Feb 27, 2008

The Berger Partnership

The Berger Partnership promoted landscape architect Dana Staikides to senior project manager. Staikides has been with the firm for 11 years. She is working on the Timber Ridge assisted-living facility in Issaquah, Denny Park and Bellevue Community College. Landscape architect Katie Bang was promoted to project manager. Bang began working with the firm six years ago and her current projects include Chief Sealth High School/Denny Middle School, Skyline High School, Waterfront Place condominiums and Chateau Ste. Michelle. Rachael Meyer was also promoted to project manager. Meyer joined the firm in 2005 and focuses on urban mixed-use projects such as Thornton Place in Northgate, large-scale residential projects and green roof installations. She recently joined the board of Architects Without Borders. Jan Satterthwaite was also promoted to project manager. Satterthwaite's current projects include Jefferson Park, Maple Leaf Cottages, Boylston II Townhouses, the Washington Park Arboretum Master Plan and the National Parks Historic Preservation project. Whitney Summerford was promoted to associate project manager. Summerford joined the firm in 2006 and is working on Lynnwood High School, East Sammamish Park, Swedish Orthopedic Institute and the Magnuson Tennis Center. Ann DeOtte was promoted to graphics and marketing coordinator. DeOtte joined the firm in 2005 and creates informational graphics, proposal and presentation materials, and works on advertising artwork, Web site design, management and blogging.

MulvannyG2 Architecture

MulvannyG2 Architecture hired architects Jonathan Chang and Elik Grin. Chang has more than 20 years of experience and returns to MulvannyG2 as principal of its Costco international team. Some of his recent projects, with another firm, include Hong Yi Plaza in Shanghai, Time Mall at City Center in Shenzhen, China and Hines New Jiang Wan Development in China. Chang is managing Costco developments in Asian countries. Grin has more than 25 years of experience in retail architecture. His most recent projects, with another firm, include Guildford Town Center in Surrey, B.C. and Luneng Fortune Plaza in Beijing. Grin is a senior associate in Retail Environments, where he is working on Everett Riverfront.

Icicle Creek Engineers

Issaquah's Icicle Creek Engineers hired Sunny Beaman as marketing coordinator. Beaman was most recently employed by Nordstrom. Her responsibilities include organizing and enhancing marketing information.

HDR

Steve Reiber has rejoined HDR as drinking water quality technical lead and director of the water research program in Bellevue. He will also work on materials forensics, corrosion control and advanced water treatment systems. Reiber served for nearly two years as a water treatment technology fellow for CH2M Hill's Global Water Operations, working on projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects has promoted 13 employees to principal. Clint Diener and Leslie Morison were named principals in the Seattle office and Braulio Baptista, Sue Ann Barton, John Breshears, Thomas Fortier, Andrew Hollomon, Brian McCarter and Kip Storey were named principals in the Portland office. Diener is an architect with more than 30 years of experience. His past work includes managing a number of projects for Microsoft. Morison is a marketing director with 20 years of marketing and business development experience. Baptista has worked at ZGF for seven years and past projects include a dormitory project at Reed College and a science/engineering center at Portland State University. Barton has been focused on health care projects, including Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Breshears is both an architect and mechanical engineer, and has worked on sustainable design strategies for clients including Clif Bar, UC Berkeley and the EPA. Fortier has been practicing architecture for more than 24 years. His focus has been on higher education, including projects at Stanford University, Oregon State University, University of Texas at Austin and the University of Idaho. Hollomon is responsible for computer-aided design firm-wide. McCarter has 30 years of experience, focused on urban design, landscape architecture and planning. Storey has been responsible for project management, design, feasibility studies and coordination with consultants, contractors and clients. His most recent projects include the new 1.4 million-square foot Children's Hospital in Denver.

EDAW

Brian Douglas Scott has joined EDAW as director of urban design, and will lead the integrated design, planning and environmental practice in the Pacific Northwest. Scott has 27 years of experience, with emphasis in downtown revitalization, urban design and long-range planning. He was president and executive director of the Oregon Downtown Development Association and Livable Oregon. Robert Lloyd has relocated to EDAW Seattle from EDAW Miami. Lloyd's work has focused on green urbanism, a fusion of new urbanist planning with urban ecological design. His projects include development strategies for suburban infill sites and design of urban public space.

Scottrade

Scottrade, a St. Louis-based branch-supported online investment firm, has opened a branch office in Auburn at 1102 Supermall Way. The Auburn office is Scottrade's 11th in Washington state.

City of Tacoma

Tacoma Rail Superintendent Paula Henry will leave the City of Tacoma to serve as a senior executive at large for a private railroad company after 23 years of working with the city. She has been the superintendent since 2005. Tacoma Rail Assistant Superintendent Alan Hardy will be interim superintendent upon Henry's departure.

Fran's Chocolates

The Seattle Hotel Group, developer of Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Seattle, announced Seattle-based Fran's Chocolates is its first major retail tenant. Fran's has two other stores in the Puget Sound region but the Four Seasons location will be its flagship store. Fran's will occupy an 1,100-square-foot area, one of two retail spaces in the Four Seasons.

PRR

PRR, a Seattle-based public affairs and communications firm, hired Stephen Peer as senior associate and Niki Herr as account manager. Peer will handle the Washington State Department of Transportation and worked for 12 years with Pemco Financial Services. Herr has four years of planning and strategic experience and will work out of PRR's Capitol Region/Washington, D.C., office.

Alexander Hutton

Alexander Hutton, a Seattle-based middle-market investment banking firm, hired Ed Zittel as senior advisor in the firm's investment banking operations. Zittel was a managing partner and practicing CPA for Knight, Vale & Gregory.