Apr 14, 1999

DEA

A merger of Marty A. Lyon Landscape Architects with David Evans and Associates has resulted in the addition of four new staff members to the Tacoma office of DEA. Marty A. Lyon will serve as manager of DEA's landscape architecture division in Tacoma. His experience includes athletic and educational facilities, parks and industrial landscape mitigation. His present staff, now also with DEA, includes landscape architect Kate Schwarzler, landscape architect Eric Williams, and administrative assistant Cheri Pessemier. Randy A. Anderson and Mary Lynne Evans have also joined the professional staff of David Evans and Associates in Tacoma. Anderson is the civil engineering manager for the office, responsible for the design of road, storm drainage and utility systems. He most recently served as engineering manager for the Pierce County public works and utilities department. Evans is a senior planner with over 20 years of experience in planning and public policy. She will serve as manager for planning projects in the public and private sectors, including work in growth management, Endangered Species Act compliance, shoreline management and neighborhood plans. Her most recent work includes environmental impact documentation for the city of Tacoma's Train to the Mountain and for the Federal Way School District.

Abacus

Patrick Nassif has been promoted to principal at Abacus Engineers Systems. He specializes in energy and controls-related projects, and is now at work on a $10 million energy systems improvement project for the campus of Central Washington University.

W&H Pacific

Mike McCarthy has joined W&H Pacific of Bothell as a transportation planner. He has recently worked as traffic operations engineer for Marion County, Oregon, and a project manager and site manager for at Milne Construction Co. in Portland.

ALSC

ALSC Architects of Spokane has promoted four staff members to the level of associate principal. Marian B. Evenson has been with the firm for 17 years, providing programming, interior design and space planning services for clients such as the Spokane School District, Gonzaga University, Cowles Publishing Co. and Telect. Dave Huotari, who has been with the firm for 13 years, has been involved with elementary and high school planning. W. Scott Whitesitt, who also joined the firm 13 years ago, has worked on schools and also on several projects throughout the U.S. for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, including an award-winning exchange and shopping mall at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. Rustin Hall joined the firm six years ago. His recent experience includes design and construction administration for the city of Richland Shops Complex and the new Spokane Valley YMCA. He is now at work on a new indoor athletic facility and Washington State University.

Art Anderson

John Carlson, vice president of naval architecture and marine engineering with Art Anderson Associates, has been elected president of the Washington Society of Professional Engineers, West Puget Sound Chapter. He will be instrumental in promoting Mathcounts, a program for encouraging academic excellence in math among seventh and eighth graders, in Kitsap, Jefferson, Pierce and Clallam Counties.

Jensen

Kurt Jensen & Associates has added four members to the staff. They are Edward Chao, job captain; Nathan Jenkins, intern; Allen Tsai, intern; and Heather Conklin, intern.

Shockey/Brent

R. Michael Spano has joined Shockey/Brent as a senior civil engineer. He will head a new civil engineering division at the firm. The new division will offer property development services. Spano's experience includes utility design, drainage and street design for private and public development projects.

Public Relations Society of America

The Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America recently honored Kathleen Fearn-Banks as Professional of the Year. After a career in PR and journalism, she joined the University of Washington in 1990 as a tenured associate professor. Neil McReynolds was named the recipient of the Hugh Smith Community Service Award. McReynolds is a retired senior executive who worked at both Puget Sound Power & Light and Kaiser/Group Health.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Kit G. Narodick has joined the law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky in the Seattle office as a partner. Narodick concentrates on corporate and commercial aircraft transactions, aircraft finance, general business and corporate law. He was formerly with Bogle & Gates.

Eddie Bauer

Eddie Bauer Inc. has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement with the Seattle Mariners to become the official apparel sponsor of the Safeco Field event staff through the 2000 season. Eddie Bauer will provide a full line of green clothing for ticket takers, ushers, tour guides, grounds crew, greeters and parking attendants. The Mariners will hire 700 people to staff Safeco Field on event days. More than 1,000 concession stand workers and vendors will be hired by Volume Services America, the concessions and catering contractor for the ballpark.

Promus Hotel

Promus Hotel Corp., parent company of Doubletree, Embassy and Homewood Suites Hotels and Hampton Inns, has reorganized its Northwest management team. Brad Hutton, Jim Merrill and Brian McCartin have received new assignments to manage and expand the company in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho and Montana. Hutton is regional vice president, overseeing the five-state region. Merrill is managing director of eight Doubletree properties. McCartin is now managing director of five Doubletree properties.

Emerald Solutions

Emerald Solutions, Inc., a Portland-based provider of project-based Internet and information technology consulting services, appointed Robert Caplan as director of information technology. Caplan will manage technology infrastructure and direct project planning and execution for the department. Emerald intends to seek an IPO within the next 24 months.

WHaM

WHaM Communications announced it is a finalist for a Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil Award. It is one of three finalists in the marketing consumer services category for its work with HomeGrocer.com. WHaM was acquired earlier this month by Edelman Worldwide.

TRM Corp.

Portland-based TRM Corp. announced Shami Patel will join the company as vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Previously Patel held a variety of investment banking and consulting positions. TRM provides convenience photocopy and convenience ATM services in retail establishments. It has 31,000 copy centers in the U.S., Canada, England, Wales, Scotland and France.