May 08, 2024

Parametrix

Kelsey

Kimberly Kelsey has joined Parametrix as a principal consultant. She has nearly 30 years of experience as an environmental consultant, operations leader, client account manager, project and program manager, and mechanical engineer.

During her career, Kelsey has managed and executed wastewater projects and programs across the Northwest, including critical infrastructure projects such as King County's Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station and Seattle Public Utility's Combined Sewer Overflow Program.

At Parametrix, she joins the firm's Strategic Advisory Services team, providing owner advisory, business process improvement, organization development, and strategic consulting services to public agencies across the Western United States.

Exxel Pacific

Solem

Williams

Mellema

Scheenstra

Exxel Pacific, as part of its long-term leadership strategy and transition plan, announced the recent promotion of four team members moving into vice president roles. Tyson Scheenstra has been promoted to vice president of operations, TJ Mellema to regional vice president of Exxel's Bellingham office, and Todd Williams and Eric Solem have been promoted as co-regional vice presidents of Exxel's Bellevue office.

Kiterocket

Kiterocket, a PR-forward communications agency, hired Jessica Fishman as director for its Renewable Energy Practice. Fishman will lead the agency's renewable energy client portfolio. Fishman has 20 years of experience as a strategic marketing leader, including a decade of renewable energy expertise. Prior to joining Kiterocket, she worked at clean energy companies including Conergy and AlsoEnergy where she led marketing and communications departments. Fishman also spent nearly seven years as head of global public and media relations at SolarEdge during a high-growth period, which included three acquisitions and an IPO. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, Kiterocket focuses on market innovators within the technology, renewable energy, and sustainability sectors. With offices in Phoenix and Seattle, the agency's integrated services span brand strategy, media and influencer relations, digital marketing, social media, events, editorial, design, and content production.

CAST Architecture

Wilcox

CAST architecture has named architect Rebecca Wilcox director of sustainability. She leads CAST's efforts to reduce the carbon footprint across all of CAST's projects via research, development of best building practices, and firm-wide education and implementation of low-carbon techniques.

Wilcox has worked on projects of all sizes as a member of the CAST team for over 6 years and worked on both public and private school projects for several years in the Bay Area.

DLR Group

Rutti

Touschner

At DLR Group Pamela Touschner and Peter Rutti have each been appointed a managing principal.

Touschner is the firm's California region leader and a member of DLR Group's Board of Directors. Rutti is DLR Group's chief design officer, responsible for instilling a positive, thriving design culture to produce design excellence from every team in the firm. Both are members of the firm's 15-person executive leadership team, collaboratively managing the operations for DLR Group's 1,600 design professionals and 33 global locations.

Touschner joined DLR Group in 1993, was named a principal in 2000, senior principal in 2012, and California Region Leader in 2018. In this role she leads 290 employee-owners and manages operations for the Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sonoma offices representing more than $75 million of revenue.

She served on the national AIA Board of Directors from 2008 -2010, and in multiple leadership positions for AIA Los Angeles, AIA Inland Empire, and the AIA California Council. She is active in NOMA at both the national level and Southern California NOMA chapter.

Rutti joined DLR Group in 2012 as a principal. He specializes in the design of performing art centers and cultural institutions and has been instrumental in leading the global growth of DLR Group's Cultural+Performing Art practice. Based in Phoenix, he was named Southwest Region Leader in 2017, responsible for operations in Colorado Springs, Denver, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Rutti was appointed a senior principal in 2020, and chief design officer in 2022.

As chief design officer, he directs all aspects of the firm's integrated process to deliver design excellence and achieve DLR Group climate and environment commitments. Rutti has been a faculty associate and juror at the Design School of Arizona State University since 2011 and serves as a visiting critic at the UCLA School of Architecture & Urban Design and the University of Arizona School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture.

May 07, 2024

Ahtna Netiye'

Harris

Ahtna Netiye' appointed Robert Harris as chief operating officer. Harris is an Ahtna shareholder. His career spans various leadership roles, including managing a startup energy services company, and overseeing Municipality of Anchorage departments as chief fiscal officer. Harris has a background in engineering, and previously managed teams at CH2M in the development of electric power generation facilities, and served as president at Controls Engineering. He holds two bachelor's degrees from MIT in economics and electrical engineering, and master's degrees in business administration and electrical engineering from the University of Washington. In his role as COO, Harris will focus be on enhancing operations and ensuring profitable growth in alignment with Ahtna Netiye's corporate values and objectives. Ahtna Netiye' is the business holding company for Ahtna, Inc., an Alaska Native regional corporation, and manages and oversees the business operations of Ahtna's subsidiaries. Roy Tansy, Jr. is the CEO of Ahtna Netiye'.

Port of Everett

Good

Dietrich

After nearly 44 years of public service at the Port of Everett, Carolyn Diedrich, assistant controller & records officer, retired on May 1st. Mallory Good, the Port's new assistant controller, has taken on the majority of Diedrich's role. Good's position maintains complex accounts within the Port's financial system and assists the finance director. Diedrich is the longest-tenured employee in Port history, helping manage the Port's finances over the better part of four decades, and earning 26 years of clean financial audits. After taking accounting and payroll classes at Everett Community College, Diedrich was hired as the Port's receptionist/accounts receivable technician in 1980 when she was just 17. Diedrich held many accounting and administrative roles over the years, specializing in accounts payable, HR, payroll, liabilities, assets and records management. She finished her career as the assistant controller, a position she held since 2019. Good joined the Port of Everett in July 2023, bringing 12 years of experience in accounting management and financial systems. Prior to joining the Port, she worked as the accounting manager for Snohomish County and a tax accountant at Kieckhafer, Schiffer & Company. Good is a graduate of Washington State University, having earned her master's degree in accounting with a concentration in taxation and her bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting.

Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade promoted Chris Forrey to vice president, finance and investor relations. Forrey joined Boise Cascade in 2005 and was promoted to his most recent role of senior finance director in March 2022, where he has led the tax, financial reporting, accounts payable, and financial systems teams. He has also been a key contributor to the investor relations and M&A efforts for the company. He earned a master's degree in accountancy/taxation and a bachelor's degree in business administration in accountancy, both from Boise State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. In his new position, Forrey will lead investor relations activities, as well as maintain oversight of his previous responsibilities.