Oct 21, 2026

Art Anderson

Dreher

Young

Bremerton-based engineering firm Art Anderson hired two new team members, Colin Young and Josh Dreher, bringing its staff count to above 40 employees.

Young joined as an electrical engineer. He holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in Washington and Alaska. He brings more than 11 years of experience in power generation, transmission and distribution systems, renewable energy projects, and utility infrastructure planning.

Dreher joined as a civil engineer bringing more than 17 years of experience. He is a licensed professional engineer specializing in waterfront, industrial and infrastructure projects. His background includes the design, analysis, and rehabilitation of marine facilities and waterfront structures, as well as structural design, assessments and construction support.

PLS Engineering

Wilde

Naglich

Uskoski

Valerie Uskoski joins Vancouver, Clark County-based PLS Engineering as a principal civil engineer. Uskoski is formerly an equity owner of Hayward Uskoski & Associates with over 20 years of experience, and is licensed in multiple states including Alaska. A graduate from WSU, she carries a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Her past projects range from subdivisions, surface mine permitting, permit compliance, road realignments, stormwater design and much more. Uskoski is a board member of SAE Oregon and the Baja SAE committee chair.

Also joining PLS from Hayward Uskoski & Associates are Sadie Naglich and Preston Wilde. Naglich is a certified land use planner with nearly a decade of experience in public and private sector planning. She has managed a range of development projects, navigated complex land use regulations from early feasibility through land use approval.

Wilde joins with experience in civil engineering design and land use development. Wilde brings five years of project experience in a wide range of projects from residential, commercial and industrial projects.

Papé Machinery

Humdinger Equipment announced Papé Machinery as its newest authorized dealer. This partnership expands Humdinger's reach, connecting customers in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington with Tana's landfill and recycling equipment.

As an authorized dealer, Papé Machinery will provide full sales, service, and technical support exclusively for Tana landfill compactors and shredders, delivering dependable, high-performance solutions for customers in waste management and recycling operations.

Papé Machinery offers equipment sales, parts, rentals and service solutions aimed at helping customers maximize productivity and keep operations running efficiently. Papé Machinery is also a leading provider of John Deere construction, forestry and agricultural equipment throughout the western United States.

Oct 20, 2026

Alaska Airlines

Siva

Alaska Airlines announced that Amaresh Siva has been named chief information technology officer. Siva will begin next month and will report directly to CEO Ben Minicucci. He will also serve on the company's Executive Committee.

In this newly created role, Siva will bring Alaska's technology and digital capabilities together under a single enterprise leader. He will set and execute the company's enterprise-wide technology, data and digital strategy, with responsibility for strengthening core platforms, advancing digital capabilities and building scalable data and artificial intelligence foundations to support operational excellence, resilience and long-term growth.

“Technology is central to nearly every part of our operation and every interaction with our guests and employees,” Minicucci said. “Amaresh is a proven enterprise technology leader with the experience to strengthen performance today while building the modern, secure and resilient platforms we need for the future. His track record leading complex transformations, scaling data and AI capabilities and developing high-performing global teams makes him the right leader for this important role.”

Siva brings 29 years of experience building and scaling digital, data, infrastructure and AI platforms across healthcare, retail and consumer finance. He joins Alaska from CVS Health, where he most recently served as chief digital and technology officer for Health Care Delivery. His responsibilities also included enterprise data and AI platforms and innovation labs.

At CVS Health, Siva led large-scale modernization and AI initiatives in a highly regulated, high-availability environment, including cloud migration, digital engineering and the deployment of AI tools with measurable business and customer outcomes. Earlier in his career, he held senior technology leadership roles at Target Corp., where he helped rebuild Target.com and the Target app and modernize infrastructure and cloud platforms. He previously spent nearly a decade with GE Capital, building marketing technology used across 18 businesses in 17 countries.

Siva holds an MBA from XLRI (Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, India) and a bachelor's degree in technology with honors from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Oct 16, 2026

Child's Play Charity

Child's Play Charity announced the appointment of Katie Stone Perez as its new executive director.

Perez joins Child's Play after more than two decades at Xbox. Her career has been defined by a commitment to expanding access to play and building inclusive gaming communities.

With a background in child psychology and personal experience navigating pediatric cancer within her own family, Perez brings a deep understanding of the emotional and therapeutic value of play. Her passion for supporting kids, combined with her industry expertise, makes her uniquely suited to lead Child's Play into its next era of growth.

