Jul 06, 2007

Holmes Harbor Golf and Beach Club

Holmes Harbor Golf and Beach Club in Freeland hired Jarrett Messenger as executive chef and director of operations. Messenger was executive chef at Bell Harbor International Conference Center. The club also hired Bobby Brown as a head golf pro. The club is owned by The Schuster Group, a Seattle-based real estate development and investment firm.

The Viewpoint Inn

The Viewpoint Inn in Corbett, Ore., is open for lunch, following a two-year legal battle. Geoff Thompson and Angelo Simione own the property and have spent $1 million to restore the inn, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Rider Hunt

Rider Hunt, a worldwide property and construction consulting firm, has joined forces with Levett & Bailey in Asia and the UK-based Bucknall Austin to create a new global practice. The combined group will consist of 1,800 professionals. Services will include cost consulting and project management.

New 32 Aesthetic and Family Dentistry

Dr. Jason Fligor opened a new dental office called New 32 Aesthetic and Family Dentistry at 4915 25th Ave. N.E. across from University Village. It is meant to look like a boutique hotel suite with amenities including wireless Internet access and TVs for patients.

Estate Planning Council of Seattle

The Estate Planning Council of Seattle appointed new officers for 2007 to 2008. Gene F. Williams of with New York Life Insurance Co. is president. The immediate past president is Robin Russell of US Bank. Barbara Sherland of the Seattle law firm Stoel Rives is president-elect. Don Kurth of Hagen Kurth Perman & Co. is secretary and Rick Conrad of Wells Fargo is treasurer.

Jul 05, 2007

John L. Scott

John L. Scott announced several hew hires. Bellevue Downtown: May Nguyen; Bellevue South: Susan Kendall; Bellingham: Catherine Hillistad, Lois Bax and Elizabeth Park; Bremerton: Jessica Schiro and Navdeep Maju; Burien: Truc Vu; Gig Harbor: Liz Gefre and Cindy Choate; Highlands: Jennifer Drammeh, Chrisanne Dardis and Christian Carlson; Kent: Roxanne Wright, Corey Herbert, Diane Kjellberg, Robert Groves Jr. and Carrie Schuman; Kingston: Betty Paeth; Kirkland: Victor Cadice and Farhad Sheikh; Lynnwood Center: Valerie Nelson and Barbara Tountas; Port Orchard: Aaron Espy; Puyallup: Dawn Benzenberg; Redmond: Stefanie Kypreos, Susie Allsup and Sandra Andersen; Sammamish: Alison Boyer, Carole Britain and Rocky Macleod; Seattle Center: Douglas Converse; and Silverdale: Heather Loveday.

CREW luncheon on Renton, Kent Bothell

CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Seattle will meet Thursday, July 12, at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle, for a presentation called “Big Things Are Brewing Outside of Seattle; Find Out What Our Neighbors Are Doing.” The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The speakers will be Renton Mayor Kathy Keolker and Economic Development Director Suzanne Dale Estey; Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke and Bothell Economic Development Manager Terrie Battuello talking about the revitalization going on in their downtown cores. They will look at major projects, infrastructure, transportation and incentives to draw business. Cost is $35 for CREW members and $50 for non-members. Reservations and cancellations are due by noon July 9. Register online at: http://www.crewseattle.org or by mail at: CREW Seattle, Box 2016, Edmonds 98020-9516. Phone reservations: (206) 417-5580; fax: (425) 771-9588

NAIOP property tour: Denny Triangle

The 2007 property tour of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties on July 26 will cover the Denny Triangle area of downtown Seattle. The tour and registration will start at Teatro ZinZanni at Sixth and Battery at 11:30 a.m. A reception will follow the tour and begin at 6:30 p.m. Speakers will be Al Clise of Clise Properties, Ada Healey of Vulcan, Kate Joncas of the Downtown Seattle Association and John Powers of Colliers. The tour will cover development plans, green streets and transportation improvements. Cost is $75 for members and $125 for non-members. For information contact Jillanne Bates at NAIOP at (206) 382-9121.

Lane Powell

Lane Powell in Seattle hired Tara Gillespie as an associate in the Complex Commercial Litigation Group. Gillespie was with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz. Lane Powell has more than 180 attorneys in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and London.

Williams Kastner

Randy Aliment has been appointed chairman of the board of governors at City University of Seattle. Aliment is a senior partner in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner, a Northwest law firm, and served as legal counsel for City University from 2000 to 2006 when he was appointed to the board.

