May 23, 2007

Heritage 4Culture

Eric Taylor has been hired to manage Heritage 4Culture, the heritage arm of 4Culture's four program areas. Taylor was with the Museum of Snohomish County History. He replaces Charles Payton, who retired in December after managing the program for 23 years. Heritage 4Culture works to preserve the character of King County. 4Culture is King County's cultural services agency.

Old Dominion Freight Line

Old Dominion Freight Line hired Nicholas Akins as a district sales representative at the 29 door service center in Kent. Old Dominion Freight Line is a less-than-truckload regional carrier.

HomeStreet Bank

HomeStreet Bank promoted Ken Norbe to vice president. Norbe has been with HomeStreet since 1986.

Washington State University Foundation

Len Jessup, who has served as president of the Washington State University Foundation and vice president for university development since May 2005, will step down from that position to rejoin the faculty in the WSU College of Business. Prior to taking the foundation post, he was dean of the WSU College of Business.

Drugstore.com

Bellevue-based drugstore.com, an online provider of health, beauty, vision and pharmacy products, hired Thère du Pont as its senior vice president of operations and chief financial officer. Previously, du Pont served as president and chief financial officer of retailer Wawa.

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects added five new employees. David Sisson has joined the architectural group and is working with the Providence Everett Medical Center design team. Ellen Campbell, LEED-accredited, has also joined the architectural group and is working with the Providence Everett Medical Center team. Julie Neiley has joined the interiors group as an intern. Priscilla Reed is on-site project administrator for the North Carolina Cancer Center and Physicians' Office Building in Chapel Hill, N.C. Cedric Demaret comes to Seattle from his native country of Belgium. Mary Ann Yashima has joined the administrative group and is working on the St. Joseph Hospital renovations, St. Anthony Hospital and ongoing projects on The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus.

W&H Pacific

W&H Pacific expanded its Olympia office with additional staff and new management positions. Susan Rants is both office manager and director of land development. Stacy Davis was promoted to director of transportation and oversees design and construction services for public works projects. Leslie Lahndt is senior project manager. Lahndt and Davis are involved on the Washington State Department of Ecology's Pierce County HOV construction project. Patrick Beehler continues as director of survey and is joined by Steven Ivey, one of 69 professional surveyors in the nation to obtain the Certified Federal Surveyor license. David Zevenbergen is a new project manager. Brian Matthews is a project engineer with experience in civil engineering. Other new staff include: Todd Schoenke as project designer/technician, Jillian Cady as office administrator and Danette Brannin as project assistant.

TVA Architects

TVA Architects promoted five staff members to senior associate. They are Clint Cook, Robert Curry, Eric Li, Pamela E. Saftler and Tim Wybenga. Cook, LEED-accredited, is project manager on the Touchmark Heights Residential Campus in

Portland. Curry is project manager on Park Avenue West in Portland. Li is project manager on the Nike Child Development Center, slated to be a LEED platinum-certified daycare center on the Nike World Headquarters campus in Beaverton, Ore. Saftler is working on the LAIKA Animation Campus in Tualatin, Ore. Wybenga is a project designer and worked on the initial concept phases of the University of Oregon's new basketball arena.

CH2M HILL

CH2M Hill made new hires and promotions. Jeff Haight has been promoted to Northwest regional manager and senior vice president. Haight has 15 years of experience with CH2M Hill in engineering management and information solutions. John Franklin has been rehired to area manager and vice president of the Seattle office. He succeeds Dave Sturtevant, who has been promoted to sales director of Global Water Business Group. Franklin last worked with the city of Seattle Mayor's Office where he was chief of operations.

BCRA

BCRA in Tacoma has hired a new round of specialists. Phil Carpenter is a project manager who specializes in out-patient design services. Eli Alampay is an architect who will expand the urban mixed-use market. He is working on the Tacoma Musical Playhouse expansion. Herb Gabales will broaden corporate design services and is working on The Views on Fifth project in Olympia. Darci Niles is a new interior designer.

Magnuson Klemencic

Magnuson Klemencic hired new principals. Greg Briggs is a principal in museums. Pat Ryan is a principal in aviation. Brian Dickson is a principal in sports. Ola Johansson is a principal in hotels and housing.