Jan 25, 2006

Riddell Williams

The Seattle law firm of Riddell Williams hired Tim Hogan. Hogan has more than 25 years of experience in the energy/utility sector, both as an attorney and as a senior manager. He joins the Environment and Natural Resources practice group, and will also continue his mediation and alternative dispute resolution practice.

APCO

APCO Worldwide of Washington, D.C., moved Meghan Graves to its Seattle office. Graves will continue to work in marketing communications, media relations and corporate positioning. Graves worked at the Investment Company Institute.

Amara Parenting & Adoption Services

Seattle-based Amara Parenting & Adoption Services, formerly Medina Children's Services, named John Morse executive director. Morse has more than 25 years of business and nonprofit experience. He is the founder and former chief executive officer of Fratelli's Ice Cream.

Group Health Cooperative

Cindy Johnson joins Group Health Cooperative as vice president of human resources. Johnson will oversee labor relations, compensation, benefits, recruiting and organizational development. She was formerly vice president of human resources at Evergreen Healthcare in Kirkland, and managed labor relations at the University of Washington.

Otak

Smalling

Raymond Smalling joined Otak's Kirkland office as a member of the development services team. Smalling has also worked on water-resources infrastructure projects and reviewed building plans to ensure compliance with local and federal regulations.

Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne Stine

Ritchey	McCarter	Wong
Geros	McGuire	Taboada

Eric Ritchey and Mark McCarter have been hired at Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne Stine as project architects. Irina Wong, Christina Geros and Sam McGuire IV have been hired as intern architects. Deborah Taboada has been hired as office administrator. Todd Stine and Mark McCarter have become LEED-accredited professionals. The firm is designing a 23-story mixed-use residential tower at Fifth and Madison in Seattle, and the new library/city hall for the King County Library System and the city of Burien. Both projects will be LEED-certified and start construction later this year.

TVA Architects

Hemmer

Hahn

Riordan

TVA Architects of Portland has added new staff members: Nick Hemmer and Michael A. Hahn, intern architects, and Matt Riordan, network engineer. Hemmer's TVA projects include tenant improvement for Umpqua branch banks in Oregon and California. Hahn's TVA projects include work on design for the 12,500-seat University of Oregon Basketball Arena and the residential high-rise South Figueroa Twin Towers in Los Angeles. Riordan's work at TVA involves maintaining and upgrading the firm's servers and network system.

RH2 Engineering

RH2 Engineering hired Bill Sullivan at its east Wenatchee office. Sullivan specializes in heterogeneities in natural systems that control the timing, distribution, quality and availability of water resources. He recently completed a comprehensive study characterizing the hydrogeology of Lummi Island.

Interface Engineering

Interface Engineering of Kirkland added a senior technology systems consultant, Forrest Nelson. His responsibilities include supporting clients with his knowledge of industry standards and the products available today. Forrest is a registered communications distribution designer and a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers.

Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone

The Seattle office of Hammond Collier Wade Livingstone hired Ian Hunter, Jouni Paavola and Bill Armstrong. Hunter is an engineering technician responsible for providing technical support to the water resources department, comprehensive and capital facilities planning, hydraulic modeling and cost estimating. Paavola is a project surveyor responsible for field work, data analysis and research. Armstrong is a survey instrument technician who provides technical support to the survey department on topographic, boundary and construction surveys.