Oct 07, 2003

Project creation

An Oct. 16 seminar sponsored by the Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation will cover the basics of building a baseline project. Included will be setting up a task list, linking tasks, applying constraints and forming resource pools. The program will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in Seattle. Cost is $150. For more information, contact the Education Foundation at (206) 284-4500 or visit http://www.agcwa.com/public/education.

Oct 03, 2003

Metropolitan Improvement District

The Metropolitan Improvement District named Mark Houtchens, president of Vance Corp., chair of the MID advisory board. First Vice Chair Chailee Davidson, property manager for Maritime Associates, and Vice Chair John Chadwick, employment director for the YMCA, were also elected into office. New MID advisory board members include Jo Thompson, general manager of the Pioneer Square Best Western; John Scholl, president of Big Ink; and Mark Barbieri, senior vice president of Washington Holdings.

Hentschell & Associates

Hentschell & Associates, an insurance brokerage firm based in Tacoma, hired Brad Roberts as an account executive. Roberts has extensive experience in insurance and bonding for the construction industry.

UW School of Medicine

The University of Washington School of Medicine named Dr. Sheila A. Lukehart assistant dean of research and graduate education. The new position will be based at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Lukehart is a research professor of medicine in the infectious diseases division and is known for her studies on syphilis. She is active nationally and internationally in attempts to control syphilis and related diseases.

Owen Media

Owen Media, a Seattle-based public relations agency, hired Sylvia Lang as office manager. Prior to her employment at Owen Media, Lange worked for Fidelity Investments for three years. Owen Media provides public relations consulting to high-tech companies including Intel, Cray, Lexmark, AccessVia, Tideworks and Infiniband Trade Association.

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People elected Oscar Eason, Jr., who was defeated last year in his bid for a third term as president, as regional president. Eason, 73, begins his two-year term Jan. 1, 2004, and said he hopes to expand the group's membership and influence in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. In Washington, the NAACP has branches in Seattle, Tacoma, Bremerton, Spokane and Yakima.

Oct 02, 2003

Boeing Realty

Powers

John Powers became a development manager at Boeing Realty Corp., responsible for overseeing development projects in the Puget Sound area from concept to completion. Powers came from Sound Ventures, where he was manager of development services. His 13 years of experience also include two years as a senior project manager at Berschauer Phillips Construction, six as project manager at Lydig Construction and two as project engineer at M.A. Mortenson. He holds a 1989 bachelor's degree from the University of Washington.

Norris Beggs & Simpson

Dougherty

Kara Dougherty was promoted to public relations and marketing specialist for Norris, Beggs & Simpson in Portland. Dougherty graduated from Princeton University in June 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in history. She grew up in New York and moved to Portland last fall. She began working in market research for Norris Beggs in March. Norris Beggs is a commercial brokerage. It operates a commercial mortgage office in Bellevue.

L.J. Melody

L.J. Melody & Co. arranged $26 million in permanent financing on two of Tarragon Development's warehouse buildings in the 1.6 million-square-foot Valley South Corporate Park distribution center in Sumner. The two buildings total 628,000 square feet. Security on the loan included an adjacent truck parking facility. CIGNA Investments funded the loan. Mary McDonald of Melody's San Francisco office and Lois Townsend of the commercial mortgage broker's Seattle office arranged the deal.

John L. Scott

Kevin Pind is a new residential sales associate in John L. Scott Real Estate's Issaquah office. Ryan Parris joined the firm's Bellevue South office. The Bellevue Place office added Scott Campbell and Catie Stevens. Kat Grant-Fuller joined the Kirkland office.

Spokane River Gorge Park

Spokane's REI store gave $3,000 to a group called Friends of Centennial Trail to map part of the bike trail that extends from Spokane into Idaho and to study creating a whitewater kayak park in the Spokane River Gorge. The new map will cover the Centennial Trail's new west link through the gorge, which a group of Spokane leaders are trying to open for various new uses. This summer, the state issued a $250,000 grant to write a master plan "to activate the Gorge Park in the areas of history and culture, access and linkages, protection and conservation, recreation and economic development." The plan will be drafted next year.

University of Washington, Tacoma

UW Tacoma's KeyBank Professional Development Center is offering a 12-class certification program in criminal justice agency administration this fall. The series of workshops is intended to serve as an alternative to a two- or four-year formal degree program in criminal justice. The five classes offered this fall will cover the basics of public and police administration, law enforcement ethics, laws for police supervisors, cultural awareness and conflict management. For information contact the center at (253) 692-4618.

Hanis Greaney Zoro

Hanis Greaney Zoro, a law firm of 10 lawyers, has opened in Kent, offering legal services in construction, real estate, estate planning, wills and trusts, personal injury, litigation, immigration, tax and business formation. The firm was created through a merger of several smaller practices by the managing partner, Michael M. Hanis, with the goal of becoming the largest law firm between Seattle and Tacoma. The firm will host an open house on Friday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m. at 6703 S. 234th St., Suite 300.

Melby Cameron & Hull

Melby Cameron & Hull, an organization management and consulting firm based in Edmonds, hired three new employees. Dana Murphy-Love joined Melby as an association executive and will manage the account of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Karen O'Bryan was hired as director of publications and is responsible for graphic design and management of Melby's client publications. Sara Rogers was hired as assistant director for several of Melby's clients, including the National Association of Professional Mortgage Women and the National Foreclosure Professionals.

Children and Family Commission

The King County Children and Family Commission is accepting applications for five positions. The 17-member commission is composed of citizen volunteers that represent the county's geographic and ethnic diversity. Currently, the commission is recruiting youth and persons of color in south King County. The deadline for applying is Oct. 24. To obtain an application or for additional information contact Carol Maurer at (206) 296-5219.

The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot fondue restaurant will open Nov. 12 in Bellevue. It will be the third Melting Pot to open in the area. The company has locations in Seattle and Tacoma. The restaurant is located at 308 108th Ave. N.E. and will feature two private dining rooms in addition to the main seating areas.

Elysian Brewing Co.

Seattle's Elysian Brewing Co. was named Large Brewpub of the Year at the 2003 Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Dick Cantwell, Elysian's head brewer, was named Brewmaster of the Year. Three Elysian beers, including The Wise Extra Special Bitter, Perseus Porter and Bete Blanche Tripel, won medals at the festival.