parks Inc. has made several additions to its staff. Connie Adams, Kevin Anway and Tim Garoutte have become members of the engineering department, supporting the mechanical contractor's design/build division. Terry Defoor was added to the plan/spec division as a project manager/estimator.

Army Corps

A change of command ceremony recently took place where Brig. Gen. Robert H. Griffin assumed command of the North Pacific Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Griffin will direct all Corps activities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. He was previously chief of staff at Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Geologist joins Associated Earth Sciences

KIRKLAND -- William "Chip" Goodhue Jr. has joined Kirkland-based Associated Earth Sciences Inc. (AESI) as a senior project hydrogeologist. Goodhue is a registered professional geologist with 12 years industry experience in geology, hydrogeology and geophysics. His background includes management of hydrogeologic investigations, remedial design, turnkey underground storage tank program management, litigation support, regulatory negotiation and resource development. At AESI, Goodhue will manage environmental investigation, soil and groundwater remediation and groundwater resource assessment projects. Established in 1981, AESI has offices in Kirkland and Bainbridge Island. The company specializes in environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrogeology, geologic consultation and geologic hazards. AESI has a professional staff of 35 people.

Urban environmental grants awarded today

SEATTLE -- Three local government agencies and 10 community groups will receive a total of $96,000 in grants at an awards ceremony at 2 p.m. today at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture, NHS Hall. The grants are being awarded by the King Conservation District and the Puget Sound Urban Resources Partnership. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, view displays on previously funded projects and tour the "Homeless Youth Gardening and Wetland Restoration Project" site, which received grant money in 1996. The grant program is designed to support partnerships and environmental restoration projects in the urban areas of King County. More grants should be given out in the spring of 1997. Some of the projects that will receive funding at today's ceremony include:

• Citywide Sports 1A Advisory Council -- TREC: Teen Recreation and Environmental Challenges, $10,000. The project will get at-risk youths involved in planting trees as memorials to local youths who have died through violence.
• Friends of the Black River and City of Renton -- Black River buffer planting, $2,499. The project will restore and enhance the wildlife habitat in a wetland area along the former Black River.
• The Institute for Washington's Future -- Southpark Organic Cooperatiave Farm, $10,000. The project will establish a 4.5-acre income-generating cooperative farm in south Seattle where low-income immigrant community members are trained and employed in organic farming.
• TREEmendous Seattle -- Tree Steward Field Guide, $2,300. The grant money will be used to revise and publish the field guide used in the Seattle Engineering Department's Tree Steward program to train volunteers to plant and maintain trees in the city.

Dec 06, 1996

Grubb & Ellis

Constance J. Wilde, a retail properties specialist with Grubb & Ellis Co., has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. CCIMs are recognized as experts in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. Wilde has 18 years of commercial real estate experience.

Dec 04, 1996

Carlson

Three new staff members have been hired at Donald Carlson and Associates Architects. Russ Brown, a graduate of the University of Oregon, has worked with several firms in Denver, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. His commercial projects while there include The Mellon Center and the Georgio Hotel in Denver and hospitality projects in St. Louis and Telluride, Col. He joins Carlson as project manager for Overlake School's Campus Center renovation and portable classrooms coordination, and the Lakeside School's renovations for the McAllister Fine Arts Building and the Refectory Campus Center. Lana Lisitsa, a graduate of the School of Architecture of Odessa, Ukraine, worked for the Mulvanny Partnership prior to joining Carlson. She is now project manager for the Sanislo Public Elementary School renovation and has worked on the Bainbridge Island Master Plan & Residential Development. She manages the firm's CAD system. Mark Withrow, who holds degrees in fine arts and in architecture from Louisiana State University, comes to Carlson from the Virgin Islands, where he was a principal in his own firm.

KPFF

Curtis C. Vanderzanden has been named as associate at the Portland office of KPFF Consulting Engineers. He joined the firm in 1986 as drafting manager in the civil engineering group. His project experience includes site work for KPTV studios, the Oregon Arena and Portland City Hall.

CNA

Sian Ye has joined CNA Architecture as designer. His first assignments include projects for Group Health Cooperative and Federal Express. Previous work with JPC of Redmond and other architectural firms in Washington and Alabama focused in commercial, retail and hospitality design.

HLA

Three engineers have joined the infrastructure division of Harding Lawson Associates (HLA). John Lee has joined the municipal group. He has 30 years experience in municipal engineering including surface water management, water and sewer system design and road design. Dennis Neuzil has joined the transportation group with over 30 years' experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, public transportation and feasibility studies. Susan Chu has also joined the transportation group. Her 10 years of experience include the design of roadways, airports and other civil engineering projects.

Hargis Engineers, Inc. (HEI).

Kelly Anderson has developed a professional specialty in data networking systems, and his projects include information management systems for Nordstrom and technology upgrades for the Lake Washington, North Shore, Seattle, Richland and Olympia School Districts. Steve Van Vleet has 12 years of experience in electrical engineering, and his current projects at HEI include project management for Nordstrom. John Hunt is both mechanical and electrical engineer. His projects for HEI have included libraries in Pierce County, a flight simulator at McChord Air Force Base and educational facilities. John Kritsis has 10 years of electrical engineering experience including interior system design and exterior distribution and control systems. Kenneth R. Larsen has 11 years of electrical engineering experience which includes educational, auditorium, manufacturing and retail design. Joseph Schley has been with the firm for 21 years as a mechanical engineer. He specializes in energy conservation reports, life cycle cost analysis and system commissioning. Michael Logan has managed electrical engineering on over 60 Safeway stores and numerous Cinnabon, Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee outlet stores.

FFA

Fletcher Farr Ayotte (FFA) has hired seven new professional staff members. Sally Valentine, an architect from Missouri, is part of a team working on the Village at Lovejoy Fountain housing project. Marc Seguela, a graduate of the University of oregon, is also working on the Village at Lovejoy Fountain. Eric Bressman, and architect from California, is project manager for historic building upgrades at Fort Lewis and the Oregon Department of Transportation's Sylvan Compound. Nicole Grayson is an interior designer with degrees from the University of Oregon and the New York School of Interior Design. She is at work on a project for Capital Consultants.. Dana Richardson has a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture and master's degrees in both urban planning and architecture. He is part of a team working on the Oregon City Regional Framework Plan. Architect Jeff Welch is a project manager for the Valley Plaza renovation and the Public Employees Retirement System headquarters building. Trevor Nelson has a bachelor's degree from Montana State University-Bozeman and is currently working as an intern at FFA.

ASID

Judy Gowdy has been named president of the American Society of Interior Designers Washington State Chapter for 1996-1997. She is the owner of J.C. Gowdy Interiors in Bellevue. She has served on the ASID Board of Directors from 1991 to the present, and has won numerous awards for design.

Weber + Thompson

Steven G. Price has been promoted to designer/project manager at Weber + Thompson Architects. He will oversee projects in financial facilities, and in residential and commercial architecture.

The O'Day Group

The O'Day Group has moved its offices and is now sharing a space with James Clark Design Images & Virtual Alternative. The new address for The O'Day Group is 1809 7th Avenue, Suite 1205, Seattle, WA 98101. Their new phone number is (206) 587-4301 and their fax is (206) 587-4333.