Nov 26, 2002

WCOE

Brooker

Ida Brooker, who is on the national board of directors of Women Construction Owners & Executives and president of its Washington state chapter, will be a member of the U.S. Department of State Overseas Buildings Operations Industry Advisory Panel. The nine-member panel ensures construction of safe, secure and functional facilities for U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide, and oversees real property assets of the Department of State. Brooker manages construction and environmental contracting for Boeing.

Merit Co.

Shaw

Merit Co., a Lakewood-based general contractor, has hired Neil Shaw as project engineer. Shaw was previously employed by Berschauer/Phillips Construction Co. in Olympia.

West Coast Contractors

Gerlach

David Gerlach recently joined West Coast Contractors of Coos Bay, Ore., as general foreman. Gerlach brings over 30 years of experience to the firm. Beginning as a carpenter, he worked his way up in the trade, and has served as general foreman for other companies. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and earned a bachelor's degree at the University of California, Irvine. His current job is the North Bend High School project.

GLY Construction

James

GLY Construction has added Ken James as superintendent. James has 30 years of commercial construction experience, including notable projects such as Harbor Steps, Bellevue Galleria and Attachmate's headquarters. He is currently supervising construction of a high-tech office building that has been nominated as a "Construction Works" site, where crews are recycling, using green materials and considering environmentally sound alternatives.

Swinerton Builders

Swinerton Builders of Oregon has promoted Ken Maheu to vice president and division manager. Maheu has over 20 years of management and building experience, much of it in high-tech, clean room and critical facilities. He recently led a Swinerton team in a fast-track, design-build construction of the $136 million Novellus campus in Tualatin, Ore.

Nov 25, 2002

Overlake Hospital Medical Center

Rick Clarfeld, MD, and Kristi Harrington, MD have joined the Cancer Center at Overlake Hospital Medical Center. Both certified surgeons previously practiced at the Polyclinic in Seattle where Clarfeld was the director. The two specialize in breast surgery.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Jeffery A. Richard joined Foster Pepper & Shefelman as an associate in the firm's municipal practice group. His practice emphasizes public finance, municipal law, state constitutional law and elections. Previously, Richards served as deputy prosecuting attorney in the civil division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

City University

City University in Bellevue promoted Carl Adams to academic operations director. He was associate dean of the school of business at City University. City University is a private, not-for-profit institution of higher education, helping working adults pursue educational opportunities without interrupting their careers.

Sharing Gift Box Program

For the 12th straight year the Seattle Center Foundation will coordinate donations to help more than 1,200 seniors, disabled adults, children and homeless teenagers in the greater Seattle area during the Christmas season with the Sharing Gift Box at Washington Mutual’s Winterfest at Seattle Center. The organization will maintain a wish card display in the Seattle Center House for donors to either purchase a gift or make a monetary donation. The foundation, partnered with 27 other organizations, expects to raise approximately $75,000 to $100,000 from Nov. 29 through Dec. 16. Donors can also call the Wish Line at (206) 233-3939 to select a wish card, or e-mail: sharing.giftbox< Seattle Center Foundation, 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109.

Pet's Choice

Pet's Choice named Bradley A. Berg its new CEO. Berg recently served as senior vice president and CFO of Loudeye Corp., and is a former executive vice president and CFO for Redhook Brewery. Bellevue-based Pet's Choice operates 49 veterinary hospitals in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas.