Aug 04, 2009

City of Bothell

The city of Bothell is hosting an open house and free barbecue reception on August 16 for residents to meet six candidates for the position of fire chief. The department is currently led by Interim Fire Chief Rudy Alvarado, who has held the position since April and is not a candidate for the position. The event will be at the Downtown Firehouse at 10726 Beardslee Boulevard in Bothell.

Friday Harbor House

Friday Harbor House, a 23-room waterfront inn on San Juan Island, hired Michael O’Dell as general manager. O’Dell has 20 years of hospitality experience and was recently director of operations at Talaris Conference Center, a retreat, event and meeting destination near the University of Washington.

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross serving King & Kitsap Counties hired Randy Hutson as chief executive officer. Hutson will succeed Larry Petry who retires at the end of August. Hutson is currently chief operating officer for the organization.

GreenRubino

GreenRubino, a Seattle-based marketing agency, hired Phil Stafford as key client director. Stafford has 28 years of experience in global marketing and consumer packaging and was co-founder of Voxgrafica, founder of Brandfluency and global production director at Landor Associates.

The Papé Group

Christian Papé was named manager of corporate development and external affairs for The Papé Group in Eugene, Ore. Papé was a territory manager for four years at Papé Machinery in Mount Vernon, Wash., and before that worked in the parts and service departments at Papé Machinery in Portland and in the accounting and marketing departments of The Papé Group. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Oregon.

Hainline and Associates

Consultant Hainline and Associates named Stuart Burnell president and Heather Matusky vice president of finance. Burnell has been with the company since 1995 and has more than 25 years of experience in the construction industry. Matusky has been with the company since 2005, serving as business manager and director of finance. Seattle-based Hainline was founded in 1981 to serve owners, architects and contractors in all phases of the construction process.

Mayes Testing Engineers

Mayes Testing Engineers hired Heidi Flickinger, a graduate of the University of Washington, as marketing coordinator. Mayes is a full-service testing and inspection agency with offices in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland.

Skanska

Skanska awarded $3,000 academic scholarships to University of Washington students Scott McIntyre and Antonio Zuniga Sanchez. The scholarships, part of the Skanska Scholars program, are awarded annually to UW juniors who are pursuing construction management degrees. The students are also offered summer internships with Skanska. McIntyre, from Lake Tapps, is the chief public relations officer of Associated Students in Construction and was the chief estimator for the UW’s National Electrical Contractors Association Green Energy Challenge team. Sanchez, from Fresno, Calif., is an ASC board member and competed on the UW team at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s Student Chapter Competition.

ProBuild

ProBuild Holdings, a national building materials supplier to contractors, opened a facility in Kalispell, Mont. Brent L. Hall is the general manager. ProBuild operates more than 470 lumber and building product distribution, manufacturing and assembly centers in 42 states.