Oct 11, 2006

Attorney General's Office

Assistant Attorney General Lana Weinmann has been promoted to criminal litigation unit section chief and chief criminal prosecutor of the Attorney General's Office. She joined the Attorney General's Office in 1999.

Lisa Dupar Catering

Lisa Dupar Catering has hired Marc Van Mulken as executive chef. He was executive chef at Lola. Lisa Dupar Catering is based in Redmond and operates the Pomegranate Bistro.

Golden Lasso

Wendy Quesinberry has been named president of the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Quesinberry is creative director and managing partner of the design and advertising agency Golden Lasso in Seattle.

Landau Associates

Landau Associates has promoted staff members: Reda Mikhail to geotechnical services director; Colin Turnbull to senior engineering geologist; Clint Jacob to associate engineer; Ken Stephens to CAD lead; and Jill Raben to project coordinator/CAD manager. Landau also recently hired Doug Tingwall, cultural resources specialist; Huayang Luo, senior staff engineer; Beth Poole, staff scientist; Doann Hamilton, staff geologist in Portland; Brett Borgeson, assistant scientist; and Carrie Whitehead, marketing coordinator.

Brown and Caldwell

Brown and Caldwell has added new staff. New to the company’s water resources group is Patrick Weber, an engineer II with a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Marquette University. Brian Ruff joins the infrastructure group as an engineer III. His previous experience includes manufacturing engineering in the private sector and mechanical engineering for the California Department of Water Resources. Ian McKelvey joins the process mechanical group as an engineer II. McKelvey most recently was a research assistant at John Hopkins University, where he received his master’s in mechanical engineering. Josh Johnson re-joined Brown and Caldwell’s Olympia office as an engineer II after leaving to pursue his master’s degree in chemical engineering. He is assigned to the wastewater group, while working frequently with the water and infrastructure groups. Also joining Brown and Caldwell staff is David Smith, a technical writer, and Lisa Bennett in the office support services III position.

Herrera Environmental Consultants

Herrera Environmental Consultants has appointed Ellen Ryerson as human resources manager. Ryerson has 10 years experience in human resources, including employee relations, legal compliance, policy development, training, compensation and benefit programs. She has been an HR manager for the past five years. Jennifer Swanson joins the firm as a contract administrator with more than 14 years of consulting experience in accounting and business management. Lynne Petersen joins the support services group as a word processor with 15 years of administrative experience, including eight years in engineering consulting.

BrN

Selvi Witarsa joined BrN as the firm’s office manager. Selvi will be responsible for bookkeeping, invoicing and other administrative duties. Selvi held a similar position for a construction company in San Francisco, specializing in high-end residential projects.

Weber + Thompson

Weber + Thompson has added seven members to its staff: Rachael Kitagawa, job captain; William Harrison, project architect; David Newcomb, project manager; Ashleigh Hart, job captain; Michael Woodland, senior project manager/master planner; David Cheifetz, job captain; and Angela Ng, CAD drafter. Weber + Thompson’s new office building in South Lake Union will incorporate green features such as passive ventilation systems and hydronic heating. The project will seek LEED gold certification.