April 3, 2002

Skilling Ward

Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire announced the expansion of its ownership group through the addition of six individuals: John Hooper, Don Davies, Shelley Clark, Terry Palmer, Jay Taylor and Drew Gangnes.

Hooper is Skilling’s director of earthquake engineering, currently involved with the seismic aspects of the Harborview Bond Project, McCaw Oliver Hall Renovation and the Snohomish campus redevelopment initiative. He is one of four structural engineers in the nation with voting authority for the new 2000 International Building Code.

Davies leads Skilling’s hotel/hospitality group, which has been responsible for more than 20 hotel projects in the last six years. Current work includes the Chicago Courtyard by Marriott, the Meydenbauer Center hotel in Bellevue and the Hilton Grand Vacations Club Waikiki Tower in Hawaii.

Shelley Clark, head of Skilling’s retail/entertainment group, is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and a guest lecturer on retail engineering at the U.W. graduate level. Her current retail projects include on-going expansion projects at University Village and Anaheim Garden Walk in California.

Terry Palmer leads Skilling’s aviation group, with recent projects including expansion of San Jose International Airport and a new Northwest Airlines Hangar at Sea-Tac. Palmer is currently involved in several blast analysis projects, addressing issues of improved security for aviation and other facilities.

Jay Taylor directs Skilling’s museum and library groups. He is currently working with Rem Koolhaas on the new Seattle Central Library and Arthur Erickson on the Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

Drew Gangnes is Skilling’s director of civil engineering, managing a group that specializes in civil engineering in support of architectural facility design. Gangnes is overseeing the civil design of SAM’s new Olympic Sculpture Park, the Seattle Central Library and the Harborview Bond Project.