Jul 26, 2000

DDB

The Seattle office of DDB, an international advertising agency, announced ten new hires. Tress Pioske was hired by the agency's marketing arm, DDBdirect, as an online media buyer. Illana Woolf joins the agency as a print production manager. Mendy Yarbrough is a New York-based account executive. Martin Weishaar and Jen Makinster are an assistant account executives. Both Michael Drayer and Jeffrey Sao assume the role of assistant planner/buyer. Stephanie Fleshman is a co-op coordinator. Chrissy Baldino is an account coordinator and Heidi Happonen is an administrative assistant.

Bazillion

Bazillion, a Seattle-based broadband communications company, announced the appointment of Joseph Preston Lawson Jr. to executive vice president of marketing. With more than 18 years of marketing experience, Lawson has helped several communications companies meet aggressive growth and revenue goals through innovative and creative marketing campaigns. Lawson will expand the company's subscriber base and reinforce Bazillion's position as a provider of bundled communications services.

Port of Seattle

Steve Queen, a veteran budget and finance expert, has joined the Port of Seattle as budget manager. In his new position, Queen will be responsible for coordinating and managing the overall port budget process and performance reporting.

Charter Bank

Rebekah McDonald has joined Charter Bank in Bellevue as vice president and senior credit analyst. McDonald will analyze credit applications for loan decisions. She comes to Charter with 16 years of banking experience with Rainier Bank (now Bank of America) and two community banks in southern California.

KPFF

Craig Olson has been named principal at KPFF Consulting Engineers. He specializes in the structural engineering of commercial office and parking structures, and is currently overseeing development projects for Microsoft Corporation and Bentall. Other ongoing projects include the Oroville-Osoyoos port of entry, 2121 sixth.com Telegis' Tukwila data center and King County's Eastgate park-and-ride. He recently managed the design of commuter rail stations in Kent and Tukwila. Recently completed projects include Bellevue Galleria, Meadowdale High School and Sakai School on Bainbridge Island.

BOORA Architects

BOORA Architects of Portland has added seven members to the staff. Elizabeth McCahan is working on an 88,000-square-foot addition and 12,000 remodel to the intramural activities building at the University of Washington. With a master's degree from the North Carolina State University, She has worked for a year with a firm in Raleigh, N.C.

Cynthia Mosby is designer and job captain for an addition and renovation to Carus Elementary School in Canby, Ore. She holds a master's degree from Princeton University, and has worked with Thomas Hacker and Associates and Mackenzie and Dowd in Portland.

Jennifer Schroeder, who is also at work on the intramural activities building at the University of Washington, comes from Dallas, Texas, where she has experience in the design of education, hospitality, recreation, conferencing and residential projects.

Katherine Schultz, who previously worked for Sienna Architecture Company in Portland, is a design team member on a new 1,800-student Clackamas High School, currently under construction.

Rachel Sowieja is an interior design team member for two projects at Linfield College, a new music building and a renovation for the art department. She is also on the design team for BOORA's own office expansion. She was previously with Soderstrom Architects of Portland.

Christopher Spurgin comes from Waterleaf Architecture and Interiors in Portland. His work at BOORA includes Adidas Village in North Portland and the athletic complex additions in North Portland.

Brent Young has joined the firm to work on a new $65 million arts and entertainment center in Mesa and in the intramural activities building at the University of Washington. He was previously with LSW Architects in Vancouver, Washington.

Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott

Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott of Tacoma has promoted two structural engineering staff members to the level of associate.

Bret Maddox has been with the firm for eight years, working extensively on the evaluation and renovation of existing structures and on a variety of new buildings. Current projects include the new Lakewood City Hall, Capital High School, the renovation of Olympia High School and two new warehouse facilities for Milgard Manufacturing.

Brian Phair has been with CPCS for over six years, and combines an architecture and engineering background in his work. Recent projects include Enumclaw High School addition and renovation, Denney Juvenile Justice Center, Ballou Junior High addition and renovation, Kitsap Fire Training Tower and a Pierce County Jail addition.

Jones & Stokes

David Broadfoo has joined the Bellevue office of Jones & Stokes as a land use planner. He has more than 20 years of experience in land use planning, environmental analysis, public policy and regulatory support for a variety of clients, including government agencies, cities, counties, states and private industry.

PN&D

John Danielsen has joined the Astoria office of Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage as a senior engineer, and is presently working on several projects involving the design of fish exclusion barriers for cooling water intakes at power plants. He has held several positions with state and local governments in Alaska. He has also worked for an engineering firm in Norway and recently completed an assignment for Boeing's Sea Launch Project, working in Norway, Scotland and Russia.

Brook D'Amour has joined the staff of Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage as marketing assistant. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Washington with an English degree this year, and is also a Dean's Medal finalist. She has worked in public relations for the Anne Frank and Friends Coalition and was also technical editor for Carve Magazine, an online literary magazine at the University of Washington.