Jan 21, 1999

Doghouse Productions

Doghouse Productions, a Seattle-based online communications company, recently added Steve Roberts as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Roberts formerly served as regional vice president for sales and marketing with US Healthcare.

Prop Gallery West

Prop Gallery West was recently acquired by Gregory B. Olsen Enterprises Inc. and has moved to 2200 Sixth Ave., Suite 1250 in Seattle. Prop Gallery West provides materials and props for special events throughout the region.

1999 Spirit of Excellence Award

Gov. Gary Locke will receive a 1999 Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession. Locke is the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history.

Taco Del Mar

Seattle-based Taco Del Mar has opened a location in Anchorage, Alaska, the firm's second Alaska restaurant. There are currently 44 Taco Del Mar locations.

Bader Martin Ross & Smith

Bader Martin Ross & Smith, a Seattle-based accounting and consulting firm, has added Nee Qua Ann Lafferty as a manager in the accounting and business advisory services department; Laura Brand-Bauer as a staff accountant; Linda Wilson as a senior in the accounting and business advisory services department; and Andrea Bonaccorsi as a staff accountant in the tax department.

Lake Washington Technical College

Joseph A. Ferrara has been appointed to the Lake Washington Technical College Board of Trustees. Ferrara is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Meridian Partners Limited in Bellevue, an Internet custom software development and consulting company.

Bellevue Community College

Ruthann Kurose was elected to chair the Bellevue Community College Board of Trustees. Kurose was originally elected to the board in 1993 and elected to a second term in 1997.

Jan 20, 1999

Olson Sundberg

Brett Baba and Robert Jakubik have been named associates at Olson Sundberg Architects. Baba served as project manager on the award-winning Frye Art Museum and on the Wright Art Gallery, both in Seattle. He is currently working on the Mission Hill Winery in Kelowna, British Columbia. He joined the firm in 1993. Jakubik's recent work includes the new School for Law for Seattle University, scheduled to open in 1999, the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, and the Learning Resource Center at Whatcom Community College. He is currently working on the $4.5 million Student Center at Whatcom Community College. Jakubik has been with the firm since 1992.

EDAW

Robert N. Shrosbree has been promoted to principal with EDAW, Inc. Shrosbree joined the firm in 1992 and has specialized in master planning for corporate, campus, university and institutional facilities. Current projects include the 1,000-acre Genie Corporation manufacturing facility in Moses Lake; Microsoft South Campus in Mountain View, Calif.; the Rebok One World Headquarters in Canton, Mass.; the Sonoma County Day School campus in Santa Rosa, Calif.; and the East Capitol Campus Plaza in Olympia. Joseph C. Cloud has been promoted to senior associate at EDAW. He is a landscape architect and environmental planner and currently project manager for the City of Lakewood comprehensive plan, the Puget Sound regional land use plan for the U.S. Navy and the Sand Point/Magnuson Park infrastructure redevelopment project. Mark Brands has rejoined the Seattle office as an associate after spending three years in EDAW's Sydney, Australia office where he was landscape project manager for the Olympic Village for the Sydney 2000 games. He also worked on new town developments in Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. His current projects include inner-city redevelopment in the False Creek area of Vancouver, B.C. Bradley A. Smith has been promoted to associate at EDAW. A landscape architect, he specializes in the management of large projects involving the integration of digital information. He is project manager for the East Capitol Campus Plaza repairs in Olympia. Kathy Eitner Kirby has been promoted to associate at EDAW. She is currently involved in landscape design for the Reebok One World Headquarters, the Microsoft South Campus; the Sonoma Country Day School and the OB2 vertical circulation study at the East Capitol Campus in Olympia. Ed Mah has also been promoted to associate. He is currently working on site planning, irrigation design, wetland restoration and construction administration for the Microsoft, Reebok and Sand Point projects. Komal Bhatia Dewan, who transferred to the Seattle office from Irvine, Calif., has been promoted to associate. She is assisting on the Regional Shore Infrastructure Plan for the U.S. Navy, the E&H Superblock and the Sand Point project. Mike Usen, a planner, has joined the firm as an associate. He is currently assisting in the Lakewood and Genie Corporation projects and on resource management plans for the Bureau of Reclamation. Ron Pike has joined the firm as a planner and network communications specialist. He has expertise in comprehensive plan development, environmental impact analysis and airport compatibility planning.

JWM&A

Trent J. Lougheed and Steve M. Willie have been named stockholders with Jerome W. Morrissette & Associates Inc. of Olympia and Shelton. Lougheed worked as a traffic and pavement research specialist in Nevada before joining the firm in 1996. Willie, a civil engineer, has 12 years of experience in site design services for public agencies and private firms.

Seattle Coffee

Seattle Coffee Co., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, announced revenue growth will reach 31.1 percent for calendar year 1998, with total revenues topping $67 million. Its two brands, Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia, experienced more than 30 percent growth in the past three years. The company has introduced a new design for its Seattle's Best Coffee Cafes concept, which will be instituted in all new cafes and renovations.

International Antique and Art Importers

Cheryl Uhrmacher recently joined the staff of International Antique and Art Importers as design consultant of Ming's asian gallery in Bellevue.

Port of Vancouver

Lawrance L. Paulson was recently named executive director for the Port of Vancouver. Paulson formerly served as in-house counsel and deputy director. Former executive director Byron Hanke recently retired.

Advance Capital

Lynell Smith has joined Advance Capital as vice president of business development. Smith formerly served as vice president and financial relationship manager at Seafirst Bank. Advance Capital is located in Seattle and enables businesses to become bankable by providing working capital.

Berk & Associates

Berk & Associates, a Seattle-based consulting firm, recently added Martha Wine as a senior economic and financial analyst. Wine formerly served as a budget analyst with the city of Bellevue and King County.

Mayflower Park Hotel

Paul Joseph Ishii recently joined Seattle's Mayflower Park Hotel as general manager. Ishii formerly served as general manager for the Citadel Hotel Group in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Todd Pacific Shipyards

Spiro Risvas recently joined the Seattle offices of Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. as director of commercial ship repair. Risvas has served as a manager of shipping businesses in Greece, Canada and Thailand.

ApcoTradec

Suzanne Hartman recently joined ApcoTradec as director and senior vice president of strategic communications. Hartman's practice area includes specialties in energy and natural resources. Tim Bader has joined as a senior associate. ApcoTradec is the Seattle office for Apco Associates, a Washington D.C.-based public affairs and strategic communications agency.