Another Source

Seattle-based employment referral service company Another Source hired Ana Gonzales as a talent strategist and Tracy Russell as business development manager. Gonzales was with Lakeside Capitol Management. Russell has 20 years of experience in the industry.

King County Bar Association

The King County Bar Association awarded the William L. Dwyer Outstanding Jurist Award to Senior Circuit Judge Betty Binns Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. It is the association's highest honor for a member of the bench and recognizes lifetime achievement. Fletcher has an office in Seattle.

Cell Therapeutics

Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company Cell Therapeutics hired Dr. Jay Umbreit as medical director of the XYOTAX/CT-2103 program in the Clinical Department. Umbreit has been a professor at University of South Alabama and Emory University in Atlanta. XYOTAX is a chemotherapeutic drug candidate for treating lung and ovarian cancers in women.

Core Design

Core Design in Bellevue hired Matt Jones as a project manager for the Engineering Department and Edgar Salamanca in the Survey Department. Jones is LEED-accredited and will be involved in the civil engineering of residential projects in Redmond and Issaquah. Salamanca will provide AutoCAD mapping and surveying services. Core Design is a civil engineering, surveying, planning and landscape architecture firm.

MulvannyG2 Architecture

MulvannyG2 Architecture promoted nine members of the Costco team. They are Glen Gearhart, Ed Galliway, Christine Lasley, George Runne, Joseph Welch, Craig Chapman, Geoffrey Grice, Geir Mjelde and Ben Scougale. Gearhart is senior associate, has been at Mulvanny for 20 years and is the contact person for 400 Costco warehouse facilities nationally. Galliway is team captain and oversees construction projects in the Northwest region. Lasley is team captain and oversees projects in the Los Angeles and Hawaii areas. Runne is team captain and oversees construction in the Southeast region. Welch is team captain responsible for managing warehouses in the Northern California Bay area. Chapman is responsible for project management and training new team members for the Midwest region. Grice is project manager responsible for team building and remodeling in the Midwest regions. Mjelde is project manager responsible for managing properties in the Northwest. Scougale is project manager responsible for managing master drawings on the Costco operations team. MulvannyG2 is Costco's sole provider of construction documents and administration relations services.

Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects

Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects announced several promotions. New managing principals are Dave Heater, Mike Cline, Jason Erdahl, Kevin Sauser and Bob Carothers. Heater is working on the Rollin Street Flats in South Lake Union for Vulcan and the 112th Avenue Apartments for Simpson Housing. Cline is working on The Alexan in Portland. Erdahl is working on the Mirabella Portland and the Mirabella Seattle. Sauser is working on projects in California and Oregon. Carothers leads the Quality Control/Spec Group. New senior associates in architecture are Carolyn Forsyth, Drew Rocker, Jeff Wilder, Jim Smith, Mack Selberg, Marty Buckenmeyer and Ricky Teh. New associates in architecture are Esther Cho Anunciado, Ken Canavarro, Tim Dacey, Warren Deloria, Michael Kapp, Steve Leary, Nathan Miller, Travis Olsen, Roger Superneau, Alan Taylor, Kina Voelz, Sara Vreed, Scott Waggoner, Celeste Warren and Ruth Wu. New associates in interior design are Danielle Johnson, Tamra Lindstrom and Yuwen Su.

HV Engineering

HV Engineering promoted Brian Roetcisoender from senior mechanical engineer to vice president/principal and Stephen Bloedel from mechanical designer to senior mechanical designer. Roetcisoender is LEED-accredited and has experience designing mechanical systems for commercial, industrial, private and public sector clients. He is working on several energy saving renovation projects involving boiler plant and air side heat recovery system upgrades. Bloedel has worked on designing building mechanical systems for commercial, private and public sector clients and is working on several large, multi-use projects.

IA Interior Architects

IA Interior Architects announced new hires and promotions. Richard Smith in Denver is promoted to principal. Andrew J. Patapoff in Denver and Chad A. Wentz in Denver are promoted to senior associate. Chien Chen in Seattle, Swati Deshpande in Silicon Valley and Nancy Heywood in Seattle are promoted to associate. Chen and Heywood are both LEED-accredited. IA is headquartered in San Francisco and provides interior architecture, planning and design services for corporations, businesses and institutions internationally.