Apr 17, 2019

Exeltech Consulting

Matera

Exeltech Consulting of Lacey hired Paul Matera as construction management director. He has 30 years of experience as a special inspector, and construction, quality and lab manager. He most recently owned a quality management system auditing consulting firm. His experience includes streets, utilities, parks, schools, housing, commercial buildings and telecom facilities. Exeltech provides planning, environmental permitting, civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture and construction management.

Johnston Architects

French

Theriault

Seattle-based Johnston Architects promoted Genevieve Theriault to associate and Amber French to principal. Theriault joined JA in 2017 in the multifamily and interior design teams. She has done housing, workplace, educational, master planning and commercial projects. She is project architect for Oak Tree Village, a 15,000-square-foot clubhouse for a senior community in Lacey. French was hired 2015 on the multifamily team. She has worked on housing, TI and education projects. She is project architect on the 42-unit Maple Leaf Flats near Green Lake and the 72-unit Metro Line Flats in the Yesler Terrace area. Both apartment projects will be done soon. Johnston provides architectural, interior design and planning services.

NAC Architecture

Blankenship

Bentley

Wrigley

Finish

Jacobs

Spillar

Rios

Nelli

Lai

In Seattle, NAC Architecture promoted Cheryl Jacobs to associate principal, Sarah Finis and Julia Wrigley to senior associate, and Jason Bentley, Melia Blankenship, Bingram Lai, Garrett Nelli, Jose Rios and Emily Spillar to associate. Jacobs is an architect whose work has ranged from health care facilities to learning environments, and who is now working on The Evergreen State College's new Student Wellness Services Center. Finis is an interior designer for learning environments. She worked on the Student Union for the University of Providence in Great Falls, and is working on its new University Center. Wrigley is NAC's corporate graphic designer. She develops and maintains brand guidelines, creates branded templates for firm-wide collateral and communications pieces, and maintains visual consistency and brand application. Bentley is an architect on the student housing team with a background in mixed-use housing. He recently completed design for phase 1 of Bellevue College's first on-campus student housing, and is working on housing for Colorado School of Mines. Blankenship is an architect who coordinates teams on complex projects. She is working on Snoqualmie Valley School District's 250,000-square-foot Mount Si High School replacement, and a state-wide higher education facilities study for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Lai is an architectural designer with over 12 years of experience working with public and educational agencies in the Northwest. He has a background in modernization and historic renovation of occupied facilities, and is working on the adaptive reuse of Pacific Charter School Development's Impact Puget Sound Elementary School. Nelli is an architect working on Seattle Public Schools' new Wing Luke Elementary. He won AIA Seattle's Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship in 2017 to research public interest design. Rios is an electrical engineer on education and health care facilities. He is working on La Center School District's new middle school, The Evergreen State College Student Wellness Service Center and projects for Western State Hospital. Spillar is an interior designer with a background in early childhood education who works on learning environments. She is working on Puyallup School District's new Dessie Evans Elementary, and Mount Si High.

Blueline

Justinen

Robben

Drake

Blueline hired Jake Drake as a permit technician, Daniel Robben as a project landscape architect and Brett Justinen as an engineer/construction inspector on public works projects. They work in Kirkland, Tukwila and Mill Creek, respectively. Drake has seven years of experience in the health care industry. He will help coordinate permits and be a liaison between clients and local jurisdictions. Robben has been a landscape architect at several firms, including most recently Cascade Design Collaborative for six years designing schools and parks in the Seattle area. Justinen has a bachelor's in civil engineering from Walla Walla University and experience as a project manager/engineer for Mac Engineering in Snohomish County. Blueline provides civil engineering, land use planning and landscape architecture.

City of Redmond

Wilson

Redmond Police Chief Kristi Wilson will retire in June after 32 years of public service, including 26 years with the city of Redmond. Wilson was appointed chief in 2016 and is also serving as interim public works director. The city in May will start its search for a new chief. During the search, Fire Chief Tommy Smith will serve as public safety director, overseeing both the Police and Fire departments. Deputy Fire Chief Don Horton will step in as interim fire chief.

Seattle Times

Michele Matassa Flores is the new executive editor at The Seattle Times. Matassa Flores joined the paper in 1988 as a reporter and moved into various editing positions. She left in 2008 for leadership roles at Crosscut and Puget Sound Business Journal. She returned to the Times in 2013 and has been managing editor since 2016. She replaces Don Shelton, who is retiring in May after 32 years with the paper.

Community Health Plan of Washington

In Seattle, Community Health Plan of Washington appointed Dr. Paul Sherman as chief medical officer. Sherman previously lead the statewide care delivery system for Kaiser Permanente of Washington. He also held leadership roles at Group Health. Community Health Plan of Washington is a not-for-profit Medicaid and Medicare managed care plan.

Apr 16, 2019

Habitat for Humanity

D'Antonio

Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County named Brett D'Antonio as CEO. D'Antonio had been interim CEO since Gail Luxenberg left the nonprofit last fall. He joined Habitat Seattle-King County a year ago as COO, following nearly four years as executive director and four years as construction manager at Habitat for Humanity of Island County.

Marchex

Seattle-based mobile advertising analytics company Marchex appointed Donald Cogsville to its board and Russell Horowitz as executive chairman. Cogsville is CEO of The Cogsville Group, a New York City-based private equity real estate investment firm. Horowitz was executive director at Marchex. Anne Devereux-Mills, who was board chair since 2016 and a director since 2006, retired from the board.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma City Council needs to fill one position on the five-member Public Utility Board. The board oversees management and operation of Tacoma Public Utilities, which includes Tacoma Power, Tacoma Water and Tacoma Rail. Board members serve five years. Applications are due April 25 at http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Grace

Lane

Sridhar

Wofford-Miles

Brotherton

Mar

In Seattle, Lease Crutcher Lewis hired Rob Brotherton as senior project manager, Aaron Wofford-Miles as people services manager, Sindhoori Sridhar as senior brand and visual communications designer, Catherine Lane as senior project engineer, Mikhail Grace as project engineer and Jeri Mar as rental coordinator. Brotherton worked at Lewis from 2007 to 2014, and holds a construction management certificate from the University of Washington. Wofford-Miles has 19 years of human resources experience and studied business administration at the UW. Sridhar has nine years of graphics design experience and holds a bachelor's in fine arts in graphic design from Rutgers University. Lane, LEED AP, holds a bachelor's in architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and spent much of her career in architecture project management. Grace has eight years of industry experience and holds a bachelor's in construction management from Michigan State University. Mar has over 30 years of construction experience and works at Lewis' yard in Bothell.

The Walsh Group

Thomas

The Seattle office of The Walsh Group hired Anna Thomas as project engineer. Thomas worked at Tactile Architecture in Berlin and recently earned bachelor's degrees in civil engineering and architectural studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She is working on the Denny Substation project.

Bouten Construction Co.

McGlocklin

Spokane-based Bouten Construction Co. hired Scott McGlocklin as director of preconstruction services. McGlocklin comes from Graham Construction, where he was a senior project manager for seven years. Prior to that, he was a project manager at Bouten for seven years.