In her new role, Perez will oversee Child's Play's hospital partnerships, therapeutic gaming initiatives, research investments, and community engagement efforts. She will also guide the organization's strategic development as it continues to grow its network hospitals worldwide.

Since 2003 Child's Play Charity has been improving the lives of children in hospitals through the power of play. Founded by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade, Child's Play partners with pediatric hospitals around the world to deliver games, technology and innovative tools that support healing and bring joy. For 23 years Child's Play has been endowed by the gaming community, and is dedicated to finding new ways to help kids.

Oct 15, 2026

Skagit County Superior Court

Sebens

Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Haley Wolcott Sebens to the position of Skagit County Superior Court Judge.

Sebens' appointment, effective Jan. 1, fills the new position created by a law signed by Ferguson earlier this year. This is the first new position added to the Skagit County Superior Court since 2006.

Sebens is a judicial officer and longtime litigator with over 16 years of legal experience. She has served as a Skagit County Superior Court Commissioner since January 2025. As a Commissioner, she presides over court calendars including domestic and family law, child welfare and dependencies, at-risk youth, guardianship, probate and estate cases. She serves on the Superior Court Judges Association Family and Juvenile Law Committee and the Minor Guardianship Committee.

Prior to being appointed as commissioner, Sebens acted as judge pro tem for municipal and district courts including Snohomish District Court, city of Ferndale and city of Lynnwood.

Sebens earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Washington. She graduated from Gonzaga Law School, where she served as an editor of the Gonzaga Law Review.

Highline College

As the first community college in King County, Highline College recently celebrated its founding 65 years ago.

On Oct. 10, 1961, the college opened its doors to 385 students and operated out of 14 portable classrooms on the campus of the former Glacier High School on South 142nd Street in SeaTac/Burien.

It now serves approximately 14,000 students annually and has more than 350,000 alumni. In addition, it is one of 34 community and technical colleges in the state of Washington and has been located on its 80-acre campus in Des Moines since 1964.

Oct 14, 2026

WASWD

The Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts (WASWD) recently awarded $12,000 in scholarships to 12 Washington state individuals who are preparing for careers in the clean water industry.

In continuation of WASWD's Clean Water Careers outreach program, this year's scholarships broke previous records in the number of recipients and total amount awarded, enabling students from all around our state to pursue careers ranging from fluid mechanics and environmental sciences, to the administrative management of water and wastewater utilities.

Here are the winners: Elisabeth Clary, Bellingham; Benedicte Diakubama, Kent; Gavin Eliason, Spokane Valley; Alexandra Estrada, Ephrata; Maddie Fannin, Des Moines; Cloey Fletcher, Olympia; Kara Glassman, Arlington; Sarah Lord, University Place; Kurin Miller, Tumwater; Mya Schlepp, Seattle; Ruby Warner, East Wenatchee; and Grace Willis, Orcas Island.

Named after Walt Canter, an industry advocate and commissioner of the Cedar River Water and Sewer District for nearly 50 years, WASWD's Scholarship Fund facilitates and encourages entrance, advancement and retention of employees in the water and wastewater industry.

Olson Kundig

Walters

Sami

Harris

Olson Kundig has promoted Pinar Harris, Vikram Sami and Brian Walters to principal.

Harris brings over 23 years of experience leading large-scale mixed-use, highrise residential, and hospitality projects across Florida and the Caribbean. Recognized for her progressive technical approach, collaborative leadership and effective communication, Harris works with clients to translate business goals into design solutions. She streamlines complex processes while focusing on design excellence to support project delivery at every scale.

Sami has been a leader in high-performance buildings for over 23 years, combining technical expertise with a love of design as Olson Kundig's Director of Building Performance. Sami leads Olson Kundig's participation in the AIA 2030 Commitment and mentors teams across the firm, bringing his expertise in building performance to projects including DARA, a free, accessible dashboard that empowers designers to balance embodied and operational carbon over a building's full lifespan.

Walters joined Olson Kundig in 2013, developing his expertise through urban commercial and mixed-use projects spanning a variety of scales. From interiors-focused tenant improvement projects to large, multi-block developments, each created opportunities to engage with the existing context of a project site and to contribute to the layers of history and development that compose the urban fabric. Walters collaborates closely with diverse groups of stakeholders to develop solutions to complex program and site requirements, while advocating for each project's specific vision and goals.