Dec 27, 2002

Northwest Maritime Center

The Northwest Maritime Center has received four leadership gifts totaling more than $800,000 towards its $10 million capital campaign to build a regional maritime educational and cultural facility in Port Townsend. The new gifts include $500,000 towards a $1 million pledge from the Camilla Chandler Family Foundation of Los Angeles and the Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation, the D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust, and the Juniper Foundation have pledged gifts totaling more than $300,000. Designed by the Miller/Hull Partnership, the facility will consist of the Chandler Education Building, the Maritime Heritage and Resource Building, a high-trestle pier with floating docks, and a 20,000-square-foot outdoor commons area. It is scheduled to open in the summer of 2005.

Dec 26, 2002

:Freiheit & Ho Architects

Freiheit & Ho Architects has added three staff members. Ethan Tu received his degree in architecture from Washington State University in 1996 and has experience in commercial project types such as office buildings and hospitality projects. Kevin Reed has an architecture degree from Virginia Tech and will be working on hospitality projects. Mark Kroeger received his architecture degree from North Carolina State University and will be working on retail projects.

Hart Crowser

Kristy Olsen, contract manager/legal assistant for Hart Crowser, was promoted for her contributions to the company over the past year. Working closely with the firm’s corporate counsel, Olsen has helped to implement procedures for the firm’s contract and subcontract review and approval process. Olsen also assumed increased responsibility with the administration of Hart Crowser’s contract management and negotiation.

BOE architects

Tanja Stack has joined BOE architects as project associate. Stack will assist in the design and documentation of commercial projects including the new Pacific Peaks Council Girl Scouts Center in DuPont, The Sun Mountain Lodge Spa Facility in Winthrop, and the Rainier Pacific Bank Building in Tacoma.

Dec 18, 2002

Site Workshop

Site Workshop LLC announced these additions to the firm: Mike Koski-Harja, Marly Khoury-Haddad, Chigusa Kitai, Jack Johnson and Rebecca Handshew.

Koski-Harja is a site planner and designer, with computer and technical management skills. As project manager, he is currently focusing on management and documentation of the Washington State Veteran’s Home in Retsil, Conibear Shellhouse and the BioEngineering Building at the University of Washington.

Khoury-Haddad has a multi-disciplinary background in landscape architecture, interior design and architecture. She has been involved in various community-based projects in the U.S., England and Lebanon. Her responsibilities include design and technical support on projects for the UW, Snohomish County and Harborview.

Kitai combines horticulture with a civil engineering background in her landscape architectural work. She has worked on various scales of projects in both the U.S. and Japan. Kitai is currently working on projects for Beer Sheva Park, Highline Schools and Harrison Hospital.

Johnson has experience in all facets of landscape architecture including master planning, construction documentation and public involvement. He is currently managing the landscape architectural effort for Kitsap County Administration Building, and the new UW Genomic Sciences Building.

Handshew joins as a landscape planner and project assistant. A U.K. native, Handshew has experience in site planning and design, community involvement, and historic landscape restoration in both the U.S. and U.K. Her responsibilities include project team support in design, marketing and office management.

Site Workshop specializes in landscape architecture, land planning and site planning for commercial, institutional, residential and civic projects throughout the Puget Sound region and western United States.

Hydro-Geosciences

Hydro-Geosciences hired two employees. Don Lance joined the firm as a senior environmental geologist, with 20 years experience as a geologist and project manager. His recent experience emphasizes management and technical support of diverse environmental investigations, civil construction, regulatory compliance and remediation activities, including projects for Sound Transit, Seattle Public Utilities, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Don Wyll, a project environmental scientist, has nine years experience conducting both small and large scale environmental projects for the public and private sectors, that includes work for such clients as the Air National Guard, Puget Sound Energy, Unocal and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Hydro-Geosciences has offices in Redmond and Portland, working on water resources, transportation, wastewater, heavy civil and mining projects, as well as geotechnical and environmental construction monitoring services.

Berger/ABAM Engineers

Derek Pack has joined Berger/ABAM Engineers’ headquarters in Federal Way as a computer-aided drafting operator. Pack has seven years experience in computer-aided design and drafting. His background includes residential and commercial design and drafting, manual drafting and construction management and estimating.

Jeffrey McGuire has joined the Seattle office. McGuire has nine years experience in structural design and seismic engineering on projects involving building, transportation, offshore and industrial structures.

Daniel Johnston recently joined the Portland office. Johnston has five years of civil engineering experience with design/build projects, plant facilities and environmental restorations. He has worked on water and sewer system upgrades to new facility constructions.

Lynette Rice also joined the Portland office as a CAD operator. Rice has three years of civil CAD experience. She has prepared surveys and pre-construction, construction and as-built drawings for public works and land development projects. Her projects have included water, sewer, and storm systems, as well as pavement designs.