Feb 16, 2000

AGRA

The Seattle office of AGRA Earth & Environmental recently added Dean White as a principal in the geotechnical group, with the responsibility of group operations manager.

The firm's environmental group has added Mark Johns as a principal.

Conrad Felice has joined AGRA as director of geotechnical engineering for the western region. He will be working out of the firm's Kirkland office.

Architects BCRA Tsang

Dale Morgan and Harlow Hogenson have recently joined Architects BCRA Tsang in Tacoma.

Morgan has experience in the design of educational projects and multi-unit residential development.

Hogenson has experience in construction management, quality control and cost estimating for educational, military, medical and commercial facilities. His recent projects with BCRA Tsang include Central Washington University's new science facility.

BOE Architects

Jill Ann Cohn has joined BOE Architects in Tacoma. She will be managing several new office building projects in east Tacoma, Puyallup and Kent. She is also assisting in the renovation of the Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton.

BOORA Architects

Several new employees have joined BOORA Architects, bringing the firm’s total staff size to 100.

Lisa McClellan has joined BOORA and will be helping design the new $5.7 million, 38,500-square-foot practice facility for the Sacramento Kings.

Michael Milakovich has designed commercial offices, retail, housing and hospitality facilities. Currently, he is working on the new medical education building at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

William Small is a project architect for Adidas Village, which will serve as headquarters for both Adidas America and Adidas International. A registered architect in Oregon, Arizona and Massachusetts, Small has worked for other Portland architectural firms.

Geiger Engineers

Geiger Gossen Hamilton Liao Engineers, a structural and marine engineering firm, has named William Haynes and John King as associates in its Bellingham office.

Haynes' professional experience includes design of marinas, wave attenuators, piers and boathouses. His current projects include the Columbia River Treaty fishing access and Ko’Olina Marina in Oahu, Hawaii.

King's professional experience includes civil and marine structures in the Northwest. His current projects include the new 72,000-square-foot Ferndale Middle School and a three-story, 36,000-square-foot office building in Bellingham.

Mulvanny Architects

Dan Foltz was recently named corporate director of design for Mulvanny Architects in Bellevue. Foltz was promoted following the merger of Mulvanny with Seattle-based G2 Architecture and now oversees design for the entire firm. He is senior designer for downtown Bellevue’s Superblock, a mixed-use project featuring 1.6 million square feet of retail, entertainment, office, hotel and residential space. He also recently completed the design of the 20-story Bellevue Technology Tower, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, and a 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Salt Lake City.

Marshall and Associates

P. Douglas Sund has been named vice president of operations at Marshall and Associates.

In the Olympia corporate headquarters, Geographic Information System analyst Diana Henderson has joined the firm, and former GIS analysts Rhett Harman and Chuck Bishop have been promoted to project managers.

In Marshall’s Boise office, Don Jensen has joined the firm as a GIS analyst and Jim Hershberger has been promoted to project manager.

Parametrix

Gerry Jones has been named chief executive officer of Parametrix and a member of the company's board of directors. He joined the firm in 1998 and worked as the office manager of its corporate headquarters in Sumner. Prior to joining the firm, Jones was the city of Seattle’s director of Neighborhood Planning.

Jeff Peacock was named vice president and director of environmental and infrastructure services. Formerly manager of the transportation business line, Peacock joined the company in 1989 as a design engineer.

Mel Sears was named vice president and chief operations officer. He managed the company's Portland regional operations for about four years.

Parametrix is an engineering, environmental sciences and architectural company based in Sumner.

Shannon & Wilson

Daniel Semanskee has been promoted to vice president at Shannon & Wilson. He was recently hired as the chief financial officer after serving as the company’s outside certified public accountant and consultant.

Scott Bender has been promoted to senior associate. A hydrogeologist, he specializes in water rights mitigation, groundwater supply and large-scale construction dewatering systems. Gregory Fischer has been promoted to senior associate. His experience includes transportation, infrastructure, building, waterfront and landslide projects. He was the assistant project manager for Shannon & Wilson’s contract for Link Light Rail.

Stanley Boyle has been promoted to associate. A geotechnical and civil engineer, he has experience in earth dam, irrigation canal and pipeline construction; retaining wall design; and landslide stabilization.

Shannon & Wilson is a geotechnical and environmental consulting firm based in Seattle.

Susan Black and Associates

Brad Shinn has been named senior associate of Susan Black and Associates, a landscape architectural firm in Seattle.

Shinn has more than 12 years experience developing public involvement programs for public and private sector clients. He specializes in water resources and transportation planning and construction.

SB&A provides planning and design services on transportation, utility, urban development, sports and park facilities. The firm’s recent work includes participation in the Landsburg fish passage project and the Enumclaw downtown improvement plan

Vander Houwen Public Relations

Vander Houwen Public Relations announced the hiring of Nancy S. Juetten as account manager. There she will work with clients to create marketing materials and pitch stories to the media. Prior to joining the firm, Houwen owned her own communications consulting business.

ImageX.com

Bellevue-based ImageX.com announced the hiring of Victoria Clearwater as director of marketing communications and Joy Dadoun as senior marketing communications manager. Clearwater has 15 years experience in marketing management, branding and public relations. Prior to ImageX.com, she worked for Design Intelligence and Apple Computer Inc. Dadoun came from a position with Fox River Paper Co. with more than 11 years experience in advanced marketing and communications management. ImageX.com is an Internet market maker for printed business materials.

Washington State Convention and Trade Center

The Association for Convention Operations Management has selected Larry Stevens for the National Convention Service Manager of the Year award. Stevens is senior event coordinator for the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, and will be featured in an upcoming issue of the publication Successful Meetings.

Prego Ristorante

After six months of remodeling, Prego Ristorante will open for lunch and dinner on Feb. 21 at the top floor of the Renaissance Madison Hotel in Seattle. Interior designer Betty Blount of Zena Design Group created the restaurant's new look. The $250,000 remodel features new venetian plaster on the walls, updated fabrics and furnishings. Prego chef is Don Curtiss and manager is Jodi Bardinelli.

GuideComm Systems

George Tronsrue, chairman and CEO of Burst Networks of Seattle, has accepted an appointment to the Board of Directors for GuideComm Systems. Tronsrue is the former president and chief operating officer of Nextlink Communications. GuideComm Systems is a consulting firm serving e-commerce and communication service providers. Burst Networks is a high-speed wireless Internet provider.

Red Lion Hotels & Inns

Red Lion Hotels & Inns, headquartered in Vancouver, announced the selection of Tom Murray as chief operating officer. Murray has 20 years experience in the hospitality industry. Formerly the vice president of franchise development, he will oversee the continued re-introduction and expansion of the Red Lion identity. Red Lion plans to add 30 to 40 properties in 2000.

Appraisal Institute

Penny Crowe was elected 2000 president of the Seattle Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. She is the principal of Crowe Appraisal Co. of Mercer Island. The chapter also elected Courtney Hashimoto as appraiser of the year for his service. Other chapter officers are Marc Campos, vice president; Jim Price, treasurer; and Richard Hagar secretary.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia Society of America announced it is changing its name to provide a clearer statement of the breadth of diseases the society is fighting. Kathryn Bennett executive director of the Washington/Alaska chapter, said the organization wants to raise awareness about the dramatic rise in lymphoma rates during the last half of the 20th century.

Publicis Dialog

The Seattle office of Publicis Dialog announced the hiring of Scarlett Foster-Moss as senior account executive, Anne Murray as administrative assistant and Thuy Luu-Beams as assistant account executive. Publicis Dialog is the communications division of Publicis, offering advertising and public relations, direct marketing and design.