Aug 15, 2000

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Several new hires and promotions have been announced at Lease Crutcher Lewis in Seattle. In the accounting department, Mariam Agustin has been promoted to staff accountant, and the new hires include Rob Jacobs in job costing, Tess Fannon in accounts payable, and Joe Hamlin in payroll. Agustin has been with the firm since 1996. She attended the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines and is currently studying at Seattle Central Community College. Jacobs holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Washington State University. Fannon has worked in the construction industry in Honolulu and for US Bank in Seattle. She attended Centro Escolar University in the Philippines and Honolulu Business College. Hamlin holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Washington.

Kitchell

The Portland office of Kitchell has promoted Frank Harris to Pacific Northwest area manager. Harris started with Kitchell as the project scheduler on a seismic upgrade project in San Rafael, Calif., and was transferred to Portland in 1999 as a project manager for the company's corrections clients. In his new role, Harris will be leading Kitchell operations and marketing in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Arizona State University and studied architecture at the University of Oregon.

Builders' Hardware

Seattle-based Builders’ Hardware & Supply Co. has restructured its management team. Shirley S. Henry will become chairman and CEO, Douglas E. Gerbing has been named president and John Phillips will retain his position as corporate vice president. Also, Bob Larson will remain vice president of BH&S Kennewick, Ray Rech and Sue Trimble will remain company treasurer and secretary respectively, and Greg Lunde has been promoted to vice president of dealer sales. Henry has been with Builders’ Hardware since it was founded by her and her father Thomas M. Shannon in 1958. She will remain actively involved in the company for at least the next few years. Gerbing joined Builders’ Hardware in 1967 and has held the position of corporate senior vice president since 1993. The company employs 116 people and sells hardware, doors, frames, toilet accessories, contractor specialties and dealer specialties in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.

Environmental Resource Management

Environmental Resource Management, a Bellevue-based environment, health and safety consulting firm, has named Timothy McCormack as a principal. McCormack will oversee technical operations and client development activities throughout the Pacific Northwest region. He is a registered professional geologist with 15 years of environmental engineering experience throughout the U.S.

Whitman College

J. Antonio Cabasco, associate admission director at Whitman College in Walla Walla, has been promoted to admission director. Cabasco assumes responsibility for the private college's 15-person admission staff.

Northwest Pears

The Pear Bureau Northwest has named Jeffery Correa to the position of international marketing director. Correa assumed the position on August 1. As the lead manager of export programs, he will oversee the promotion activities for the Northwest Pear industry in over 30 international markets.

EverTrust Financial Group

EverTrust Financial Group, the Everett-based holding company for Everett Mutual Bank and Commercial Bank of Everett, announced the addition of two new Everett Mutual Bank branch managers and a new account executive to its Bellevue office. Cynthia Stevenson is the new branch manager for Everett Mutual Bank's main branch. James Belford is the new Silver Lake branch manager and Theodore Sundquist is the new account executive in the company's Bellevue office.

Sound Transit

The Sound Transit board unanimously supported the appointment of Ramon Gould to the Sound Transit Citizen Oversight Panel. Compromised of citizens throughout Sound Transit's three-county district, the panel serves as an independent body responsible for reviewing the performance of Sound Transit. Gould has been a community leader in Edmonds for many years