Jan 03, 2001

Stoel Rives

Stephan	Zeman	Walter	Dittman
Merrick	Doyle	Daily	Gaffney

Stoel Rives has added eight new associates to its Seattle law office. Elizabeth Stephan and Laura Zeman join the firm's corporate practice group; Katherine Walter and Tyler Dittman join the intellectual property practice group; Jennifer Merrick and William Doyle join the litigation practice group; and Molly Daily and Cherise Gaffney join the environmental practice group.

Seattle Goodwill

Seattle Goodwill announced the addition of Elmer Dixon and Julie Benezet to its board of directors. Dixon is a senior associate with Executive Diversity Services. He has an extensive background in training, cross-cultural communication, and managing diversity. Julie Benezet is director of global real estate and facilities for Amazon.com. She brings experience in acquisition and management of commercial properties to the board. Seattle Goodwill is a private non-profit organization that has been serving Puget Sound communities for 77 years.

Network 9 / Cutter & Buck

In collaboration with Network 9, Cutter & Buck has launched its first e-commerce Web site, www.cutterbuck.com, featuring upscale sports clothing for both men and women. Designed by Network 9, a Seattle-based Web design and consulting firm, the site introduces Cutter & Buck’s new women’s line. Founded by former Starwave employees, Network 9 designs and builds e-commerce Web sites.

Endymion Systems

Endymion Systems, a business-to-business e-Commerce integrator headquartered in Oakland, Calif., announced the opening of its second branch office in Seattle. Seattle was selected as a branch location because of its educated labor pool, existing ESI employee base, Fortune 500 presence and relatively low cost of business. ESI has a strong partnership presence in Seattle, including WRQ and Microsoft. Founded in 1991, ESI helps customers transform their business models to the Internet

Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc.

Amanda Oberg has advanced to the position of associate at Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc., P.S. Oberg is a graduate of the University of Oregon and joined the firm in 1998 as an architectural draftsman. She has worked on various projects including: Sycuan Daycare Center, South Hill Center, Salmon Creek Retail and Coeur D’Alene Resort Hotel. She is currently managing the Starbucks Coffee Company account for Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc., P.S. In addition, Yuko Kunugi, Luis Sison, Kristopher Stamon, Maiko Terao, and Alvin Wong have joined Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc., P.S. as architectural draftsmen.

Entranco

Johann Wasserman, P.L.S., has joined Entranco as the new survey project manager. Wasserman has more than 20 years of experience e in land surveying and geodesy. His background includes cadastral, construction, hydrographic and topographic surveys throughout the U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia.

Berger/Abam

Wesley Hill, P.E., has joined Berger/Abam as a civil engineering project manager. He has more than 23 years of experience in the planning, development, design and construction support services for public works projects, primarily in the transportation sector. He will focus on developing and managing transportation and facility improvement projects for public and private sector clients for the company's public works and transportation division.

Degen & Degen

Roxanne Waltenbaugh is a new interior designer at Degen & Degen in Seattle. She joins the firm from Washington, D.C., where she worked with Brennan Beer Gorman Monk. She specializes in hospital and commercial design.

Hart Crowser

Roger McGinnis has been hired to work in the waterfront services division of Hart Crowser, a Seattle geo-environmental firm. McGinnis has more than 15 years of experience managing chemical analyses for complex environmental cleanup projects for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

John Herzog, a sediment quality specialist, oceanographer and project manager, has been named to lead the firm’s waterfront services division. He provides technical advice to engineers who select and design environmental remediation plans.

JPC Architects, PLLC

JPC Architects, PLLC, a Bellevue-based architectural firm, has hired several employees.

New to the firm’s corporate studio are project managers Bruce Schulte and Marty Jones and CADD designer Lisa Grilley.

Joining the special projects team are architects Pred Milovac and Andre Montelvan and project manger Inna Klepach.

Architect Vince Ojala joins JPC as project manager, Pamela Jones is the firm’s marketing coordinator, Kathy Sweat is the receptionist, and Chad Peterson joins the accounting department.

Phinney/Bischoff Design House

Amy Scheuer has been hired at Phinney/Bischoff Design House as a marketing coordinator. She had worked in the technology and computer-consulting industry and also had experience in the broadcast industry.

Dena Taylor is the firm’s new copywriter.

Phinney/Bischoff Design House is a Seattle-based graphic design firm specializing in brand development.

Shannon & Wilson

Gayle Guadarrama is the new marketing director at Shannon & Wilson, a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm in Seattle. Previously, Guadarrama was the marketing director at Redmond-based GeoEngineers.

HDC

New officers and a board of directors were recently elected for 2001 by members of the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County. The new board is larger then previous boards and features more associate members. The new officers include: president Jim Ferris, Housing Resources Group executive director; vice president Betsy Lieberman, AIDS Housing of Washington executive director; secretary Lynn Davison, Common Ground executive director; and treasurer Alice Shobe, Impact Capital deputy director. Non-profit board members include: Lynn Davison of Common Ground, Jim Ferris of Housing Resources Group, Linda Hall of St. Andrew's Housing Group, Tom Jacobi of HomeSight, Ken Katahira of Interim Community Development Association, Paul Lambros of Plymouth Housing Group, Sharon Lee of Low Income Housing Institute, Betsy Lieberman of AIDS Housing of Washington, Linda Weedman of YWCA, and Chuck Weinstock of Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program. Associate and government board members include: Susan Duren of Washington Community Reinvestment Association, Paul Fitzgerald of King County Housing Authority, Preston Prince of the Seattle Housing Authority, Bill Rumpf of the Seattle Office of Housing, and Alice Shobe of Impact Capital.

WSDOT

The state Department of Transportation has selected Ed Burnside as its "Maintenance Employee of the Year" for 2000. Burnside is the lead technician for the Greenwater/Crystal Mountain area in Maintenance Area 4 of the DOT's Northwest Region. He was chosen for his ability to work with other agencies at the local, state and federal levels; his dedication to service and safety for his customers and crew; and for his innovation and willingness in utilizing new technologies to improve customer service and increase efficiency

Farwest Corrosion Control Co.

Kim Karmil has joined Farwest Corrosion Control as its new Everett branch district manager. She has 20 years of experience in the corrosion industry. She is responsible for the promotion of Farwest's cathodic protection materials and equipment, as well as corrosion control engineering services for a variety of industries including oil and gas, pipeline, wastewater, power, marine and telephone.