Apr 16, 2008
Integrus Architecture promoted
C. Rich Siddons to senior associate. Siddons has specialized in security systems design for Integrus Architecture since 1983. His recent projects include the King County Jail renovation, the Kapolei Juvenile Detention Facility in Hawaii and the Nome Public Safety Building in Alaska. The firm also promoted
David VanGalen, Theresa Daniel and
Becky Barnhart to associates. VanGalen's 23-year career includes civic and educational projects, including the Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing at the Riverpoint Campus in Spokane. Daniel has more than 12 years of experience. Her recent projects include Bellevue's Sherwood Forest Elementary School and the Edmonds School District Service Center. Barnhart's recent projects include the Site 52 Elementary for the Lake Washington School District, WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing in Spokane, and a U.S. Embassy Compound in Algeria. The firm also promoted
Marcine Herron to senior business development and marketing coordinator. Since joining Integrus in 2005 as marketing coordinator, Herron has helped lead the firm's marketing and business development efforts in higher education, civic, K-12, commercial, government and criminal justice projects.
Schacht Aslani Architects promoted
Eric Aman, Jean-Claude Letourneau and
Christopher Taucher to associates. Aman was project manager for the Douglass-Truth library renovation and addition. He is working on the new Integrated Resource Center for North Seattle Community College. Letourneau is managing construction for the library media center, and schematic design of a new business and humanities building, both for Peninsula College. Taucher is wrapping up construction for renovation of the visual communications department and starting renovation of Edison North, both for Seattle Central Community College.
BLRB Architects hired
Scott Waytashek in construction administration and
Ken Brouwers as construction manager. With 24 years of experience, Waytashek works primarily in education and health care, with a total project volume of more than $750 million. Brouwers has more than 30 years of experience. His primary focus in the last 15 years has been in educational and medical environments. He is working as construction manager of a new building at Puyallup High School.
Cannon Design hired
Howard Yao in its San Francisco office as a senior associate. Yao has more than 13 years of experience and has managed corporate, retail, health care and institutional projects. His projects include the Coca-Cola Pavilion in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games; the 500 Terry Francois office building in San Francisco; St. Joseph Cancer Center and Medical Office Building in Orange, Calif.; and the California Academy of Science in San Francisco.
The civil engineering firm MacKay & Sposito hired Jim Jacks in its business development team. Jacks previously worked as Southwest Washington public liaison officer for Gov. Chris Gregoire. Jacks also worked for the city of Vancouver in the city manager's office as the citizen advocate for more than four years. The firm has offices in Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Wilsonville, Ore.
The Seattle office of Foster Pepper hired Jenifer Merkel as an associate in its Estate Planning Practice Group. Merkel worked at Reed, Longyear, Malnati & Ahrens in Seattle.
KeyBank hired Lynette D. Sagvold as managing director at EverTrust Asset Management, part of KeyBank's wealth management group. Sagvold worked at Safeco for 12 years. She will be based in Seattle.
PRR, a Seattle-based public affairs and communications firm, hired Kevin Thompson as director of the firm's Community Building and Public Involvement Group. Thompson was vice president of Conlon Public Strategies in Chicago.
On May 1, Portage Bay Café will open a restaurant in South Lake Union in 6,000-square-feet of retail space in Vulcan Inc.'s Westlake/Terry Building on the southwest corner of Terry Avenue and Harrison Street. Portage Bay Cafe is co-owned by John Gunnar and his wife, Amy Fair Gunnar.
