Apr 21, 1998

Sherman Homes

Marc Cunningham, division manager and vice president of Sherman Homes of Oregon, has been promoted to president of Sherman Homes of Washington and Oregon. William Sherman, the former president, will become a chairman. Patricia Sherman has been promoted from division president of Custom Homes Northwest and Sherman-Hodges Fine Homebuilding to vice chairman of Sherman Homes of Washington and Oregon. Sherman Homes is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading homebuilders handling site planning, engineering, home design, material selection and all other aspects of home construction.

GLY

Four new employees have been hired at GLY Construction to meet growing demands. Jerry Cochrun Sr. is a superintendent, Anne Hall an estimator, Jim Burbridge a project engineer, and John Walsh a project engineer. Cochrun is a 35-year construction veteran and is working with REI to build a new store in Redmond Town Center. Hall has 25 years of cost estimating experience and will provide preconstruction services to GLY clients. Burbridge is a Central Washington University graduate and is providing engineering support for the first of four buildings at Quadrant I-5 Corporate Park in Snohomish County. Walsh has 20 years of construction experience and is providing engineering support for The Pavilion project in Bainbridge Island.

Apr 17, 1998

Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers

Kim Peterson, director of convention services for Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers, has earned the designation of certified meeting professional from the Convention Liaison Council. The designation is based on professional experience and academic examination. Peterson has worked for the Sheraton as a convention services staff member for 15 years.

RXL Pulitzer

RXL Pulitzer, an international multimedia and video communications firm with offices in Seattle, has promoted Marleen Eitzen to vice president of project development. Eitzen was previously executive producer in charge of special projects. Stephanie Baldwin has been named project management coordinator for the interactive division, focussing on interactive media production and design. Carman Cano has been named graphic artist. Cano previously served as creative director for Indra, an information and technology firm in Madrid, Spain.

Insignia/Forum

Insignia/Forum Commercial Group has been selected by CarrAmerica Realty Corporation to market and lease Sunset Corporate Park, a 32.5-acre masterplanned office/flex campus in Hillsboro, Ore. The park will feature eight buildings, including build-to-suit, totaling about 427,000 square feet for office, research and development, engineering and light manufacturing. Construction will begin in May.

Apr 16, 1998

Ellis Paguirigan Designs

Kathleen Keeslar has been appointed graphic designer at Ellis Paguirigan Designs in Olympia. Keeslar was formerly an intern designer with Ellis Perry Creative.

Apr 15, 1998

W&H Pacific

Marcia Gamble Hadley has joined W&H Pacific as director of project development in the Bellevue office. She will serve as the firm's project manager for the 7,400-acre Trendwest Resort, "Mountain Star," being developed near Roslyn. In addition, she will work to identify opportunities for private development and new, mixed-use project which satisfy requirements of the Growth Management Act and the Regional Transit Authority. Hadley formerly headed The Housing Partnership and Threshhold Housing, advocacy organizations for building affordably priced housing in Seattle and King County. She managed the development of Benson Glen, a 43-unit starter home project undertaken with King County and Malden Court, an award-winning 40-unit-per-acre condominium development on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Prior to her work for the Housing Partnership, Hadley designed the renovation of the Pine Street Cottages in Seattle and worked for the City of Seattle's Downtown Housing Development division. Gary Wiggins has joined the Bellevue office of W&H Pacific as a senior project manager for the transportation department. He has managed transportation capital improvement projects for several agencies, and has been responsible for the acquisition of $19 million in state and federal grants for cities. Robin E. McKennon has joined W&H Pacific as a survey and forest services engineer-in-training. She will lead a team of multidisciplinary professionals through the management and inventory of forest and threatened species issues. She has three years experience in engineering and natural resource management.

Fossatti

Carl Moell has joined Robert Fossatti Associates as a project structural engineer. Formerly with DLR/John Graham, he is currently working on the Puget Sound Educational Service District Building expansion and the Orting Wastewater Treatment Plant with Parametrix. Sabet Vallejo has joined the firm as a project structural engineer, and is working on the Maywood Hills Elementary School renovation and the Pacific Place precast concrete panel design. Ruba Zumut has joined the firm as a project structural engineer. Current projects include the Mt. St. Joseph Assisted Living Center in Portland, the South Park Square Apartment Complex and various Chevron convenience stores.

Wise Miller

Mark Johnson has joined Wise Miller Architects as a project manager. His 16 years of professional experience as an architect include planning and design for schools and civic projects such as convention and performing arts centers. Johnson is a member of the Seattle Design Review Board for downtown Seattle and the King county Arts Commission. Dan Wilson is an architectural intern at Wise Miller. He was previously with Integrus Architecture. Tanya Beers serves as an interior designer and office manager. She was previously with Design Perspectives in Seattle. Aaron Rincover is an architectural intern at Wise Miller. His recent experience includes on-site construction management with Baugh Construction and architectural administration with Edmonds School District.

Baylis Brand Wagner

Sara Bourland has joined Baylis Brand Wagner Architects of Bellevue as an interior designer. Since joining the firm, she has worked on Terrace Street Apartments on First Hill, Cordata Offices in Bellingham and Trillium Corporation Offices in Bellingham. Scott Caver has joined the firm with a degree from the University of Idaho. He will be working on the design of a new Safeway in Duvall. Jason Davis has joined the firm as an intern architect with a degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University. He will be working on several Barnes & Noble bookstores in Seattle, Woodinville, East Spokane and Mentor, Ohio. Eric Petersen, Nicole Truesdell and Andrea Vaught have also joined the firm as intern architects. A graduate of the University of Idaho, Petersen will work on the new King County District Court facility in Issaquah. Truesdell, who has a degree from Iowa State University, is currently focusing her efforts on the Kelkan Apartments in Issaquah. Vaught, who has a masters degree from Clemson University, is working on a new Safeway in Renton.

DCI

Rich ard L. Hemmen has been promoted to associate at D'Amato Conversano, Inc. Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers (DCI Engineers). Hemmen, a structural engineer, joined the firm in 1996 as a project manager. He is currently managing structural engineering for Northwest Hospital in Seattle, a new Safeway in Leavenworth, Sunset Christian Church in Sacramento and Sacred Heart School in Bellevue.

Golder

Chris V. Pitre has joined Redmond office of Golder Associates Inc. as senior hydrogeologist specializing in groundwater resources management. He has a masters degree in hydrogeology from the University of Waterloo, Canada and is a key member in the development of the upcoming American Water Resources Association (AWRA) national conference on water resources management under the Endangered Species Act.

TVA

Tony Burke has joined Thompson Vaivoda & Associates Architects (TVA) of Portland as a project manager, with 24 years of experience. He is managing several cinema projects located in Oregon and Washington for ACT III Theatres.